A House Divided Published: 7 August 2018 What does it feel like when you are living on the edge… to be perpetually on the edge of losing, say, a part of your house? Or waking up to find that your house is divided with your living in your own country, but your kitchen now resides within enemy-occupied territory?
100 years after: the countries of the South Caucasus from the declaration of independence till 2018 Published: 28 May 2018 In order to commemorate 100 years anniversary since the declaration of independence of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the Heinrich Boell Foundation presents analytical articles that on the one hand, reflect on the main foreign and internal priorities of the first republics and on the other hand, analyze what is the impact of the short-lived experiences of statehood on the democratic political culture of the South Caucasus.
Contentions Politics: Experience and Perspectives Published: 12 January 2018 Presented in-depth research describes social movements focusing on labor rights and the protection of environment and cultural heritage since 2010. Download
Armenian-Georgian Neighborhood: same directions or diverging paths? Published: 15 December 2017 Georgia and Armenia have strived to establish good neighborhood policy throughout centuries. There has been neighborly competition over certain issues but during the last two decades, governments of these countries have taken steps to develop joint initiatives in cultural, economic and political spheres.The South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation supports the regional dialogue between these two countries.
Armenia & Georgia: Resilient Relationship Published: 15 December 2017 Armenia and Georgia are destined by history and geography to exist side by side, for centuries uncomfortably squeezed between huge empires. Not always were their relations cloudless, but mostly were marked by prolonged periods of propinquity and cooperation. By George Tarkhan-Mouravi
Armenian-Georgian Multi-Track Diplomacy is a Must Published: 15 December 2017 Armenian-Georgian relations are grounded in many centuries of history. In South Caucasus, as well as in larger Middle East region, Armenians and Georgians are of those rare peoples sharing common history. Along with other factors, this situation has been shaped by the shared reality and need of facing global political, cultural and social dynamics and challenges. By Arsen Kharatyan
Russian Soft Power in Georgia: Exploits, Limitations and Future Threats Published: 16 October 2017 Web-dossier Five years have passed after the regime change in Georgia, which, many thought, would have diverted the country from its Western course and made it vulnerable to Russia’s influence. These five years saw a surge of Russia’s “soft power” around the world, including in the South Caucasus; however, on the ground, the soft power still remains of limited nature and has failed to achieve major breakthroughs. հայերեն By Giorgi Kanashvili
From Revolutionary Struggle to Social Emancipation Published: 30 July 2017 On 5 March 1917, at 11 o’clock in the morning, many members of the Caucasian workers’ movement and thousands of ordinary citizens gathered in Nadzaladevi’s Theatre Square. The revolutionaries had assembled in order to receive the latest reports of the events then unfolding in St Petersburg. The people were interested in hearing whether the February Revolution had achieved its goal. By Levan Lortkipanidze
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
Fight for the Public Space: When Personal is Political Published: 28 December 2016 Publication "Fight for the Public Space: When Private is Political" presents a collection of articles prepared in the frameworks of the International Gender Workshop, organized in March 2016 in Tbilisi. Download Please select a file format. pdf pdf
