Nagorny Karabakh conflict: Prospects for conflict transformation
| Autor: | Mikayel Zolyan, Tigran Zakaryan, Artak Ayunts |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies History Civil society 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Peacebuilding Authoritarianism 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Conflict transformation Stalemate 0506 political science Political economy Political science Political Science and International Relations Conflict resolution Conflict resolution research Development economics 050602 political science & public administration Conflict theories |
| Zdroj: | Nationalities Papers. 44:543-559 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3923 0090-5992 |
| Popis: | The article explores the current stalemate in the Nagorny Karabakh conflict, and perspectives for conflict transformation. As the conflict has remained dormant for more than 20 years, the political systems of the countries engaged in the conflict have adjusted to the conflict situation. The conflict is often used by the political elites in order to legitimize their power, consolidate support, marginalize opponents, and neutralize democratizing pressures. Since the status quo serves the interests of the authorities, the ruling regimes do not have strong incentives to seek conflict resolution. In these conditions, conflict transformation approaches are considered a necessary means to deal with the conflict. Given that political elites have little incentive to implement such transformation, civil society actors come increasingly to the fore. Only through multitrack initiatives supported by civil society actors, we argue, can conflict transformation practices advance and subsequently bring peace to the region. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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