Central and East European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (CEERES) – Master’s Theses

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    Javakheti Armenians: an intersection of securitization and informality
    (Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Majer, Petr; Nodia, Ghia, juhendaja; Prina, Federica, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Sotsiaalteaduste valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Johan Skytte poliitikauuringute instituut
    This thesis aims to uncover elements of the relaonship between Javakhe Armenians and the Georgian state related to the issue of security. Essenal context for this relaonship and the concept applied come from Armenians and Georgians being two ethnic groups with an extensive history if interacon between each other and modern Georgia’s ethnic heterogeneity and history of ethnic conflict since independence from the Soviet Union. The research explores whether and how securi zaon characterizes the relaonship between minority and state, as well as between minority and majority. The concept of securi zaon employed by the study is what Thierry Balzacq labels sociological securi zaon, that is a securi zaon which does not rely on speech acts, se ng it apart from the models of securi zaon originally put forth by the Copenhagen School authors. To collect empirical evidence, in-depth semistructured interviews with experts on minority and security policy in Georgia as well as one Armenian media representave were conducted alongside desk research. The interview data yield insights into security pracces employed by the state in Javakhe, percepons held by security actors in Georgia, as well as wider Georgian society, and brings to light an interplay between informality and securi zaon which has likely shaped the governance of the region for decades.
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    Young Armenian diasporans in the fight for genocide recognition
    (Tartu Ülikool, 2020) Rippberger, Renée; Zajączkowska-Drożdż, Agnieszka, juhendaja; Kilp, Alar, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Sotsiaalteaduste valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Johan Skytte poliitikauuringute instituut
    One cannot underestimate the historical and political implications of genocide and its denial have had on the trajectory and formation of the Armenia diaspora. Armenians have used every kit in the toolbox to try and accomplish the recognition of the Armenian genocide and obtain justice such as symbolic, monetary and territorial reparations. Yet after 105 years the responsibility of this calamity continues to be denied and justice withheld. Drawing on the literature developed by genocide scholars, this thesis investigates what genocide denial is, how it manifests in the Armenian case and denialist rhetoric’s consequences on the fight for justice and on descendants of the victims. To do this, young Armenian diasporans voices are centralized to conduct a thorough review of their interpretations of denial, the attempts to rectify justice lacking, and the future of this battle. As a result, the research finds that the systematic denial of the Armenian genocide and absence of justice has created a situation in which these painful memories have festered for years. It has concurrently been the glue keeping together the diaspora but while the demands for justice are loud, young diasporans admit the impracticality or even impossibility of justice.