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ERIC Number: EJ536758
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Representative Democracy in Latvia: The Elections of 1995 and 1996.
Patrick, John J.
Social Education, v60 n7 p420-23 Nov-Dec 1996
Places the recent democratic Latvian elections in the context of that country's historic oppression by the Soviet Union, its resulting demographic character, and the emergence of pragmatic political parties. Analyzes the issues, parties, and coalitions that resulted in Grantis Ulmanis' recent victories. Prospects for continuing democracy appear excellent. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Civics, Democracy, Democratic Values, Elections, Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body), Law Related Education, Political Attitudes, Political Campaigns, Political Parties, Political Power, Secondary Education, Social Change, Social Studies, Social Values
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Latvia
Note: Grouped with SO 528 261 and SO 528 263 in journal section entitled "Recent Elections in Former Soviet-Bloc Countries."