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Hovhanessian, Ramzy A. "The Armenian Council of Shahabivan translation, introduction & commentary /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1989. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p015-0158.
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Karageozian, Nanor. "Long-term diasporic return migration in post-Soviet Armenia : balancing mobility and sedentarism." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:25ff00d2-816b-4fdd-b8fb-ec5eeb4ceead.
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This thesis examines the immigration to and long-term settlement in post-Soviet Armenia of Armenians from well-established diasporic communities - mostly from Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Canada, and the United States. It argues that diverse levels and combinations of anchoring and floating co-exist in the diasporan returnees' return motivations, post-return integration experiences, and identity and belonging (re)conceptualization processes. They are manifested in the returnees' habitual dispositions, imaginative aspirations, and practical considerations, which develop within a particular sociohistorical environment. The study also considers the changes that occur over time in the structural context and in the ways returnees engage with it. It demonstrates that the inclination of returnees toward more rooted or more mobile directions depends, to a large extent, on their diasporic community background, the generation they belong to, and more immediate factors related to their life-cycle stages. Throughout the analysis, the important role of emotions in the return visions and experiences is highlighted. The thesis makes an empirical contribution by studying the largely uncharted case of Armenian diasporic return in the post-Soviet era. At a more theoretical level, it promotes a balanced approach that goes beyond the overemphasis on mobility and the relative neglect of sedentarism that have characterized many works in the fields of diaspora and migration studies over the past few decades. Underlying this balanced path is the goal of recognizing the equal importance of and complex inter-relationship between human agency and objective structures. To this end, the thesis relies on a theoretical framework based primarily on some of Pierre Bourdieu's key conceptual tools, with certain modifications. Thus, the study frames the topic of long-term diasporic return migration within broader social theory. This way, not only does it link diasporic return to paradigms in migration and diaspora studies, but it also views it from a wider angle of social action.
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Vorobyeva, Daria. "Forced ethnic migrants' integration : Syrian Armenians in Armenia and Lebanon (2011-2016)." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/14215.
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The current forced displacement crisis, with over 65 million people in 2017, and more than a third being refugees, means it is higher than since the Second World War. Therefore, integration of external forced migrants (refugees) in host countries is a high priority policy objective of the international community. Yet, the existing refugee regime largely fails in successful integration, including in cases of resettling in perceived ethnic homelands. This thesis comparatively analyses the integration process of Syrian- Armenian forced migrants in the perceived ethnic homeland, Armenia and unrecognised territories of Nagorno-Karabakh, and a regional diaspora centre, Lebanon. The work aims to understand socio-cultural and economic factor impact on the process, and whether some can be regarded as fundamental for the successful outcomes, the role of state and non-state actors in the process, and influence of the psychological state of mind of forced migrants on it. The selection of case studies is ideal for several reasons. First, institutionally, a host-community (the Republic of Armenia and the Lebanese-Armenian diaspora) is interested in newcomers remaining in the country. Second, NGOs play a central role, thus, due to their decades of experience, allowing to facilitate advanced methods of integration. Third, Armenians integrate into their ethnic kin community, thus arguably improving integration chances. Finally, Armenians have been historically skillful in new societal integration, which bodes well for future successful integration. The analysis applies the theoretical framework of migration, diaspora and social identity to empirical findings from fieldwork, state and NGO reports and media information. The key argument of the thesis is that although all factors of integration are closely interrelated, economic integration should be perceived as a defining factor in the overall success. Additionally, I argue that, where problematic economic integration is experienced, cultural differences against the host-society and sense of nostalgia become reinforced, thus slowing integration. Finally, whilst I conclude that economic integration generally improves over time, it is likely that where host-society culture is significantly different, newcomers generally remain a distinctive community, even if within an ethnic homeland.
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Bai?arsaikhan, Dashdondogiin. "Mongol-Armenian political relations (1220-1335)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670046.
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Ghaplanyan, Irina. "Armenia : a country in search of leaders. An analysis of post-Soviet Armenian political elite and its national discourse." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.709388.
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Injejikian, Hasmig. "Sayat Nova and Armenian ashoogh musical tradition." Thesis, McGill University, 1990. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59269.
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The main objective of this thesis is to show that the thirty melodies ascribed to the ashoogh Sayat Nova are melodically and rhythmically homogeneous, and that they bear similarity to both Armenian folk and sacred melodies. Since very little has been written on this topic in Occidental languages, it has been necessary to provide (1) a descriptive account of the ancient Armenian music; namely, vibassan, koosan, folk and sacred traditions; (2) a presentation of ashoogh poetic forms, rhyming schemes, and accentuation patterns, which are summarized for the first time in a chart with corresponding sources; (3) a chapter on Armenian tzayns as a background to the melodic analysis and codifications of Sayat Nova's melodies, which is contrary to the accepted practice of codifying these melodies with Greek modal names.Professor Nigoghos Tahmizian's analysis of Sayat Nova melodies was used as a starting point. Furthermore, through analysis based primarily on available secondary sources, certain conclusions have been obtained: such as, the unity of rhythm/meter with language conventions, presence of specific melodic patterns, cadential endings, intervallic patterns and ranges in Sayat Nova melodies, as characterised by individual tzayn codifications. Further research is suggested to clarify codification of poetic forms, tzayn designations, and specifically, to solidify accentuation conventions of the Armenian language and of its dialects.
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Laycock, Joanne. "Imagining Armenia: orientalism, history and civilisation." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487804.
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Shahinyan, Hayk. "HIMA ! Revolutionary Park in Yerevan, Armenia." Thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-147336.
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HIMA! / NOW! - translation from Armenian In light of recent and ongoing protests, demonstrations and riots in Ukraine, Egypt, Israel or Armenia, some actual questions arise such as how is the built environment used as an area of protest, how it is chosen as a focal point or path for resistance, what are the common characteristics of revolutionary spaces and how the environment effects on success. Lack of democracy from the government and in everyday life of Armenia society, total corruption and feeling of impunity oligarchy, the government and most of governmental institutions, weak economic growth accompanied by alarming number of emigration as well as successful scenarios in neighboring Georgia and Ukraine, force to predict a inescapable eruption of protests Armenia in near future. History shows that protests and civil disobedience are inevitable and necessary expressions of dissent in any democratic nation and country. However there are different passive tools to improve democratic institutions in the society and country in general such as public forums, open discussions and debates, freedom of speech and media etc. With this project I want to create a great Park with generous program embracing main democratic principles as a Public Space and Forum for everyone in capital of Armenia, Yerevan, BUT in case of nascent civil resistance the Park will become a space as a tool with urban inventory that people can use, manipulate, claim in order to defend their values and save own life's. This will be a Playground/Fortress for Democracy !
