CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Barkauskas, Martynas |
|---|---|
| Title | Russia's OSCE Policy during Conflicts in Georgia and Ukraine. In Search of the Forgotten Domestic Dimension |
| Summary | During the last decade, Russia engaged in two major conflicts, namely the war in Georgia in 2008 and the war in Ukraine in 2014, where it had to make decisions regarding the interaction with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Although the nature of both conflicts was similar, Russia’s choices regarding the OSCE policy were completely different: they decided to shut a working OSCE mission in Georgia and to open a new OSCE mission in Ukraine. The reasons behind these discrepancies in Russia’s OSCE policy remain unclear. Previously, academic literature analyzed Russia’s interaction with the organization mostly through the perspective of the external factors, while overlooking the influence of domestic developments on Moscow’s OSCE policy. To reach a more sophisticated comprehension of the OSCE-Russia relationship in these two cases, this research draws the attention back to the domestic dimension and argues that the differences in the Kremlin’s decisions appeared because of the shift from the defense of “sovereign democracy” principles to the advocacy of traditional values in Russia’s dominant understanding of normativity. As the sense of normative self-confidence and shared identity grew, Russia became ready to reengage into the cooperation within the OSCE, while further pushing for the organization’s normative reform. |
| Supervisor | Kurowska Xymena |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/barkauskas_martynas.pdf |
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