Reference Group Perspective on State Behaviour: A Case Study of Estonia's Counterterrorism Policies
Issue Date
2009Author
Omelicheva, Mariya Y.
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript
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For over a decade Estonia has been untouched by terrorist violence. However, notwithstanding the lack
of a viable terrorist threat, the Estonian government adopted extensive counterterrorism measures. What
explains the scope of Estonia’s counterterrorism measures? The main proposition of this article is that the
content of states’ counterterrorism policies is shaped by the types of responses adopted by their
reference groups. The evidence examined in the study demonstrates that Estonia’s primary reference
groups, NATO and the EU, have influenced the republic’s counterterrorism programme. An unattractive
target to terrorists, Estonia adopted broad counterterrorism responses to defend indivisible Euro-Atlantic
security and to protect democratic values that terrorists attempt to destroy.
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Omelicheva, Mariya Y. Reference Group Perspective on State Behavior: A Case Study of
Estonia’s Counterterrorism Policies, Europe Asia Studies, 61(3): 483-504, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09668130902753317
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