Curse or Blessing, and to Whom? Oil Development and Civil-Society Initiatives in Azerbaijan (Research Brief)

This research — derived from observations, interviews, and continuing analysis of secondary sources — offers an “involved outsider’s” glimpse into Azerbaijan’s ongoing development. Through focus on the interconnected and evolving network of civil society actors and their initiatives, this study seeks to identify an alternative local politics that continues to evolve beneath the “resource curse” scenario identified by social scientists.

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Jeremy Tasch, of Towson University, was a 2008-09 US Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS) fellow.