The European Union, democratization, and minorities in Latvia

The European Union and Democratization: Reluctant States

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 30-55

  Muiznieks, Nils ^a   Kehris, Ilze Brands ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies   (United States)

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EID: 85138119803     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203458464-2     Document Type: Chapter

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