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Reconfigurations of Political Space in the Caucasus: Power Practices, Governance and Transboundary Flows book cover

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Reconfigurations of Political Space in the Caucasus Power Practices, Governance and Transboundary Flows

Edited By Franziska Smolnik, Andrea Weiss Copyright 2019
130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge
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In order to analyse configurations of power that transcend the territorial trap, the Caucasus is an excellent case in point. Its past and present exhibit an extraordinary richness in power practices of diverse forms that intersect on various scales. This comprehensive volume offers an innovative procedural perspective on the actual workings of power not necessarily tied to the nation-state. Its... Read more

1. Transboundary processes and (re-)configurations of political space in the Caucasus  2. Local government reforms in Georgia and their impact on state-society relations  3. Governing the local in the North Caucasus  4. Shia groups and Iranian religious influence in Azerbaijan: the impact of trans-boundary religious ties on national religious policy  5. Political space and borderland practices in Abkhazia and Adjara: exploring the role of Ottoman legacies and contemporary Turkish influences  6. Internationalization of science and regional political studies (the case of the Caucasus)

Biography

Franziska Smolnik is a political sociologist currently working as a senior researcher at Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division of the German Institute of International and Security Affairs in Berlin, Germany.





Andrea Weiss is a social anthropologist and freelance researcher who specialises in the Caucasus and its neighbourhood.

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