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‘Exit’ in Deeply Divided Societies: Regimes of Discrimination in Estonia and Latvia and the Potential for Russophone Migration.
- Source :
- Journal of Common Market Studies; Nov2005, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p739-762, 24p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Hirschman's model of ‘exit’ envisages that mass migration can communicate feedback to a state and elicit modifying policy behaviour. The regimes of discrimination against Russophones in Estonia and Latvia are examined to demonstrate that in certain conditions of inter-ethnic conflict, the model does not work as predicted. In deeply divided societies the mass migration of a minority can be intentionally promoted by a majority regime of discrimination. In such conditions, migration may operate as a safety valve to release the build-up of minority antagonisms. Given the limitations of international conditionality and the poor prospects for integration or assimilation, this article predicts a significant out-migration by Russophones to other EU Member States when restrictions on freedom of movement are eased after the transitional period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219886
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Common Market Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18712498
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5965.2005.00594.x