Exercises
Exercise 1
Compare the party systems in different Baltic countries with each other!
- Latvia and Estonia
- Estonia and Lithuania
- Lithuania and Latvia
Exercise 2
Search for more literature about the following dominant parties in the Baltic Politics (in the internet, in the libraries)! What are the ideological stances of these parties and in what way they are manifested through the party programs?
- Reform Party (Estonia)
- Peoples Party (Latvia)
- Social Democratic Party (Lithuania)
Exercise 3
Compare the party systems in the Baltic States with Western Europe. What are the main divergences?
Exercise 4
Compare the party systems in the Baltic States with the party system in your own home country. What are the main differences? Could you find some similarities?
Tõnis Saarts, Tallinn University 2009