CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Samadov, Bahruz |
|---|---|
| Title | Authoritarianism and Social Mobilization in Azerbaijan: Subjectivities, Logics, Fantasies |
| Summary | Drawing about post-structuralist discourse theory (PDT) and Lacanian psychoanalysis, this thesis examines authoritarian practices, social mobilization, and resistance in Azerbaijan, which was marked by the hunger strike of political prisoner Mehman Huseynov in December 2018-January 2019. It analyzes collective identity formation, the role of fantasies in the politicization of de-politicized people through the articulation of the common demand in social networks and in the protest rally. Following Laclau and Mouffe’s post-structuralist political theory and Essex School of Discourse Analysis, this research distinguishes social, political and fantasmatic logics in order to illuminate authoritarian practices, their contestation, and formation of mass protest identity and discourse. This work raises the issue of depoliticization and marginalization through authoritarian practices and examines the possibility of resistance. |
| Supervisor | Erzsebet Strausz |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/samadov_bahruz.pdf |
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