UNFREEZING THE OTHER: COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE OVER THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH RIVALRY

This paper aims to lead an overview of the Nagorno-Karabakh rivalry between Armenia and Azerbaijan in order to highlight the frozen state of affairs through an alternative perspective left currently out within the peacekeeping operations. Therefore, the main attention is not paid to OSCE-Minks atte...

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Main Author: Francesco Trupia
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Language:English
Published: Institute for Research and European Studies 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
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Online Access:https://www.e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/74
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spelling doaj-f08de9fbffe046afb2c7cec5838dff572021-02-03T19:29:30ZengInstitute for Research and European StudiesJournal of Liberty and International Affairs1857-97602020-08-0123UNFREEZING THE OTHER: COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE OVER THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH RIVALRY Francesco Trupia0Caucasus Resource Research Centre (CRRC), Armenia This paper aims to lead an overview of the Nagorno-Karabakh rivalry between Armenia and Azerbaijan in order to highlight the frozen state of affairs through an alternative perspective left currently out within the peacekeeping operations. Therefore, the main attention is not paid to OSCE-Minks attempts to unfreeze the ethnic conflict, however to the role of collective trauma and historical imaginary to point out the Other question that will be performing a structural role when the two-decades-war will be hopefully over. Hence, what is to be forgotten from wrenching past? How will the figure of the Other – no matter Armenian or Azerbaijani – affect the post-conflict scenario currently negated by cultural prejudices and political propaganda?   https://www.e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/74Nagorno-Karabakhfrozen conflictOthernesscollective imaginarypsychological trauma
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UNFREEZING THE OTHER: COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE OVER THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH RIVALRY
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
Nagorno-Karabakh
frozen conflict
Otherness
collective imaginary
psychological trauma
author_facet Francesco Trupia
author_sort Francesco Trupia
title UNFREEZING THE OTHER: COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE OVER THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH RIVALRY
title_short UNFREEZING THE OTHER: COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE OVER THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH RIVALRY
title_full UNFREEZING THE OTHER: COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE OVER THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH RIVALRY
title_fullStr UNFREEZING THE OTHER: COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE OVER THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH RIVALRY
title_full_unstemmed UNFREEZING THE OTHER: COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE OVER THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH RIVALRY
title_sort unfreezing the other: collective trauma and psychological warfare over the nagorno-karabakh rivalry
publisher Institute for Research and European Studies
series Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
issn 1857-9760
publishDate 2020-08-01
description This paper aims to lead an overview of the Nagorno-Karabakh rivalry between Armenia and Azerbaijan in order to highlight the frozen state of affairs through an alternative perspective left currently out within the peacekeeping operations. Therefore, the main attention is not paid to OSCE-Minks attempts to unfreeze the ethnic conflict, however to the role of collective trauma and historical imaginary to point out the Other question that will be performing a structural role when the two-decades-war will be hopefully over. Hence, what is to be forgotten from wrenching past? How will the figure of the Other – no matter Armenian or Azerbaijani – affect the post-conflict scenario currently negated by cultural prejudices and political propaganda?  
topic Nagorno-Karabakh
frozen conflict
Otherness
collective imaginary
psychological trauma
url https://www.e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/74
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