Ramūnas Vilpišauskas
Biographic Data
| ID | 4128912 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ramūnas Vilpišauskas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ramūnas |
| FAMILY NAME | Vilpišauskas |
| SIGNATURE | VILPIŠAUSKAS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vilnius University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5338-7411 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Crises allowed us to do things that were in our government programme. Interview with Ingrida Šimonytė, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2020–2024)
Interview conducted by Ramūnas Vilpišauskas on January 16, 2025, in Vilnius. Transcribed by Justė Giedraitytė. Interview was edited for brevity and clarity
Lithuania’s Sanctions Response to the Geopolitical Polycrisis: Reducing the Gap between Maximalist Aims and Limited Capacities
The article assesses how the Lithuanian authorities used sanctions as a response to the polycrisis engendered by the aggressive behaviour of Russia and its allies in 2020–2025. It investigates what ideas informed Lithuania’s sanctions policy, how it was designed and implemented, and how the consequences of sanctions were managed as the polycrisis evolved. Sanctions as a crisis management tool are treated as part of the escalation/de-escalation of…
The Impact of a Polycrisis on Policy and Institutional Change: A Framework for Analysis and Methodology
This article introduces a special issue dedicated to examining the management of the polycrisis and the policy responses of Lithuanian governments and public sector organisations between 2021 and 2025. We analyse operational practices in public sector governance and strategic decisions made by national and international/supranational authorities in the domains of migration, energy, and sanctions policy, all within a broader geopolitical context. …
Gradually and then suddenly: The effects of Russia’s attacks on the evolution of cybersecurity policy in Lithuania
This article examines how public policy, governance and institutional structures have been established and transformed in response to cyberattacks attributed to Russia that focused political attention in Lithuania. It argues that, despite the growing number of cyberattacks, political and institutional change has initially been slow and it has taken a decade to establish an adequate legal and institutional framework. The reasons for such a slow ch…
The Impact of Significant Events on Public Policy and Institutional Change: Towards a Research Agenda
Data shows that significant events such natural disasters, anthropogenic disasters and malign activities by hostile actors, often having cross-border effects, have been on the rise. However, the studies of the effects of those events on public policies, governance and institutions remain inconclusive. In this article we present a research agenda which proposes the classification of the significant events on the basis of their characteristics back…
The Baltic States in the Economic and Monetary Union: Standing in the Shadow of Germany or Helping to Counterbalance the ‘South
The Baltic States have been guided in EMU by two motives of, first, being part of the EU’s core to hedge against external security risks and, second, maintaining economic policy tools to catch up with the rest of the EU. Their approach to co-operation with Germany has been influenced by the latter’s role in reinforcing military presence of NATO in the Baltics and the importance of economic links with Germany. However, their preferences diverge fr…
Economic Adaptability in the Absence of Democratic Corporatism: Explaining Lithuania’s Export Performance
Viewed in light of democratic corporatism literature, Lithuania is a deviant case. Although it lacks essential institutional prerequisites deemed important for export success and flexible adaptation to external shocks, the small Baltic country has been among the best performers in the European Union on these dimensions. Lithuania has become very internationally integrated and has managed to quickly adjust to numerous shocks, such as the Russian f…
Susceptibility of Ukrainian and Belarusian domestic actors to external actors’ approaches: Puzzling Patterns of Transition
We scrutinise key domestic actors in Belarus and Ukraine investigating under what conditions they are susceptible to external influences promoting opening. Although both countries can be characterised as limited access orders, they differ in their domestic structures as well as external relations. Compared to Belarus, Ukraine is characterised by more intense political and economic competition, significantly more active opposition groups, and more…
Making change happen: Policy dynamics in the adoption of major reforms in Lithuania
