Identity Tensions: The Case of Michail Golovatov’s Release

• Authors: Justinas Lingevičius
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this article is to investigate what perceptions towards European Union, Austria and Russia exist in terms of Lithuanian identity. This question arises from a chosen case of Michail Golovatov’s release and intense discussions within Lithuanian media about this issue in summer of 2011. Although it seems that incident and later diplomatic conflict is directly related with Austria and judicial arguments, but Austria and its actions provoked broad considerations what Lithuania’s relations with European Union, its member states and even Russia are. First, article analyses theoretical significance of identity and its relation with foreign policy. Second, methodological tools of discourse analysis are formulated in order to analyse selected texts which compose the discourse of the case. Third, according to the meanings found interpretations explaining how Lithuanian identity is constructed through perceptions towards EU, Austria and Russia are presented.

Keywords

EN

Identity; foreign and security policy; discourse analysis; Lithuania; Austria; European Union; Russia

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 87-108

Dates

published

2015-12-01

online

2016-04-22

Contributors

author

Justinas Lingevičius

• is Master Student in International Relations and Diplomacy Programme at the Institute of Political Science and International Relations of Vilnius University

Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/lfpr-2016-0004