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AUTONOMY IN GEORGIA’S AJARIA REGION: ITS BENEFIT FOR THE STATE AND HOW IT HAS EVOLVED SINCE THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION

Browne, Michael James
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4069-2091
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1497868483951636

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2017, Master of Arts, Miami University, Geography.
This thesis asks how Ajarian autonomy has evolved since the collapse of the Soviet Union and inquires as to why autonomy remains necessary for the Georgian state. I construct a framework from scholarly literature on separatism, integration, and autonomy and how it shapes regional identity in Ajaria. This framework creates a basis to understand Ajaria’s history and how it has shaped its autonomy today. To answer my research question, I conducted a qualitative analysis by interviewing Georgian political and academic elites. Additionally I used secondary data and government documents. I argue that autonomy in Ajaria benefits from unusual circumstances and remains as a tool within the broader Georgian geopolitical discourse to help mend Georgia’s territorial issues. Second I argue that autonomy in Ajaria is protected by international treaties involving Georgia’s neighbors who have historically invested its interests in the region. Finally I argue that autonomy not only benefits Ajaria, but the rest of Georgia.
Bruce D'Arcus (Advisor)
Carl Dahlman (Committee Member)
98 p.
Geography
Ajaria; Georgia; Autonomy; Region

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  • Browne, M. J. (2017). AUTONOMY IN GEORGIA’S AJARIA REGION: ITS BENEFIT FOR THE STATE AND HOW IT HAS EVOLVED SINCE THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1497868483951636

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Browne, Michael . AUTONOMY IN GEORGIA’S AJARIA REGION: ITS BENEFIT FOR THE STATE AND HOW IT HAS EVOLVED SINCE THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION. 2017. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1497868483951636.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Browne, Michael . "AUTONOMY IN GEORGIA’S AJARIA REGION: ITS BENEFIT FOR THE STATE AND HOW IT HAS EVOLVED SINCE THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1497868483951636

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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