The Chechen Republic (commonly referred to as Chechnya) is a part of vast territory of Russian Federation that has been a source of contention since collapse of the Soviet Union. Identity elements and tattered cultural bonds have strained ties between two nations of Chechnya and Russia. Various aspects of crisis in Chechnya have been addressed by many theoretical approaches of international relations, including “critical security studies” as the youngest one. This approach has investigated the issue of security and its root causes from a critical perspective. It has also added humanism to the lexicon of security terms of international relations. Employing the approach of critical security studies, the paper reasons that lack of identity recognition and discord between rulers of Russia and Chechnya have provoked crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Keywords
The Chechen Republic, Chechnya, Russia, Critical Approach, Critical Security Studies, Ken Booth
Keywords
The Chechen Republic, Chechnya, Russia, Critical Approach, Critical Security Studies, Ken Booth
Sheikholeslami, M. H., & Bagheri, M. (2012). Understand Chechnya Crisis in the Framework of Critical Security Studies Approach. Central Eurasia Studies, 5(شماره 10(بهار و تابستان 1391)), 99-118. doi: 10.22059/jcep.2012.25030
MLA
Mohammad Hassan Sheikholeslami; Morteza Bagheri. "Understand Chechnya Crisis in the Framework of Critical Security Studies Approach", Central Eurasia Studies, 5, شماره 10(بهار و تابستان 1391), 2012, 99-118. doi: 10.22059/jcep.2012.25030
HARVARD
Sheikholeslami, M. H., Bagheri, M. (2012). 'Understand Chechnya Crisis in the Framework of Critical Security Studies Approach', Central Eurasia Studies, 5(شماره 10(بهار و تابستان 1391)), pp. 99-118. doi: 10.22059/jcep.2012.25030
VANCOUVER
Sheikholeslami, M. H., Bagheri, M. Understand Chechnya Crisis in the Framework of Critical Security Studies Approach. Central Eurasia Studies, 2012; 5(شماره 10(بهار و تابستان 1391)): 99-118. doi: 10.22059/jcep.2012.25030
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