The Georgian-Abkhaz Conflict / Chapter 5 of Europeanization and Conflict Resolution: Case Studies from the European Periphery

This chapter analyses the historical background to the secessionist conflict in Abkhazia and the prospect of a settlement. The Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, driven by a need for identity and security, is one that failed to be resolved within the hierarchical federal framework of the Soviet state. Abkhaz...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bruno Coppieters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Centre for Minority Issues 2004-07-01
Series:Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe
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Online Access:http://www.ecmi.de/fileadmin/downloads/publications/JEMIE/2004/1-2004Chapter5.pdf