Political Parties and Party Systems in the Baltic States
The Objectives
- To introduce some new concepts: political party, party system, electoral systems, etc.
- To provide a general overview about the main characteristics of the party systems the Baltic countries
- To provide a more detailed overview about the party systems in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
- To introduce briefly some major parties in the Baltic politics
- To provide a brief overview about the electoral systems in the Baltic States
The Outcomes of the Learning Object:
- The basic knowledge about the main characteristics of the party systems in the Baltic States
- The basic knowledge how party systems and electoral systems differ in the Baltic States country by country
- The basic knowledge about some most prominent parties in the Baltic politics
The target group
Foreign students interested in the Baltic States
Learning material consits of:
- 2 video lectures: Part 1 (68 minutes) and Part 2 (78 minutes)
- 4 exercises
Technical Requirements: no special software is required, only flash player (download Adobe Flash Player) and pdf reader (download Adobe Reader) are needed.
Passing the learning object takes approximately 8 academic hours
Author of the Learning Object:
Tõnis Saarts, lecturer of Political Science, Institute of Political Science and Public Administration, Tallinn University
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Tõnis Saarts, Tallinn University 2009