Neoliberalism ingrained: The rise and consolidation of neoliberalism in Estonia

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Mikecz, R. 2022. Neoliberalism ingrained: The rise and consolidation of neoliberalism in Estonia. Europe-Asia Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2022.2148633
AuthorsMikecz, R.
Abstract

This article engages with discourses of freedom and liberation through neoliberalisation developed by Estonian elites during that country’s transition from Soviet domination. Building on debates about the importance of neoliberalisation as an analytic concept and about its origins, content and trajectory, the article argues that Estonians were attracted to neoliberal utopias of ‘freedom’ and ‘self-reliance’, which they saw as improvements to the life they had experienced under Soviet domination. The article argues that discourses of ‘freedom’ and the right to be a self-directed individual have acted as mobilising utopias since 1989.

KeywordsNeoliberalism; Estonia; Transition; Post-socialist
Year2022
JournalEurope-Asia Studies
PublisherTaylor & Francis
ISSN0966-8136
1465-3427
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2022.2148633
Official URLhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2022.2148633
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Online19 Dec 2022
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Accepted06 Jul 2020
Deposited15 Mar 2023
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