Resize Text: The author discusses the role of imagined communities in the three Baltic societies—Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia—in the context of the post-Communist European integration movement. He uses public opinion about joining the European Union and NATO to discern what role nationality and language (two factors derived from Benedict Anderson) played in driving any desire or resistance to these supranational and intergovernmental organizations. Because the three Baltic societies differ slightly in ethnic diversity, one might expect differences in support for these organizations.
Michael Ardovino is senior researcher on democracy and governance at the United States Agency for International Development's Knowledge Services Center (USAID). His PhD dissertation examines popular support for entry into NATO and the European Union in post-Communist countries.
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