Books by Marta-Lisa Magnusson
Caucasus Studies 2 (edited by K. Vamling), 2010
Language, History and Cultural Identities in the Caucasus. Papers from the conference, June 17-19... more Language, History and Cultural Identities in the Caucasus. Papers from the conference, June 17-19 2005, Malmö University. —— Published in the series Caucasus Studies (No 2), 2010. Malmö University, Malmö (Sweden) ISBN 978-91-7104-088-6. —— EDITED BY KARINA VAMLING —— Available online, Malmö University: ——http://dspace.mah.se/handle/2043/12518 —
—— CONTENTS
—— Preface, by Karina Vamling, p. vii.
—— The Autocrat of the Banquet Table: the political and social significance of the Georgian supra, by Kevin TUITE, pp. 9–35.
—— Continuity of a Tradition: A Survey of the Performance Practices of Traditional Polyphonic Songs in Tbilisi, by Andrea KUZMICH, pp. 36–52.
—— An Attempt to Create an Ethnic Group: Identity Change Dynamics of Muslimized Meskhetians, by Marine BERIDZE and Manana KOBAIDZE, pp. 53¬–67.
—— The Georgian Language and Cultural Identity in Old Georgia: An Examination of Some Conceptual Foundations, by Tinatin BOLKVADZE, pp. 68–73.
—— The Modern Language Situation in Georgia: Issues Regarding the Linguistic Affiliation of the Population, by Manana TABIDZE, pp. 74–80.
—— Language Use and Attitudes among Megrelians in Georgia, by Karina VAMLING and Revaz TCHANTOURIA, pp. 81–92.
—— The Present-day Situation of the Minority Ethno-Linguistic Peoples within the Avaric Region in the Republic of Dagestan, by Rune WESTERLUND, pp. 93–104.
—— Human Rights, Terrorism, and the Destruction of Chechnya, by Ib FAURBY, pp. 105–113.
—— Why No Settlement in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict? – Which are the obstacles to a negotiated solution?, by Märta-Lisa MAGNUSSON, pp. 114–143.
—— Discrepancies between Form and Meaning: Reanalyzing Wish Formulae in Georgian, by Nino AMIRIDZE, pp. 144–155.
—— Two Types of Relative Clauses in Modern Georgian, by YASUHIRO KOJIMA, pp. 156–167.
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Caucasus Studies 8, 2021
Swedish and Danish researchers recount their experiences in the Caucasus during the final years o... more Swedish and Danish researchers recount their experiences in the Caucasus during the final years of the Soviet Union and the period shortly after. More info is available at https://ojs.mau.se/index.php/caucasus/issue/view/117
– The authors of this anthology report on what it was like to travel and do field research on the periphery of the Soviet Empire and the political processes that they witnessed. The authors are political scientist Ib Faurby, cultural geographer Lars Funch Hansen, researcher on minority issues Helen Krag, slavicist Märta-Lisa Magnusson, historian and Iranologist Søren Theisen and general linguist Karina Vamling. Since this period they have all closely followed the develop-ment in the Caucasus region in struggles for independence, wars and ethno-political conflicts.
– The contributions to the anthology are based on material collected during travel and fieldwork in both the South and North Caucasus. In their contributions the authors write about the new movements for independence in the Caucasus and increasing tensions with Moscow, how the Soviet structures at different levels were breaking down and the national cultures became increasingly important. They describe how premodern traditions still play a role, despite Soviet modernization, account for specific cultural features and similarities and also witness deepening ethnic antagonism. Though being a peripheral region of the USSR, the Caucasus played an important role in the gradual disintegration of the union and its collapse in December 1991.
