scholarly journals Ethnic Boundaries and Territorial Borders: On the Place of Lezgin Irredentism in the Construction of National Identity in Azerbaijan

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Leyla Sayfutdinova
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
National Movements ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
External Forces ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Soviet Space

Abstract The Lezgin irredentist movement is one of the less-studied national movements in the post-Soviet space, despite affecting the strategically important Russian-Azerbaijani borderlands and the bordering process between the two post-Soviet states. This article aims to fill this gap and to examine the impact of the Lezgin national movement on the development of territorial nationalism in early post-Soviet Azerbaijan. Based on the analysis of media publications in three Azerbaijani newspapers between 1992 and 1996, I argue that the movement contributed to consolidating the territorial vision of the Azerbaijani nation as incorporating groups historically settled in this territory. While media coverage stressed friendship between ethnic Azerbaijanis and Lezgins, the responsibility for secessionist claims was placed on external forces, particularly Russia and Armenia. In the long term, this framing led to the securitization of ethnic minority activism as a major threat to Azerbaijani statehood.

scholarly journals FDI in the Post-Soviet Space Three Decades after the Disintegration of the Soviet Union

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 30-60
Author(s):  
K. Kalotay ◽  
A. Sulstarova
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Transition Economies ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Outward Fdi ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Post Soviet Space

The former Soviet Union disintegrated three decades ago. That momentous 1991 was not only the starting point for independence of the countries of the post-Soviet space but also the starting point for their transformation from centrally planned economy to capitalism, often with local specificities. At the moment of writing this article aiming at analysing the long-term, structural characteristics of inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI), these 12 economies are facing new COVID-19-related challenges, different from the problems of transformation undertaken in the past decades. After a brief literature survey, in which the main issues raised by academic research are highlighted, the article analyses the long-term trends and the main characteristics (geographical and sectoral) of FDI, with special reference to greenfield project announcements from 2003 on (the starting year of data availability). It also explores how much economic development was based on either attracting inward or promoting outward FDI or both. The performance of the 12 post-Soviet economies is controlled against the performance of other transition economies such as the Baltic States, South-East Europe and/or the Visegrad Group. The article concludes that indeed efforts towards using inward or outward FDI for development has been modest, even if in inflows one can observe some convergence with the other transition economies, which have been relying more wittingly using FDI for their development.

scholarly journals Putin's and Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union: A hybrid half-economics and half-political “Janus Bifrons”

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno S. Sergi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Industrial Production ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
Regional Economic Integration ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
Post Soviet Space

The Eurasian Economic Union is an institution formalized in January 2015 for the purpose of regional economic integration; it includes five countries: Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan, and may include Mongolia and Tajikistan in the future. With a GDP of $1.59 trillion in 2015, an industrial production of $1.3 trillion in 2014, and population of almost 200 million as of 2016, the EEAU could represent a geopolitical success that supports both Putin's ambitious political agenda and the Union's economic prospects. Although the efforts of this Union are ongoing and long-term success is not certain, the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union can be considered a hybrid half-economics and half-political “Janus Bifrons” that serves as a powerful illustration of what Putin envisions for the post-Soviet space. Despite promising steps so far, more should be done toward the achievement of economic development and balanced opportunity for all Eurasian countries. Russia's longstanding role within the Union, as well as its power and political motivations, are all considerations that must be accounted for.

scholarly journals Improving the competitiveness of post-Soviet integrated national economies

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Valerii Leonidovich Abramov ◽  
Natalya Vladimirovna Lapenkova
Keyword(s):  
Regional Integration ◽  
International Competitiveness ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Member States ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
National Economies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Soviet Space