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Andrews, Tara L. "Prolegomena to a critical edition of the Chronicle of Matthew of Edessa, with a discussion of computer-aided methods used to edit the text." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2009. http://ora.ouls.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid%3A67ea947c-e3fc-4363-a289-c345e61eb2eb.
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Abelyan, Armen V. "Russia's national interests in the Transcaucasus and the U.S. policy implications for Armenian national security." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Mar%5FAbelyan.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2006.Thesis Advisor(s): Anne L. Clunan, Mikhail Tsypkin. "March 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p.109-132). Also available online.
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Harris, Jason. "Stumbling blocks geopolitics, the Armenian genocide, and the American Jewish community /." Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University, 2008. http://dcoll.brandeis.edu/handle/10192/22928.
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Gasparyan, Arsen [Verfasser]. "Epiphytic Lichen Diversity and Conservation in Armenia / Arsen Gasparyan." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1138234346/34.
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Atoyan, Gayane. "EIA and public participation in development decisions in Armenia." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/3300.
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Environmental Impact Assessment Law was adopted in Armenia in 1995.The Law has a mission to control environmental decision-making in the country and comply with the international treaties and conventions ratified by Armenia. The recent rapid developments of environmental hazards in Armenia have raised a concern whether the existing Law is meeting the needs of the country and its citizens. The comparative doctrinal research has been conducted to question the legal provisions, implementation and compliance of the RA EIA Law with International Environmental Treaties, which Armenia is a Party. The comparison of the existing RA EIA Law with similar laws in European Union and the USA was necessary to assess the instrument’s best practice to find out the errors and make possible recommendations for improvement of the environmental governance in the country. In the process of the research work, the RA EIA law was amended in 2014. Therefore, the research had a chance to compare both legal texts and assess their similarities, differences and positive development of the Law. The comparative analysis of all mentioned instruments revealed existing deficiencies of the RA EIA Law and provided further improvement and development recommendations as an outcome of this unique and unprecedented work.
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Camarero, Artur Attarian Cardoso. "No relógio 19:15, passados mais de 100 anos em guerra." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8136/tde-05042018-121946/.
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Esta dissertação de início trata das particularidades do processo de mobilização pelo trabalho da imigração armênia no Distrito de Presidente Altino, localizado no município de Osasco, em relação com a capital paulista. Esse processo tem como referencial histórico de mobilização o Genocídio Armênio perpetrado pelo Império Otomano durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial (1914-1918), intepretada aqui a partir da mobilização geral (Gaudemar, 1981), momento histórico em que todos os esforços estão voltados para a produção, fazendo da guerra uma constante necessária à acumulação de capitais. Tentamos problematizar os desdobramentos históricos da relação social capitalista que foram transformando os sentidos da acumulação de capitais ao longo do século XX, bem como a dinâmica das personificações daí resultantes, até o contemporâneo capitalismo baseado na reprodução ficctícia do valor. Partindo da pesquisa histórica de trajetórias de mobilização aliada a observações feitas em trabalhos de campo, foram realizadas viagens à Argentina, Uruguai no intuito de apresentar as contradições perceptíveis entre a identidade armênia dessas localidades visitadas e a identidade observada em viagem à Armênia.This dissertation deals with the particularities of the process of mobilization for the work of Armenian immigration in the District of Presidente Altino, located in the municipality of Osasco, in relation to the capital of São Paulo. This process has as a historical reference for mobilization the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire during World War I (1914-1918), interpreted here using the concept of general mobilization (Gaudemar, 1981), historical moment in which all the efforts are directed to the production, requiring constant war to the accumulation of capital. We have tried to problematize the historical unfoldings of the capitalist social relationship that have been transforming the meanings of capital accumulation throughout the twentieth century, as well as the dynamics of the personifications resulting therefrom reaching the contemporary capitalism based on the fictional reproduction of value. Starting from the historical research of mobilization trajectories allied to observations made in field research. Travels were made to Argentina, Uruguay in order to present the perceptible contradictions between the Armenian identity of these visited localities and the identity observed during the travel to Armenia.
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Greenwood, Timothy William. "A history of Armenia in the seventh and eighth centuries." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.324241.
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Somakian, Manoug Joseph. "Empires in conflict : Armenia and the Great Powers, 1912-1920 /." London ; New York : Tauris Academic studies, 1995. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb374795481.
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Smythe, Dana Renee. "Remembering the Forgotten Genocide: Armenia in the First World War." [Johnson City, Tenn. : East Tennessee State University], 2001. http://etd-submit.etsu.edu/etd/theses/available/etd-0625101-231057/unrestricted/smythe0720.pdf.
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Weller, Jennifer N. "Bayesian Inference In Forecasting Volcanic Hazards: An Example From Armenia." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000485.
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Gunes, Yeliz. "The Re-emergence Of The Armenian Question As An Aspect Of Armenian Nationalism And Its Effects On Turkey: 1960-1990." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12611994/index.pdf.
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This thesis aims to analyze the re-emergence of the Armenian question as an aspect of Armenian nationalism and its effects on Turkey between the years 1960 and 1990. The Armenian question is a very controversial political issue with its multi-dimensional characteristic. The Armenian question emerged with the Ottoman Armenians&rsquoautonomy demands as an extension of Armenian nationalism in the nineteenth century. With the interest of the imperialist states, the Armenian question became an international problem especially after the Ottoman-Russian War of 1877-1878. Although the Armenian question reached its peak in World War I, it dropped from the international agenda by the Peace Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. After World War II, the Armenian question was transformed into an international issue once again by Joseph Stalin the leader of the USSR that was used as a political trump against Turkey in the Cold War period. Especially, the date April 24, 1965 became a remarkable turning point in the re-emergence of the Armenian question as an aspect of Armenian nationalism. Since 1965, the Armenian Diaspora has used the Armenian question to materialize dream of the &ldquo
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Today, the Armenian question has affected Turkey&rsquo
s bilateral and multilateral relations with other countries especially with the Republic of Armenia and the United States of America. By this thesis, these whole facts will be analyzed to expose the historical background of the re-emergence of the Armenian question as an aspect of Armenian nationalism, and its effects on Turkey between the years 1960-1990, and to contribute to the academic literature.
