From nationalism to nation-building: Latvian politics and minority policyFootnote∗

∗The author wishes to thank the International Institute for Education (New York) and the Carnegie Trust of Scotland for their support in researching this paper. The author also wishes to acknowledge the helpful remarks of two anonymous referees as well as those from my colleagues Patrick Bernhagen and Richard Rose.

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