This book formulates a conceptual framework to analyse the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. It examines the strategies of the Baltic states and the attitudes of the societies of the Baltic Sea basin, directed not only towards limiting the consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian war but also towards restoring peace and ensuring future security in the region. It assesses the Baltic states during and after the conflict, discussing the problem of managing a coherent policy towards Russia and Ukraine, the challenges faced by states during and after the conflict, analysing the attitudes of societies and their evolution during and after the conflict.
The volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers of European studies and war, international relations, political science, peace and conflict studies.
This book formulates a conceptual framework to analyse the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. It examines the strategies of the Baltic states towards limiting the consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian war, but also towards restoring peace and ensuring future security in the region.
List of tables. List of contributors. List of abbreviations Introduction
Part I: States and their Initiatives
1. Values and Anti-values in Times of
War and Peace
2. The Baltic Sea States in the Face of War and Peace
3. Impact
of the Russian-Ukrainian War on the Baltic Areas Economy
4. Sweden, Finland
and the Russian-Ukrainian War and Prospects for Its End
5. The Vision of
Peace à la Putin: Russias Strategic Objectives Towards the Baltic Sea States
in the Context of the War in Ukraine
6. The Role of States and International
Organisations in Bringing War Crimes to Account in the Context of the
Russian-Ukrainian War: from Documenting Crimes to Trying War Criminals Part
II Social Activism in Baltic Sea States
7. Societies of the Baltic Sea States
in the Face of the Security Problem
8. Social Activism for Peace Models in
the Nordic and Baltic Sea States
9. When Peace Comes: Activities Undertaken
in the Baltic Region States to Preserve Ukraines Cultural Capital
10. Its
not Our War: Social Movements against State Involvement in Aid to Ukraine
11. Between Just and Unjust War: Social Movements in Germany and their
Attitude to the Russian-Ukrainian War
12. Between Fear and Courage: Russians
vis-à-vis the Oppressive State
13. Conclusions. Index.
Jolanta Itrich-Drabarek is a political scientist and professor at the University of Warsaw, Poland.
Marzena Cichosz is a political scientist, researcher and professor at the Institute of Political Science, University of Wrocaw, Poland.
Danuta Plecka is a professor at the University of Gdask, Poland, and is editor of the series Demokracja w Polsce po . . . [ Democracy in Poland after . . .] (2005, 2007 and 2015).
Anna Jach is a professor at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. She works at the Department of Eurasian Area Studies, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.
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