Articles by Lala Jumayeva
The partisan politics of foreign policy: explaining Turkey’s ‘nationalist turn’ and its involvement in the 2020 Karabakh war
Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 2024
This article addresses the party politics of foreign policy through a theoretically informed anal... more This article addresses the party politics of foreign policy through a theoretically informed analysis of the political survival imperative in a domestic context. Building on recent research on party ideologies and political survival/power-seeking, it offers a fresh perspective on the influence of partisan politics on foreign policy. Drawing on qualitative data, including expert interviews, the article uses the case of Turkey as a hybrid, and thus unstable, regime to examine the partisan aspects of foreign policy with a focus on two basic links between party politics and foreign policy behaviour: party ideologies and party leadership. Specifically, the article argues that the ruling AKP’s need for domestic survival led to increasingly nationalist, populist behaviour and the formation of an alliance with the main nationalist party MHP, which in turn led to the dominance of a nationalist discourse in Turkish foreign policy, contributing to coercive or risky international moves. This is best exemplified by the AKP government’s strong support for Azerbaijan in the 2020 Karabakh war.
Voices of the Caucasus: mapping knowledge production on the Caucasus region
Post-Soviet Affairs, Nov 30, 2023
There is growing recognition that diversity and representation matter to the intellectual health ... more There is growing recognition that diversity and representation matter to the intellectual health of fields and disciplines. This article takes stock of knowledge production on the Caucasus region, paying particular attention to the question of who has “voice” in academic debates on the North and South Caucasus. Through analysis of publications in, and the editorial boards of, “leading” International Relations (IR) and Area Studies journals, we examine the biographies of scholars, the topics covered, and citation levels. We demonstrate the marginality of the Caucasus within IR and limited representation for scholars educated and employed in the region within Area Studies, as well as distinct differences according to background in the topics covered. This research provides a foundation for further exploring disciplinary inequalities and their consequences in relation to the Caucasus.
Edited Volume by Lala Jumayeva
Ethnic Minorities and Radicalization in the Caucasus Area
Understanding Radicalization, Terrorism and De-radicalization: Historical, Socio-political and Educational Perspectives from Algeria, Azerbaijan and Italy , 2021
Three Decades of Missed Opportunities
Liberated Karabakh. Policy Perspectives by the ADA University Community , 2021
Caucasus Edition. Journal of Conflict Transformation, 2019
This analytic inquiry explores public opinions about the possible scenarios of a peaceful resolut... more This analytic inquiry explores public opinions about the possible scenarios of a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through the following questions:
1. How do ordinary Azerbaijanis and Armenians relate to the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict?
2. How do they define the conflict, as well as each other?
3. What scenarios do they discuss regarding the resolution of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict?
The data analysis consists of two main thematic sections, with the first one discussing how societies relate to conflict discourses and the knowledge of conflict, through the reflective analysis of the young researchers. The second one reflects on public perceptions about the official resolution scenarios for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Political Transitions and Conflicts in the South Caucasus, 2018
Papers by Lala Jumayeva
Not ripe for resolution: the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, 1992-2013
PhD Thesis, 2018
The present research provides new insights into the main causes of the unsuccessful negotiation a... more The present research provides new insights into the main causes of the unsuccessful negotiation attempts made by the dispute parties in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at different points in time throughout the peace talks from 1992 till 2013 and seeks to explain the failure of the sides to achieve a final settlement of the dispute. This research employs a qualitative research design and makes use of the congruence and process tracing methods whereby a time-series comparative analysis of six negotiation phases within the whole Nagorno-Karabakh peace process is undertaken. By studying both the domestic and international context in which the conflict has been embedded, as well as the contents of the proposed peace deals in the past, this study argues that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution process has failed to produce a final settlement due to the absence of a ripe moment, i.e. a mutually hurting stalemate, and mutually enticing opportunity, a winning formula, the political willi...
Book Reviews by Lala Jumayeva
Caucasian Review of International Affairs , 2010
Review by Lala Jumayeva • • • • • Lala Jumayeva received MA degree in International Relations fro... more Review by Lala Jumayeva • • • • • Lala Jumayeva received MA degree in International Relations from the University of Nottingham, UK. Her research interests include conflict resolution, mediation and negotiation in ethnic conflicts. 1 The author refers to the three conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia and the South Ossetia as the 'Three'.
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Articles by Lala Jumayeva
Edited Volume by Lala Jumayeva
1. How do ordinary Azerbaijanis and Armenians relate to the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict?
2. How do they define the conflict, as well as each other?
3. What scenarios do they discuss regarding the resolution of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict?
The data analysis consists of two main thematic sections, with the first one discussing how societies relate to conflict discourses and the knowledge of conflict, through the reflective analysis of the young researchers. The second one reflects on public perceptions about the official resolution scenarios for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Papers by Lala Jumayeva
Book Reviews by Lala Jumayeva
1. How do ordinary Azerbaijanis and Armenians relate to the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict?
2. How do they define the conflict, as well as each other?
3. What scenarios do they discuss regarding the resolution of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict?
The data analysis consists of two main thematic sections, with the first one discussing how societies relate to conflict discourses and the knowledge of conflict, through the reflective analysis of the young researchers. The second one reflects on public perceptions about the official resolution scenarios for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.