Languages in Higher Education in Estonia and Latvia: Language Practices and Attitudes

Kibbermann, Kerttu

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-56914-1_13

Cited by 4 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 9 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Around a decade after Russian‐language schools were to start instructing most subjects in Latvian, a comprehensive study concluded that eight in 10 Russian speakers assessed their Latvian knowledge to be in the area between satisfactory and very good, whereas among the younger generation, the numbers were even higher (Baltic Institute of Social Sciences, 2015: 49–51). These findings have also been corroborated in sociological polls before and since (Kibbermann & Kļava, 2017: 54; Muižnieks, 2010: 282). In this context, Dilāns and Zepa (2015: 641–642) concluded that despite the criticism Latvia received over its education reform, it had, in fact, led to a better command of Latvian and thus better prospects for education continuation and labor market opportunities.…”

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 58%

History perceptions and national identity among Latvian youth: Entrapped between narratives of Latvia and Russia?

Bērziņa

Krumins

Šiliņš

et al. 2023

Nations and Nationalism

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article examines the extent to which history forms national identity among Latvian youth. Being a multiethnic country, Latvia provides a unique opportunity to study the role of history in nation‐building among dominant and minority ethnic groups. The majority of Latvia's ethnic minorities are Russian‐speaking; therefore, a peculiarity of the Latvian case is the influence of the historical narratives promoted by Russia. The research problem of the paper is the formation of national identity when a foreign country promotes distorted historical narratives to discredit a state. The empirical findings are based on 30 in‐depth interviews with young people. The main conclusion is that history plays a rather limited direct role in forming national identity among youth in Latvia. The influence of Russia's historical narratives is observable but not as strong as expected in the context of Russia's influence activities.

show abstract

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 58%