title: Crimean Tatars and the politics of sovereignty : small state instrumentalization of ethnic minority sovereignty claims in geopolitically disputed territory
abstract: This thesis analyzes the contemporary case of Ukraine and its shifting posture towards the ethnic minority group, Crimean Tatars, by tracing the relationship of Crimean Tatars and the Ukrainian Government prior to and following the 2014 Russian annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. After annexation, Ukraine has pursued a policy of recognizing, embracing, and advocating for the indigenous rights of Crimean Tatars in the wake of Russia’s annexation of this strategically located peninsula and the li
journal: cIRcle (University of British Columbia)