Aleksander Lust
Biographic Data
| ID | 737026 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aleksander Lust |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aleksander |
| FAMILY NAME | Lust |
| SIGNATURE | LUST A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Together and Apart
A new consensus is emerging among academics and policymakers that China and Russia have formed an alignment to undermine the international order led by the United States. The books reviewed in this essay suggest that the reality is more complex. China and Russia collaborate most closely in the realm of security because both feel pressured by the United States in areas bordering their homelands: East Asia and the former Soviet Union. Their economi…
A Bridge over Troubled Waters
Five new books on Chinese foreign relations break important theoretical and empirical ground. From the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and the South China Sea to the Baltic Sea, these works discuss China's economic, political, and security relations with the rest of the world. They also show that other countries are not passive recipients of China's policies, but adopt, reject, or redefine Chinese initiatives, such as Belt and Road, based on …
Online voting
Estonia is the only country in the world where all voters can vote online in national elections. In the 2015 election, 31% of voters did so. This paper discusses the sociology and politics of online voting in Estonia. I first show that online voting
Nature or nurture? Ethnicity and nationalism in post-communist Europe
Familiarity Breeds Contempt
In referenda held in 2003, over 90% of Lithuanians supported joining the European Union (EU), while only two-thirds of Estonians did. Why? This article shows that Lithuanians and Estonians had different economic expectations about the EU. Most Lithuanians hoped that EU membership would help Lithuania overcome its economic backwardness and isolation. By contrast, many Estonians worried that the accession would reinforce Estonia's underdevelopment …
Worstward Ho
Many people in Estonia voted against EU accession because it was in their economic interest to do so
Online voting
Estonia is the only country in the world where all voters can vote online in national elections. In the 2015 election, 31% of voters did so. This paper discusses the sociology and politics of online voting in Estonia. I first show that online voting
Familiarity Breeds Contempt
In referenda held in 2003, over 90% of Lithuanians supported joining the European Union (EU), while only two-thirds of Estonians did. Why? This article shows that Lithuanians and Estonians had different economic expectations about the EU. Most Lithuanians hoped that EU membership would help Lithuania overcome its economic backwardness and isolation. By contrast, many Estonians worried that the accession would reinforce Estonia's underdevelopment …
Worstward Ho
Many people in Estonia voted against EU accession because it was in their economic interest to do so
Worstward Ho
Many people in Estonia voted against EU accession because it was in their economic interest to do so
Familiarity Breeds Contempt
In referenda held in 2003, over 90% of Lithuanians supported joining the European Union (EU), while only two-thirds of Estonians did. Why? This article shows that Lithuanians and Estonians had different economic expectations about the EU. Most Lithuanians hoped that EU membership would help Lithuania overcome its economic backwardness and isolation. By contrast, many Estonians worried that the accession would reinforce Estonia's underdevelopment …
Nature or nurture? Ethnicity and nationalism in post-communist Europe
Online voting
Estonia is the only country in the world where all voters can vote online in national elections. In the 2015 election, 31% of voters did so. This paper discusses the sociology and politics of online voting in Estonia. I first show that online voting
A Bridge over Troubled Waters
Five new books on Chinese foreign relations break important theoretical and empirical ground. From the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and the South China Sea to the Baltic Sea, these works discuss China's economic, political, and security relations with the rest of the world. They also show that other countries are not passive recipients of China's policies, but adopt, reject, or redefine Chinese initiatives, such as Belt and Road, based on …
Together and Apart
A new consensus is emerging among academics and policymakers that China and Russia have formed an alignment to undermine the international order led by the United States. The books reviewed in this essay suggest that the reality is more complex. China and Russia collaborate most closely in the realm of security because both feel pressured by the United States in areas bordering their homelands: East Asia and the former Soviet Union. Their economi…
Political science (6 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Accession (1 work) · Agriculture (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Backwardness (1 work)