— The contributions are written in Swedish and Danish and are illustrated with original photos taken by the authors during their travel and fieldwork in the South and North Caucasus. In the opening contribution Märta-Lisa Magnusson, based on impressions from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia at the end of the 1980s, puts the question “The Soviet people, did it exist?”. In his chapter, Ib Faurby adopts a global as well as local perspective: The disintegration of an Empire in a perspective from below. The following chapter by Karina Vamling focuses on the role of language and identity in Georgia: Four years that changed the identity of Georgia. Søren Theisen travelled extensively in Armenia and writes about the Soviet legacy and pre-Soviet traditions in A Little Trip Down Memory Lane. Travels in Armenia before and shortly after the break-up of the Soviet Union. Lars Funch Hansen shares his impressions from Spitak, the Armenian town that was severely hit by an earthquake in 1988: When the mountains wept. Spitak, December 1989. A photo story from a field visit in snow and ice in Armenia on the 1 year anniversary of the earthquake in 1988. In her chapter Forget it if you can Helen Krag approaches silenced aspects of minority issues in the Caucasus. Lars Funch Hansen continues the topic of conflicts in the North Caucasus and focuses on the Prigorodnyj district and the conflict between North Ossetia and Ingushetia: “He is a conflictologist”. Field research in North Caucasus at the time of the break-up of the Soviet Union. In the last chapter How I conquered the North Caucasian stronghold Majkop Karina Vamling illustrates challenges of doing field work in the Soviet period in her research on the structure and status of the Northwest Caucasian Circassian language.
Papers by Marta-Lisa Magnusson
Russia's intervention in Ukraine should not have come as a surprise to anyone, 2014
The West must act far more resolutely and coordinatedly against Russian violations of internation... more The West must act far more resolutely and coordinatedly against Russian violations of international law agreements and conventions, write Märta-Lisa Magnusson and Karina Vamling, senior lecturer and professor in Caucasus Studies at Malmö University.
Forskning & Framsteg, 2023
Publication in Swedish popular science journal Forskning & Framsteg (https://fof.se/artikel/ryssl... more Publication in Swedish popular science journal Forskning & Framsteg (https://fof.se/artikel/ryssland-mot-turkiet-i-nagorno-karabach/) on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the background of the conflict, with particular focus on the role of Russia and Turkey.
Sydsvenskan, 2023
Russia's invasion of Ukraine one year ago has had devastating humanitarian and far-reaching secur... more Russia's invasion of Ukraine one year ago has had devastating humanitarian and far-reaching security policy consequences. This article by Märta-Lisa Magnusson and Karina Vamling in the Swedish daily newspaper “Sydsvenskan” focuses on how the Ukraine war has affected Russia's relations with other former Soviet republics. Moscow's dominance is now being challenged against Turkey’s increasing influence in the South Caucasus.
Sydsvenskan, 2014
Co-authored article with Karina Vamling (2014-03-20) in the Swedish daily paper "Sydsvenskan": “R... more Co-authored article with Karina Vamling (2014-03-20) in the Swedish daily paper "Sydsvenskan": “Russia's intervention in Ukraine shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone”. The article was written at the time of Russia's annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, against the background of the Russo-Georgian war in 2008 and Russia's earlier wars against Chechnya.
Sydsvenskan, 2022
Co-authored newspaper article wirh Karina Vamling in the Swedish daily paper Sysdvenskan on the d... more Co-authored newspaper article wirh Karina Vamling in the Swedish daily paper Sysdvenskan on the day of the Russian invasion in Ukraine (2022-02-24). ): “The world must be more attentive to patterns in Russia's actions in the former Soviet republics”. The article refers to parallels in Russia's internventions in Crimea, Georgia and Chechnya with the current development in Ukraine.
Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Caucasus. Teaching material. Course module (7,5 ECTS) Ca... more Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Caucasus. Teaching material. Course module (7,5 ECTS) Caucasus Studies II,
(offered online Spring 2011- Spring 2017)
Section for Caucasus studies, Malmö University
The course module introduces major approaches to violent intra-state conflict, providing the students with tools for analysing and understanding violent intra-state conflicts in post-Soviet Caucasus.The course module develops the students’ understanding of general as well as area-specific conflict generating factors and of general as well as area-specific problems related to conflict resolution in the Caucasus area.
