Abstract
Estonia’s integration policy vis-à-vis its Russian-speaking residents was developed and reformed several times since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. While comparative data from the international community certainly indicates that Estonia has progressed in the realm of social, political and societal integration, the ‘success’ for each individual policy is now increasingly measured—and contested— within broader considerations of geopolitical security and minority rights. The authors converge interview-based data compiled from various representatives and scholars of nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, and think tanks with secondary research on the topic of Russian minority integration in Estonia. The report will seek to address the ways in which various representatives in both mainstream and bottom-up organizations score and assess Estonia’s development in citizenship, education, and language policy domains for the Russian-speaking minority
Highlights
Introduction and Research ProposalEstonia, alongside its Baltic neighbours, has been described as one of Europe’s most geopolitically significant countries
The potential for Russia to utilize the minority as diplomatic leverage has become a key debate surrounding integration and the larger stability of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
Concern over language planning and language acquisition policy, alongside citizenship policies that have constructed the undetermined citizenship identity2 have been a continuing concern for the Russian-speaking minorities and the organizations that advocate on their behalf
Summary
Silviu and Sahajpal, Mridvika (2017) "Integration Policy and Outcomes for the Russian-Speaking Minority in Estonia," Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union: Vol 2017, Article 10. Trimbach VitaTiim Narva Youth Organization Estonian Ministry of Culture, Aleksandr Aidarov Estonian Ministry of Interior, Martin Tulit University of Tartu’s Narva College, Kristina Kallas Integration and Migration Foundation (MISA), Marianna Makarova Open Estonia Foundation, Mall Hellam and Mari Roonemaa Legal Information Centre for Human Rights (LICHR), Aleksei Semjonov Russian School in Estonia, Dmitri Suhoroslov Canadian Embassy in Tallinn, Kairi-Liis Ustav International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS), Tomas Jermalavičius Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, Andres Kasekamp Global Affairs Canada, Angela Karr and Andrew Gedris Annual Baltic Defense College Conference on Russia 2017, Molly McKew. This chapter is available in Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/urceu/vol2017/iss1/10
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