| ID | 166595 |
| Title Proper | Identity and Media-use Strategies of the Estonian and Latvian Russian-speaking Populations Amid Political Crisis |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Vihalemm, Triin |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this essay, we examine the connections between media use and trust strategies, and the identity development of the Russian-speaking populations in Estonia and Latvia in the context of the political crisis in Ukraine. We argue against the levelling, uniform view of Russian-speaking audiences as being completely under the influence of Russian media and thereby politically identifying themselves with the Kremlin. We present a typology of Russian-speaking audiences, explain how they construct their identities as audience members within these types in times of political crisis, and discuss how this self-identification as audience members shapes the development of broader civic and ethnic identities among the Estonian and Latvian Russian-speaking populations. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol.71, No.1; Jan 2019: p.48-70 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 71 No 1 |
| Key Words | Political Crisis ; Media-Use Strategie ; Latvian Russian-Speaking Populations |