Previous studies of policy reforms that were undertaken during the recent global financial crisis mostly focused on fiscal consolidation, with much less attention paid to other structural reforms. Although the impact of such external shocks as crisis or change of government on systemic change is widely acknowledged, little agreement exists on which intervening factors can best account for successes or failures of reform commitments. In this artic…
Lietuvos Dalyvavimo Europos Sąjungoje Politinė Ekonomija: Lūkesčiai Ir Penkerių Metų Patirtis
The article dicusses the impact of European Union membership on the economy, politics and policies of the new members states, in particular, Lithuania. It first presents the forecasts and arguments regarding the impact of EU enlargement that were dicussed before the enlargement in 2004/2007. It draws on the work of European integration literature stating that it was the approaching EU enlargement into the Central and Eastern Europe which cause…
Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės Veiklos Prioritetai: Kaip Analizuoti Jų Įgyvendinimo Procesą Ir Rezultatus
Vyriausybių įsipareigojimų įgyvendinimas yra vienas aktualiausių viešosios politikos proceso tyrimų klausimų. Atotrūkis tarp rinkimų kampanijos metu deklaruojamų, vyriausybių programose įtvirtinamų prioritetų ir praktinio jų įgyvendinimo yra tapęs nusivylimo šaltiniu daugelyje demokratinių šalių ir susilaukęs išskirtinio tyrėjų dėmesio. Šiame straipsnyje pristatomi viešosios politikos prioritetų tyrimo klausimai, teorinis analizės pagrindas ir hi…
Fiscal consolidation and structural reforms in Lithuania in the period 2008–2012: From grand ambitions to hectic firefighting
This article analyses the inputs, decisions, outputs and outcomes of fiscal consolidation and structural reforms undertaken by the Lithuanian authorities in the period 2008–2012. Our research was based on desk research, which was supplemented by interviews with government decision-makers. The article found that Lithuania successfully pursued fiscal consolidation, which contributed to stabilising its economy and public finances. If economic factor…
Lietuvos Narystė Euro Zonoje – Pokyčių Lietuvos Politikoje Ir Stojimo Laiko Pasirinkimo Analizė
The article discusses Lithuania’s accession into the euro zone, first, by presenting the political economy analysis of the first unsuccessful attempt to introduce euro in 2007 and then comparing it with the second, successful attempt to do that in 2015. The focus is on legal, institutional and political changes, for example, the strengthening of non-majoritarian institutions, and the functional linkages between monetary policy and budgetary or re…
Lithuania's EU Council Presidency: Negotiating Finances, Dealing with Geopolitics
Eurazijos Sąjunga Ar Europos Sąjunga? Dilema Rytų Partnerystės Šalims
The author analyzes the Eurasian Customs Union, the motives for its creation, its impact on Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus as well as the perspectives for the further integration of its member states to establish the Eurasian Economic Union. It is argued that the creation of the Eurasian Customs Union is based mostly on the foreign trade policy measures applied by Russia and adopted by the other members of the Union. The Eurasian Union and its i…
Eurozone Crisis and European Integration: Functional Spillover, Political Spillback
This paper analyzes the decisions taken since the start of the financial and economic crisis in the European Union and assesses them in the light of the traditional debates of integration theories. It discusses the key characteristics of the process of responding to the crisis since 2008–2009 when the problems of Greece have been increasingly publicized, the main actors involved, and provides an interpretation of the key decisions dealing with th…
Regional integration in Europe: The analysis of intra-Baltic economic cooperation
The article presents the analysis of the factors accounting for the dynamics of intra-Baltic economic cooperation. Namely, it addresses such questions: to what extent can the EU's policy account for the development of intra-Baltic economic cooperation? Does the role of the EU explain the timing and the forms of the Baltic economic agreements, the successful conclusion of some cooperation schemes, for example, free trade and removal of non-tariff …
EU policy towards Central and Eastern Europe: Development of pre-accession strategies
The author continues the analysis started in the previous issue. The same analytical framework is used to discuss European Union's (EU's) policy towards the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) and its dynamics after the Copenhagen summit. The policy development was brought into a new stage during this period, and its main outcome was the pre-accession strategy designed for the CEECs that expressed the wish to become EU members. The mai…
