 | Russian Minority Politics in Post-Soviet Latvia and Kyrgyzstan: The Transformative Power of Informal Networks Subjects: Russians -- Latvia -- Politics and government; Russians -- Kyrgyzstan -- Politics and government; Russians -- Latvia -- Ethnic identity; Russians -- Kyrgyzstan -- Ethnic identity; Social networks -- Latvia; Social networks -- Kyrgyzstan; Nationalism -- La; Why do Russians choose to stay in Latvia, a state that adopts antagonistic policies that favor Latvians at the expense of Russians, yet migrate from Kyrgyzstan, a state that adopts accommodating policies to placate Kyrgyz and Russians? Michele E. Commercio suggests that the answer to this question lies in the power of informal networks. Michele E. Commercio teaches political science at the University of Vermont. |
