Spatial analysis of ethnopolitical mobilisation in the Caucasus in the 1980s and 1990s

• Authors: Libor Jelen
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper aims to create a set of indicators which could best explain the varying intensity of ethnopolitical mobilisation in the Caucasian region. Selected data on social indicators of individual Caucasian territorial units are examined with help of correlation and regression analysis. The analysis results also show relations among individual social indicators which can help understand social and ethnic processes within the units.

Keywords

EN

Caucasus; ethnopolitical mobilisation; ethnic conflict; spatial analysis

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 25
• Pages: 115-128

Dates

published

2014-09-01

received

2013-12-18

revised

2014-02-18

accepted

2014-05-06

online

2014-11-15

Contributors

author

Libor Jelen

• Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Albertov 6, Prague, Czech Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/bog-2014-0033