The subject of this research is the international competitiveness of post-Soviet national economies, within the framework of a new integration association in the post-Soviet space – the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). In the context of studying the competitiveness of the member-states of international regional integration associations, the authors analyze and conditionally divide the scientific and theoretical reserve of Russian and foreign scholars into several key vectors of research. The article formulates the approaches towards assessing the impact of integration processes upon the competitiveness of national economies of the EAEU member-states. For the analysis of competitiveness of the participant countries in the integration alliance, the authors applied the methodology of the Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum. The competitiveness of participant countries of the alliance was examined in accordance with the eight main criteria: the effectiveness of state institutions, infrastructure, the level of macroeconomic stability, development of financial markets, effectiveness of goods and services market, effectiveness of the job market, development of human capital, and assessment of innovation activity. The conclusion is made that all the countries participating in post-Soviet integration association indicate positive dynamics in their international competitiveness, although its level differs considerably. The approach towards assessing the impact of integration upon the competitiveness is formulated. It is noted that the achievement of higher level of competitiveness is impeded by macroeconomic instability of the national economies of post-Soviet space. Recommendations are given in the formation of their competitive advantages within the framework of the integration union.

scholarly journals "FOREIGN ARCHIVE KAZAKHSTAN": CONTENT AND USE VALUE

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Khazretalikyzy ◽  
◽  
А. Ahmet ◽  
Kh.M. Tursun ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Use Value ◽  
Historical Knowledge ◽  
Science And Culture ◽  
Historical Identity ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Soviet Space

The state program “Madeni Mura” (“Cultural Heritage”) has acquired great importance in the development of science and culture of Kazakhstan. When adopting this program, the experience of foreign programs in this area was taken into account. The Kazakhstani program is guided by laws and regulations, adopted by international organizations, relating to the development of culture, and relied on the experience of similar programs in the Russian Federation, France and others. The program that appeared in the post-Soviet space and based on the revival of national statehood is aimed at the formation of historical knowledge, historical identity in the country and popularization of cultural values of the young state. The article analyzes and evaluates the impact of the “Madeni Mura” program on the development of archival issues and experience in the area of foreign archival Kazakhstan. We took the direction of the Kazakhstani program regarding the archival sphere for the analysis

MILITARY COMPONENT OF THE POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE STRATEGIC TRIANGLE RUSSIA – CHINA – USA: STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENT SYSTEM

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 135-160
Author(s):  
D. V. GORDIENKO ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Comparative Assessment ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
The World ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Soviet Space

The purpose of this article is to assess the impact of the military component of the Russian Federation policy in the strategic triangle Russia – China – USA on its current Russian policy in the post-Soviet space, in Asia- Pacific and Euro-Atlantic regions, the Arctic, the middle East and in other regions of the world. An approach to the comparative assessment of this influence is proposed, which allows us to identify the priorities of Russia's policy in this area.

Falling from a Tightrope: Doctors and Lawyers between the Market and the State

1993 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Brazier ◽  
Jill Lovecy ◽  
Michael Moran ◽  
Margaret Potton
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
State Power ◽  
The State ◽  
British Government ◽  
The Law ◽  
Legal Professions ◽  
External Forces ◽  
The Impact

The organization of the medical and legal professions in Britain has depended heavily on ideologies of self-regulation, and on different institutional creations inspired by those ideologies. Self-regulation balances professions between the market and the state. In recent years both medicine and the law have been subjected to greater competition in the market, and greater control by the state. Part of the explanation for change lies in conditions particular to medicine and law but the similarity in recent regulatory experiences can only be explained by the working of common external forces. Two are identified: the impact of long-term cultural change on a regulatory balancing act originally created in an undemocratic and hierarchical society; and the impact of a modernizing elite in British government seeking to use state power to reverse the decline in British competitiveness.

