Azerbaijan

On this page, you can read analytical articles about ongoing political, socio-economic and cultural developments in Azerbaijan as well as research articles about memory politics and conflict transformation. In 2021-2023, civil society organizations can submit applications that focus on one of the programme directions

"National in form, socialist in content" - contributions of Azerbaijani mosaicists to Soviet monumental art

The article sheds light upon the cultural heritage left behind by mosaic artists of Soviet Azerbaijan. In this study, the authors focus on the existing Soviet mosaics in Baku and briefly discuss some works that did not stand the test of time.

Collage work, the women with a long hair

Germany's Feminist Foreign and Development Policy: Need for Changes in Relations with the South Caucasus

This article, aimed at contributing to policy changes based on the new paradigm, suggests how Germany’s policy towards Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, whose political relevance has increased for Berlin due to Russia’s war in Ukraine, could become feminist.

By Dr. Sonja Schiffers

Army Corps at the Victory parade in Baku.

The War in Ukraine and the Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict: The West Needs To Re-evaluate Its Approach

Russia's war in Ukraine is changing the balance of power in Eastern Europe. This has implications for the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and provides new options for mediation for the EU and the West.

By Tigran Grigoryan

Ladies, outshine the bullies! - Ruso Margishvili's illustration

Feminist Foreign Policy in Azerbaijan - a Long-Run Utopia

This article critically discusses feminist foreign policy and applies a comprehensive understanding of it to Azerbaijan’s foreign policy and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

By Lala Darchinova

Photo on the cover: Shahidlyar Khiyabany (Alley of Martyrs), Baku, 2015. Photo by Sevil Huseynova

A Tool Of Propaganda: Thirty Years Of Memory Politics In Independent Azerbaijan

The article analyses the main trends of the memory politics in contemporary Azerbaijan. The author focuses on the specifics of the memorialisation of the events and heroes of the 'First Republic' (1918-1920); the events of January 1990 as the most important site of memory; the personality cult of the previous president Heydar Aliyev; and the memory politics with regard to the Karabakh conflict, including the commemoration of the Second Karabakh War (autumn 2020) unfolding in front of our eyes.

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