The Chechen Terrorism - development and present

Bc. Mahir Suleymanov

Master's thesis

Abstract:

This work is based on the conflict occurred on the Northern Caucasus after the collapse of the Soviet regime and reviews the issues about the Chechen dispute. In this thesis was pointed out the development and the present situation of the conflict, and especially was concentrated on the role of Islamism, radicalism and terrorism issues in Chechnya. The aim of work is to analyze the causes of the occurring of the Chechen terrorism since the collapse of the Soviet Union which actually rooted in 1990s, and to give unbiased definition to it from the modern point of view. On the first hand this work presents the general view to the first and second Chechen wars, on the second hand the author elucidates the outcomes of the war, namely radicalism and terrorism. Additionally, in the work was looked to the international impacts of the dispute too.

Keywords

Wahhabism, radicalism, Chechen terrorism

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 24. 5. 2011

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 21. 6. 2011
• Supervisor: Mgr. Tomáš Šmíd, Ph.D.
• Reader: prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.

Masaryk University

Faculty of Social Studies

Master programme / field:
Political Science / European Politics (Eng.)