Synopses & Reviews
This book examines the emergence of nationalism in Lithuania, specifically the Lithuanian national movement, known as Sajudis, and its approach towards the citizenship rights of national minorities. The study concentrates on the period between 1988 and 1993 when the national majority and minorities began forming and debating citizenship rights. The Lithuanian situation is analyzed not just according to the letter of the law, but also, more importantly, how these laws were implemented and how the minorities responded to them.
About the Author
Vesna Popovski is Lecturer in the Politics of Ethnicity, School of Slavonic and Eastern Studies, University College London.
Table of Contents
Part I * Conceptual and Methodological Issues Concerning Citizenship Rights of National Minorities * National Minorities Issues Between the Two World Wars * Opposition Movements and the Birth of the Lithuanian National Movement * The Issue of Citizenship in Lithuania: Legislation and the Way it Was Perceived *
Part II * Introduction * Russian Responses * Polish Demands * Jewish Answers * Postscript
Part I * Conceptual and Methodological Issues Concerning Citizenship Rights of National Minorities * National Minorities Issues Between the Two World Wars * Opposition Movements and the Birth of the Lithuanian National Movement * The Issue of Citizenship in Lithuania: Legislation and the Way it Was Perceived * Part II * Introduction * Russian Responses * Polish Demands * Jewish Answers * Postscript