Anxiety of treason in a small country: 'Russian agents' and disturbed identities in Georgia.
This paper is about treason and anxiety in a small country. In particular, it examines how anxiety of treason as a core political affect and as a form of collective sentimentality has been shaping Georgia's political culture, especially since independence. I approach treason first and foremost as a...
| Published in: | History & Anthropology Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 394 - 415 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2024
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| Summary: | This paper is about treason and anxiety in a small country. In particular, it examines how anxiety of treason as a core political affect and as a form of collective sentimentality has been shaping Georgia's political culture, especially since independence. I approach treason first and foremost as a category embedded in the collective memory narratives to demonstrate how it has been used to frame political processes. At the same time, I treat controversies involving accusations of treason as ramifications of collective anxiety over the notions of peoplehood and sovereignty in a small country. |
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