Europos Bendrijos politika Vidurio ir Rytų Europos šalių atžvilgiu: Asociacijos politikos formavimas ir raida
Straipsnyje pateikiami Vidurio ir Rytų Europos (VRE) šalių integracijos į Europos Bendriją (EB) teorinės analizės kontūrai. Remiantis politikos analizės metodu bei akcentuojant dinamišką politikos formavimo aspektą, analizuojama EB asociacijos politika Vidurio ir Rytų Europos šalių atžvilgiu, aptariami vidiniai bei išoriniai veiksniai, turėję įtakos asociacijos politikos struktūrai ir turiniui. Straipsnio pabaigoje, remiantis jame apibrėžtomis są…
Eurozone Crisis and European Integration: Functional Spillover, Political Spillback
This paper analyzes the decisions taken since the start of the financial and economic crisis in the European Union and assesses them in the light of the traditional debates of integration theories. It discusses the key characteristics of the process of responding to the crisis since 2008–2009 when the problems of Greece have been increasingly publicized, the main actors involved, and provides an interpretation of the key decisions dealing with th…
Lithuania's EU Council Presidency: Negotiating Finances, Dealing with Geopolitics
Fiscal consolidation and structural reforms in Lithuania in the period 2008–2012: From grand ambitions to hectic firefighting
This article analyses the inputs, decisions, outputs and outcomes of fiscal consolidation and structural reforms undertaken by the Lithuanian authorities in the period 2008–2012. Our research was based on desk research, which was supplemented by interviews with government decision-makers. The article found that Lithuania successfully pursued fiscal consolidation, which contributed to stabilising its economy and public finances. If economic factor…
Susceptibility of Ukrainian and Belarusian domestic actors to external actors’ approaches: Puzzling Patterns of Transition
We scrutinise key domestic actors in Belarus and Ukraine investigating under what conditions they are susceptible to external influences promoting opening. Although both countries can be characterised as limited access orders, they differ in their domestic structures as well as external relations. Compared to Belarus, Ukraine is characterised by more intense political and economic competition, significantly more active opposition groups, and more…
Lietuvos Narystė Euro Zonoje – Pokyčių Lietuvos Politikoje Ir Stojimo Laiko Pasirinkimo Analizė
The article discusses Lithuania’s accession into the euro zone, first, by presenting the political economy analysis of the first unsuccessful attempt to introduce euro in 2007 and then comparing it with the second, successful attempt to do that in 2015. The focus is on legal, institutional and political changes, for example, the strengthening of non-majoritarian institutions, and the functional linkages between monetary policy and budgetary or re…
Gradually and then suddenly: The effects of Russia’s attacks on the evolution of cybersecurity policy in Lithuania
This article examines how public policy, governance and institutional structures have been established and transformed in response to cyberattacks attributed to Russia that focused political attention in Lithuania. It argues that, despite the growing number of cyberattacks, political and institutional change has initially been slow and it has taken a decade to establish an adequate legal and institutional framework. The reasons for such a slow ch…
The Baltic States in the Economic and Monetary Union: Standing in the Shadow of Germany or Helping to Counterbalance the ‘South
The Baltic States have been guided in EMU by two motives of, first, being part of the EU’s core to hedge against external security risks and, second, maintaining economic policy tools to catch up with the rest of the EU. Their approach to co-operation with Germany has been influenced by the latter’s role in reinforcing military presence of NATO in the Baltics and the importance of economic links with Germany. However, their preferences diverge fr…
Economic Adaptability in the Absence of Democratic Corporatism: Explaining Lithuania’s Export Performance
Viewed in light of democratic corporatism literature, Lithuania is a deviant case. Although it lacks essential institutional prerequisites deemed important for export success and flexible adaptation to external shocks, the small Baltic country has been among the best performers in the European Union on these dimensions. Lithuania has become very internationally integrated and has managed to quickly adjust to numerous shocks, such as the Russian f…
Europos Bendrijos politika Vidurio ir Rytų Europos šalių atžvilgiu: Asociacijos politikos formavimas ir raida
