Essays about: "Caucasus"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the word Caucasus.

1. 1. Horizontal Inequalities in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict : Studying the Emergence of the Karabakh Movement

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Hayk Smbatyan; [2022]
   Keywords : Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; Karabakh movement; horizontal inequality; process-tracing; conflict; peace; intractable conflict; mass mobilization; civic uprising; ethnicity; comparative analysis; theory-testing; social movements; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Nagorno-Karabakh; qualitative research; Нагорно-карабахский конфликт; карабахское движение; горизонтальное неравенство; прослеживание процессов; конфликт; мир; неразрешимый конфликт; массовая мобилизация; гражданское восстание; этничность; сравнительный анализ; проверка теории; общественные движения; Армения; Азербайджан; Нагорный Карабах; качественное исследование;

   Abstract : Ethnic contentions would barely arise at the drop of a hat. To understand the roots of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, known as one of the most intractable ethnopolitical conflicts in the South Caucasus region, it is crucial to trace back to the Karabakh movement, a civic uprising that mobilized ethnic Armenians around a struggle for independence. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring Constraints to Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Baltics and the South Caucasus

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Markar Sangkogian; [2021]
   Keywords : constraints; Russia; foreign policy; Baltic; South Caucasus; neoclassical realism; foreign policy analysis;

   Abstract : The thesis is an explorative study of the notion of constraints to Russia’s foreign policy. The explorative attempt investigates Moscow’s external behaviour vis a vis the states of the Baltics and the South Caucasus from 2013 to 2020. READ MORE

4. 3. The role of nature-based tourism : The case of Azerbaijan

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Ramil Namazov; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Tourism; Nature-based tourism; Tourism Companies; Nature-based tourists;

   Abstract : Nature-based tourism is one of the most preferred types of tourism by tourists in recent years. This type of tourism also has a special effect on people's decisions. This paper analyzes the role of nature-based tourism in people's decisions and tourist preferences, as well as how companies meet these requirements. READ MORE

5. 4. The European Union and Georgia : An Effective Approach to Conflict Resolution?

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   Author : Pascal Jahn; [2020]
   Keywords : Georgia; Effectiveness; Conflict Resolution;

   Abstract : Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the two de-facto regimes of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have fought actively for their independence from Georgia and international recognition, until the conflict in the Southern Caucasus has reached a frozen status quo in 2008. To maintain peace in the region and to ultimately achieve a resolution of the conflict, the European Union (EU) has become actively involved as an external mediator and has introduced several bilateral agreements and monitoring measures. READ MORE

6. 5. The EU’s Constraints in Involvement of the Post- Soviet Frozen Conflicts : (A Comparative Case Study on the Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia and South Ossetia Conflicts)

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

   Author : Mahira Mukhtarova; [2020]
   Keywords : Frozen Conflicts; the South Caucasus; EU constraints; Normative Power Europe and Neorealism.;

   Abstract : This thesis examines constraints of the EU’s engagement in the frozen conflicts of the South Caucasus, namely, the Abkhazia, the South Ossetia, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts. The study begins with a puzzle in which the EU’s ambition for prioritizing the resolution of frozen conflicts mismatches with the reality related to the status quo of frozen conflicts. READ MORE