Russia''s Securitization of Chechnya - How War Became Acceptable

Informationen zum Autor Julie Wilhelmsen is Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)! Norway and has a PhD in political science from the University of Oslo. She is co-editor of Russia's Encounter with Globalization: Actors! Processes and Critical Moments (2011). Zusammenfassung This book provides an in-depth analysis of how mobilisation and legitimation for war are made possible, with a focus on Russia's conflict with Chechnya. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. A theoretical framework for the study of acceptable war 3. Method and sources 4. The interwar period: a case of desecuritization 5. Russian official representations of Chechnya and Russia 6. Historical representations of Chechnya and Russia 7. Political elite representations of Chechnya and Russia 8. Expert representations of Chechnya and Russia 9. Journalistic representations of Chechnya and Russia 10. Sealing off Chechnya 11. Bombing Chechnya 12. Cleansing Chechnya 13. Conclusions and perspectives

List of contents

1. Introduction

2. A theoretical framework for the study of acceptable war

3. Method and sources

4. The interwar period: a case of desecuritization

5. Russian official representations of Chechnya and Russia

6. Historical representations of Chechnya and Russia

7. Political elite representations of Chechnya and Russia

8. Expert representations of Chechnya and Russia

9. Journalistic representations of Chechnya and Russia

10. Sealing off Chechnya

11. Bombing Chechnya

12. Cleansing Chechnya

13. Conclusions and perspectives

Summary

This book provides an in-depth analysis of how mobilisation and legitimation for war are made possible, with a focus on Russia's conflict with Chechnya.

Product details

• Authors: WILHELMSEN, Julie Wilhelmsen, Julie (Norwegian Institute of Internat Wilhelmsen, Julie (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) Wilhelmsen, Wilhelmsen Julie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138549869
• ISBN: 978-1-138-54986-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies; Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Russia, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Regional Geography, USSR, Soviet Union, HISTORY / Russia / General