Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia: Policy Options for Germany and the EU Over 50,000 Armenians have already fled Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia following Azerbaijan's recent military offensive. Despite ongoing negotiations, further escalations could follow. What options do Germany and the EU have? Dr. Sonja Schiffers, Walter Kaufmann
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.
Fair, Accountable and Human Rights-Centered Mining Sector in Georgia (Social Justice Center, 2023) The project “Fair, Accountable and Human Rights-Centered Mining Sector in Georgia” aims to follow up on the previous research and prepare the ground for a broader discussion on taxation and benefit-sharing systems of the mining sector in Georgia.
Caspian’s Manifesto: Climate Change, Food & Solidarity (Femiskop Feminist Collective, 2023) The project "Caspian Manifesto" aims to take a closer look at the changes in biodiversity loss at and in the Caspian Sea and how it affects the daily habits of the people.
Envisioning Svaneti (Froh!, 2023) "Envisioning Svaneti" organizes a workshop with Georgian and German academics from the fields of anthropology, human geography, tourism studies, landscape architecture, and media design
Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in Armenia (Corridors 2023) The project focuses on increasing trauma sensitivity and knowledge among teachers in Armenia who work with children from conflict-affected communities.
Critical Discussions on Abkhaz and Georgian Nation-Building During the Soviet Period (Ziari Press 2023) With our support, Ziari Press is working on the Georgian translation of Timothy Blauvelt’s book “Clientelism and Nationality in an Early Soviet Fiefdom”