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Kim, Hannah Marijke. ""Forget-Me-Not" The Politics of Memory, Identity, and Community in Armenian America." Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1525647973882397.
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Butera, Johny-Angel. "Genocide denial on the Internet: The cases of Armenia and Rwanda." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/28718.
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The regimes of truth within society, or those types of discourse accepted and made to function as true by truth-generating apparatuses, determine which events are classified as genocide and the types of evidence that are accepted as proof that a genocide has occurred. Genocide denial can be seen as an attempt to resist a regime of truth by putting forth an alternative analysis of a particular situation. Genocide deniers promote their discourse of denial as legitimate, scholarly efforts at historical revision with the intention of having another version of the truth exposed. Most research on genocide denial has focused primarily on the Holocaust, international debates to legislate genocide denial and the motivations and arguments used to deny genocide. This thesis qualitatively and thematically analyzes sixteen websites and twenty-eight documents to investigate the use of the Internet to produce and circulate discourses questioning the Armenian and Rwandan genocides. It argues that the Internet formulates a space and community in which genocide denial discourse is created, legitimized and disseminated. Then, through a vocabulary of motives framework, this thesis analyzes the logic of denial discourse to identify them as discursive strategies of truth production and to identify the ideological roots of denial. It is found that in Turkey's case, denial is rooted in a sense of collective victimization and nationalism and its presence on the Internet demonstrates the existence of a regime of truth denying the Armenian genocide. For Rwanda, denial is call for the recognition of victim suffering and for justice in revealing an alternative discourse that has been subjugated to the accepted history of the genocide.
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Vahramian, Helen Tamar. "Armenia and the German-speaking world in the Age of Empire." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.497439.
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Taking as its starting point the debate over German culpability in the genocide of the Ottoman Armenians during the First World War, when Imperial Germany was in military alliance with the Ottoman state, the thesis questions whether the emphasis on the genocide obscures other aspects of Armenia's relationship with the German speaking world. Sitting alongside accusations of German complicity were Armenian claims that German learning was a seminal influence on the National Awakening in Eastern (Russian) Armenia.
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Koehler, Jan, and Christoph Zürcher. "Der Staat und sein Schatten : zur Institutionalisierung hybrider Staatlichkeit im Süd-Kaukasus." Universität Potsdam, 2004. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/texte_eingeschraenkt_welttrends/2010/4742/.
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This article looks at contemporary Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan and addresses the question of how these states, which suffer from considerable institutional weaknesses, nevertheless retain the ability to control key aspects of statehood, first of all security and a measure of central authority. It is argued that these states invest only in selected aspects of statehood. The needed resources are mobilized by a system of informal taxes, which are then invested in certain selected core functions of statehood. This form of state depends on both formal and informal institutions, which are mutually supportive.
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Hovhannisyan, Lilit. "OVERSEEING THE MITIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS IN ARMENIA." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami150105623187497.
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Sargsyan, Gayane. "Democracy and Development in the Making: Civic Participation in Armenia; Challenges, Opportunities." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2016. https://hdl.handle.net/11572/368480.
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This research focuses on civic participation and its role in an emerging democracy context, and examines the forms, patterns, trends, obstacles to and opportunities for civic participation, as well as the impact of civic participation on democratization and development processes in Armenia, a post-soviet country in the South Caucasus, that has embarked on simultaneous transition toward democracy and free market economy since its independence in 1991.
The dissertation suggests that civic participation is a key ingredient for successful transformations and effective reforms in both political and economic sectors in the post-soviet context of Armenia, and, therefore, more attention, as well as more vigorous efforts and resources should be directed to building civic capacity of the people and organizations in this setting. It is argued, that while, obviously, not a panacea for all development and democratization related challenges, civic engagement has a strong potential to foster those processes and contribute to the achievement of more effective, inclusive and sustainable solutions in the areas of democracy promotion and development in the transition countries. The original contribution of the thesis is an empirical study of civic participation in Armenia and assessment of its determinants and the impact on democracy and development related outcomes in the country. The primary research includes a study of civic participation in 10 rural and small urban communities across the country, and provides comprehensive information and insights into civic participation forms, pattern, determinants, obstacles and opportunities at the community level. Civic participation is further studied by examining the major civic initiatives and campaigns that took place in the country over the recent five years (2010-2015) and assessment of their outcomes and impact. The study looks closely at the determinants of civic participation, both the individual level factors and the obstacles and opportunities provided by the institutional context, and, in particular, examines the relationship of civic participation with social capital, civic education, and use of internet and communication technology (ICT). Civic participation habits and trends among the youth are explored by means of surveys conducted in 2013 and 2014. An innovative measure – a Civic Participation Score (CP Score) is introduced and computed, based on a pre-defined and operationalized set of indicators, and a Civic Participation Index (CP Index) is calculated for monitoring the changes, in separate indicator categories and overall, and analysing civic participation trends over time. The research sheds light on civic participation practice and trends in Armenia and builds a framework for analysis of civic engagement in an emerging democracy context, by identifying the participants, their motives, forms of civic engagement, its impact, as well as challenges and opportunities for participation. The study highlights the specific needs and opportunities for further civic capacity building and lays down a roadmap for further research and action in this direction.
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Sargsyan, Gayane. "Democracy and Development in the Making: Civic Participation in Armenia; Challenges, Opportunities." Doctoral thesis, University of Trento, 2016. http://eprints-phd.biblio.unitn.it/1772/1/Doctoral_Thesis_GSargsyan.pdf.
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This research focuses on civic participation and its role in an emerging democracy context, and examines the forms, patterns, trends, obstacles to and opportunities for civic participation, as well as the impact of civic participation on democratization and development processes in Armenia, a post-soviet country in the South Caucasus, that has embarked on simultaneous transition toward democracy and free market economy since its independence in 1991.
