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Activism and accountability
Over the past year, Latvia has seen spates of civic activism unprecedented in the 18 years of renewed independence. This includes thousands massing for protests, tens of thousands signing petitions, hundreds of thousands calling for referenda. It begs the question – what brings people to the streets, what provokes their civic impulses? Is civic engagement becoming de rigeur, or is it an unsustainable blip on the screen, a brief inflammation, which, if treated with calming salves and the passage ...| The article you requested can be accessed only by subscribing to the online version of The Baltic Times. If you are already subscribed to The Baltic Times, please log on using the form on the top of the page. If you don't have a membership yet - please subscribe. |
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