Democratic Resilience in the Baltics, Vol. 1 : Resilient Governance and Democratic Stability / edited by David Schultz, Rasa Smaliukiene, Vidmante Giedraityte.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schultz, David., Editor.

Smaliukiene, Rasa., Editor.

Giedraitytė, Vidmantė, Editor.

Series:

Baltic Security and Defense, New Ancylus, 3059-4014

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International.

Politics and war.

Europe--Politics and government.

Europe.

Comparative government.

Political science.

International organization.

International Security Studies.

Military and Defence Studies.

European Politics.

Comparative Politics.

Governance and Government.

International Organization.

Local Subjects:

International Security Studies.

Military and Defence Studies.

European Politics.

Comparative Politics.

Governance and Government.

International Organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VIII, 302 p. 13 illus., 8 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2026.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2026.

Summary:

This open access volume examines current threats to democracy with a focus on Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. These small democracies face unique challenges from climate change, hybrid security threats, and geopolitical tensions. The book examines how these nations have adapted their institutions and practices to withstand disinformation campaigns, cyberattacks, and economic coercion, while also addressing environmental issues such as extreme weather and biodiversity loss. Part of the two-volume Democratic Resilience in the Baltics, Volume 1, "Resilient Governance and Democratic Stability," highlights the mechanisms the Baltic states have developed to counter hybrid threats and maintain democratic integrity. It covers political, economic, legal, and social resilience, and provides insights into crisis management and infrastructure protection. It also covers underexplored areas of resilience such as legal frameworks and intelligence mechanisms. The two volumes offer valuable lessons for other small democracies and larger states alike, highlighting the importance of resilience in safeguarding democratic institutions in an increasingly unstable world.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Part 1: Democratic Resilience in the Baltics: Framework

Chapter 2. Democratic Resilience in the Baltics: how democratic values enhance resilience

Chapter 3. Understanding the Resilience to Hybrid Threats in the Baltics

Part 2: Body of knowledge in building resilience of small states

Chapter 4. The Resilience of Baltic States to the Threats of the Political Security Sector

Chapter 5. Resilience to threats from foreign intelligence services

Chapter 6. Economic resilience in the Baltic States

Chapter 7. Jurisdictional resilience and crisis management

Chapter 8. Social Resilience in The Baltic States: learned lessons and future perspectives

Chapter 9. Resilience to climate change: challenges for the Baltics

Part 3: Building resilience in small states: Strategies and practices

Chapter 10. Managing financial threats in the Baltics

Chapter 11. The role of supply chains in assuring the Baltic States resilience

Chapter 12. Innovation and technology for state resilience: focus on the Baltics

Chapter 13. The Baltic States in the context of the EU’s crisis management: The importance of administrative capacity for resilience

Chapter 14. Resilience of Critical infrastructure against hybrid threats

Part 4: Case studies

Chapter 15. Military engagement in crisis management: the case of migration crisis engineered by the Belarusian regime

Chapter 16. Achieving Energy Resilience in Lithuania: from Energy Island to Energy Independence.

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-031-99286-5

9783031992865