Crimean Tatars Before and After the Annexation of Crimea: Identity, Societal Security, and the Prospects of Violence
Crimean Tatars Before and After the Annexation of Crimea: Identity, Societal Security, and the Prospects of Violence

Summary/Abstract: The study analyses the situation of the Crimean Tatars before and after the Russian annexation of 2014. The Tatars are understood as a distinctive society in terms of societal security analytical framework. The analysis first provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the Crimean Tatars as a nation, focusing on the issues of identity, nationalism, and cultural as well as ethnic threats. The second part analyses the contemporary threats to Crimean Tatar identity under the new pro-Russian authorities in Crimea, within the theoretical framework of societal security, and explains the nonviolent nature of Crimean Tatar resistance.

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