Nicholas Aylott presented the latetst findings from his research project
Björn Fjaestad, co-editor of "Ett nordiskt rum" and Tove Marling Kallren of Makadam publishers at the book launch
Ojars Eriks Kalnins, Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee, Latvian Parliament
Events Okategoriserade Book launch at Almedalen political week
The book "Ett nordiskt rum" (A Nordic Space), which features a range of contributions from scholars in the Nordic Spaces project, was launched at a seminar during the Almedalen political week in Visby, Gotland, under the headline: The Baltic Countries - 20 years after their regained independence.
Published on nordicspaces.com on November 23, 2011
Participants:
Per Unckel, County Governor of Stockholm County, Baltiska året 2011.
Nicholas Aylott, Political Scientist, University of Södertörn.
Pärtel Piirimäe, Associate History Professor, University of Tartu. (Since Piirimäe could not attend, the content of his presentation was summarized by Jonas Harvard)
Ojars Eriks Kalnins, Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee, Latvian Parliament.
Moderator, Anders Björnsson Editor Baltic Worlds, University of Södertörn.
Description of the seminar.
The Baltic Countries – 20 years after their regained independence
Arrangör:Baltiska året 2011/Riksbankens Jubileumsfond/Sida Östersjöenheten Dag:4/7 2011 11:30 – 13:00
20 years ago Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania regained their independence. What have they achieved since then? To what extent has Sweden and the other Nordic countries served as role model for them? What are the challenges ahead for the next 20 years?
Which identity is constructed in these countries and what factors affect the nation building process? We tend to lump them together as the “Baltics”, how true is that? Should they rather be seen as part of the Nordic block or a new Nordic-Baltic block? These questions will be discussed in the seminar based on the 2011 year-book from the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond called “A Nordic room” where researchers and politicians are discussing challenges for the future Baltic Sea Region. The book will be released at the seminar.
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Jonas Harvard
Manager for the Nordic Spaces programme, Centre for Baltic and East European Studies, Södertörn University. Research fellow at the Department of Humanities, Mid Sweden University. Leader of the Distant News and Local Opinion project.
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