Azerbaijan

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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Protest in Azerbaijani: National Language in the Fight Against Nationalism

The process of linguistic decolonization had intensified in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the former Soviet states, this means a rejection of the Russian language in favour of their national languages.

By Nika Musavi

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

Mehrin Alili. Mosaics of Azerbaijan. Soviet monumental art.

"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.

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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Artwork by Sevinj Abaasova, personalities

Azerbaijan: The Use of Violence and Discrimination against Feminist and LGBTQ+ Communities

The feminist movement and the LGBTQ+ community represent marginalized populations in Azerbaijan - they experience social, political, and economic discrimination and exclusion.

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

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