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oapen-20.500.12657-334292021-11-08T09:21:48Z The Modern Fairy Tale Jordan, Paul nation state national identity nation building Eurovision song contest European integration nation branding Estonia Europe identity construction Finland Soviet Union Ukraine bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1D Europe bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1D Europe::1DV Eastern Europe::1DVU Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe)::1DVUE Estonia bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCA Popular culture bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFD Media studies::JFDT TV & society bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPH Political structure & processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy This book provides a unique and intriguing insight into current debates concerning the relationship between nation and state as well as the political management of international image in today’s Europe through an examination of debates on nation branding and the Eurovision Song Contest. Europe is a contested construct and its boundaries are subject to redefinition. This work aims to advance critical thinking about contemporary nation branding and its relationship to, and influence on, nation building. In particular it focusses on key identity debates that the Eurovision Song Contest engendered in Estonia in the run-up to EU accession. The Eurovision Song Contest is an event which is often dismissed as musically and culturally inferior. However, this work demonstrates that it has the capacity to shed light on key identity debates and illuminate wider socio-political issues. Using a series of in-depth interviews with political elites, media professionals and opinion leaders, this book is a valuable contribution to the growing field of research on nation branding and the Eurovision Song Contest. 2014-05-05 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:44:08Z 2020-04-01T14:44:08Z 2014 book 474310 OCN: 924823900 2228-4451 9789949325597 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33429 eng Politics and Society in the Baltic Sea Region application/pdf n/a 474310.pdf http://www.tyk.ee/politology-and-sociology/00000011430 University of Tartu Press 10.26530/OAPEN_474310 10.26530/OAPEN_474310 fed215d9-bf7f-466c-a9f3-5510b4847c64 9789949325597 2 150 Tartu open access
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This book provides a unique and intriguing insight into current debates concerning the relationship between nation and state as well as the political management of international image in today’s Europe through an examination of debates on nation branding and the Eurovision Song Contest. Europe is a contested construct and its boundaries are subject to redefinition. This work aims to advance critical thinking about contemporary nation branding and its relationship to, and influence on, nation building. In particular it focusses on key identity debates that the Eurovision Song Contest engendered in Estonia in the run-up to EU accession. The Eurovision Song Contest is an event which is often dismissed as musically and culturally inferior. However, this work demonstrates that it has the capacity to shed light on key identity debates and illuminate wider socio-political issues. Using a series of in-depth interviews with political elites, media professionals and opinion leaders, this book is a valuable contribution to the growing field of research on nation branding and the Eurovision Song Contest.
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