State building and conflict resolution in the Caucasus

Charlotte Mathilde Louise Hille

BRILL, 2010 - Political Science - 359 pages

State building processes in the Caucasus are influenced by the culture of the Caucasus, and previous experiences with state building after World War I. The conflicts which erupted at the time have influenced territorial claims. The role of foreign powers as Russia, the United States, Turkey, Germany is considerable in the region. Divide and rule policy of Joseph Stalin is another factor which describes existing animosities between peoples in the Caucasus. Since 1989 a transition process, or state building process, has started in the North and the South Caucasus. This book gives an in-depth analysis of the backgrounds of the conflicts, including activities by IGO's and NGOs, and the developments in international law with regard to state building practice.

Contents

• Chapter One Overview of the Caucasus: 1
• Chapter Two State Building Theoretical Approaches: 27
• Chapter Three State Building in the North Caucasus: 47
• Chapter Four State Building in the North Caucasus after the Russian Revolution: 51
• Chapter Five State Building in the South Caucasus before 1917: 63
• Chapter Six State Building in the South Caucasus after the Russian Revolution: 67
• Chapter Seven Georgia between 1918 and 1921: 73
• Chapter Eight Armenia between 1918 and 1921: 129
• NagornoKarabakh Nakhichevan and Zangezur: 163
• Chapter Ten Azerbaijan between 1918 and 1921: 175
• The Period 19211936: 195
• Chapter Twelve Territorial Claims after the Second World War: 201
• Chapter Thirteen Perestroika and Glasnost: 207
• Chapter Fourteen State Building in the South Caucasus Since 1991: 211
• Chapter Fifteen State Building in Georgia Since 1991: 225
• Chapter Sixteen State Building in Armenia Since 1991: 249
• Chapter Seventeen State Building in Azerbaijan Since 1991: 265
• Chapter Eighteen State Building in the North Caucasus Since 1991: 275
• Chapter Nineteen Conflict Resolution in the South Caucasus: 315
• Chapter Twenty Conflict Resolution in the North Caucasus: 327
• Conclusion: 333
• Bibliography: 335
• Index: 343

About the author

Charlotte Hille (PhD 2003) studied international public law, political science and philosophy. She is assistant professor at the University of Amsterdam. She is a specialist in the Caucasus, state building, conflict resolution and gender. She also is a mediator.

Bibliographic information

• Title: State building and conflict resolution in the Caucasus; Armenian Research Center collection; Volume 1 of Eurasian studies library, ISSN 1877-9484; Volume 1 of Eurasian studies library. Historical, political and social studies of Slavic and Islamic cultures in the Eurasian region, ISSN 1877-9484
• Author: Charlotte Mathilde Louise Hille
• Publisher: BRILL, 2010
• ISBN: 9004179011, 9789004179011
• Length: 359 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Political Science / International Relations / General