Carlo Busini
Armenia after the Nagorno-Karabakh war: a case of continued democratization after defeat in a context of regeneration following the migration of compatriots
The research aims to analyse Armenia following the defeat and loss of Nagorno-Karabakh as a case of continued post-defeat democratization. Despite the trauma caused by the end of Nagorno-Karabakh as an unrecognised independent state with a direct connection to Armenia and the consequent massive influx of refugees into Armenia, the end of this climate of geopolitical tension and the subsequent attention received from EU policies and social regeneration plans could trigger a wave of post-defeat democratization. Growth data and the latest projects, EU actions on the ground, and the development of relations are indicators. Furthermore, the political discourse regarding the shift from the Karabakh model political tradition to the current one, in relation to the research mentioned above, will be examined.
Interessi di ricerca
International relations; Political sciences; Migrations; State building; Democratization; EU policies; Empirical constructivism theory.