The dissertation suggests that civic participation is a key ingredient for successful transformations and effective reforms in both political and economic sectors in the post-soviet context of Armenia, and, therefore, more attention, as well as more vigorous efforts and resources should be directed to building civic capacity of the people and organizations in this setting. It is argued, that while, obviously, not a panacea for all development and democratization related challenges, civic engagement has a strong potential to foster those processes and contribute to the achievement of more effective, inclusive and sustainable solutions in the areas of democracy promotion and development in the transition countries. The original contribution of the thesis is an empirical study of civic participation in Armenia and assessment of its determinants and the impact on democracy and development related outcomes in the country. The primary research includes a study of civic participation in 10 rural and small urban communities across the country, and provides comprehensive information and insights into civic participation forms, pattern, determinants, obstacles and opportunities at the community level. Civic participation is further studied by examining the major civic initiatives and campaigns that took place in the country over the recent five years (2010-2015) and assessment of their outcomes and impact. The study looks closely at the determinants of civic participation, both the individual level factors and the obstacles and opportunities provided by the institutional context, and, in particular, examines the relationship of civic participation with social capital, civic education, and use of internet and communication technology (ICT). Civic participation habits and trends among the youth are explored by means of surveys conducted in 2013 and 2014. An innovative measure – a Civic Participation Score (CP Score) is introduced and computed, based on a pre-defined and operationalized set of indicators, and a Civic Participation Index (CP Index) is calculated for monitoring the changes, in separate indicator categories and overall, and analysing civic participation trends over time. The research sheds light on civic participation practice and trends in Armenia and builds a framework for analysis of civic engagement in an emerging democracy context, by identifying the participants, their motives, forms of civic engagement, its impact, as well as challenges and opportunities for participation. The study highlights the specific needs and opportunities for further civic capacity building and lays down a roadmap for further research and action in this direction.
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Serobyan, Vahram. "Upper Devonian brachiopods and sedimentary sequences from Armenia : biodiversity, stratigraphy and paleobiogeography." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université de Lille (2018-2021), 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021LILUR033.
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Les séries sédimentaires carbonatées-terrigènes et les brachiopodes du Dévonien supérieur d’Arménie centrale ont été ici étudiées à partir de trois coupes distinctes (Ertych, Djravank et Noravank). Leur interprétation paléoenvironnementale a été réalisée à partir des bio- et lithofaciès afin de reconstituer leur milieux de dépôt. De plus, les coupes étudiées ont été corrélées lithostratigraphiquement, ainsi que biostratigraphiquement, en se basant sur leurs assemblages à brachiopodes. Vingt-six espèces de brachiopodes sont décrites sur la base d’un matériel récemment collecté. Quatre nouveaux genres de brachiopodes (Aramazdospirifer, Angustisulcispirifer, Pentagonospirifer et Tornatospirifer), ainsi que cinq nouvelles espèces (Crinisarina pseudoglobularis, Cyrtospirifer pseudoasiaticus, Pseudocyrtiopsis areniensis, Pentagonaspirifer abrahamyanae et Angustisulcispirifer arakelyani) sont introduits. Toutes les espèces de brachiopodes sont examinées selon des concepts taxonomiques modernes ; leurs caractéristiques internes et externes sont illustrées, à l’exception de quelques rares espèces. La variabilité morphologique intraspécifique des espèces décrites est documentée quantitativement. Le schéma biostratigraphique proposé auparavant pour l’intervalle Frasnien–Famennien du Petit Caucase (Arménie et Nakhichevan) est révisé. Plus particulièrement, la zone à Ripidiorhynchus gnishikensis–Angustisulcispirifer arakelyani, d’âge Frasnien, est proposée pour la faune trouvée dans les calcaires à péloïdes accumulés dans un cortège à haut niveau marin, alors que la zone à Aramazdospirifer orbelianus–Tornatospirifer armenicus, d’âge Fammenien inférieur, est caractérisée par des packstones/graistones de l’intervalle 4, déposés lors d’un événement transgressif. La présente étude documente également la diversité des brachiopodes signalée dans le Petit Caucase à travers l’intervalle Frasnien–Famennien inférieur et souligne un renouvellement majeur de faune parmi les rhynchonellides, les atrypides et les spiriférides. D’un point de vue paléobiogéographique, la faune étudiée a clairement des affinités avec celles connues dans d'autres régions de la marge nord-Gondwanienne, notamment celles qui s’étendent vers l’est du SAB (Bloc sud arménien) jusqu’en Afghanistan et le Pamir, bien qu’il existe également de nombreux éléments endémiques. De plus, la signification paléobiogéographique des quatre nouveaux genres est discutée, y compris de plusieurs autres espèces du Famennien qui leur sont réaffectés et qu’elles étaient connues auparavant du Nakhichevan, du Pamir (Tadjikistan), du Kazakhstan central et de la Plate-forme d’Europe de l’EstThe Upper Devonian carbonate-siliciclastic sedimentary sequences and brachiopods from three distinct sections (Ertych, Djravank and Noravank) of Central Armenia are here examined. Paleoenvironmental interpretation is performed based on bio- and lithofacies to reconstruct the depositional environments in which the sedimentary sequences were accumulated. Moreover, the studied sections are correlated lithostratigraphically, as well as biostratigraphically by focusing on their brachiopod assemblages. Twenty-six brachiopod species are described on the basis of recently collected material from the Frasnian–Famennian (F–F) succession. Four new brachiopod genera (Aramazdospirifer, Angustisulcispirifer, Pentagonospirifer and Tornatospirifer) and five new species (Crinisarina pseudoglobularis, Cyrtospirifer pseudoasiaticus, Pseudocyrtiopsis areniensis, Pentagonaspirifer abrahamyanae and Angustisulcispirifer arakelyani) are introduced. All brachiopod species are examined according to modern taxonomic concepts and illustrated both externally and internally, with the exception of some rare species. The intraspecific morphological variability of the described species is documented quantitatively. The previously suggested biostratigraphic scheme for brachiopods of the F–F interval of the Lesser Caucasus (Armenia and Nakhichevan) is revised. More particularly, the Ripidiorhynchus gnishikensis–Angustisulcispirifer arakelyani brachiopod zone, of Frasnian age, characterizes the peloidal grainstones of the Interval 1 that accumulated as a highstand system tract, while the Lower Famennian Aramazdospirifer orbelianus–Tornatospirifer armenicus Zone is found in the packstones/grainstones of the Interval 4, which was deposited during a transgressive event. The present study also documents the diversity of brachiopods reported from the Frasnian–lower Famennian sequences of the Lesser Caucasus (Armenia and Nakhichevan); the synthesis of all previous and current data suggests that a major change in diversity took place amongst rhynchonellides, atrypides and spiriferides. From a paleobiogeographic viewpoint, the studied fauna clearly shares affinities with contemporaneous brachiopods known from other parts of the north-Gondwanan margin, especially from those areas that extend eastwards of the South Armenian Block (SAB) into Afghanistan and Pamir, although there are also many endemic elements. Finally, the paleobiogeographic significance of the four newly defined genera is discussed, including the re-assignment to them of several other Famennian species known previously from Nakhichevan, Pamir (Tajikistan), Central Kazakhstan and the East European Platform
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Papazian, Lalig. "Nationalism and militarized crisis : the case of Nagorno-Karabagh." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ37225.pdf.
