Russia's post-1991 nation-building project has been torn between competing interpretations
of national identity. Whereas the other former Soviet republics opted for nation-building …

This chapter describes Russia's approach to the republics in that region since Vladimir Putin
came to power, and explains what the potential for mobilisation against Russian rule in the …

This paper investigates how memories of a violent past are interpreted by different
generations of exiles, particularly when the primary feature of memory in their homeland is …

The article explores the broad social and relational drivers behind mobilization of Chechens
into armed jihad in the Levant. It suggests that the core mobilizing tool in a process toward …

This article examines how understandings of the rule of law are shaped in the Chechen
diaspora in Norway. Taking as our point of departure studies of legal pluralism and the co …

Established shortly after the beginning of the Second Russo-Chechen war of 1999–2009,
the Russian-backed Chechen government is actively engaged in a reinterpretation of the …

Following the appearance of the first reports of Chechen involvement in the Syrian conflict in
2012 and the subsequent large-scale migration of foreign fighters to the Middle East …

This article analyses the official discourse of the Chechen authorities and posits that it
reflects the government's efforts as self-legitimation. This investigation seeks to identify the …

Ramzan Kadyrov's regime in Chechnya has been shaped by a republic-level nation-
building process. To outbid his nationalist and religious rivals, the Chechen leader has …

In this article, I focus on the factor of age as a determinant of individual support for the use of
force by the government. I argue that socialization theory, as a key conceptual frame, should …