@article{2016:hkkinen:embracing_,
title = {Embracing values? The question of Finnish membership of the Council of Europe as a case of political value deliberation in European integration, 1987-1989},
year = {2016},
note = {The process of applying for membership of an international
organization entails em­bracing certain set of values the
organisation is known to promote, especially as re­gards European
integration. This study - based on a critical and qualitative
exami­nation of a variety of primary sources - focuses on the case of
Finland joining the Council of Europe in 1989, which featured
different levels of value discussion be­tween 1987 and 1989. The
Council of Europe had a strong definition of key political values such
as democracy and freedom, and this understanding clashed with the
Finnish political landscape more accustomed to balancing between he
values of the Western and Eastern blocs. As a result, the discussions
reflected the contemporary political context as well as featuring the
more long-term neutral foreign policy align­ment. The values of the
Council were mainly embraced but a more pro-Soviet policy manifest in
a form of a pan-European approach influenced the Finnish political
stance.},
journal = {JEIH Journal of European Integration History},
pages = {125--140},
author = {HÄKKINEN, Teemu},
volume = {22},
number = {1}
}