Emptiness and its futures: staying and leaving as tactics of life in Latvia

In the past 25 years, rural Latvia has become notably emptier. This emptying is the result of post-Soviet deindustrialization and large-scale outmigration, enabled by EU accession and exacerbated by the 2008 financial crisis. It is accompanied by lack of political protest, leading many to conclude t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dzenovska, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Berghahn Journals 2018