Estonia's transition to the EU : twenty years on / edited by Marju Lauristin and Peeter Vihalemm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Political Agenda During Different Periods of Estonian Transformation: External and Internal Factors Marju Lauristin and Peeter Vihalemm -- 2. The Estonian Tiger Leap from Post-Communism to the Information Society: From Policy to Practice Pille Runnel, Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt and Kristina Reinsalu -- 3. Emerging Consumer Types in a Transition Culture: Consumption Patterns of Generational and Ethnic Groups in Estonia Veronika Kalmus, Margit Keller and Maie Kiisel -- 4. The Patterns of Cultural Attitudes and Preferences in Estonia Maarja Lo{u02DC}hmus, Marju Lauristin and Eneli Siirman -- 5. Cultural Differentiation of the Russian Minority Triin Vihalemm and Veronika Kalmus -- 6. Inter-Ethnic Attitudes and Contacts Between Ethnic Groups in Estonia Ku{u00A8}lliki Korts -- 7. The Bronze Soldier: Identity Threat and Maintenance in Estonia Martin Ehala.

Two decades on from the start of the {u2018}Singing Revolution{u2019}, and five years on from the Baltic States{u2019} entry to the European Union, the time is ripe to take stock of Estonia{u2019}s remarkable transition from Soviet Republic to EU member state and address the challenges - some new, some ongoing - and uncertainties that have arisen following the country{u2019}s entry to the EU. This book locates the post-accession period within the broader sweep of post-communist transition and diagnoses the problems facing Estonia as the global economic downturn takes hold and a new mood of pessimism reigns in Central and Eastern Europe. Until recently, Estonia enjoyed an international reputation as an emerging high-growth {u2018}tiger economy{u2019} and reform pioneer, not least in the sphere of IT. This economic success story, however, masked the continued problematic political and social legacies of the Soviet period, including the issue of ethnic integration, which again hit the headlines following riots in Tallinn in April 2007. This fully up-to-date appraisal - the first in English - covers all of the key issues, and will appeal to specialists in Baltic and Central and Eastern European politics and society, as well as to anyone with an interest in European integration more generally. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Baltic Studies.