Rethinking intergroup relations - A comparative study of threat perceptions in Estonian and Lithuanian political discourse 2014-2018
(2019) STVM25 20191Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- With the purpose of contributing to research on the relation between identity and threat perception, this thesis comparatively examines Estonian and Lithuanian political discourse for the period of 2014-2018. Case selection is based on relatively significant difference in Russian minority population in Estonia and Lithuania. Applying Social Identity Theory, the thesis uses conceptualisations of intergroup relations, such as in-group and out-group to examine to what extent Russia is perceived as a threat and how the impact of the Russian minority on threat perception can be understood. Empirical material based on intelligence reports and official statements and speeches are analysed through discourse analysis with specific attention paid to... (More)
- With the purpose of contributing to research on the relation between identity and threat perception, this thesis comparatively examines Estonian and Lithuanian political discourse for the period of 2014-2018. Case selection is based on relatively significant difference in Russian minority population in Estonia and Lithuania. Applying Social Identity Theory, the thesis uses conceptualisations of intergroup relations, such as in-group and out-group to examine to what extent Russia is perceived as a threat and how the impact of the Russian minority on threat perception can be understood. Empirical material based on intelligence reports and official statements and speeches are analysed through discourse analysis with specific attention paid to the textual mechanisms of predicate analysis and subject positioning. Through a theory-based analytical framework, the out-groups of the Russian minority as well as Russia are focused on for each case. Key findings include the Russian minority and Russia being discursively framed as “others” in both cases. The findings also show no indication that difference in Russian minority population has significance for threat perception, as it is largely similar in Estonian and Lithuanian discourse. (Less)
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- author
- Tedrup, Carl LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVM25 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- threat perception, Estonia, Lithuania, Social Identity Theory, discourse analysis
- language
- English
- id
- 8975429
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- 2019-09-06 09:25:34
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- 2019-09-06 09:25:39
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