Azerbaijan

Illustration by Sevinc Abassova, Caucasian women and men

Feminist Foreign Policy and the South Caucasus

This dossier looks at the possibility of feminist foreign policy in the context of the South Caucasus, a region coined by armed conflict, destabilizing external interference and military threat, and all but feminist governments

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.

The Psychological Consequences of the Karabakh Wars in Azerbaijan: The Womanly Face of Trauma

The psychological trauma inflicted on Azerbaijani society by the Karabakh conflict has not yet been processed; moreover, it has not been fully realized. The return of territories not only failed to heal these injuries but apparently sparked new fears in society.

By Nika Musavi

Психологические последствия карабахских войн для Азербайджана: женское лицо травмы

Карабахский конфликт нанес азербайджанскому обществу психологические травмы, не только до сих пор не проработанные, но даже толком не осознанные. И даже с возвращением территорий, давшимся ценой новой войны, общество не только не излечилось, но, похоже, приобрело новую фобию.

By Nika Musavi

Person standing in the nature, covered with red fabric

Salt Traces

This research is a journey of four women who grew up on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Our idea is to start the research project with the Caspian Sea and create a community of artists and researchers with whom we could expand into exploring the impact of climate change on other water bodies through stories of food and people.

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