{"id":21905,"date":"2026-07-10T04:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teise.org\/?page_id=21905"},"modified":"2026-07-14T07:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T07:21:59","slug":"bridge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teise.org\/en\/projektai\/bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"POST-SOVIET TO EUROPEAN? DIVERGING PATHS OF PRISON SYSTEMS AND CARCERAL COLLECTIVISM IN THE BALTIC STATES (BRIDGE)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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POST-SOVIET TO EUROPEAN? DIVERGING PATHS OF PRISON SYSTEMS AND CARCERAL COLLECTIVISM IN THE BALTIC STATES (BRIDGE)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Research Council of Lithuania is funding the project \"Post-Soviet to European? Diverging Paths of Prison Systems and Carceral Collectivism in the Baltic States (BRIDGE)\", implemented by the Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, under the Programme for the Implementation of Lithuanian Studies Priority Areas for 2025\u20132030.<\/p>\n

In contemporary criminology, imprisonment is increasingly analysed not merely as a formal punitive measure fulfilling specific functions, but as a moral, social and emotional space in which relationships, power structures and social climate are produced. This space is shaped by countries\u2019 developmental trajectories, historical memory, and broader political, cultural and economic processes. Following the restoration of independence, the Baltic states shared similar historical starting positions; however, over time, their developmental trajectories and reform outcomes have diverged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The aim of the project is to analyse the developmental trajectories of prison systems in the Baltic states and the characteristics of carceral collectivism and cell-based imprisonment, examining how different forms of imprisonment are subjectively experienced by prison staff and prisoners, and how they shape and transform the organisational and social climate of prisons.<\/p>\n

The project objectives are:<\/p>\n

To review the major reforms of the execution of sentences implemented in each Baltic State since the restoration of independence, identifying their main directions and their impact on the development of prison systems.<\/p>\n

To conduct empirical research in prisons in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in order to identify the characteristics and differences between carceral collectivism and cell-based imprisonment, by analysing prison architecture and physical space, the intensity of communal life, and the manifestations of prison subculture in each case.<\/p>\n

To examine how the characteristics of carceral collectivism and cell-based imprisonment shape the organisational and social life of prisons, and how these models are internalised and experienced by prison staff and sentenced prisoners.<\/p>\n

Drawing on theoretical literature and empirical findings, to identify the specific challenges characteristic of the Baltic region, conceptualise them within the broader global criminological debate, critically assess the possibilities and limitations of transferring and adapting Western good practices, and identify future directions for the development of prison systems in the region.<\/p>\n

The project will generate new analytical insights into the development of prison systems in the Baltic states, grounded in an analysis of the social, political, legal, economic and historical processes that have shaped the region.<\/p>\n

The research team of the project consists of: <\/strong>Dr R\u016bta Vai\u010di\u016bnien\u0117 (project leader), Dr Gavin Slade, Dr Arta Jalili Idrissi, and PhD candidate Goda Dainauskait\u0117.<\/p>\n

Project duration:<\/strong> 1 July 2026 \u2013 30 December 2028.<\/p>\n

Projekto partneriai<\/strong> Lithuanian Prison Service, Latvian Prison Administration, and the Estonian Prisons and Probation Service under the Estonian Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs.<\/p>\n

Project budget<\/strong> EUR 199,999.<\/p>\n

The project is funded<\/strong> by the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT), Contract No. S-LISm-26-19.<\/p>\n