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Petersen, Luke Alan. "An Examination of Integrated Rural Tourism Development in the Goris Region of Armenia." DigitalCommons@USU, 2010. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/607.
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Rural tourism is a popular development tool in both developed and developing countries. However, rural economic development can be problematic when considering the diversity of resources and stakeholder groups. In the Republic of Armenia the current system of tourism development is not benefiting rural communities in the regions. This study seeks to provide a deeper understanding of community dynamics in the rural region of Goris through the study of tourism integration. A novel assessment tool is implemented which provides a systematic qualitative evaluation of stakeholder perceptions through which strengths and weaknesses of the local tourism sector are derived. Data extracted from semi-structured interviews provide a clearer understanding of current conditions that will provide valuable insight for policy and development initiatives that seek to maximize local cooperation and benefit. It is clear from this analysis that local strengths include endogenous natural, human, and historical resources, embedded community valuation of tourism, and complementarity. Local weaknesses are related to accessibility, inadequate infrastructure, information disparity and environmental stewardship. Recommendations are made for follow up, planning and implementation.
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Mirzoyan, Alla. "Armenia's Foreign Policy, 1991-2004: Between History and Geopolitics." FIU Digital Commons, 2007. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/68.
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This dissertation is the first systematic study of Armenia’s foreign policy during the post-independence period, between 1991 and 2004. It argues that a small state’s foreign policy is best understood when looking at the regional level. Armenia’s geographic proximity to Iran, Russia and Turkey, places it in an area of heightened geopolitical interest by various great powers. This dissertation explores four sets of relationships with Armenia’s major historical ‘partners’: Russia, Iran, Turkey and the West (Europe and the United States). Each relationship reveals a complex reality of a continuous negotiation between ideas of history, collective memory, nationalism and geopolitics. A detailed study of Armenia’s relations with these powers demonstrates how actors’ relations of amity and enmity are formed to constitute a regional security complex. Turkey represents the ultimate “other”, while both Europe and Iran are seen as ideational “others”, whose role in Armenia’s foreign policy, aside from pragmatic policy considerations, reflects a normative quest. Russia and the United States, on the other hand, represent the powerful structural forces that define the regional security complex, in which Armenia operates. This dissertation argues that although Armenia has been severely constrained in certain foreign policy choices, it was adept at carving a space for action that privileged the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh over other geopolitical imperatives.
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Fertaly, Kaitlin. "Feeding the Family in Rural Armenia: A Re-Examination of Gender, Cooking, and the Domestic in a Post-Socialist Society." OpenSIUC, 2009. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/125.
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Previous studies of gender in post-socialist societies have described a shift in gender roles where women became associated with the domestic sphere, particularly within nationalist literature and in everyday discourses about the nation. However, this literature fails to adequately explore what domestic activities women are participating in and how they may gain status or power through those activities. In agreement with post-socialist literature concerning the shift in gender roles, Armenian nationalism presents a view of women as ideal mothers and caretakers, often relegated to the domestic sphere. However, also within nationalist literature and contemporary discourse about Armenian identity is another central theme explored here: the survival of Armenian families and Armenia itself in situations of innumerable odds, feats that are often credited to the ingenuity and resourcefulness of individuals of the small and often out-numbered nation. The significance of "making do" or improvisation in Armenian daily life and in national narratives is significant to a study of gender in independent Armenia because it is primarily the woman's responsibility to procure and prepare all of the resources necessary for feeding her family. Therefore, I argue that cooking practices in Armenia are certainly a part of domestic life, but contrary to some Western feminist ideals, domestic activities are neither stifling to women's creativity nor are they activities that are devalued or in other ways less important than public activities. In Armenia, this is because women can appeal to `traditional' national ideologies in order to reaffirm their status as women and mothers, which subsequently allows them to earn prestige within the community and to exert influence within their households.
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Karaman, Irfan. "Relations Between Armenia And Russia In The 2000s: From Strategic Partnership To Pragmatic Cooperation." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613658/index.pdf.
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This thesis seeks to analyze the nature of relations between Armenia and Russia in the 2000s. Contrary to the dominant view that relations between these two countries could be labeled as strategic partnership, this thesis argues that these relations could be characterized as pragmatic cooperation. In fact, both countries having close relations in all fields and refraining from pursuing policies that might harm the other&rsquos interests in the 1990s, gave priority to their own national interests in the diplomatic and economic fields in the 2000s, while maintaining close cooperation in the security field. In the 2000s, Russia started to pursue a pragmatic foreign policy by improving its relations with Azerbaijan that has rich oil and natural gas reserves. Likewise, Armenia has also started to pursue a balanced foreign policy by enhancing its cooperation with the Western countries and international organizations in diplomatic and security fields in the same period. Moreover, Armenia also deepened its cooperation with Iran in the energy sector to decrease its energy dependence on Russia. Consequently, both Armenia and Russia have started to pursue pragmatic policies in diplomatic and economic fields to maximize their own national interests while maintaining close cooperation in security field. Therefore, bilateral relations between these two countries started to take more pragmatic character than a strategic partnership.
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Kolarzik, Nina. "Revolutions and the International: The Negotiated Character of the 'Velvet Revolution' in Armenia 2018." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-24038.
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In a global system of increasing instability and civil society protest movements, it is important for IR to pay attention to revolutions. In the past, Marxist-structuralist theories have contributed to the research on revolutions and the international but are insufficient to explain recent cases and a contemporary generation of scholars has provided more multivariate and processual theories about revolutions.Within this field, this thesis concerns the theory development about revolutions and their international dimension. The guiding argument guiding is that revolutions are international events which are being shaped by and shaping the international system. Using the concept of “negotiated revolutions” by George Lawson, the Armenian “Velvet Revolution” 2018 is analysed as a comparative case-study to describe its international aspects. By applying the theory to a new case, it can be explored whether it still holds in another context beyond the cases with that Lawson established it.The analysis uses qualitative data from multiple sources, employing an intersociety approach and incorporating different contemporary explanations into the analysis of the case and its characteristics. It is concluded that the concept negotiated revolution is well suited to explain the dynamics of the Armenian Revolution in relation to the international system.
