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April

“Embattled Dreamlands” by David Leupold

Book presentation Tuesday, 29. April 2025 in Yerevan

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Protecting “The People:” How Anti-LGBTQ+ Ideas Help the Georgian Dream Consolidate Power

Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric has been a central element of the Georgian Dream’s anti-democratic turn towards the far right. How do anti-LGBTQ+ statements and policies help GD expand its grip on power, and why does this strategy work?

By Tamta Gelashvili

Another Strongman? Masculine Governmentality, Neoliberalism, and Authoritarian Traditionalism in Aliyev’s Azerbaijan

In this article, the author examines the role of masculine governmentality in sustaining President Aliyev's authoritarian traditionalism through a poststructuralist feminist lens.

Ein roter und silberner Zug, der über Bahngleise fährt.

Systemic Democratic Change? Armenia’s Achievements and Shortcomings since the Velvet Revolution

Historian and former politician Mikayel Zolyan talks about what has changed in Armenia since 2018. On the one hand, the reform agenda lags behind the expectations of the society. At the same time, Armenia has gone through a dramatic transformation.

By Mikael Zolian

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anniversary of the foundation at Goethe Institute

20 years in the South Caucasus

The Heinrich Boell Foundation Tbilisi Office – South Caucasus Region turned 20. Our 20th-anniversary celebration took place at the Goethe Institute in Tbilisi. The event commenced with welcome remarks from Jan-Philipp Albrecht, Co-President, and Walter Kaufmann, Head of the East & Southeast Europe Division at the Heinrich Boell Foundation.

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The Foundation's years of work and important contributions, as shared by our long-term partners and friends from Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

This study examines why and to what extent Georgia has been mimicking the Hungarian model under the leadership of the ruling Georgian Dream party and the broader implications of this phenomenon. It is also concerned with understanding the modalities of influence projection by Budapest and the main drivers behind it.

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Masculinities in the South Caucasus

“Masculinities in the South Caucasus: Forms, Hierarchies, and Challenges” follows an interdisciplinary, multi-format approach, containing academic articles, autobiographical stories, oral histories, and illustrations. In their original contributions, sixteen authors from/based in the South Caucasus discuss masculinities to diverse social phenomena, including, but not limited to, clothing, fatherhood, sports, the military, criminal practices, and sexual identity.

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