Moments of Mistrust in the South Caucasus Published: 3 December 2018 Such narratives allow living with those who distrust you because they are not held responsible for this distrust. By Florian Muehlfried
Presidential Elections: Anger and Frustration in Georgia Published: 16 November 2018 By Vakhtang Natsvlishvili
Elections in Azerbaijan: Insights from the Supply-Demand Model of Democratization Published: 9 November 2018 By Farid Guliyev
Wir, nichteuropäische Europäer Published: 6 November 2018 Für Georgien war der Gastlandauftritt auf der diesjährigen Frankfurter Buchmesse, der größten der Welt, vor allem ein politischer Erfolg. By Giorgi Maisuradze
The “Garbage Bin” Approach to History and its Discontents Published: 28 May 2018 For a people whose history covers a few millennia, the significance of the First Republic of Armenia far exceeds the number of years it lasted. Other than the Genocide that preceded it, I doubt that there is another period of two and one-half years that has received more attention by scholars, memoirists, and polemicists. հայերեն By Jirair Libaridian
Why LGBT People Emigrate from Armenia: Three Stories Published: 12 March 2018 Portraits Between 2011 and 2013 alone 5,891 LGBT people left Armenia. This article will tell the first-hand story of lesbian, bisexual and transgender Armenian citizens who have moved to different EU countries. By Arthur Minasyan
From International Revolution to a National State – The Case of Georgian Social Democracy (1917-1921) Published: 30 July 2017 In the twilight years of the 19th century, the Georgian people were faced with a number of challenges. Although the abolition of feudalism had liberated the peasantry, they had not been given land and their afflicted state remained the same. A number of freed peasants headed for the cities and filled the ranks of the proletariat, encountering “brute capitalism” in a place where basic labour rights were not regulated. By Beka Kobakhidze
The Eventful Turn: Baku and Mega-Event Led Urban Changes Published: 4 April 2017 In a post-industrial era where cities across the globe have taken an entrepreneurial approach to urban territorial management, mega-events have become a prominent part of urban policies (Harvey, 1989). The Olympics and the Formula 1 World Championship are examples of internationally-significant mega-events, typically with an abundance of visitors and global media audiences of billions. By David Gogishvili
Comprehensive Long-Term Advocacy Strategy Document for LGBTI Rights Presented at CSO Forum in Tbilisi Published: 3 April 2017 On March 10 the hbs South Caucasus in cooperation with WISG and EMC held a CSO Forum with the participation of civil society organisations and media representatives, where the project partners presented a long-term advocacy strategy document to combat homo/bi/transphobia in Georgia.