Tomáš Hoch
Biographic Data
| ID | 925992 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tomáš Hoch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tomáš |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoch |
| SIGNATURE | HOCH T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ostrava |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2244-4724 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Groupness and Everyday Ethnicity in an Ethnically Diverse Setting: The Case of Tsalka, Georgia
This study examines the role of everyday ethnicity in shaping social interactions, identity formation and groupness in the multi-ethnic district of Tsalka, Georgia. Drawing on qualitative data collected between 2017 and 2023, the article investigates how ethnic identities are continuously constituted and negotiated in daily life. The findings reveal that ethnicity remains a dominant framework through which individuals perceive social reality, sha…
To Be or Not to Be… Georgians? Sub-Ethnic Groups and the Georgian Nation
This article examines the identities of three sub-ethnic and ethnographic groups in Georgia – Adjarians, Megrelians, and Tushetians – and their relationship to the Georgian nation in political and ethnic terms. Drawing on fieldwork conducted between 2022 and 2023, the study explores how these groups navigate their distinct cultural markers, such as religion, language, and traditions, while engaging with the broader national identity. Using the th…
Identity Narratives of Megrelians in Georgia Since the Dissolution of the USSR
The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of how Megrelians perceive their identity and the way in which this identity relates to the wider Georgian identity. Megrelians, a sub-ethnic Georgian group, primarily inhabit the West Georgian region of Samegrelo and the Gali region in Abkhazia. Based on field research conducted in October 2022, the study reveals that Megrelians identify as a community connected through language, h…
Higher Education in Northern Cyprus: The Path from Isolation to Oversaturation
This study explores the problems related to university teaching and academic research within de facto states in the context of their non-recognition via an analysis of the current situation in the higher education sector of Northern Cyprus. It reveals that although Northern Cyprus is a world leader in terms of the number of universities per capita, as well as the proportion of international students and the proportion of higher education students…
The fate of sacred places in Nagorny Karabakh as a symbol of unsuccessful conflict transformation
The 2020 war in Nagorny Karabakh brought not merely a shift in the actual borders in the southern Caucasus; it also led to a change in control over several religious buildings or places that had become sacralized as symbols for one or the other side. Using selected examples of sacred places associated with Armenian or Azerbaijani historical memory, this article seeks to cast light on the fate of cultural monuments in war and its aftermath. In con…
The Roots of Ethno-Political Mobilization in Nagorno-Karabakh
The current conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh began in the second half of the 1980s, but its roots are deeper, reaching back at least to the first quarter of the 20th century. The aim of this article is to place these problematic aspects of mutual Armenian-Azerbaijani relations in their historical context and to link them with the current conflict. This article also identifies the factors that underlay the initial stages of the conflict and its subseq…
Legitimization of Statehood and its Impact on Foreign Policy in De Facto States: A Case Study of Abkhazia
In many respects, de facto states play a highly specific role as actors within the international system of sovereign states. The lack of international recognition has tangible political and economic impacts on the functioning of such states, and so the attempt to persuade domestic actors and the international community of the legitimacy of their claims to independence ranks among the most important components of these states’ policy—not only in f…
Civil Society and Conflict Transformation in De Facto States: The Case of Abkhazia
De facto states are considered to be highly specific entities, thus meriting a detailed analysis of how conflict transformation functions within such states and what role is played in them by civil society organizations (CSOs), which are traditionally considered one of the key actors in conflict transformation. The authors discuss the factors that limit the activities of these CSOs as a result of the restricted sovereignty of de facto states. The…
Conflict Transformation and Civil Society: The Case of Nagorno-Karabakh
If Armenian and Azerbaijani negotiators ever agree on the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh, it will not necessarily resolve the long-running conflict, because any peace treaty would require the consent of the Karabakh Armenians, whose political representatives are currently excluded from peace negotiations. It is difficult to imagine the Karabakh Armenians consenting to such a treaty without a change in their perception of the Azerbaijanis. Acco…
Russia’s role in the official peace process in South Ossetia
The aim of this article is to analyse the role of Russia in the transformation of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and analyse this important period in the history of the Caucasus, where Georgia and its secessionist region of South Ossetia have been trying to find a peaceful solution to their post-war situation. Major milestones of the official peace process are set in the context of Russian-Georgian relations. We then proceed to the analysis of th…
Conflict Transformation and Civil Society: The Case of Nagorno-Karabakh
If Armenian and Azerbaijani negotiators ever agree on the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh, it will not necessarily resolve the long-running conflict, because any peace treaty would require the consent of the Karabakh Armenians, whose political representatives are currently excluded from peace negotiations. It is difficult to imagine the Karabakh Armenians consenting to such a treaty without a change in their perception of the Azerbaijanis. Acco…
Civil Society and Conflict Transformation in De Facto States: The Case of Abkhazia
De facto states are considered to be highly specific entities, thus meriting a detailed analysis of how conflict transformation functions within such states and what role is played in them by civil society organizations (CSOs), which are traditionally considered one of the key actors in conflict transformation. The authors discuss the factors that limit the activities of these CSOs as a result of the restricted sovereignty of de facto states. The…
Identity Narratives of Megrelians in Georgia Since the Dissolution of the USSR
The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of how Megrelians perceive their identity and the way in which this identity relates to the wider Georgian identity. Megrelians, a sub-ethnic Georgian group, primarily inhabit the West Georgian region of Samegrelo and the Gali region in Abkhazia. Based on field research conducted in October 2022, the study reveals that Megrelians identify as a community connected through language, h…
