title: Communicating Democracy: The Discourse of Political Leaders of the Baltic States
abstract: The term democracy, which is a compound noun consisting of two Greek words demos and kratos and stands for people and power, recently has acquired yet another meaning, that of a way of governing the state based on the will of people. Communication is one of the key elements of a democratic polity; whereas language serves as one of the key forms in the realisation of political communication. The public communication of political leaders of the Baltic States, specifically, the presidents as repres
journal: Parliamentary Studies