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Patron-Client Relations in the Post-Soviet Area in the 21st Century—The Case Study of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

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ID11047350
AuthorsAgnieszka Miarka (0000-0002-2851-1676, Institute of Political Science, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume51
Issue5
Pages1189-1201
Publication date2023-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNationalities Papers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/nps.2022.26
OpenAlexW4283802273
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited10

The aim of the article is to analyze Armenia’s limited capacity to function as a patron of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). In the article, the author focused on the analysis of 3 levels of relations on the line Yerevan-Stepanakert: (1) the political dimension of bilateral relations; (2) the economic dimension of bilateral relations; (3) the security policy dimension, in particular the significance of the last phase of the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh (2020) for the further shape of relations. In addition, the features that distinguish Armenia’s relations with the NKR from Russia’s relations with the de facto states for which it is a patron are highlighted. The results prove that mid-level states have a limited capacity to be a patron for de facto states, including being a guarantor of their survival

De facto · Dimension (graph theory · Epistemology · Function (biology · International relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Pure mathematics · Sociology · The Republic · European Politics and Security · Healthcare, Law, Governance, and Management Studies · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics

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Citations per year1
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Highly citedNo

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