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Patterns of Ethnic Homogenisation, Fragmentation and Polarisation and the Vote Shares for Nationalist Parties in Latvia

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  • Ádám Németh
  • Zoltán Dövényi

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The focus of this article is on ethnic diversity and polarisation in Latvia after 1989. Our fundamental question is that if we interpret diversification as a dynamic process, and include polarisation as a potential direction of diversification, how much will the results differ, compared to the explanations usually proposed in the literature? The recognition that apparent homogenisation results, in particular cases, in polarisation (in this case in 35% of Latvia’s entire population) is the major contribution of our empirical analysis. Taking into account the broad scale of the potential impact of polarisation, our findings raise significant questions for the classification mechanisms that may be employed in further investigations.

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  • Ádám Németh & Zoltán Dövényi, 2019. "Patterns of Ethnic Homogenisation, Fragmentation and Polarisation and the Vote Shares for Nationalist Parties in Latvia," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 71(5), pages 774-804, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:71:y:2019:i:5:p:774-804
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2019.1604945
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