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Khachatryan, Naira. "Study of post cataract surgery outcomes and predictors of poor outcome in Yerevan, Armenia." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.536931.
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Jilozian, Ani. "Listening to women's voices| Perceptions & experiences with contraception & abortion in rural Armenia." Thesis, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1551611.
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Background: Abortion is the principle method of birth control in Armenia. There are few qualitative studies in the literature concerning family planning utilization and abortion practices, and only two studies carried out over a decade ago have addressed the larger social context in which family planning and abortion decision-making occurs.
Objectives: The purpose of the following research project was to investigate women's perceptions and experiences with contraception and abortion and elucidate the multifaceted and complex factors that influence family planning decisions and abortion seeking behavior among women of reproductive age in Armenia.
Methods and materials: Convenience sampling was used to recruit women and health providers for the study. In-depth interviews were carried out with all participants and content analysis was employed to analyze the data.
Results: Natural methods of contraception were primarily used over modern means due to socio-economic barriers; familial and peer influence; and negative perceptions. The use of induced abortion was primarily due to socio-economic conditions; a desire for birth spacing; and a desire to limit family size. Participants expressed that married couples generally share decision-making power regarding contraception and abortion with the exception of sex-selective abortions, in which husbands and/or the husband's family primarily make the decision. Reasons for son preference were tied to socio-economic conditions and the Armenian mentality regarding relative value of gender. The misuse of medical abortion was tied to socio-economic conditions; fear of surgical abortion; and misperceptions.
Discussion: Initiatives to reduce the unmet need for family planning should focus on education; expanding availability and accessibility of contraceptives; and empowerment of women. In regards to preventing unsafe abortion, initiatives should focus on health provider training and monitoring; making Cytotec available in pharmacies by prescription only; lowering the price of medical abortion at hospitals; and educating health providers and women about best practices. Concerning sex selection, policy changes should take place alongside initiatives that empower women and advance socio-economic well being.
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Geghamyan, Liana [Verfasser]. "Exercising Human Rights in Armenia : Interactions between governmental and non-state actors / Liana Geghamyan." Frankfurt a.M. : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1211316017/34.
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Khachatryan, Mikayel. "The Potential for Growth in Foreign Direct Investment in the Horticultural Sector of Armenia." DigitalCommons@USU, 2011. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1092.
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An examination of determinants of foreign direct investment in Armenia is undertaken to ascertain the potential for attracting foreign investment (FDI) into the horticultural sector of Armenia. The analysis is conducted using survey data collected during face-to-face interviews in August and December 2010. A logit analysis is used to identify the characteristics of firms with substantial current FDI that are operating in Armenia and are planning to undertake additional investment during the next few years. The findings suggest that economic stability and the ability to insure against business risks would encourage FDI. Also, past profitability was dependent on the firm’s satisfaction with the regional market around Armenia.
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Jafalian, Annie. "Guerre et paix dans le Caucase du Sud : les stratégies arméniennes de sécurité (1988-1994)." Thesis, Toulouse 1, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016TOU10045.
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La thèse a pour objet d’analyser les processus d’escalade et d’endiguement des conflits frontaliers de l’Arménie sur la base de deux études de cas qui mettent en jeu la question des minorités nationales arméniennes : l’Artsakh, disposant d’un statut de région autonome, devenu une zone de guerre entre l’Arménie et Azerbaïdjan ; et le Djavakhk, dépourvu d’un tel statut, resté une zone de paix entre l’Arménie et la Géorgie. Cette recherche permet notamment de discuter la thèse en vertu de laquelle l’existence ou pas d’un statut d’autonomie serait la condition explicative majeure des trajectoires différentes observées dans les deux zones du Haut-Karabagh et du Djavakhk. Sans ignorer le caractère essentiel du statut d’autonomie dans la transition de l’état de paix à l’état de guerre, la recherche met davantage l’accent sur les perceptions et les intérêts de sécurité tels qu’ils ont été définis et hiérarchisés par les décideurs arméniens à Erevan, à Stépanakert et à Akhalkalak. Appréhendés sous cet angle, les conflits dans le Caucase du Sud apparaissent plus fondamentalement comme le produit de deux dynamiques combinées : d’une part, une histoire continue, interrompue par la soviétisation de la zone et poursuivie à la libéralisation du régime ; d’autre part, un présent conditionné par des contraintes géopolitiques et normatives, qui ont contribué à forger les stratégies arméniennes de sécurité. Dans ces circonstances, l’autonomie politico-stratégique de la minorité – fondée sur la disponibilité de flux transnationaux – a joué un rôle déterminant dans les processus d’escalade et d’endiguement des conflits dans le Caucase du SudThe thesis aims at analyzing Armenia’s border conflicts’ escalation and containment on the basis of two case studies where national minority issues are at stake: Artsakh, which has had an autonomous status and became a war zone between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and Javakhk, which was deprived of such a status and kept as a zone of peace between Armenia and Georgia. This study will especially question whether the existence of an autonomous status was a key explanatory factor of the different paths taken in the two areas of Artsakh and Javakhk. Without ignoring the essential influence an autonomous status may have on the transition from war to peace, this research is rather focussing on security perceptions and interests as they have been defined and prioritized by Armenian decision-makers in Yerevan, Stepanakert and Akhlakalak. Seen from this perspective, conflicts in the South Caucasus seem to be more fondamentlly resulting from two combined dynamics: a continued history, interrupted by the sovietization of the area and ongoing since the regime was liberalized on the one hand; a present time, conditioned by geopolitical and normative constraints, which contributed to shape Armenian security strategies on the other hand. Under these circumstances, the minority's political-strategic autonomy – based on the availability of transnational flows – has played a key role in conflict escalation and containment in the South Caucasus
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Nercessian, Andy Hagop. "Marxism-Leninism, national identity, and the perception of Armenian music." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.619554.
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Yarra, Dharani Raja. "Structural, mineralogical and fluid evolution of the Shahumyan intermediate sulphidation vein deposit, Kapan district, Armenia." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62679.
