Staatsbürgerschaft an der Grenze

The present book “Citizenship at the Border. The Georgian-speaking Ingiloys in Azerbaijan” ethnographically explores, on the one hand, the relationship between state and citizens in general and, on the other hand, the role of ethnicity and minority status of a particular (partly Christian, partly Muslim) group in Azerbaijan. The analysis focuses on questions of representation and ethnic leadership positions: Who speaks for the minority? By means of which legitimation strategies? And how do integration, participation, and citizenship in the Azerbaijani state play out?