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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Political participation in Latvia 1987–2001
Rasma KarklinsBrigita Zepasubject
Cultural StudiesPoliticsMobilizationArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)media_common.quotation_subjectPolitical economyPolitical scienceReferendumEconomic systemPhase (combat)DemocracyIndependencemedia_commondescription
Abstract Political participation is crucial to democracy; we discuss its main features during three stages. The years 1988–91 are marked by anti-regime mobilization and extensive mass activism in support for restoring independence. After a “normalizing” phase between 1992–98 we note contradictory trends in more recent years. Next to conventional political participation one notes increasing protests, referendum initiatives, and corrupt ways of gaining influence.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-12-01 | Journal of Baltic Studies |