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The full abstract for this thesis is available in the body of the thesis, and will be available when the embargo expires.Science, Faculty of
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of
Graduate
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Smith, Nicholas Ross. "EU Normative Socialisation in its Eastern Neighbourhood: Democratisation in Armenia through the European Neighbourhood Policy." Thesis, University of Canterbury. National Centre for Research on Europe, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5332.
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The EU, over time, has garnered international recognition and acclaim as a successful agent of democratisation in third countries. The transitions of Greece, Spain and Portugal in the 1980s coupled with the recent Eastern enlargements of the EU into erstwhile communist space attest to the success of the EU in fostering tangible democratisation. However, as the EU rapidly approaches its institutional capacity, questions remain as to its viability as an agent of democratisation in the post-enlargement setting where the EU can no longer offer full membership as an incentive for political and economic reform. This thesis attempts to examine the viability of the EU as a democratic facilitator in the post-enlargement setting, through examination of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), a policy described by the EU as ‘everything but institutions’. Two mechanisms of normative transfer relative to the ENP were identified in the literature: conditionality, where the EU attaches incentives for successful political and economic reform, and socialisation, a newer notion whereby norms are transferred via interaction through generating close links with domestic actors. It was ascertained that in the context of the ENP, socialisation represented the dominant mechanism for normative change; conditionality was still utilised as a mechanism, however its scope had reduced greatly. To illuminate the phenomenon of EU democratic promotion, the case study of Armenia was chosen, a small but politically intriguing state in the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood which had experienced (as is the case with the majority of post-Soviet states) stagnation and regression of the democratisation process since independence. Two facets of the EU’s democratisation strategy inherent in the ENP were chosen as empirical research areas: free and fair elections and interaction with domestic civil society organisations (CSOs). Free and fair elections offered evaluation of the conditionality aspects of the ENP through examining the 2008 Armenian presidential election. Interaction with domestic Armenian CSOs presented a rich phenomenon to examine the impact of socialisation in the ENP through utilising a case study examining four democratically minded NGOs. Ultimately, this thesis contends that through the ENP, the EU can no longer effectively wield conditionality as a viable mechanism of normative change and currently lacks the tools or a suitable environment to initialise normative transfers through socialisation. Consequently, it is argued that the EU has had little effect in facilitating democratisation in Armenia since the advent of the ENP.
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Babajanian, Babken Vladimir. "Promoting community participation and capacity building in post-Soviet transition : the Armenia social investment fund." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2006. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1853/.
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The thesis examines the effectiveness and relevance of the social fund bottom-up development model in promoting community participation and enhancing local institutional capacity within the social, political and institutional context of post-Soviet Armenia. The thesis uses a case study of the World Bank supported Armenia Social Investment Fund (ASIF) project. One of the objectives of ASIF was to promote participation of local communities in their own economic and social development and to build their capacity for effectively addressing local problems. The research was conducted in seven rural communities in Armenia. The research found that ASIF was not successful in promoting community participation and institutional capacity at a community wide level. It benefited the rural elite, and hence contributed to the perpetuation of the exiting power structures and inequalities in the local communities. The research demonstrates that the extent and nature of participation and local institutional capacity in Armenia are determined by the broader institutional, social and political context within which communities live and function. In particular, participation and local capacity are constrained by the governance environment at the macro and micro levels and high levels of material and social deprivation in local communities. The research findings question the effectiveness and relevance of the social fund bottom-up development model. The bottom-up model is based on the cultural view of institutional change, presuming that changes in the mentality, behavioural patterns and human capabilities can result in greater participation and enhanced local capacity. The research concludes that community based interventions may not be effective in fostering sustainable civic institutions without addressing the structural factors that determine the ability of individuals to realise their potential and become active agents.
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Babayan, Nelli. "Wandering in Twilight? Democracy Promotion by the EU and the USA and Democratization in Armenia." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2012. https://hdl.handle.net/11572/368301.
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Although democracy promotion initiatives have spread around the world and supported transition, many countries have fallen back into autocracy or stalled on their way to democracy. However, the events in the Middle East and Northern Africa have revitalised the issue of democratization. On the other hand, this cry for democracy seems to be homegrown, casting doubts about the efficacy of external democracy promotion. Nevertheless, stalled and setback democracies cannot be blamed solely on the flawed strategies of democracy promoters or autocratic stubbornness of democracy targets. Similarly, labelling democracy promotion as “the grand failure†of the West is an argumentative overstretch, which lacks any practical application.
This dissertation argues that democracy can be achieved from outside, but the obstacles associated with it are more serious than anticipated by promoters. More specifically, the chances of liberal democracy being exported from outside will increase provided the utility of domestic adaptation to democracy is at least moderate, promoters are actively involved in resolution of pressing national issues, and there is no regional actor that blocks democracy and receives support for its policies from the target country.
By structurally and conceptually expanding Schimmelfennig’s international socialization framework, this study develops an analytical framework to decipher mechanisms, strategies, and subsequent outcomes of democracy promotion and democratization. While applied to Armenia, the proposed framework is a useful reference for both academics and practitioners as it provides tools for researching the outcome of democracy and democratization and provides policy recommendations. This dissertation introduces the concept of democracy blocker—a powerful authoritarian regional actor capable and willing to influence domestic policy choices of a democracy promotion target in order to block democratization. This study also makes an empirical contribution by comparing democracy promotion policies in a country that has long been neglected by the academic literature. Using process-tracing, within-case, and before-after analyses, this study compares democracy promotion policies of the EU and the USA within three different target-sectors in Armenia. The analysis of three different target-sectors of democracy promotion—elections, parties, and the media—shows democratic transformation on the macro level of a country and micro level of specific sectors.
This study argues that increased political and economic interdependence and interconnectedness of different realms within a democratizing country has led to merging of international democracy promotion and domestic democratization. In addition, the mere adoption of a law or a code of conduct does not guarantee the establishment of democracy and democratic behaviour by domestic stakeholders. Consequently, a likely upgrade of a formal democratic transformation into a behavioural one, would require democracy promoters to guarantee consistency in their efforts and follow-up on their activities, without assuming that a formally adopted rule or a completed project will necessarily assure rule-based behaviour. Thus, democracy promotion needs to be simultaneously cross-sectoral, offering material incentives for democratic transformation. Democracy promotion has the potential to not only produce numerous academic and policy analyses but also to result in a genuine democratic transformation, if promoters rationally choose their strategies and base them on existing domestic conditions.
