Lebedev V.S., Khalilova A.S., Lysenko Yu.M. The evolution of discursive practices in the political process of Adygea: ethnopolitical process

Abstract: The subject of this article is the transformations of discursive practices in Adygea during the period from the establishment of the Republic until 2014. The authors refer to the institutional transformations, which served as a trigger to actualization of ethnocentric discourses, as well as the political crises. Special attention is given to the analysis of discourses used by the political actors during the conflict emerged around the status of Adygea in the 2004-2005. It is substantiated by the fact that this political conflict led to the key transformation of the existing at that precise moment discursive practices, which in turn, significantly affected the future events. Particular attention is also turned to the discourse of the Adygean activists, as well as the supporters of Adygea and Krasnodar Krai union. The scientific novelty of this article consists in examination of the political crises of regional level from the perspective of contraposition of the discourses articulated by the political actors. The authors make a conclusion on the presences of two political groups of activists, which use various discourses, from economic to nationalistic, as well as attempt to establish the hegemony regarding such notions as “historical justice”, “democracy”, etc. It is an important fact that the established in 2005 discursive practices directly affected the future conflicts, including the conflict occurred around hosting the Olympic Games of 2014 in Sochi.

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