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1. 1. Ethnic boundary-making in a Latvian university

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Karl-Michael Svensson; [2014]
   Keywords : Ethnicity; ethnic boundary-making; ethnic groups; social exclusion; Post-Soviet; Latvia; educational institutions; university;

   Abstract : This study explores experiences of division into ethnic groups of Latvians and Russians at Liepāja University in Latvia. The Soviet heritage has left a Russian minority that constitutes a quarter of the Latvian population. The Latvian and Russian groups are divided by opposed interpretations of the past Soviet domination in Latvia. READ MORE