DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, FACULTY OF ARTS, CONSTANTINE THE PHILOSOPHER UNIVERSITY IN NITRA

The goal of the article is to present ethnic minorities in Lithuania and to discuss identity issues, highlight discrimination challenges. The article is based on literature review and secondary data analysis. Lithuanian society is more monoculture than multicultural; however, there are historically formed ethnic minorities. According to research data ethnic minorities in Lithuania have strong ethnic identity which is accepted and supported by mainstream society. Minorities’ people don’t face a structural discrimination, however, some incidents could be found. It should be admitted that with a new wave of emigration in Europe since 2015, a new challenges could rise for Lithuania as well.ethnic minority, diversity, ethnic identity, discrimination on the basis of ethnicity

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