After more than 25 years since the re-establishment of independent Baltic States, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have built stable democratic systems. These political transformation and democratic consolidation processes, however, have not been fully completed in any of these countries, and the political systems of the Baltic States are marked by similar dynamics.
Party competition in all the three states is highly volatile, resulting in frequent changes of governments. Trust in politics and political institutions is lacking, and voter turnout rates are low, with 50% in Lithuania, almost 60% in Lativa and 64% in Estonia. The readiness to participate in political processes in the Baltic States is weak. So far, there is no strong, critical or active civil society in any of these countries.
The Friedrich Ebert Foundation strives to contribute with its work to the strengthening of democratic structures and civil society of the Baltic States, and promote social and political participation and engagement. FES' approach is creating platforms for a dialogue between stakeholders and multipliers in politics, civil society and academia, promoting political participation through political education and supporting social discourse on the challenges of social democracy in the Baltic States with regional and international projects.
A research project on the queer subculture (counterculture) in Soviet Latvia
The three studies on the Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian dream deal with the dreams and visions of the future of the Baltic societies.
Russian-speakers comprise a substantial portion of Latvia's population, and the issues related to their integration into Latvian society have…
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Lukošius, Ovidijus; Grybauskaite, Dalia; Krumm, Reinhard
Bread is enough, we want games / Authors: Ovidijus Lukošius, Dalia Grybauskaite, Reinhard Krumm. - [Vilnius] : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, [2024]. - 39 Seiten = 910 KB, PDF-File. - Electronic ed.: Riga : FES, 2024ISBN 978-609-95426-5-2
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Ločmele, Nellija; Zatlers, Valdis; Krumm, Reinhard
The seeds of freedom in a divided society / Authors: Nellija Ločmele, Valdis Zatlers, Reinhard Krumm. - [Riga] : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, [2024]. - 47 Seiten = 980 KB, PDF-File. - Einheitssacht.: Latvijas sapnis . - Electronic ed.: Riga : FES, 2024ISBN 978-9934-615-18-4
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Hõbemägi, Priit; Kaljulaid, Kersti; Krumm, Reinhard
The next 5000 years / Authors: Priit Hõbemägi, Kersti Kaljulaid, Reinhard Krumm. - [Tallinn] : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, [2024]. - 35 Seiten = 880 KB, PDF-File. - Einheitssacht.: Eesti unistus . - Electronic ed.: Riga : FES, 2024ISBN 978-9916-4-2481-0
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