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The images of the Baltic States in the international media upon accession to NATO and the EU
The images of the Baltic States in the international media upon accession to NATO and the EU

Author(s): Miglė Mockutė
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Foreign Policy Research Center
Keywords: Image; Lithuania; Latvia; Estonia; the Baltic States; identity; region

Summary/Abstract: The article presents an analysis and comarison of the images of three Baltic States in the international press upon accession of the three states to NATO and EU. Similarities and differences of the images of the Baltic States in thematic and evaluatives categories are analysed applying the mothod of quantitative and qualitative content analysis. By considering the concept of image in relation to the concept of identity, regional identification of the Baltic States is analysed and the key aspects defining the "Baltic States as a region are identified

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 10-37
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: English
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