This dissertation seeks to establish the relationship between formal political processes, such as NATO and EU expansion, and the formation and reconstruction of identity, in this case "Western" identity and "European" identity. By studying this nexus between political action and identity formation some conclusions regarding the meanings of those identities are drawn. The methodology used to study this intersection of politics and identity is a content analysis of newspaper articles covering NATO and EU expansion from April 17, 1991 to April 19, 2002 found in the Lexis-Nexis newspaper database. The output of this analysis is a series of representations, not only of Eastern Europe but also of specific states within Eastern Europe (such as Russia) and regional identities such as Central Europe or the Baltic States. These representations are taken (with historical evidence) to constitute, to varying degrees, the "Other" for NATO and the EU. Thus, these representations are used to reflect back on the identities that are inherent to those organizations, namely that of "the West" and "Europe". / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Geography in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2003. / Date of Defense: March 25, 2003. / Formation And Reconstruction Of Identity, Political Processes / Includes bibliographical references. / Patrick O'Sullivan, Professor Directing Dissertation; Jonathan Grant, Outside Committee Member; Jonathan Leib, Committee Member; Jan Kodras, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168901 |
| Contributors | Dittmer, Jason N. (authoraut), O'Sullivan, Patrick (professor directing dissertation), Grant, Jonathan (outside committee member), Leib, Jonathan (committee member), Kodras, Jan (committee member), Department of Geography (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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