Essays about: "South Caucasus"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words South Caucasus.

  1. 6. 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

  3. 7. Passportisation - the new geopolitical strategy? A comparative analysis of Russia’s passportisation policy and its effects on brain drain in the Eastern Neighbourhood

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Louise Grönsund; [2020]
    Keywords : Abkhazia; brain drain; breakaway region; geopolitics; hegemonic power; passportisation; Russia; spheres of influence; South Ossetia; Transnistria; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Russia has been issuing passports to Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus since the Soviet dissolution. Most targeted are secessionist regions of former Soviet states, whose populations are now becoming Russian due to passportisation. READ MORE

  4. 8. A study of the preliminary National Forest Inventory in Georgia : with special emphasis on degraded vs. non-degraded forest

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Rahel Beil; [2019]
    Keywords : National forest inventory; Georgia; forest degradation; methodology review;

    Abstract : The South Caucasus and particularly Georgia are known as a “biodiversity hotspot” because of their unique flora and fauna which holds an outstanding amount of endemic species. Knowing this flora and fauna is crucial to protect it, but also to manage the natural resources it holds. READ MORE

  5. 9. Dependence and coercion in the shared neighbourhood. : How Russia influenced the South Caucasus in their path to EU Association

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felix Schartner; [2017]
    Keywords : dependence; coercion; power; South Caucasus; Russia; energy;

    Abstract : In 2010 the EU initiated negotiations for new agreements forming the legal basis for relations between it and partner countries of the EaP, termed Association Agreements (AA). Negotiations were entered with all three countries in the South Caucasus as well as Ukraine and Moldova, and foresaw greater political association through extensive rule harmonisation. READ MORE

  6. 10. Transformative gender narratives in South Caucasus: Conversations with NGO women in the Armenian-Azeri conflict

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Mindaugas Jocbalis; [2016]
    Keywords : gender; conflict; Caucasus; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Kvinna; Georgia; displacement; activism; Nagorno-Karabakh;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the role of women as intermediaries, mediators and arbitrators in conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the de facto region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is highly relevant to comdev due to several reasons. First, it is an active issue. READ MORE