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Europeanness of Lithuanian Political Elite: Europhilia, Russophobia and Neoliberalism
Europäizität der litauischen politischen Elite: Europhilie, Russophobie und Neoliberalismus
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Abstract The article describes and analyzes the evolution of Lithuanian political elite’s attitudes towards the European Union (EU) and its governance during the past decade (2004-2016). First, it reviews changes in the composition of Lithuania’s political elite and assesses EU related policy decisions, whic... view more
The article describes and analyzes the evolution of Lithuanian political elite’s attitudes towards the European Union (EU) and its governance during the past decade (2004-2016). First, it reviews changes in the composition of Lithuania’s political elite and assesses EU related policy decisions, which reveal the complex interrelations between national and supranational politics in a small but illustrative post-communist state. Second, it presents an analysis of the Lithuanian political elite’s attitudes, which were surveyed in 2007, 2009 and 2014; it examines trends in the elite’s attachment to Europe, their perceptions of threats to EU cohesion, changes in the levels of their trust in EU institutions, their conceptions of European governance, and their stances towards the management of financial and economic crisis. Comparing the three surveys captures evolution of the attitudes of the by and large consensually pro-European Lithuanian political elite. The Europeanness of the Lithuanian political elite also increases, an attitude which appears to be more a response to Russia-induced geopolitical destabilization than to the 2008 financial crisis.... view less
Keywords
attitude change; Lithuania; EU; international relations; political change; political decision; post-communist society; Russia; Europeanization; party system; financial crisis; European integration; decision making; political elite; political ideology; EU policy; attitude; governance; domestic policy
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
European Politics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 150-172
Journal
Historical Social Research, 41 (2016) 4
Issue topic
National Political Elites and the Crisis of European Integration, Country Studies 2007-2014
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.41.2016.4.150-172
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed