Fear, Weakness and Power in the Post-Soviet South Caucasus A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis

"This book provides a detailed, multi-level analysis of international security in the South Caucasus and considers whether this region of the former Soviet Union, with several as yet unresolved, 'frozen' separatist conflicts, can move towards a more peaceable future.Using three concepts from Regional Security Complex Theory, amity/enmity, state incoherence and great power penetration, Oskanian forms a unique conceptual expansion of the theory, providing a comprehensive examination of both material conditions and discourses of insecurity. Applying this expanded framework onto a region of considerable complexity and conflict, the book considers the hostility between the South Caucasian states, the fissures underlying their secessionist conflicts, and the regional involvement of great powers, outlining the broader narratives that pervade societies in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.The book also assesses the emergence of a security regime in the Southern Caucasus and offers a critical-prescriptive assessment of policy implications for both regional and extra-regional actors concerned with improved regional stability. "--

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Oskanien, K. Oskanien, Kenneth A. Loparo, K Oskanien, Kenneth A Loparo, Kevork Oskanian
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 21.10.2013
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia
• EAN: 9781137026750
• ISBN: 978-1-137-02675-0
• Numero di pagine: 284
• Serie: New Security Challenges; New Security Challenges
• Categorie: B, Peace, History: specific events & topics, Russia, Conflict Studies, European Politics, Political Science, International Relations, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Political science & theory, Political History, World Politics, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, Russia—Politics and government, Peace and Conflict Studies