Paper prepared for the international conference ‘De facto entities in the post-Soviet space: Dy... more Paper prepared for the international conference ‘De facto entities in the post-Soviet space: Dynamics and Prospects’, September 4-5, 2014, Sevan, Armenia
How might the different outcome in terms of political status acquired by the ‘de facto’ states in the post- Soviet Caucasus be explained? Why has the prevailing normative regime on territorial integrity and against dismemberment of existing states apparently worked in some of the cases but not in all? Why this difference in outcome despite peace processes guided by the same normative regime?
Märta-Lisa Magnusson, Senior Lecturer in Caucasus Studies, Ph.D., Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University, Sweden
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—— CONTENTS
—— Preface, by Karina Vamling, p. vii.
—— The Autocrat of the Banquet Table: the political and social significance of the Georgian supra, by Kevin TUITE, pp. 9–35.
—— Continuity of a Tradition: A Survey of the Performance Practices of Traditional Polyphonic Songs in Tbilisi, by Andrea KUZMICH, pp. 36–52.
—— An Attempt to Create an Ethnic Group: Identity Change Dynamics of Muslimized Meskhetians, by Marine BERIDZE and Manana KOBAIDZE, pp. 53¬–67.
—— The Georgian Language and Cultural Identity in Old Georgia: An Examination of Some Conceptual Foundations, by Tinatin BOLKVADZE, pp. 68–73.
—— The Modern Language Situation in Georgia: Issues Regarding the Linguistic Affiliation of the Population, by Manana TABIDZE, pp. 74–80.
—— Language Use and Attitudes among Megrelians in Georgia, by Karina VAMLING and Revaz TCHANTOURIA, pp. 81–92.
—— The Present-day Situation of the Minority Ethno-Linguistic Peoples within the Avaric Region in the Republic of Dagestan, by Rune WESTERLUND, pp. 93–104.
—— Human Rights, Terrorism, and the Destruction of Chechnya, by Ib FAURBY, pp. 105–113.
—— Why No Settlement in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict? – Which are the obstacles to a negotiated solution?, by Märta-Lisa MAGNUSSON, pp. 114–143.
—— Discrepancies between Form and Meaning: Reanalyzing Wish Formulae in Georgian, by Nino AMIRIDZE, pp. 144–155.
—— Two Types of Relative Clauses in Modern Georgian, by YASUHIRO KOJIMA, pp. 156–167.
– The authors of this anthology report on what it was like to travel and do field research on the periphery of the Soviet Empire and the political processes that they witnessed. The authors are political scientist Ib Faurby, cultural geographer Lars Funch Hansen, researcher on minority issues Helen Krag, slavicist Märta-Lisa Magnusson, historian and Iranologist Søren Theisen and general linguist Karina Vamling. Since this period they have all closely followed the develop-ment in the Caucasus region in struggles for independence, wars and ethno-political conflicts.
– The contributions to the anthology are based on material collected during travel and fieldwork in both the South and North Caucasus. In their contributions the authors write about the new movements for independence in the Caucasus and increasing tensions with Moscow, how the Soviet structures at different levels were breaking down and the national cultures became increasingly important. They describe how premodern traditions still play a role, despite Soviet modernization, account for specific cultural features and similarities and also witness deepening ethnic antagonism. Though being a peripheral region of the USSR, the Caucasus played an important role in the gradual disintegration of the union and its collapse in December 1991.
— The contributions are written in Swedish and Danish and are illustrated with original photos taken by the authors during their travel and fieldwork in the South and North Caucasus. In the opening contribution Märta-Lisa Magnusson, based on impressions from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia at the end of the 1980s, puts the question “The Soviet people, did it exist?”. In his chapter, Ib Faurby adopts a global as well as local perspective: The disintegration of an Empire in a perspective from below. The following chapter by Karina Vamling focuses on the role of language and identity in Georgia: Four years that changed the identity of Georgia. Søren Theisen travelled extensively in Armenia and writes about the Soviet legacy and pre-Soviet traditions in A Little Trip Down Memory Lane. Travels in Armenia before and shortly after the break-up of the Soviet Union. Lars Funch Hansen shares his impressions from Spitak, the Armenian town that was severely hit by an earthquake in 1988: When the mountains wept. Spitak, December 1989. A photo story from a field visit in snow and ice in Armenia on the 1 year anniversary of the earthquake in 1988. In her chapter Forget it if you can Helen Krag approaches silenced aspects of minority issues in the Caucasus. Lars Funch Hansen continues the topic of conflicts in the North Caucasus and focuses on the Prigorodnyj district and the conflict between North Ossetia and Ingushetia: “He is a conflictologist”. Field research in North Caucasus at the time of the break-up of the Soviet Union. In the last chapter How I conquered the North Caucasian stronghold Majkop Karina Vamling illustrates challenges of doing field work in the Soviet period in her research on the structure and status of the Northwest Caucasian Circassian language.
