| Title |
Small states foreign policy in the European Union: case studies of Lithuania and Latvia / |
| Translation of Title |
Mažųjų šalių užsienio politika Europos Sąjungoje: Lietuvos ir Latvijos atvejų analizė. |
| Authors |
Kmieliauskaitė, Taura |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
72 |
| Keywords [eng] |
small states ; foreign policy ; presidency |
| Abstract [eng] |
In this thesis foreign policy of European Union small countries Lithuania and Latvia implementation was examined by identifying countries priorities of foreign policy in the time range of 2013-2015 by generalizing achieved results during their presidency term to the Council of the European Union. The structure of the thesis goes in such order: the context, actuality, scientific reference, main problem, objectives and selected research method are presented in the introduction. In the first part conceptualization of European Union operating process are prepared. In the second part analytical framework is constructed according the theoretical basis and academic literature of small states. In the third part the objectives of Lithuania and Latvia foreign policy for 2013-2015 are identified and results of the presidency the Council of European Union according the analytical framework is generalized. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Kauno technologijos universitetas. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2017 |
