No. 133: Nation-Building in 21st Century Azerbaijan: Discourse and Narratives

Author(s): Lamiya Panahova, Ayça Ergun, Ceyhun Mahmudlu, Bahruz Samadov
Series Editor(s): Lamiya Panahova (Special Editor), Lusine Badalyan, Bruno De Cordier, Farid Guliyev, Diana Lezhava, Lili Di Puppo, Jeronim Perović, Heiko Pleines, Abel Polese, Licínia Simão, Koba Turmanidze
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 133
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), University of Bremen; Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC-Georgia); Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES), University of Zurich; German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
Publication Year: 2023

The topic of this issue is “Nation-Building in 21st Century Azerbaijan: Discourse and Narratives.” Firstly, Ayça Ergun presents an analysis of the origins of nation-building in Azerbaijan focusing on three discourses; secondly, Ceyhun Mahmudlu argues that despite all attempts of the central government to impose nationalist policy, its effects are not the same in all parts of the country; thirdly, Bahruz Samadov examines the reflection of shifts in Azerbaijani national identity in unofficial cultural artefacts (meykhana); lastly, Lamiya Panahova explores the nation-building narratives in the primary education system in terms of existing legislation, everyday practices at schools, and textbooks’ content.

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