Papers by Marta-Lisa Magnusson
(offered online Spring 2011- Spring 2017)
Section for Caucasus studies, Malmö University
The course module introduces major approaches to violent intra-state conflict, providing the students with tools for analysing and understanding violent intra-state conflicts in post-Soviet Caucasus.The course module develops the students’ understanding of general as well as area-specific conflict generating factors and of general as well as area-specific problems related to conflict resolution in the Caucasus area.
How might the different outcome in terms of political status acquired by the ‘de facto’ states in the post- Soviet Caucasus be explained? Why has the prevailing normative regime on territorial integrity and against dismemberment of existing states apparently worked in some of the cases but not in all? Why this difference in outcome despite peace processes guided by the same normative regime?
Märta-Lisa Magnusson, Senior Lecturer in Caucasus Studies, Ph.D., Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University, Sweden
—— CONTENTS
—— Preface, by Karina Vamling, p. vii.
—— The Autocrat of the Banquet Table: the political and social significance of the Georgian supra, by Kevin TUITE, pp. 9–35.
—— Continuity of a Tradition: A Survey of the Performance Practices of Traditional Polyphonic Songs in Tbilisi, by Andrea KUZMICH, pp. 36–52.
—— An Attempt to Create an Ethnic Group: Identity Change Dynamics of Muslimized Meskhetians, by Marine BERIDZE and Manana KOBAIDZE, pp. 53¬–67.
—— The Georgian Language and Cultural Identity in Old Georgia: An Examination of Some Conceptual Foundations, by Tinatin BOLKVADZE, pp. 68–73.
—— The Modern Language Situation in Georgia: Issues Regarding the Linguistic Affiliation of the Population, by Manana TABIDZE, pp. 74–80.
—— Language Use and Attitudes among Megrelians in Georgia, by Karina VAMLING and Revaz TCHANTOURIA, pp. 81–92.
—— The Present-day Situation of the Minority Ethno-Linguistic Peoples within the Avaric Region in the Republic of Dagestan, by Rune WESTERLUND, pp. 93–104.
—— Human Rights, Terrorism, and the Destruction of Chechnya, by Ib FAURBY, pp. 105–113.
—— Why No Settlement in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict? – Which are the obstacles to a negotiated solution?, by Märta-Lisa MAGNUSSON, pp. 114–143.
—— Discrepancies between Form and Meaning: Reanalyzing Wish Formulae in Georgian, by Nino AMIRIDZE, pp. 144–155.
—— Two Types of Relative Clauses in Modern Georgian, by YASUHIRO KOJIMA, pp. 156–167.
– The authors of this anthology report on what it was like to travel and do field research on the periphery of the Soviet Empire and the political processes that they witnessed. The authors are political scientist Ib Faurby, cultural geographer Lars Funch Hansen, researcher on minority issues Helen Krag, slavicist Märta-Lisa Magnusson, historian and Iranologist Søren Theisen and general linguist Karina Vamling. Since this period they have all closely followed the develop-ment in the Caucasus region in struggles for independence, wars and ethno-political conflicts.
– The contributions to the anthology are based on material collected during travel and fieldwork in both the South and North Caucasus. In their contributions the authors write about the new movements for independence in the Caucasus and increasing tensions with Moscow, how the Soviet structures at different levels were breaking down and the national cultures became increasingly important. They describe how premodern traditions still play a role, despite Soviet modernization, account for specific cultural features and similarities and also witness deepening ethnic antagonism. Though being a peripheral region of the USSR, the Caucasus played an important role in the gradual disintegration of the union and its collapse in December 1991.