Straipsnyje pateikiami Vidurio ir Rytų Europos (VRE) šalių integracijos į Europos Bendriją (EB) teorinės analizės kontūrai. Remiantis politikos analizės metodu bei akcentuojant dinamišką politikos formavimo aspektą, analizuojama EB asociacijos politika Vidurio ir Rytų Europos šalių atžvilgiu, aptariami vidiniai bei išoriniai veiksniai, turėję įtakos asociacijos politikos struktūrai ir turiniui. Straipsnio pabaigoje, remiantis jame apibrėžtomis są…
EU policy towards Central and Eastern Europe: Development of pre-accession strategies
The author continues the analysis started in the previous issue. The same analytical framework is used to discuss European Union's (EU's) policy towards the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) and its dynamics after the Copenhagen summit. The policy development was brought into a new stage during this period, and its main outcome was the pre-accession strategy designed for the CEECs that expressed the wish to become EU members. The mai…
Regional integration in Europe: The analysis of intra-Baltic economic cooperation
The article presents the analysis of the factors accounting for the dynamics of intra-Baltic economic cooperation. Namely, it addresses such questions: to what extent can the EU's policy account for the development of intra-Baltic economic cooperation? Does the role of the EU explain the timing and the forms of the Baltic economic agreements, the successful conclusion of some cooperation schemes, for example, free trade and removal of non-tariff …
Eurazijos Sąjunga Ar Europos Sąjunga? Dilema Rytų Partnerystės Šalims
The author analyzes the Eurasian Customs Union, the motives for its creation, its impact on Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus as well as the perspectives for the further integration of its member states to establish the Eurasian Economic Union. It is argued that the creation of the Eurasian Customs Union is based mostly on the foreign trade policy measures applied by Russia and adopted by the other members of the Union. The Eurasian Union and its i…
Eurozone Crisis and European Integration: Functional Spillover, Political Spillback
This paper analyzes the decisions taken since the start of the financial and economic crisis in the European Union and assesses them in the light of the traditional debates of integration theories. It discusses the key characteristics of the process of responding to the crisis since 2008–2009 when the problems of Greece have been increasingly publicized, the main actors involved, and provides an interpretation of the key decisions dealing with th…
Lithuania's EU Council Presidency: Negotiating Finances, Dealing with Geopolitics
Lietuvos Dalyvavimo Europos Sąjungoje Politinė Ekonomija: Lūkesčiai Ir Penkerių Metų Patirtis
The article dicusses the impact of European Union membership on the economy, politics and policies of the new members states, in particular, Lithuania. It first presents the forecasts and arguments regarding the impact of EU enlargement that were dicussed before the enlargement in 2004/2007. It draws on the work of European integration literature stating that it was the approaching EU enlargement into the Central and Eastern Europe which cause…
Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės Veiklos Prioritetai: Kaip Analizuoti Jų Įgyvendinimo Procesą Ir Rezultatus
Vyriausybių įsipareigojimų įgyvendinimas yra vienas aktualiausių viešosios politikos proceso tyrimų klausimų. Atotrūkis tarp rinkimų kampanijos metu deklaruojamų, vyriausybių programose įtvirtinamų prioritetų ir praktinio jų įgyvendinimo yra tapęs nusivylimo šaltiniu daugelyje demokratinių šalių ir susilaukęs išskirtinio tyrėjų dėmesio. Šiame straipsnyje pristatomi viešosios politikos prioritetų tyrimo klausimai, teorinis analizės pagrindas ir hi…
Fiscal consolidation and structural reforms in Lithuania in the period 2008–2012: From grand ambitions to hectic firefighting
This article analyses the inputs, decisions, outputs and outcomes of fiscal consolidation and structural reforms undertaken by the Lithuanian authorities in the period 2008–2012. Our research was based on desk research, which was supplemented by interviews with government decision-makers. The article found that Lithuania successfully pursued fiscal consolidation, which contributed to stabilising its economy and public finances. If economic factor…
Lietuvos Narystė Euro Zonoje – Pokyčių Lietuvos Politikoje Ir Stojimo Laiko Pasirinkimo Analizė
The article discusses Lithuania’s accession into the euro zone, first, by presenting the political economy analysis of the first unsuccessful attempt to introduce euro in 2007 and then comparing it with the second, successful attempt to do that in 2015. The focus is on legal, institutional and political changes, for example, the strengthening of non-majoritarian institutions, and the functional linkages between monetary policy and budgetary or re…
