Do woes unite foes? Interplay of narratives, memory, emotions and attitudes in the Karabakh conflict

Garagozov, Rauf

doi:10.1080/17467586.2012.742954

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“…Current scholarship suggests four major types of narrative intervention strategies in conflict: (1) the multiperspective path (Fritzsche, ); (2) the bridging narrative concept (Pappe, ); (3) the storytelling path (Bar‐On & Kassem, ); (4) the model of progressive narrative transformations (Garagozov, ). The first two strategies deal with historical accounts like history textbooks, the next with personal stories, and the last with both.…”

Section: Strategies Of Narrative Intervention Into Intergroup Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Its effectiveness in situations of protracted conflict is disputed. In a conflict situation, when societies adhere to mythological interpretations of their own past, an acquaintance with contradictory versions of history can hardly be an effective tool for changing readers’ attitudes (Garagozov, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As it is seen from the above considerations, all three discussed approaches mainly differ by type of narrative to be employed in the narrative intervention: national history in the multiperspective path, social and cultural history rather than national history in the bridging narrative concept, and personal life stories in the personal storytelling path. In this regard, the progressive narrative transformations model (PNT for short) is a flexible combination of all three of the discussed strategies (Garagozov, ). The main goal of this method is to find the kinds of narratives whether they are narratives from national history textbooks, cultural/social history, or oral/personal stories, that would lessen confrontational attitudes such that they could be more or less easily “bought” by the conflicting parties.…”

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“…Through a series of experiments, we have examined how these narratives influenced the dynamics of intergroup attitudes in the context of the Armenian‐Azerbaijani dispute over Nagorno‐Karabakh. Since these experiments are described elsewhere (Garagozov, ), we provide here a brief overview. First, however, a few words of introduction to this research may be useful:…”

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“…The effects of narrative types on Azerbaijani attitudes toward Armenians were assessed via direct (Study 1) and indirect (Study 2) measures (Garagozov, ). In Study 1, attitudes were measured directly by asking social‐distance questions regarding the attitude object (“How would you feel: (1) to have Armenians traveling freely (without a visa) to Azerbaijan; (2) to have Armenians as neighbors; (3) to have Armenians as coworkers; (4) to have own children or close relatives marry an Armenian?”).…”

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Narrative Intervention in Interethnic Conflict

Garagozov

Gadirova

2018

Political Psychology

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This article is rooted in a narrative approach to interethnic conflict which treats them principally as competing stories. On this basis, we examine experimental strategies for narrative intervention in interethnic conflict and potential tools for their reconciliation. Narrative intervention is understood here as a set of actions to identify and disseminate narratives that can reduce negative emotions and attitudes and promote reconciliation between members of conflicting groups. In terms of new solutions, we suggest a method of “Progressive Narrative Transformation” whose key element is the establishment of common points of contact between conflicting narratives and their gradual transformation such that they may converge into a new narrative accepted and shared by both sides. We present different kinds of narratives to evaluate attitudes and emotions among Azerbaijanis, including people displaced from their homes by conflict. Analyzing responses to a “common suffering” narrative, we registered that individuals and groups are able to keep sympathetic attitudes, even implicitly, toward their opponents. Results might enable scholars in conflict resolution and reconciliation to learn how to develop strategies that take advantage of these attributes of the human mind.

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Section: Strategies Of Narrative Intervention Into Intergroup Conflictmentioning

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Section: Strategies Of Narrative Intervention Into Intergroup Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Strategies Of Narrative Intervention Into Intergroup Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Strategies Of Narrative Intervention Into Intergroup Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Studies 1 Andmentioning

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Narrative Intervention in Interethnic Conflict

Garagozov

Gadirova

2018

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Counter‐narratives for the prevention of violent radicalisation: A systematic review of targeted interventions

Carthy

Doody

Cox

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Executive summary/Abstract Background In the field of terrorism research, the violent radicalisation of individuals towards perpetrating acts of terror has been the subject of academic enquiry for some time. One core focus by social scientists has been the role of narratives in this process. Narratives have the ability to present a socially constructed version of reality which serves the interest of the narrator(s). In the context of terrorism, by depicting violence as a viable antidote to individual vulnerabilities, the narratives purported for propagandistic purposes have the potential to thwart perceptions of instrumentality (a key characteristic of violent radicalisation). In order to prevent this from happening, researchers and counter‐terrorism practitioners have increasingly sought to explore the potential for counter‐narratives; targeted interventions that challenge the rationalisation(s) of violence purported in dominant narratives which, in turn, reconstructs the story. However, there is overwhelming consensus in both government and academic spheres that the concept of the counter‐narrative is underdeveloped and, to date, there has been no synthesis of its effectiveness at targeting violent radicalisation‐related outcomes. Objectives The objective of this review was to provide a synthesis of the effectiveness of counter‐narratives in reducing the risk of violent radicalisation. Search Methods After a scoping exercise, the literature was identified through four search stages, including key‐word searches of 12 databases, hand searches of reference lists of conceptual papers or books on the topic of counter‐narratives, as well as direct contact with experts and professional agencies in the field. Selection Criteria Studies adopting an experimental or quasiexperimental design where at least one of the independent variables involved comparing a counter‐narrative to a control (or comparison exposure) were included in the review. Data Collection and Analysis Accounting for duplicates, a total of 2,063 records were identified across two searches. Nineteen studies across 15 publications met the inclusion criteria. These studies were largely of moderate quality and 12 used randomised control trial designs with varying types of controls. The publication years ranged from 2000 to 2018, with the majority of studies published after 2015. The studies represented a range of geographical locations, but the region most heavily represented was North America. In most cases, the dominant narrative(s) “to‐be‐countered” comprised of hostile social constructions of an adversary or “out‐group”. The majority of studies challenged these dominant narratives through the use of stereotype‐challenging, prosocial, or moral “exemplars”. Other techniques included the use of alternative accounts, inoculation and persuasion. Results In terms of risk factors for violent radicalisation, there was some disparity on intervention effectiveness. Overall, when pooling all outcomes, the intervention showed a small effect. However, the observed ef...

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Citizenship, National Identity, and Nation-Building in Azerbaijan: Between the Legacy of the Past and the Spirit of Independence

Ergun

2021

Nationalities Papers

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The aim of this article is to shed light on the process of nation-building and the formation of national identity in post-Soviet Azerbaijan. The peculiarity of Azerbaijani nation-building is that the debates on how to build a nation and define national identity were nourished by two discourses: Azerbaijanism (Azerbaycançılıq) and Turkism (Tűrkçűlűk). The article focuses firstly on the discourses on national identity and nation-building in the pre-independence period while elaborating on the roots and premises of the nationalist independence movement. Secondly, it highlights the discourses of nation-building in the post-independence period while discussing the meanings attributed to national identity and nationhood. It shows how these two discourses shaped the existing identity formation in Azerbaijan with a particular emphasis on citizenship identity, marked by multiculturalism, hospitality, tolerance, and patriotism. Yet one can still categorize the country as having an incomplete nation-building process, due the violation of territorial integrity as a result of the Karabakh conflict.

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Do woes unite foes? Interplay of narratives, memory, emotions and attitudes in the Karabakh conflict

Cited by 10 publications

References 23 publications

Narrative Intervention in Interethnic Conflict

Narrative Intervention in Interethnic Conflict

Counter‐narratives for the prevention of violent radicalisation: A systematic review of targeted interventions

Citizenship, National Identity, and Nation-Building in Azerbaijan: Between the Legacy of the Past and the Spirit of Independence

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