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TARP SOVIETINIO PALIKIMO IR EUROPIN\u0116S INTEGRACIJOS: KAL\u0116JIM\u0172 SISTEMOS IR KOLEKTYVINIO KALINIMO TRANSFORMACIJOS BALTIJOS \u0160ALYSE (BRIDGE) Lietuvos mokslo taryba pagal Lituanistikos prioriteto \u012fgyvendinimo 2025\u20132030 m. program\u0105 finansuoja Lietuvos socialini\u0173 moksl\u0173 centro Teis\u0117s instituto (toliau \u2013 LSMC TI) \u012fgyvendinam\u0105 projekt\u0105 \u201eTarp sovietinio palikimo ir europin\u0117s integracijos: kal\u0117jim\u0173 sistemos ir kolektyvinio kalinimo transformacijos Baltijos \u0161alyse\u201c (BRIDGE). \u0160iuolaikin\u0117je kriminologijoje laisv\u0117s at\u0117mimo bausm\u0117 vis da\u017eniau analizuojama ne vien kaip funkcionali, formali baudimo priemon\u0117, bet ir kaip moralin\u0117, socialin\u0117 bei emocin\u0117 erdv\u0117, kurioje formuojasi santykiai, galios strukt\u016bros ir socialinis klimatas. \u0160i\u0105 erdv\u0119 veikia valstyb\u0117s raidos trajektorijos, istorin\u0117 atmintis bei platesni politiniai, kult\u016briniai ir ekonominiai procesai. Baltijos valstyb\u0117s pasi\u017eymi pana\u0161iomis istorin\u0117mis startin\u0117mis pozicijomis po nepriklausomyb\u0117s atk\u016brimo, ta\u010diau raidos metu poky\u010di\u0173 keliai ir j\u0173 rezultatai varijavo. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0160io tyrimo tikslas \u2013 i\u0161analizuoti Baltijos \u0161ali\u0173 \u012fkalinimo sistem\u0173 raidos trajektorijas ir kolektyvinio bei kamerinio kalinimo modeli\u0173 bruo\u017eus, atskleid\u017eiant, kaip skirtingos kalinimo formos subjektyviai patiriamos darbuotoj\u0173 ir kalin\u010di\u0173j\u0173 bei kaip jos formuoja ir transformuoja kal\u0117jimo organizacin\u012f ir socialin\u012f klimat\u0105. Tyrimo u\u017edaviniai: 1. ap\u017evelgti pagrindines bausmi\u0173 vykdymo sistemos reformas, \u012fgyvendintas kiekvienoje Baltijos valstyb\u0117je nuo nepriklausomyb\u0117s atk\u016brimo, identifikuojant j\u0173 kryptis ir poveik\u012f kal\u0117jim\u0173 sistem\u0173 raidai; 2. atliekant empirinius tyrimus Lietuvos, Latvijos ir Estijos kal\u0117jimuose, identifikuoti kolektyvinio ir kamerinio kalinimo ypatumus ir skirtumus, analizuojant fizin\u0119 kal\u0117jim\u0173 erdv\u0119, bendruomeninio gyvenimo intensyvum\u0105 ir kal\u0117jimo subkult\u016bros rai\u0161k\u0105 kiekviename i\u0161 atvej\u0173; 3. \u012fvertinus kolektyvinio ir kamerinio kalinimo modeli\u0173 bruo\u017eus, tirti, kaip \u0161ie modeliai s\u0105lygoja kal\u0117jim\u0173 organizacin\u012f ir socialin\u012f gyvenim\u0105 bei kaip juos internalizuoja ir patiria kal\u0117jim\u0173 darbuotojai ir nuteistieji; 4. atsi\u017evelgiant \u012f teorin\u0119 literat\u016br\u0105 ir empiri\u0161kai surinktus duomenis, identifikuoti Baltijos regionui b\u016bdingus i\u0161\u0161\u016bkius, juos konceptualizuoti globaliame kriminologijos mokslo diskurse ir prakti\u0161kai \u012fvertinti Vakar\u0173 \u0161ali\u0173 ger\u0173j\u0173 praktik\u0173 per\u0117mimo ribotumus ir galimybes, tolimesnes \u012fkalinimo sistem\u0173 raidos kryptis regione. Tyrimo rezultatai pateiks socialini\u0173, politini\u0173, teisini\u0173, ekonomini\u0173 ir istorini\u0173 proces\u0173 Baltijos regione analize grind\u017eiam\u0173 nauj\u0173 analitini\u0173 \u012f\u017evalg\u0173 apie bausmi\u0173 vykdymo sistem\u0173 raid\u0105 Baltijos \u0161alyse. Projekto tyr\u0117j\u0173 komand\u0105 sudaro: dr. R\u016bta Vai\u010di\u016bnien\u0117 (projekto vadov\u0117), dr. Gavin Slade, dr. Arta Jalili Idrissi, dokt. Goda Dainauskait\u0117. Projekto trukm\u0117: 2026-07-01\u20132028-12-30. Projekto partneriai – Lietuvos kal\u0117jim\u0173 tarnyba, Latvijos kal\u0117jim\u0173 administracija, Estijos kal\u0117jim\u0173 ir probacijos tarnyba prie Estijos teisingumo ir skaitmenini\u0173 technologij\u0173 ministerijos. Projekto biud\u017eetas \u2013 199 999 Eur. Projekt\u0105 finansuoja Lietuvos mokslo taryba (LMTLT), sutarties Nr. 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