Higher Education in Northern Cyprus: The Path from Isolation to Oversaturation
This study explores the problems related to university teaching and academic research within de facto states in the context of their non-recognition via an analysis of the current situation in the higher education sector of Northern Cyprus. It reveals that although Northern Cyprus is a world leader in terms of the number of universities per capita, as well as the proportion of international students and the proportion of higher education students…
The Roots of Ethno-Political Mobilization in Nagorno-Karabakh
The current conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh began in the second half of the 1980s, but its roots are deeper, reaching back at least to the first quarter of the 20th century. The aim of this article is to place these problematic aspects of mutual Armenian-Azerbaijani relations in their historical context and to link them with the current conflict. This article also identifies the factors that underlay the initial stages of the conflict and its subseq…
Legitimization of Statehood and its Impact on Foreign Policy in De Facto States: A Case Study of Abkhazia
In many respects, de facto states play a highly specific role as actors within the international system of sovereign states. The lack of international recognition has tangible political and economic impacts on the functioning of such states, and so the attempt to persuade domestic actors and the international community of the legitimacy of their claims to independence ranks among the most important components of these states’ policy—not only in f…
Russia’s role in the official peace process in South Ossetia
The aim of this article is to analyse the role of Russia in the transformation of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and analyse this important period in the history of the Caucasus, where Georgia and its secessionist region of South Ossetia have been trying to find a peaceful solution to their post-war situation. Major milestones of the official peace process are set in the context of Russian-Georgian relations. We then proceed to the analysis of th…
Civil Society and Conflict Transformation in De Facto States: The Case of Abkhazia
De facto states are considered to be highly specific entities, thus meriting a detailed analysis of how conflict transformation functions within such states and what role is played in them by civil society organizations (CSOs), which are traditionally considered one of the key actors in conflict transformation. The authors discuss the factors that limit the activities of these CSOs as a result of the restricted sovereignty of de facto states. The…
Conflict Transformation and Civil Society: The Case of Nagorno-Karabakh
If Armenian and Azerbaijani negotiators ever agree on the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh, it will not necessarily resolve the long-running conflict, because any peace treaty would require the consent of the Karabakh Armenians, whose political representatives are currently excluded from peace negotiations. It is difficult to imagine the Karabakh Armenians consenting to such a treaty without a change in their perception of the Azerbaijanis. Acco…
Legitimization of Statehood and its Impact on Foreign Policy in De Facto States: A Case Study of Abkhazia
In many respects, de facto states play a highly specific role as actors within the international system of sovereign states. The lack of international recognition has tangible political and economic impacts on the functioning of such states, and so the attempt to persuade domestic actors and the international community of the legitimacy of their claims to independence ranks among the most important components of these states’ policy—not only in f…
The Roots of Ethno-Political Mobilization in Nagorno-Karabakh
The current conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh began in the second half of the 1980s, but its roots are deeper, reaching back at least to the first quarter of the 20th century. The aim of this article is to place these problematic aspects of mutual Armenian-Azerbaijani relations in their historical context and to link them with the current conflict. This article also identifies the factors that underlay the initial stages of the conflict and its subseq…
The fate of sacred places in Nagorny Karabakh as a symbol of unsuccessful conflict transformation
The 2020 war in Nagorny Karabakh brought not merely a shift in the actual borders in the southern Caucasus; it also led to a change in control over several religious buildings or places that had become sacralized as symbols for one or the other side. Using selected examples of sacred places associated with Armenian or Azerbaijani historical memory, this article seeks to cast light on the fate of cultural monuments in war and its aftermath. In con…
Higher Education in Northern Cyprus: The Path from Isolation to Oversaturation
This study explores the problems related to university teaching and academic research within de facto states in the context of their non-recognition via an analysis of the current situation in the higher education sector of Northern Cyprus. It reveals that although Northern Cyprus is a world leader in terms of the number of universities per capita, as well as the proportion of international students and the proportion of higher education students…
Identity Narratives of Megrelians in Georgia Since the Dissolution of the USSR
The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of how Megrelians perceive their identity and the way in which this identity relates to the wider Georgian identity. Megrelians, a sub-ethnic Georgian group, primarily inhabit the West Georgian region of Samegrelo and the Gali region in Abkhazia. Based on field research conducted in October 2022, the study reveals that Megrelians identify as a community connected through language, h…
Groupness and Everyday Ethnicity in an Ethnically Diverse Setting: The Case of Tsalka, Georgia
This study examines the role of everyday ethnicity in shaping social interactions, identity formation and groupness in the multi-ethnic district of Tsalka, Georgia. Drawing on qualitative data collected between 2017 and 2023, the article investigates how ethnic identities are continuously constituted and negotiated in daily life. The findings reveal that ethnicity remains a dominant framework through which individuals perceive social reality, sha…
To Be or Not to Be… Georgians? Sub-Ethnic Groups and the Georgian Nation
This article examines the identities of three sub-ethnic and ethnographic groups in Georgia – Adjarians, Megrelians, and Tushetians – and their relationship to the Georgian nation in political and ethnic terms. Drawing on fieldwork conducted between 2022 and 2023, the study explores how these groups navigate their distinct cultural markers, such as religion, language, and traditions, while engaging with the broader national identity. Using the th…
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