Armenian Developments

Prof. Dr. Wolfram Hilz; Dr. Shushanik Minasyan

doi:10.5771/9783828871977

Summary

The development of societies during and after periods of authoritarian or totalitarian rule is among the most interesting research topics in social sciences. On the one hand, the analysis is directed at why, when and how societies resist tyrannies and what ultimately leads to the downfall of seemingly invincible regimes. On the other hand, once such authoritarian regimes unravel, it is important to comprehend how societal groups organize themselves and how they try to influence political processes. In the case of the former Soviet republics, this transition was a complex and incalculable development that led to very heterogeneous political and societal situations. Due to the territorial situation of Armenia – wedged between the predominantly hostile neighbors Turkey and Azerbaijan, in the shadow of hegemonial Russia and Iran – the domestic Armenian development options seemed limited for decades. However, the transformation of the civil society in the Republic of Armenia finally paved its way slowly but constantly in recent years. The aim of this volume is to shed light on the ongoing discussion on civil society in Armenia in the context of democratization and to examine its potential for democratic consolidation. The perspectives recount diverse facets of the Armenian civic landscape, as well as the recent processes of democratization. The contributions from predominantly Armenian experts focus on the necessary structures and important actors for an understanding and characterization of the current situation of the Armenian civil society.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2019
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8288-4287-8
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8288-7197-7
Publisher: Tectum, Baden-Baden
Series: Bonner Studien zum globalen Wandel
Volume: 24
Language: English
Pages: 134
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis Partial access Pages 1 - 6 Download chapter (PDF)
1 Introduction No access Pages 7 - 10 Wolfram Hilz, Shushanik Minasyan
Shushanik Minasyan
1. 1 Introduction No access Shushanik Minasyan
2. 2 The EU's External Democracy Promotion and Civil Society No access Shushanik Minasyan
3. 3 EU instruments for Civil Society Promotion in Armenia - The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) No access Shushanik Minasyan
4. 4 New Approaches No access Shushanik Minasyan
5. 5 Conclusion No access Shushanik Minasyan
Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan
1. 1 Introduction No access Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan
2. 2 Literature Review No access Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan
3. 3 Methodology No access Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan
4. 4 Armenian Civil Society: NGOs and Protests No access Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan
5. 5 Are Armenians Willing to Participate? No access Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan
6. 6 Use of Social Media No access Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan
7. Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan
  1. 7.1 On the Receiving End of Online Information No access Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan
  2. 7.2 Actual and Potential Activists No access Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan
8. 8 Conclusion & Discussion No access Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, Valentina Gevorgyan
Nina Kankanyan, Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan
1. 1 The Theoretical Framework: Environmental Activism and its Impact on Policy-Making No access Nina Kankanyan, Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan
2. 2 Methodology No access Nina Kankanyan, Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan
3. Nina Kankanyan, Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan
  1. 3.1 Short Description of the 12 Cases (in Chronological Order) No access Nina Kankanyan, Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan
  2. 3.2 Analysis of the 12 Cases No access Nina Kankanyan, Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan
4. Nina Kankanyan, Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan
  1. 4.1 Strategies No access Nina Kankanyan, Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan
  2. 4.2 Types of Influence No access Nina Kankanyan, Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan
5. 5 Conclusion No access Nina Kankanyan, Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan
Arpie G. Balian
1. 1 Introduction No access Arpie G. Balian
2. 2 Snapshot Diagnosis of the Civil Service No access Arpie G. Balian
3. 3 Meritocratic Civil Service No access Arpie G. Balian
4. 4 Embracing Meritocracy No access Arpie G. Balian
5. 5 Theoretical and Analytical Framework No access Arpie G. Balian
6. 6 The State of Civil Service in Armenia No access Arpie G. Balian
7. 7 Reform Considerations No access Arpie G. Balian
8. 8 Closing Notes No access Arpie G. Balian
Narek Manukyan
1. 1 Introduction: The Notion of Policy Borrowing No access Narek Manukyan
2. 2 Background of Policy Borrowing and Rational for Current Analysis No access Narek Manukyan
3. 3 The ‘six foci’ of Attraction: the Role and Rational of Policy Borrowing No access Narek Manukyan
4. 4 The Influx of Neoliberalism No access Narek Manukyan
5. 5 The Institutionalization of Neoliberalism No access Narek Manukyan
6. 6 Concluding Remarks: The Long-term Impact of Policy Borrowing No access Narek Manukyan
Narek Mkrtchyan
1. 1 Introduction No access Narek Mkrtchyan
2. 2 The State and the Apostolic Church: Mutual Institutions No access Narek Mkrtchyan
3. 3 Education and Church: Challenges to Propriety-based Citizenship No access Narek Mkrtchyan
4. 4 The Apostolic Church as Legitimizer of Political Processes No access Narek Mkrtchyan
5. 5 The Church and Regime-Backed Oligarchs No access Narek Mkrtchyan
6. 6 Media and Church No access Narek Mkrtchyan
7. 7 Church vs. Civic Activism No access Narek Mkrtchyan
8. 8 Can the Armenian Apostolic Church be Considered as a Mediator Between the Political and Civil Society? No access Narek Mkrtchyan
9. 9 Conclusion No access Narek Mkrtchyan
8 The Velvet Revolution – A New Path for Armenia No access Pages 119 - 132 Shushanik Minasyan
Contributors No access Pages 133 - 134