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Latvia - A Work in Progress?: 100 Years of State- and Nation-building(142 Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society)

Latvia - A Work in Progress?: 100 Years of State- and Nation-building(142 Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society)


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A quarter century after the formation of the Popular Front and a decade since joining the EU, processes of state- and nation-building in Latvia are still on-going. Issues such as citizenship, language policy, minority rights, democratic legitimacy, economic stability, and security all remain objects of vigorous public discussion. The current situation also reflects longer-standing debates on the relationship between state, nation, and sovereignty in Latvian society and polity. By examining different aspects of these relationships, this volume aims to reveal both key turning points and continuities in Latvia's development, thereby helping to inform current debates.

Table of Contents:
State, Nation & Sovereignty Amidst Uncertainty & Change: Turning Points & Continuities in Latvian Society & Polity; Death & Transfiguration: Reflections on World War I & the Birth of the Latvian State;; Latvians as a Civic Nation: The Interwar Experiment; Why Remember Paul Schiemann?; The Return of the Gods? Authoritarian Culture & Neo-Paganism in Interwar Latvia, 1934-1940; Come on Latvians, Join the Party -- Well Forgive You Everything: Ideological Struggle During the National Communist Affair, Summer 1959; At First We Missed Our Latvia...: Attitudes Towards Latvian State During the Soviet Period; Latvians in Exile & the Idea of the Latvian State; International Reactions to the Independence of the Baltic States: The French Example, 1989-1991; You Are Not the People: Revisiting Citizenship & Geopolitics; Post-Soviet Latvia: A Consolidated Democracy in the Third Decade of Independence?; The Europeanisation of Latvias Public Policy: The Case of Foreign Aid Policy 2004-2010; Paradoxes of Power: Gender, Work, & Family in the New Europe; Reflections on the Political Economy of the Latvian State Since 1991: The Role of External Goals. What to Do Now That Externally Defined Goals Have Been Realised?; The Unbearable Myth of Convergence: Episodes in the Economic Development of Latvia; The Roots of Radicalism: Persistent Problems of Class & Ethnicity in Latvias Politics.

About the Author :
Andreas Umland, M.Phil. (Oxford), Dr.Phil. (FU Berlin), Ph.D. (Cambridge), Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs in Stockholm, Senior Expert at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future in Kyiv, and Associate Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

Review :
“[…] here we have an eclectic collection of essays, all of which are well worth reading. The volume should be a ‘must-read’ for any academic interested in the state of Latvia today.”—Slavonic and East European Review, vol. 96, no. 3, July 2018 “Most books devoted to the centenary of Latvian statehood, both in Latvian and in foreign language, have a celebratory tone, emphasizing positive achievements and avoiding criticism. This valuable collection of articles is an exception. It provides us with a wellbalanced, critical reflection on Latvian state- and nation-building experiences from many different angles―ranging from the competing narratives about the emergence of Latvian statehood in 1918 to social inequalities in present-day Latvia.” – ZfO - Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung / Journal of East Central European Studies, 03/2018 "[T]his book is a very valuable contribution to Latvian issues and a real gift for its centenary celebrations in 2018. It certainly offers many aspects of Latvian historical evolution in many vital areas of state endeavors, which could lead to further debates and indeed may be a catalyst for further research and policy changes." - Juris Dreifelds, Brock University, Journal of Baltic Studies 2017 “'Latvia—A Work in Progress? 100 Years of State- and Nation-Building' is a fascinating and significant book […] The Latvian case is a lesson to all transitional and multiethnic societies trying to build a strong state and a unified nation. This book is necessary reading for scholars, policymakers and postgraduate students to enhance their understanding of the complex processes associated with state- and nation-building and successful governance.” – Europe-Asia Studies, Ohannes Geukjian, issue 70/8, 2018


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  • ISBN-13: 9783838206486
  • Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
  • Publisher Imprint: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 142 Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
  • Weight: 449 gr
  • ISBN-10: 3838206487
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 332
  • Sub Title: 100 Years of State- and Nation-building
  • Width: 148 mm


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