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SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

The aim of the project is to provide information to the respective national agencies about public opinion regarding Estonian security and foreign policy objectives and implementation of the respective policies as well as to promote social debates about these issues, thereby shaping public attitudes.
The project is based on the results of public opinion monitoring conducted three times a year since 2000 at the request of the Ministry of Defence, specific topical surveys, focus group interviews and polls on domestic stability, possible conflict issues and security risks.
The project will involve the compilation of analytical research reports and memos on individual issues, public presentations of research results, discussion seminars for specialists, officials and politicians, and publication of articles in the media.

Juhan Kivirähk

Opinions on the Estonian Defence Forces before and after conscription – 2012

The sixth consecutive annual survey on conscripts’ and reservists’ attitudes to the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) confirmed that young men continued to view conscription and their completed service positively – they find...

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Opinions on the Estonian Defence Forces before and after conscription – 2011

This was the fifth time that the survey to gauge opinion on the Estonian Defence Forces was conducted among conscripts and reservists. The survey covers questions about the attitudes towards the Estonian Defence Forces and...

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How to Address the ‘Humanitarian Dimension’ of Russian Foreign Policy?

Russia’s objective to create a common ‘Russian diaspora’ of its compatriots and Estonia’s wish to integrate more effectively its Russian-speaking population constitute two competing paradigms.

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The New Member States and the 2009 European Parliament Elections

“The New Member States and the 2009 European Parliament Elections: The European Debate and Politics in a Time of Economic Crisis” is a new series of EuPI’s policy briefs, covering each of the ten New Member States in the EU. The...

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