“So New Sincerity”

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Rutten
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Debate ◽  
Post Soviet Space

This chapter examines the relationship between sincerity and digitization and how sincerity relates to such central concepts in the sincerity-and-media debate as amateurism, imperfection, and craft. It considers the many online “produsers”—media expert Axel Bruns's term for denoting that, online, “distinctions between producers and users of content have faded into comparative insignificance”—who use online self-publishing tools to publicly share their views on sincerity. The chapter problematizes existing notions of mediatization and authenticity and discusses current debates about our “mediated” world. It calls for a move beyond Western paradigms and more transcultural sensitiveness in the academic debate on new media, reality, and honesty. It also looks at existing studies' near-exclusive emphasis on authenticity, sincerity's conceptual twin. It shows that in post-Soviet space, those who reflect on the impact of new media on our lives show a special interest not in authenticity but in sincerity.

scholarly journals Dangerous dyads in the post-Soviet space: explaining Russia's military escalation decisions, 1992–2010

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Paolo Rosa ◽  
Adriana Cuppuleri
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
State Level ◽  
Foreign Policy Analysis ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
Military Alliance ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Dyad Analysis ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Soviet Space

Abstract This paper analyses the military behaviour of Russia from 1992 to 2010. The method used is a combination of the dyad analysis introduced by Stuart Bremer in 1992 and the analysis of unit-level variables, which is distinctive of foreign policy analysis. We empirically test a set of hypotheses about the determinants of Russia's military behaviour in the post-Cold War period by considering the impact of changes of international variables – relative power, the presence of military alliance pacts, the territorial salience of the dispute – and state-level variables – the degree of democracy/autocracy and regime vulnerability. A bivariate and a multivariate analysis are carried out to explain the separate and joint impacts of independent variables.

scholarly journals New Scots? Eastern European young people's feelings of belonging and national identity in Scotland post-Brexit

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-353
Author(s):  
Daniela Sime
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Young People ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the impact of Brexit on young people aged 12–18 who had moved to Scotland from Central and Eastern Europe. It draws on empirical data collected with over 250 young people who contributed to an online survey and focus groups between 2016–2018, immediately after the Brexit Referendum took place. The paper examines young people's feelings of national identity and how their sense of belonging has been impacted by Brexit. The key findings reveal that factors such as their everyday experiences of racism and xenophobia and perceptions of what other people, often their friends, might think about who gets to belong were identified as significant to the identities young migrants felt able to claim. While many young people expressed a strong sense of belonging in the UK as a whole and over half said they were feeling Scottish, access to a Scottish national identity seems to be restricted and often denied to them. At the same time, many felt able to occupy the national identity of their country of birth or claim hyphenated identities that included Scottishness and a European identity. In the context of Brexit, this poses a challenge for making New Scots feel like they belong in Scotland, as many may now decide to review their plans to remain in Scotland long-term if their rights change.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic –Milestone in Rediscovering the Rural Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Yuri GOLUBCHIKOV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Life ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Continuous Transformation ◽  
Oxygen Ions ◽  
Solar Uv ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Nature Preservation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Post Soviet Space

This study investigates the positive aspects of the impact COVID-19 pandemic has had on rural development, providing several examples from the post-Soviet space. It is predicted that the intensification of dacha recreation phenomenon, which has been significantly influenced by the pandemic, will spatially extend beyond the periurban areas of the largest cities and will create the preconditions for the restoration of abandoned villages, development of rural tourism and preservation of “archaic” living techniques and traditional lifestyle. In an interdisciplinary context, we learn about the increased tendency of city dwellers to own second homes (dacha) in the countryside. Attention is drawn to the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and a decrease in solar activity, along with the decrease in the disinfection capacity of solar UV radiation. The curative proprieties of landscapes are investigated, methods of their valorisation are proposed, and landscape therapy is proposed to be considered during pandemics, some of the most effective activities being open-air walks, with inhalation of negative oxygen ions, phytoncides, terpenes. The growth of uncertainties due to unlimited and uncontrolled human society development is postulated. It is proved that development must consider the unpredicted effects of a catastrophe and use this knowledge to prevent other more devastating events and effects. In this context, the preservation of the primary, although outdated, living techniques is proposed, since they can act as important survival factors in critical mode. It is concluded that COVID-19 pandemic should be perceived as a milestone in the reorientation of geography and ecology towards understanding and advocating for nature preservation to be able to sustain human society in a continuous transformation.

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