On the Margins of Citizenship and States: Refugees of Chechnya in Pankisi The article briefly examines the history and experience of Chechen and Kist refugees who have arrived in Georgia since the late 1990s. It also evaluates state policies towards Kist and Chechen refugees from the 2000s till the present day. By Mariam Shalvashvili
Hotel Metsamor ‒ A Temporary Home Metsamor Hotel, built in the early 1970s to house employees of the Armenian nuclear power plant, is now overcrowded with refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh. This photo story by Khachatur Tovmasyan tells the stories of people who were forced to leave their homes and are yet to see a brighter future. By Khachatur Tovmasyan
From Karabakh to Kramatorsk: The Karabakh Conflict Instigated Multi-Stage Forced Resettlement of Armenians Cultural anthropologist Eviya Hovhannisyan shares the stories of people who have endured multiple displacements. Based on her fieldwork, she depicts their traumatic journeys and the challenges they encounter in the process of repeated migration, attempting to escape from multiple wars throughout their lives. By Eviya Hovhannisyan
Hair Loss, Appearance-altering Practices and New Ways of Seeing the Body The article is based on Ketevan Lapachi’s doctoral research, which explores and analyses practices related to hair loss. To conceptualise these practices, the author provides an overview of literature focusing on the relationship between the body and the discourse, while also discussing new ways of seeing and understanding the human body. By Ketevan Lapachi
Uneven Development and the Airport: Cabin Crew Labour in Kutaisi The article discusses the peculiarities of capitalist development in Kutaisi, Georgia’s fourth largest city. It offers the author’s observations on the city’s uneven development, labour migration and tourism. By Dato Laghidze
Upper Svaneti: A Place of Permanent Tension - Literature Review The article outlines the complexity and the multifaceted nature of the way development projects - and related local practices - unfolded in Upper Svaneti over the past few decades. Additionally, the author provides, based on the example of Svaneti, a theoretical overview for understanding how engagement with market forces affects the state and its sovereignty, as well as local practices. By Lina Ghvinianidze
Do We Have a Right to the City? Evolution of Tbilisi’s Urban Movements Discussing the example of Tbilisi, the author analyses some of the major challenges facing contemporary urban policy in Georgia, as well as the evolution of ideas and forms of protest that urban movements deploy to address them. By Anano Tsintsabadze
Vacancy: Environmental Program Coordinator Heinrich Böll Stiftung Yerevan Office Within our environmental program, during the next program phase (2024-2026) we will focus on the sustainable use of natural resources, just development, and an effective response to the climate crisis.
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? By Dr. Sonja Schiffers and Walter Kaufmann
"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.