— The contributions are written in Swedish and Danish and are illustrated with original photos taken by the authors during their travel and fieldwork in the South and North Caucasus. In the opening contribution Märta-Lisa Magnusson, based on impressions from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia at the end of the 1980s, puts the question “The Soviet people, did it exist?”. In his chapter, Ib Faurby adopts a global as well as local perspective: The disintegration of an Empire in a perspective from below. The following chapter by Karina Vamling focuses on the role of language and identity in Georgia: Four years that changed the identity of Georgia. Søren Theisen travelled extensively in Armenia and writes about the Soviet legacy and pre-Soviet traditions in A Little Trip Down Memory Lane. Travels in Armenia before and shortly after the break-up of the Soviet Union. Lars Funch Hansen shares his impressions from Spitak, the Armenian town that was severely hit by an earthquake in 1988: When the mountains wept. Spitak, December 1989. A photo story from a field visit in snow and ice in Armenia on the 1 year anniversary of the earthquake in 1988. In her chapter Forget it if you can Helen Krag approaches silenced aspects of minority issues in the Caucasus. Lars Funch Hansen continues the topic of conflicts in the North Caucasus and focuses on the Prigorodnyj district and the conflict between North Ossetia and Ingushetia: “He is a conflictologist”. Field research in North Caucasus at the time of the break-up of the Soviet Union. In the last chapter How I conquered the North Caucasian stronghold Majkop Karina Vamling illustrates challenges of doing field work in the Soviet period in her research on the structure and status of the Northwest Caucasian Circassian language.
(offered online Spring 2011- Spring 2017)
Section for Caucasus studies, Malmö University
The course module introduces major approaches to violent intra-state conflict, providing the students with tools for analysing and understanding violent intra-state conflicts in post-Soviet Caucasus.The course module develops the students’ understanding of general as well as area-specific conflict generating factors and of general as well as area-specific problems related to conflict resolution in the Caucasus area.
How might the different outcome in terms of political status acquired by the ‘de facto’ states in the post- Soviet Caucasus be explained? Why has the prevailing normative regime on territorial integrity and against dismemberment of existing states apparently worked in some of the cases but not in all? Why this difference in outcome despite peace processes guided by the same normative regime?
Märta-Lisa Magnusson, Senior Lecturer in Caucasus Studies, Ph.D., Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University, Sweden
'Power or principles? Russia's intervention in Ukraine. Lessons from the Caucasus.'
Guest lecture at Malmoe Association of Foreign Affairs at Malmoe University, 23 April 2014
Russia strongly disapproved of Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia in February 2008 and western governments’ recognition of Kosova. Shortly after, in August 2008, Russia intervened militarily in Georgia and recognized two of Georgia’s separatist regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as independent states. Recently Russia annexed Ukraine’s predominantly ethnic Russian region Crimea, after the region, with Russian assistance, held a referendum in favor of joining the Russian Federation.
Russia’s response to Kosovo’s independence and Russia’s interventions in Georgia and Ukraine may be interpreted in different ways. One might be from an international norms perspective: Russia is acting in defense of international law and norms. On the one hand a norm that has been prevailing in the last decades in the international society: respect of the territorial integrity of states, and, following from this principle, the inviolability of borders and non-interference in the internal affairs of states. On the other hand a norm that has been less prominent but obtained new significance with the partial international recognition of Kosovo: the principle of people’s right to self-determination.
Another possible interpretation, however, might be made from a more ‘realistic’ perspective. In this interpretation Russia uses discourses of international norms strategically, as rhetorical devises for pursuing her own interests.
In the lecture I shall argue for the second type of interpretation. This will be done by examining Russia’s behavior in the three separatist conflicts in post-Soviet South Caucasus (South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh) and by examining how Russia has related to separatist claims inside Russia (Chechnya).
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