What the language referendum says about Latvian political culture

  • 2012-02-15
  • By Julia Gifford
RIGA - Recent Latvian politics have been dominated by the topic of the upcoming language referendum. The fact is that it has overshadowed many other comparably more relevant topics (such as the collapse of the major Latvian bank, Latvijas Krajbanka), which would have benefited more from the attention of the members of parliament.How is this possible? This is largely due to the political culture that has developed in Latvia.Bringing language policy to the forefront of political activity demonstrates the importance that the inhabitants of Latvia ascribe to the topic. Apparently it is...
 
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