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Atakhan Abilov
societyCivic Nation and Ethnic Identity in the Context of Azerbaijan
In modern political and legal theory, the concept of the nation was for a long time explained primarily through such factors as ethnic origin, ...
Araz Baghirov
religionThe Religious Landscape in Azerbaijan Part II: Why Are We Becoming More Religious?
In the first part of this article, I sought to demonstrate how religious Azerbaijani society is and in which direction the country’s religious ...
Tinay Mushdiyeva
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In my previous article, I noted that traditional academic epistemology focuses on epistemic success as its object of inquiry. I argued that, for ...
Shalala Mammadova
societyThe Experience of Intercultural Exchange: Migrant Germans and local Azerbaijanis
In one of his articles, David Laitin, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, describes an episode from his childhood ...
Atakhan Abilov
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In criminal justice proceedings, the accused person’s direct participation and the effective exercise of the right to defense constitute ...
Ural Hatemi
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On 28 December 2025, protests that began with the closure of shops in Tehran’s bazaar due to the rise in currency prices quickly spread across ...
Araz Baghirov
religionThe Religious Landscape in Azerbaijan Part I: How Religious Are We?
Introduction From time to time, reports appear in the national press claiming that Azerbaijanis rank among the “least religious peoples in the ...
Shalala Mammadova
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BRI Political Studies Group
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In the summer of 2024, two researchers in Azerbaijan were arrested one after another. These were Iqbal Abilov, a former lecturer at Belarus State
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