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Babayan, Nelli. "Wandering in Twilight? Democracy Promotion by the EU and the USA and Democratization in Armenia." Doctoral thesis, University of Trento, 2012. http://eprints-phd.biblio.unitn.it/706/1/Nelli_Babayan_PhD_Dissertation.pdf.
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Although democracy promotion initiatives have spread around the world and supported transition, many countries have fallen back into autocracy or stalled on their way to democracy. However, the events in the Middle East and Northern Africa have revitalised the issue of democratization. On the other hand, this cry for democracy seems to be homegrown, casting doubts about the efficacy of external democracy promotion. Nevertheless, stalled and setback democracies cannot be blamed solely on the flawed strategies of democracy promoters or autocratic stubbornness of democracy targets. Similarly, labelling democracy promotion as “the grand failure” of the West is an argumentative overstretch, which lacks any practical application.
This dissertation argues that democracy can be achieved from outside, but the obstacles associated with it are more serious than anticipated by promoters. More specifically, the chances of liberal democracy being exported from outside will increase provided the utility of domestic adaptation to democracy is at least moderate, promoters are actively involved in resolution of pressing national issues, and there is no regional actor that blocks democracy and receives support for its policies from the target country.
By structurally and conceptually expanding Schimmelfennig’s international socialization framework, this study develops an analytical framework to decipher mechanisms, strategies, and subsequent outcomes of democracy promotion and democratization. While applied to Armenia, the proposed framework is a useful reference for both academics and practitioners as it provides tools for researching the outcome of democracy and democratization and provides policy recommendations. This dissertation introduces the concept of democracy blocker—a powerful authoritarian regional actor capable and willing to influence domestic policy choices of a democracy promotion target in order to block democratization. This study also makes an empirical contribution by comparing democracy promotion policies in a country that has long been neglected by the academic literature. Using process-tracing, within-case, and before-after analyses, this study compares democracy promotion policies of the EU and the USA within three different target-sectors in Armenia. The analysis of three different target-sectors of democracy promotion—elections, parties, and the media—shows democratic transformation on the macro level of a country and micro level of specific sectors.
This study argues that increased political and economic interdependence and interconnectedness of different realms within a democratizing country has led to merging of international democracy promotion and domestic democratization. In addition, the mere adoption of a law or a code of conduct does not guarantee the establishment of democracy and democratic behaviour by domestic stakeholders. Consequently, a likely upgrade of a formal democratic transformation into a behavioural one, would require democracy promoters to guarantee consistency in their efforts and follow-up on their activities, without assuming that a formally adopted rule or a completed project will necessarily assure rule-based behaviour. Thus, democracy promotion needs to be simultaneously cross-sectoral, offering material incentives for democratic transformation. Democracy promotion has the potential to not only produce numerous academic and policy analyses but also to result in a genuine democratic transformation, if promoters rationally choose their strategies and base them on existing domestic conditions.
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Samkian, Artineh. "Constructing identities, perceiving lives Armenian high school students' perceptions of identity and education /." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1481657931&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Maslo, Ron. "The Armenian Diaspora Influencing International Relations." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-43342.
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This thesis explores the Armenian diaspora’s behavior concerning the issue of recognition of the Armenian genocide through lobbying within the US and EU. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to grasp a deepened understanding of diasporic lobbying, while focusing on the Armenian case, as a case enabling further scholarly deepening for the field of IR. In order to achieve an understanding of the Armenian diaspora, the appropriated behavior through lobbying and the trajectorial changes concerning the recognition of the Armenian genocide, the paper puts forward historical process tracing, comparative research and qualitative content analysis. These methods are utilized as a means for tracing the events contributing to the construction of the diaspora. They also establish the lobby’s influence on ‘host-states’ and the understanding of internalized norms granting policy changes for the cause of recognizing the Armenian genocide, this is done through the concepts of identity, norms and recognition.
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Zakarian, David. "The representation of women in early Christian literature : Armenian texts of the fifth century." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:8853f6e0-060d-4366-89ab-945584bf2029.
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In recent decades there has been a growing scholarly interest in the representation of women in early Christian texts, with the works of Greek and Latin authors being the primary focus. This dissertation makes an important contribution to the existing scholarship by examining the representation of Armenian women in the fifth-century Christian narratives, which have been instrumental in forging the Christian identity and worldview of the Armenian people. The texts that are discussed here were written exclusively by clerics whose way of thinking was considerably influenced by the religious teachings of the Greek and Syriac Church Fathers. However, as far as the representation of women is concerned, the Greek Fathers' largely misogynistic discourse did not have discernible effect on the Armenian authors. On the contrary, the approach developed in early Christian Armenian literature was congruous with the more liberal way of thinking of the Syriac clerics, with a marked tendency towards empowering women ideologically and providing them with prominent roles in the male-centred society. I argue that such a representation of women was primarily prompted by the ideology of the pre-Christian religion of the Armenians. This research discusses the main historical and cultural factors that prompted a positive depiction of women, and highlights the rhetorical and moralising strategies that the authors deployed to construct an "ideal woman". It further explores the representation of women's agency, experience, discourse, and identity. In particular, women's pivotal role in Armenia's conversion to Christianity and female asceticism in fourth-fifth century Armenia are extensively investigated. It is also argued that women's status in the extended family determined the social spaces they could enter and the extent of power they could exercise. It appears that Iranian matrimonial practice, including polygyny and consanguineous marriages, was common among the Armenian elite, whereas the lower classes mainly practised marriage by bride purchase or abduction. Special attention is devoted to the institution of queenship in Arsacid Armenia and the position of the queen within the framework of power relationships. Finally, this study examines the instances of violence towards women during wars and how the female body was exploited to achieve desirable political goals.
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Milosh, Richard. "The cultural adaptation of Armenians in South Australia, with special reference to Armenian language." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 1995. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09EDM/09edmm661.pdf.
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Zagros, Nahro. "Social gatherings of the Ezdi diasporas in contemporary Armenia : the music of funeral and wedding rituals." Thesis, University of York, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.538645.
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Panossian, Razmik. "The evolution of multilocal national identity and the contemporary politics of nationalism : Armenia and its diaspora." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.399000.
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