Minority Reconsidered: Towards a Typology of Latvia’s Russophone Identity

Mārtiņš Kaprāns and Inta Mieriņa

Europe-Asia Studies, 2019, vol. 71, issue 1, 24-47

Abstract: Latvia’s Russophones are often seen as a consolidated ethno-linguistic unit. The goal of this essay is to test this assumption by exploring Russophones’ in-group differentiation over an extended period of time. Conceptually, the essay combines social representation theory with the quadratic nexus model. By analysing cross-sectional survey data it is argued that citizenship of Latvia and generational belonging are two major factors that explain the deviation from the standard model of identification that is primarily imposed by Russia as a symbolic homeland. The essay also suggests that the standard model has experienced inconsistent support over the years and this has opened up space for identification with a more emancipated in-group representation.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2018.1556250

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