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ZOiS Spotlight 23/2023
State Dominance and its Discontents among Azerbaijani Youth
by Veronika Pfeilschifter and Cesare Figari Barberis
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Young Azerbaijanis are expected to reproduce the state ideology centred on Karabakh/Artsakh. A tiny minority of them has persistently resisted it and the dominant discourse around self-victimhood and just revenge. In the face of growing state repression, these alternative youth discourses have been all but silenced.
Find the Spotlight here.
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ZOiS Spotlight 22/2023
Why Nagorno-Karabakh Has been sacrificed and why this could also be an opportunity
by Nadja Douglas
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After the exodus of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians from their home, international attention has moved on and their fate has received little attention. And yet, the new situation offers some unprecedented opportunities. Whether they can be seized depends very much on Azerbaijan’s next moves.
Find the Spotlight here.
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ZOiS Spotlight 19/2023
What young Georgians think about their government
by Tamar Khoshtaria
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Surveys in Georgia show that the young generation in particular disagrees with their government’s politics. Interviews with Georgian migrants in Berlin confirm these findings. The interviewees are especially critical of decisions that are perceived to be pro-Russian.
Find the Spotlight here.
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ZOiS Report 3/2023
Russian Migrants in Georgia and Germany: Activism in the Context of Russia´s war against Ukraine
by Tsypylma Darieva and Tatiana Golova
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Russia’s war in Ukraine has uprooted millions of Ukrainians, with many fleeing abroad and others displaced within Ukraine. The war also prompted a new wave of migration from Russia. After 24 February 2022 and after the announcement of a partial mobilisation in September 2022, hundreds of thousands of Russian citizens left their home country for various countries, including former Soviet republics in the Caucasus and Central Asia and European countries. While not all of these migrants are politically engaged, a vocal minority has long-standing experience of civic and political activism and saw migration as a way of escaping repression and continuing their oppositional activities remotely. Others with little or no previous experience of activism have been mobilised in the context of the war. And in countries with pre-existing Russian migrant communities, sections of this population have also engaged in humanitarian and anti-war activities.
Find the Report here.
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Study
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: Youth Study Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
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We would like to draw your attention to a new study on youth in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan published by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
Find the studies and summaries here:
Armenia (Summary)
Azerbaijan (Summary)
Georgia
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Study
Women in the Extractive Zone
by Salome Kobalava
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The study draws on feminist political ecology in an effort to understand how extractive activities affect women in Bolnisi’s Azerbaijani community, uncovering connections between their labor, and daily experiences, access to natural resources, and changes in the natural environment.
Find the study here.
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Publication
Salt Traces
by Salt Traces
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This research is the journey of four women who grew up on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Their idea is to start the research project with the Caspian Sea and create a community of artists and researchers with whom they could expand into exploring the impact of climate change on other water bodies through stories of food and people.
Find the research here.
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Media publication
Dolma Diaries Episode 2,3 and 4
by Dolma Diaries
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Watch the second episode of Dolma Diaries, a series about three guys from the South Caucasus sharing a flat in Berlin.
Find the new episode here.
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Publication
Discussing a South Caucasus Short of Russian Dominance
by Frederic Labarre and George Niculescu (Eds.)
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This Study Group Information booklet gathers the papers and the policy recommendations from the 25th workshop of the Partnership for Peace Consortium Study Group on “Regional Stability in the South Caucasus” (RSSC SG), held in Tbilisi (Georgia), from 30 March to 2 April 2023.This workshop intended on “Discussing a South Caucasus short of Russian Dominance”. The workshop answered a need to address the potential risks associated with the outcomes of Russian political and military failures as they pertain to Russia’s role and presence in the South Caucasus, and beyond. The workshop therefore addressed a number of questions pertaining to Russian domestic stability, and how a political vacuum created by instability might affect South Caucasus political and military developments.
Find the booklet here.
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Publication
The Confederation of the Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus: A Nonunitary, Nonstate Actor in Georgian-Abkhazian(-Russian) Relations
by David Matsaberidze
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The chapter discusses the role of the Confederation of the Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus (CMPC) as a nonstate actor in the conflict in Abkhazia in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The CMPC was created and supported by the Kremlin to foster a zero-sum game in interethnic relations between the peoples of the Caucasus. Initiated as a platform for peaceful collaboration between the Caucasian peoples, the CMPC turned into a transmitting hub for the interethnic strife between various ethnic groups in general, and among Georgians and Abkhazians in particular.
Find the Publication here.
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DGO Annual Conference
Imperial rule and colonial experience in Eastern Europe
21-22 March 2024 | Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Universitätsgebäude, Carl-Zeiss-Str. 3 07743 Jena
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The annual conference will discuss the extent to which postcolonial approaches provide new insights for explaining politics and society in Eastern Europe compared to empire research. The focus will be on the relationship between empire and violence, integration and disintegration as well as the promise of prosperity and identity. Ukrainian writer Yuri Andrukhovych and historian Botakoz Kassymbekova will kick off the event with a talk on the biographical and historical dimensions of imperial rule and colonial experience.
For more information click here.
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Workshop
KonKoop Workshop "Researching living with/in difference creatively"
19.-20. March, 2024 | ZOiS, Mohrenstraße 60, 10117 Berlin
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This workshop aims to explore innovative, creative methodologies, including visual, sensory, multimodal, and other approaches, in understanding the dynamics of living with/in difference. We particularly focusing on Central and Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Balkans. While emphasizing these regions, we can also welcome some contributions offering case studies from diverse corners of the world that will broaden our perspectives, and benefit from the dialogue, on the newest developments in the study of conviviality, everyday peace patterns and (migrant/minority/refugee) social engagement and resistance.
For more information click here.
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“Psychosocial assistance for women/families affected by wars and domestic violence”
by Dialogue for Understanding e.V.
Our psychosocial sessios are designed in a way to provide a safe and supportive environment where these women can address their emotional, psychological, and social needs. For displaced women and women in difficult socio-economic situations, psychosocial help offers a lifeline amidst the chaos and uncertainty they may be experiencing. It helps them cope with the trauma of displacement, rebuild their lives, and regain a sense of stability. By addressing their emotional well-being, psychosocial support enables them to develop resilience and adapt to their new circumstances. The sessions helps them develop coping mechanisms, enhance their problem-solving skills, and explore opportunities for personal and professional growth.
For more information about the project click here.
For more information about the event click here.
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If you want to receive more regular updates on events and activities from other members of the network or would like to circulate your own publication or event, please contact us here.
All other activities of the ZOiS Caucasus Network can be found on our website.
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