European Union communication policy and its implementation on the national level: Case of the Baltic States ; Europos Sąjungos komunikacijos politika ir jos įgyvendinimas nacionaliniu lygmeniu: Baltijos šalių atvejis

VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY Aušra Vinciūnienė EUROPEAN UNION COMMUNICATION POLICY AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL: THE CASE OF THE BALTIC STATES Summary of the doctoral dissertation Social Sciences, Political Science (02S) Kaunas, 2010 Doctoral dissertation was prepared at the Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University in 2005–2010. Scientific supervisor: Prof. (HP) dr. Auksė BALČYTIENĖ (Vytautas Magnus University, Social Sciences, Political Science, 02S) Doctoral Dissertation Defence Council: Chairwoman Assoc. Prof. Dr. Regina JASIULEVIČIENĖ (Vytautas Magnus University, Social Sciences, Political Science – 02S) Members Prof. Dr. Liudas MAŢYLIS (Vytautas Magnus University, Social Sciences, Political Science – 02S) Prof. Dr. Gediminas VITKUS (The General Jonas Ţemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Social Sciences, Political Science – 02S) Prof. Dr. Ţygintas PEČIULIS (Vilnius University, Humanities, Communication and Information – 06H); Assoc. Prof. dr. Kristina JURAITĖ (Vytautas Magnus University, Social Sciences, Sociology – 05S) Official opponents Prof. Dr. Algis KRUPAVIČIUS (Kaunas University of Technology, Social Sciences, Political Science – 02S) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Renata MATKEVIČIENĖ (Vilnius University, Humanities, Communication and Information – 06H); The public defence of the dissertation will be held at 2 p.m.