This book argues that the weakness of civil society in the post-Soviet Caucasus is a result
not only of post-communist political and economic problems, but also of the effects of …

The research to date on informal networks of the post-communist South Caucasus has
tended to focus either on the informal institutions' role in providing social safety nets for the …

This book is the outcome of a research project that was conducted in Armenia in 2012-2014.
The overarching goal of the project was to assess current Armenian civil society: to …

Armenia and Azerbaijan have been deadlocked in several lengthy and virulent conflicts over
a semi-autonomous territory between the two countries called Artzakh (in Armenian) and …

Structured according to the conceptual frameworks of nationalism and globalization, this
study examined relationships between and among the Armenian Ministry of Education, the …

This chapter reviews research on the longer-term consequences of volunteering for the
volunteer as a participant or member in a voluntary membership association (MA) or in a …

This study discusses the development of civil society in Georgia and Armenia after the
collapse of the USSR. Both countries in the South Caucasus have unique achievements in …

This dissertation explores the transformation of a small town in South East Transylvania,
Sighişoara, historically defined through a strong German presence. Despite the small …

This article investigates the relationship between the Soviet legacy and the post-communist
civil society in the Caucasus region. The key argument is that there are two main forms of …