Making change happen: Policy dynamics in the adoption of major reforms in Lithuania
Previous studies of policy reforms that were undertaken during the recent global financial crisis mostly focused on fiscal consolidation, with much less attention paid to other structural reforms. Although the impact of such external shocks as crisis or change of government on systemic change is widely acknowledged, little agreement exists on which intervening factors can best account for successes or failures of reform commitments. In this artic…
Susceptibility of Ukrainian and Belarusian domestic actors to external actors’ approaches: Puzzling Patterns of Transition
We scrutinise key domestic actors in Belarus and Ukraine investigating under what conditions they are susceptible to external influences promoting opening. Although both countries can be characterised as limited access orders, they differ in their domestic structures as well as external relations. Compared to Belarus, Ukraine is characterised by more intense political and economic competition, significantly more active opposition groups, and more…
The Impact of Significant Events on Public Policy and Institutional Change: Towards a Research Agenda
Data shows that significant events such natural disasters, anthropogenic disasters and malign activities by hostile actors, often having cross-border effects, have been on the rise. However, the studies of the effects of those events on public policies, governance and institutions remain inconclusive. In this article we present a research agenda which proposes the classification of the significant events on the basis of their characteristics back…
The Baltic States in the Economic and Monetary Union: Standing in the Shadow of Germany or Helping to Counterbalance the ‘South
The Baltic States have been guided in EMU by two motives of, first, being part of the EU’s core to hedge against external security risks and, second, maintaining economic policy tools to catch up with the rest of the EU. Their approach to co-operation with Germany has been influenced by the latter’s role in reinforcing military presence of NATO in the Baltics and the importance of economic links with Germany. However, their preferences diverge fr…
Economic Adaptability in the Absence of Democratic Corporatism: Explaining Lithuania’s Export Performance
Viewed in light of democratic corporatism literature, Lithuania is a deviant case. Although it lacks essential institutional prerequisites deemed important for export success and flexible adaptation to external shocks, the small Baltic country has been among the best performers in the European Union on these dimensions. Lithuania has become very internationally integrated and has managed to quickly adjust to numerous shocks, such as the Russian f…
Gradually and then suddenly: The effects of Russia’s attacks on the evolution of cybersecurity policy in Lithuania
This article examines how public policy, governance and institutional structures have been established and transformed in response to cyberattacks attributed to Russia that focused political attention in Lithuania. It argues that, despite the growing number of cyberattacks, political and institutional change has initially been slow and it has taken a decade to establish an adequate legal and institutional framework. The reasons for such a slow ch…
Crises allowed us to do things that were in our government programme. Interview with Ingrida Šimonytė, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2020–2024)
Interview conducted by Ramūnas Vilpišauskas on January 16, 2025, in Vilnius. Transcribed by Justė Giedraitytė. Interview was edited for brevity and clarity
Lithuania’s Sanctions Response to the Geopolitical Polycrisis: Reducing the Gap between Maximalist Aims and Limited Capacities
The article assesses how the Lithuanian authorities used sanctions as a response to the polycrisis engendered by the aggressive behaviour of Russia and its allies in 2020–2025. It investigates what ideas informed Lithuania’s sanctions policy, how it was designed and implemented, and how the consequences of sanctions were managed as the polycrisis evolved. Sanctions as a crisis management tool are treated as part of the escalation/de-escalation of…
The Impact of a Polycrisis on Policy and Institutional Change: A Framework for Analysis and Methodology
This article introduces a special issue dedicated to examining the management of the polycrisis and the policy responses of Lithuanian governments and public sector organisations between 2021 and 2025. We analyse operational practices in public sector governance and strategic decisions made by national and international/supranational authorities in the domains of migration, energy, and sanctions policy, all within a broader geopolitical context. …
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