Diverse viewpoints in search of effective solutions to conflicts in the South Caucasus
In this episode of the “Line of Contact — Current Topic” programme on CivilNet, experts Lala Jumaeva from Baku and Samvel Meliksetian from Yerevan discuss how academic research can to help rethink the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, shape a constructive agenda, and sustain dialogue between the two societies. In a region where...
The path to overcoming the conflict between the Armenian and Azerbaijani societies lies not only in the official negotiations, but also in the involvement of broad sections of society. Expert dialogues in the media, informative mutual visits, and cooperation in scientific or professional spheres help societies to get to know...
National (ethnic) identity is one of the important components of collective consciousness. It is a communal shared viewpoint and a collection of perceptions based on certain linguistic, geographical, religious, historical and mythological ties and relations. At the same time, the components of identity of one and the same nation or...
Within the framework of the research, we aimed to identify the psychosocial and professional needs of media content creators displaced from Nagorno Karabakh to Armeniа in September 2023, so that they can be self-fulfilled in the professional field and gain greater resilience in their new environment. The research should help...
Resolving the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the state level could contribute significantly towards overcoming Armenian-Azerbaijani interethnic hostility. Creating the conditions for reconciliation between the two societies after decades of conflict requires channels of cooperation and internal discussions about peaceful, neighbourly coexistence. This was the conclusion reached during a...
Not for the first time, the Yerevan and Baku Press Clubs are looking for common ground between the people of Armenia and Azerbaijan and seeking ways to overcome the many challenging consequences of more than 30 years of war and bloody confrontation. The geopolitical context has changed multiple times, both...
The development of interethnic conflicts is usually accompanied by the spread of negative myths and stereotypes about the enemy. Domestic or intercommunal problems existing in reality are condensed and generalised, demonising and dehumanising the other side. The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict could serve as a textbook example in this regard: two societies...
Overall, you wouldn’t really describe the current situation in our region as stable. Two capitals – Tbilisi and Yerevan – are seething with protests. Only Baku is calm. What forces are behind these events? In whose interests is it to sow discontent in two countries in the South Caucasus? And...
The peoples of Armenia and Azerbaijan entered modernity through bloody conflicts, which with certain pauses continue to this day. The political dimension of the conflict is ‘accompanied’ by the cultural one: music, cuisine, carpet weaving… People who have been living in the same geographical and cultural space for hundreds of...
