Political Culture

In: The Baltic Sea Region: Nordic Dimensions - European Perspectives v.8

In: Die Ostseeregion: Nördliche Dimensionen - Europäische Perspektiven v.8

Abstract

Reconciling the diversity of political cultures, values and national identities with the European integration project is one of the most fundamental challenges contemporary Europe is facing. This challenge is readily apparent in the Baltic Sea region with its mosaic of peoples, cultures and identities. The impact of the ongoing process of European integration on the post-Communist societies on the Eastern rim of the Baltic Sea is indisputable. The negotiations between the European Union and the East European candidate countries were in fact accompanied by a large scale transfer of organization