Party Politics in the Baltic States: Social Bases and Institutional Context
Party Politics in the Baltic States: Social Bases and Institutional Context
Author(s): Vello Pettai, Marcus KreuzerSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Baltic States; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; postcommunist transformation; transition to democracy; fall of Soviet Union;
Summary/Abstract: Since making headlines in the late 1980s as three sisterlike republics struggling for freedom from the Soviet Union, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have diverged significantly in their post-independence political, economic, and social development. This article traces the three countries' political development by comparing their political parties and party systems. It analyzes how these parties evolved against the background of their shared communist legacies and highlights similarities and differences between the three states as well as other post-communist countries. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 13/1999
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 148-189
- Page Count: 42
- Language: English
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