CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Preston, Jessica Marie |
|---|---|
| Title | 'Adjarians, you are Georgians too': Religion, Nationalism, and Ethnicity in the Framing of Georgia's European Identity |
| Summary | The number of religious freedom violations towards Muslims has increased in the Republic of Georgia since 2012. This thesis examines the oppression of the Georgian Muslim community in the Adjara region. Using a frame analysis, I examine the Georgian elites framing of historical narratives, national symbols, Georgian national identity, and Georgian European identity. I find that elites have framed Christianity as exclusively linked to Georgia’s national and European identity, while also ‘othering’ Islam. Interviews uncovered systematic oppression by the Georgian state. Furthermore, Georgian society is justifying their religious freedom violations towards Georgian Muslims by denying their self-identification as being ethnically Georgian. |
| Supervisor | Fumagalli, Matteo |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/preston_jessica.pdf |
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