Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective

This study discusses whether the concept of societal security is embedded in the Russian formal and informal discourses as well as in the Russian strategic documents on national security and the Baltic Sea region. Particularly, the paper describes four paradigms of international relations (neorealis...

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Autor principal:	Alexander A. Sergunin
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Publicado:	Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 2021
Materias:	societal security russia baltic sea region council of the baltic sea states baltic 2030 agenda action plan Regional economics. Space in economics HT388
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:739999e3b1a64cad94462b9767682c4f2021-11-22T19:56:35ZSocietal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective10.5922/2079-8555-2021-3-12079-85552310-0524https://doaj.org/article/739999e3b1a64cad94462b9767682c4f2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.kantiana.ru/eng/baltic_region/4952/31210/https://doaj.org/toc/2079-8555https://doaj.org/toc/2310-0524This study discusses whether the concept of societal security is embedded in the Russian formal and informal discourses as well as in the Russian strategic documents on national security and the Baltic Sea region. Particularly, the paper describes four paradigms of international relations (neorealism, neoliberalism, globalism and postpositivism) and theoretical approaches to the concept of societal security formulated in them. On a practical plane, Russia has managed to develop — together with other regional players — a common regional approach to understanding societal security threats and challenges in the Baltic Sea region. These challenges include uneven regional development, social and gender inequalities, unemployment, poverty, manifestations of intolerance, religious and political extremism, separatism, large-scale migration, climate change, natural and man-made catastrophes, transnational organized crime and cybercrime, international terrorism, so-called hybrid threats, disharmony between education systems, etc. In 2017, Russia and other Baltic countries agreed that the Council of the Baltic Sea States would be the regional institution to implement a common societal security strategy exemplified by the Baltic 2030 Agenda Action Plan.Alexander A. SerguninImmanuel Kant Baltic Federal Universityarticlesocietal securityrussiabaltic sea regioncouncil of the baltic sea statesbaltic 2030 agenda action planRegional economics. Space in economicsHT388ENBaltic Region, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 4-24 (2021)
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spellingShingle	societal security russia baltic sea region council of the baltic sea states baltic 2030 agenda action plan Regional economics. Space in economics HT388 Alexander A. Sergunin Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective
description	This study discusses whether the concept of societal security is embedded in the Russian formal and informal discourses as well as in the Russian strategic documents on national security and the Baltic Sea region. Particularly, the paper describes four paradigms of international relations (neorealism, neoliberalism, globalism and postpositivism) and theoretical approaches to the concept of societal security formulated in them. On a practical plane, Russia has managed to develop — together with other regional players — a common regional approach to understanding societal security threats and challenges in the Baltic Sea region. These challenges include uneven regional development, social and gender inequalities, unemployment, poverty, manifestations of intolerance, religious and political extremism, separatism, large-scale migration, climate change, natural and man-made catastrophes, transnational organized crime and cybercrime, international terrorism, so-called hybrid threats, disharmony between education systems, etc. In 2017, Russia and other Baltic countries agreed that the Council of the Baltic Sea States would be the regional institution to implement a common societal security strategy exemplified by the Baltic 2030 Agenda Action Plan.
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title_short	Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective
title_full	Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective
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Societal security in the Baltic Sea Region: the Russian perspective

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