In addition, the domestic factors of the status quo, the non-implementation of the UN resolu- flare-up in Azerbaijan – accumulated problems caused tions on withdrawal of Armenian troops from the occu- by the combined effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and pied territories2, legitimization of the military gains in the sharp fall in world oil prices (Alieva, 2020, Guliyev, the negotiations process as. [...] Potential from Below One of the most profound changes in the region was The lack of substantial progress in negotiations led to the “velvet” revolution in Armenia, which brought to a number of publications pointing to the absence of power the younger and more popular Nicol Pashinian democracy as one of the impediments to resolving the 1 For instance, in his recent speech, President Aliyev accused. [...] In addition to the already-mentioned factors, the The perceived asymmetry in attitudes towards the exclusive nature of (de-)securitization imposes limits on parties in the conflict on the parts of Western media and the effect it may have on reduction of the public’s per- politicians was often interpreted in Azerbaijani society ception of threat. [...] families of those who died in the war – victims, in the minds of Azerbaijanis, of bureaucratic indifference.5 All Conclusions of this affected the authority of the “messenger” by mak- The securitization theory was developed in post-war ing part of the Azerbaijani public more open to ideas of Europe to accommodate the new, non-military threats opposition, which in turn were supported by the devel-. [...] Thus, while the president succeeded in gain- One of the important conclusions for the “bottom-up” ing public support for the military action in the process de-securitization in the pre-war and post-war periods of securitization of Azerbaijan’s unaddressed grievances, is that it opens opportunities for transfer of discourse the diversity of the post-war views, reflecting contro- and threat percepti.
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