| title: | Consolidation of democracy in multicultural society |
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| reg no: | SF0402739s06 |
| project type: | targeted financing |
| subject: |
5.3. Sociology 5.6. Psychology 5.7. Political Sciences |
| status: | accepted |
| institution: | Tallinn University, Institute of International and Social Studies |
| head of project: | Raivo Vetik |
| duration: | 01.01.2006 - 31.12.2011 |
| description: | The research object of the project is consolidation of democracy in Estonia in 1990-2000ties in comparative perspective. The key question is how and to what extent democracy has become an essential bases of the functioning of the society in all its aspects. The project focuses on the following interrelated areas of functioning of democracy: (a) formation, preservation, change and loss of national and related identities; (b) development of civil society and its role in consolidation of democracy; (c) integration processes and policies in the multicultural society. The common core of all the sub-themes is the theoretical paradigm of consolidation of democracy which integrates structural, process and actor oriented perspectives of functioning of democracy into a one coherent whole. The underlying theoretical works of the project are the classical approach of Linz & Stepan according to which democracy can be regarded consolidated if it has become “the only game in town”, and the theory of multiculturalism of John Rex. Adequate scholarly research of consolidation of our research subject requires a multilevel and interdisciplinary approach and we claim that exactly such an approach is represented by this project. In addition to advancement of the theory of democracy, the project aims to explore also a number of policy oriented problems – thus it represents basic as well as applied research. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Mikko Lagerspetz | Tallinn University, Institute of International and Social Studies | Professor | |
| 2. | Pille Petersoo | Tallinn University, Institute of International and Social Studies | Research fellow | |
| 3. | Aleksander Pulver | Tallinn University, Institute of International and Social Studies | Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, professor of psychology | |
| 4. | Erle Rikmann | Tallinn University, Institute of International and Social Studies | researcher | |
| 5. | Jüri Ruus | Tallinn University, Institute of International and Social Studies | Senior Lecturer of Comparative Politics | |
| 6. | Rein Ruutsoo | Tallinn University, Institute of International and Social Studies | Professor | |
| 7. | Raivo Vetik | Tallinn University, Institute of International and Social Studies | Director | |