 | Religion, Nation and Democracy in the South Caucasus Subjects: Area Studies; Humanities; Politics & International Relations; Development Studies Environment Social Work Urban Studies; Central Asian Russian & Eastern European Studies; History; Religion; European Politics; Cultural Studies; European History; Eastern European Politics; European Cultural Studies; Religion in Context; This book explores developments in the three major societies of the South Caucasus - Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgianbsp;- focusing especially on religion, historical traditions, national consciousness, and political culture, and on how these factors interact. It outlines how, despite close geographical interlacement, common historical memories and inherited structures, the three countries have deep differences; and it discusses how development in all three nations has differed significantly from the countries' declared commitments to democratic orientation and European norms and values. The book also considers how external factors and international relations continue to impact on the three countries. Alexander Agadjanian is a Professor in the Center for the Study of Religion at the Russian State University for the Humanities Ansgar Jödicke is Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland Evert van der Zweerde is Professor in Political Philosophy at Radbout University of Nijmegen, Netherlands |
