Month: August 2018

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A Portrait of Lithuanian Societal Values

Notes: ESS = European Social Survey; Hof = Hofstede cultural dimensions; SVS = Schwartz Values Survey; WHR = World Happiness Report; WVS = World Values Survey. The values emphasized by a society are central to understanding its culture; they lie at the very heart of culture and shape the society’s beliefs, understanding, practices, norms and institutions (Schwartz, 2006). To me culture is a set of … Continue reading A Portrait of Lithuanian Societal Values

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Lithuanians are leaving their country in droves but the government panders to expatriate elites

A 2018 OECD report has found that net migration for Lithuania will remain negative for at least the next few decades. This is worrying in a country that is already the European leader in emigration rates[1]. Lithuania has been labelled by some authors as possessing a “culture of migration”[2].  By 2030 it is estimated that the working-age population will decrease by 30%[3]. Yet the Lithuanian … Continue reading Lithuanians are leaving their country in droves but the government panders to expatriate elites

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