Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC Research Papers Graduate School 6-2016 Explaining Variance in Party System Stability in Lithuania and Latvia Liucija Balciunaite Southern Illinois University Carbondale,
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[email protected]. EXPLAINING VARIANCE IN PARTY SYSTEM STABILITY IN LITHUANIA AND LATVIA by Liucija Balciunaite B.A, Lewis University, 2012 A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Arts Department of Political Science in the Graduate School Southern Illinois University Carbondale August 2016 RESEARCH PAPER APPROVAL EXPLAINING VARIANCE IN PARTY SYSTEM STABILITY IN LITHUANIA AND LATVIA By Liucija Balciunaite A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the field of Political Science Approved by: Dr. Stephen R. Bloom, Chair Dr. Benjamin Bricker, Committee Member Graduate School Southern Illinois University Carbondale June 16, 2016 AN ABSTRACT OF THE RESEARCH PAPER OF LIUCIJA BALCIUNAITE, for the Master of Arts degree in POLITICAL SCIENCE, presented on JUNE 16, 2016, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: EXPLAINING VARIANCE IN PARTY SYSTEM STABILITY IN LITHUANIA AND LATVIA MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Stephen R. Bloom This comparative research contributes to the further understanding of party system stability in ethnically divided societies.