Political Activism on the Eve of Estonia’s Independence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9952306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathleen M Dowley (0000-0001-8296-963X, corresponding author), Brian D Silver, Jaak Uueküla |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 46-73 |
| Publication date | 1996-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7659 • E-ISSN: 1557-9336 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15579336.1996.11770138 |
| OpenAlex | W2555777658 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
We examined levels and patterns of political activism and the characteristics of activists and nonactivists. We also investigated whether those who actively participated in Estonia’s political life on the eve of independence were similar in their views and attitudes to the masses of the population.While 70 percent of our respondents participated in one or more of the numerous rallies in 1991. a much smaller percentage were active in the new and existing political organizations. However, a counterintuitive finding is that those who were most active in the newer political movements came disproportionately from the group of people who were most active in conventional political activities (mainly those mobilized by the Communist Party) twelve years earlier. Did these political activists adhere to more extreme positions than the masses on the most critical issues of the day—such as the desire for Estonian independence—or did they represent more moderate versions of the popular will?Our results reveal that although Estonian activists were more in favor of market-oriented reforms than the nonactivists, the difference was small. In fact, the greatest differences were between the two nationalities, not the social groups within these national communities, on most of the important issues confronting Estonia in the near future
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2004 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |