GENERATION FACEBOOK IN BAKU. Adnan, Emin and the Future of Dissent in Azerbaijan
GENERATION FACEBOOK IN BAKU. Adnan, Emin and the Future of Dissent in Azerbaijan

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Civil Society, Governance, Government/Political systems
Published by: ESI – European Stability Initiative
Keywords: democracy ins Azerbaijan; Azerbaijan political class;
Summary/Abstract: Observing the events in Egypt, Tunisia, and the Middle East as a whole suggests that the hold on power of the Azerbaijani elite might also not be as firm as they like to believe. Beneath the glossy exterior that they have created lives a generation that has learned to expect more from its leaders than handouts at the expense of rights and stability at the expense of democracy. It is a generation that has not given up on the promise of Azerbaijan turning, one day in the near future, into a genuine European democracy. In their endeavours they deserve support, particularly from organisations such as the Council of Europe, whose whole raison d'etre is to preserve democratic standards among its members. In the end it would also be in the interest of Azerbaijan's rulers to respect the rules to which they have themselves committed their country.

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