De oeconomia ex natione: An Examination of the Role of Nationalism in Estonia's Transition from Socialism to Capitalism

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dc.contributor.authorDenson, Thomas Marvin IVen
dc.contributor.committeechairPula, Besniken
dc.contributor.committeememberTaylor, Charles L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberThomas, Courtney Irene Powellen
dc.contributor.departmentPolitical Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-02T08:00:27Zen
dc.date.available2017-06-02T08:00:27Zen
dc.date.issued2017-06-01en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the role played by nationalism in Estonia's transition to capitalism in the post-Soviet era and the way it continues to impact the Estonian economy. I hypothesize that nationalism was the key factor in this transition and that nationalism has placed a disproportionate economic burden on the resident ethnic Russians. First, I examine the history of Estonian nationalism. I examine the Estonian nationalist narrative from its beginning during the Livonian Crusade, the founding of Estonian nationalist thought in the late 1800s with a German model of nationalism, the conditions of the Soviet occupation, and the role of song festivals in Estonian nationalism. Second, I give a brief overview of the economic systems of Soviet and post-Soviet Estonia. Finally, I examine the impact of nationalism on the Estonian economy. To do this, I discuss the nature of nationalist economy, the presence of an ethno-national divide between the Estonians and Russians, and the impact of nationalist policies in citizenship, education, property rights, and geographical location. I find that there is a disproportionate difference in these areas between Estonians and ethnic Russians which affect the economy. I conclude by examining the problems and potential solutions to citizenship law, the use of neoliberalism in assimilation, and proposing a framework which could be used to examine disparities between differing groups in other economies.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:11858en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/77882en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectEstoniaen
dc.subjectpost-Sovieten
dc.subjectpost-socialisten
dc.subjectneoliberalismen
dc.subjectnationalismen
dc.subjectnationalist economyen
dc.subjectsoft nativismen
dc.subjectnativismen
dc.subjectFriedrich Listen
dc.subjectFriedrich Ludwig Jahnen
dc.subjectNarvaen
dc.titleDe oeconomia ex natione: An Examination of the Role of Nationalism in Estonia's Transition from Socialism to Capitalismen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen
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