CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2010
| Author | Generalova, Vladislava Vladimirovna |
|---|---|
| Title | EVOLUTION OF ETHNO-NATIONAL SEPARATISM IN CHECHNYA: FROM AUTOCHTHONOUS LIBERATION STRUGGLE TO TOTAL WAR |
| Summary | Among the ethnical conflicts which occurred after the disintegration of the USSR and the breakup of the world’s bipolar order, the conflict in Chechnya proved to be the most large-scale that had ever been witnessed on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Russia had to encounter a new type of local conflict on its territory, threatening its integrity and sovereignty. Initially begun with the demands for the recognition of independence and national self-determination, the Chechen separatist project unexpectedly altered its goals and the substance of its struggle during the continuous confrontation with the Russian federal center. From the ethno-national discourse and liberation tasks, the Chechen Resistance changed over to the radical Islamic doctrine employed as an ideological platform of struggle. The causes and factors that brought about this evolution have remained disputable and not sufficiently explored to the present time. The aim of my research consists in analyzing this transformation of the Chechen ethno-national separatism in the context of the political thought of Carl Schmitt and in the light of his works devoted to the explanation of the role of the irregular fighter and the significance of sovereign power and new forms of enmity in the changing world political order. |
| Supervisor | Alexander Astrov |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/generalova_vladislava.pdf |
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