Divided Memories About Building Peace in Chechnya (1995–2004)

Druey, Cécile (2022). Divided Memories About Building Peace in Chechnya (1995–2004). International Dialogue, 12(1) 10.32873/uno.dc.ID.12.1.1194

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The conflicts in and around Chechnya are intractable, with a perceived impossibility to find a negotiated solution. This paper focuses on the hostage crises of Budennovsk (1995) and Beslan (2004) which are episodes from the two Chechnya Wars and had an important impact on their further course. Based on the memories of key actors representing specific sides of the conflict, the paper identifies and contextualizes diverging approaches to ne-gotiations and conflict settlement. Conceptual support for this analysis of open source materials is provided by the theoretical literature on “ripeness” and “readiness” as condi-tions for the initiation and successful conduction of negotiations. The paper finds that it is not only the divisions between the different sides of the conflict that affected the chances of negotiated peace, but those within the Russian and Chechen constitutions themselves.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of History
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of History > Modern and Contemporary History > Zeitgeschichte

UniBE Contributor:

Druey Schwab, Cécile Elisabeth

Subjects:

900 History > 940 History of Europe

ISSN:

2155-160X

Language:

English

Submitter:

Cécile Elisabeth Druey Schwab

Date Deposited:

06 Apr 2023 12:53

Last Modified:

06 Apr 2023 12:53

Publisher DOI:

10.32873/uno.dc.ID.12.1.1194

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/181496

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/181496

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