Baltic regional cooperation and Russia - JPM099

• Title: Baltic regional cooperation and Russia
• Guaranteed by: Department of International Relations (23-KMV)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: 20 / unknown (20)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: PhDr. Iivi Zájedová, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): PhDr. Iivi Zájedová, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses for incoming students

Literature

Last update: PhDr. Iivi Zájedová, Ph.D. (03.10.2023)

Required and Recommended Reading:

• Ainso-Okas, S.: The Story of Batun. Baltic Appeal to the United Nations. USA,  2018, p. 49-96
• Laar, M., Kelam, T.: Estonia: Almost extinguished, successfully reborn. Source: The Reunification of Europe. Tallinn. 2017, p. 1-58
• Agenda 2000, Commission opinin on Estonias, Latvias Lithuanias application for membership of the European Union, Bulletin of the EU, Supplement 11/97
• A. Kasekamp A History of the Baltic States. London and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
• Moisio, S: Back to Baltoscandia; Europrean Union and Geo- Conceptual. In: Geopolitics, Vvol 8.4.1/2003, p. 72-100
• Zajedova, I.: The Baltic States Security and NATO Enlargement. In: Perspectives, no. 13. 1999/2000, p. 79-90

https://www.baltasam.org/en/history/pre-history
http://www.mfa.ee
http://www.mfa.gov.lv
https://intermin.fi/en/frontpage
http://www.norden.org 
http://europa.ee.int

Requirements to the exam

Last update: PhDr. Iivi Zájedová, Ph.D. (25.09.2019)

Evaluation is performed in accordance to the Dean’s Provision.

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Iivi Zájedová, Ph.D. (03.10.2023)

 

Themes of lectures and seminars:

Introduction: Regionalism. Trilateral Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian co-operation. Geopolitical considerations. The Baltic Institutions. Towards a Baltic free trade area.

1. The first one is dealing with the regionalism and "Baltic Triangle". Clarify
emerging trends in the political, institutional and economical cooperation between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

2. The second part is dedicated to the developments in the cooperation of the Baltic states with their Scandinavian neighbours. The process of integration of the Baltic Sea states.

The Baltic Sea regional co-operation. Formula 5 + 3 Baltic-Nordic co-operation.  Economic co-operation between the Baltic Tree and Scandinavian countries. The Baltic Sea co-operation.

3. Third part examines the process of integration of the Baltic states into the EU and Baltic/EU relations.
The Baltic States and the European Union. Back to Europe. Legal Framework for the Baltic- EU relationship: from Trade and Co-operation Agreement to Europe Agreement. 

4. The fourth part is delaing with the Russia and Baltic States relations 

I Seminar: Regionalism. Baltic States cooperation. Geopolitical consideration. Factors in favour and factors which hinder the Baltic states co-operation. Institutions of Baltic States.

II Seminar: Political, economical and other areas framework between the Nordic and Baltic states.

III Seminar: Factors in favour a with the Nordic and  the Baltic Sea co-operation.

IV Seminar: EU and Baltic states relations. Russia and Baltic States relations.