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Diasporic Politics and Defining Diaspora in Law: The Case of Latvia

By: Ieva Birka and  Agnese Lāce  
Open Access
|Oct 2021

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Language: English
Page range: 48 - 72
Submitted on: Jan 19, 2021
Accepted on: Jul 15, 2021
Published on: Oct 8, 2021
Published by: Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy and the Faculty of Law of Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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