Abstract
The question of political status for breakaway regions is an extremely intricate one in the South Caucasus region. A combination of two factors — the politicisation of ethnicity according to the Soviet ethno‐federal framework, and the securitisation of politics — is identified as one of the reasons for the emergence of violent conflicts in the region after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In addition, this combination accounts for the intransigence of the leaders of both central governments and secessionist movements in negotiations on the political status of breakaway regions. It is also one of the factors that explain the failure of regional integration projects.
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