По инициативе факультета международных отношений ЕГУ 9-10 октября текущего года состоится вторая ежегодная конференция «Политология и международные отношения». Тема конференции 2025 года – «Постсоветские трансформации: геополитика, построение нации и развитие».
РАСПИСАНИЕ
Launching the Conference (9:30-10:45)
Location: Hall of Academic Council Sessions (Main building, 5th floor)
9:30-10:00 - Registration of participants
10:00-10:15 – Welcome speech
Tigran Yepremyan, Dean of the Faculty of International Relations, Yerevan State University
Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, Rector of Yerevan State University
10:15-10:45 – Keynote speech: Polarization, Transactionalism, and Small States
Rouben Azizian, Massey University, New Zealand
Panel 1: Security, Order & Disorder: Great Power Rivalry in the Post-Soviet Eurasia (10:45-12:20)
Location: Hall of Academic Council Sessions (Main building, 5th floor)
Moderator: Tigran Yepremyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a filter and amplifier of the ‘soft’ power projection and reception: Comparative case of the European Union, China and Russia in Kazakhstan
Fabienne Bossuyt, Ghent University, Belgium
Dis-)Engagement with Europe, Shifting Identities and Foreign Policies in Armenia and Georgia
Laure Delcour, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, France
Small State Strategies for Peaceful Change in a World of Conflict
Anders Wivel, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
The Prospects of Iran‑Armenia Strategic Partnership in the New Eurasian Geo‑economy
Seyed Hassan Mirfakhraei, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran
Coffee Break (12:20-12:40)
Panel 2: Nation-Building, Identity & Narratives (12:40-14:15)
Location: Hall of Academic Council Sessions (Main building, 5th floor)
Moderator: Rouben Azizian, Massey University, New Zealand
Reconstruction and Modernization of National Identity as Catalysts for Stateness: A Post‑Soviet Perspective
Violetta Manukyan, Strategic Development Agency, Armenia
Contested Memories, Defended Identities: Religious Minorities and the Politics of Resistance in Soviet and Post-Soviet Georgia
Alexander Lutz, Georgetown University, United States
A Tale of Two States: Explaining the Divergent Outcomes of EU Soft Power in Albania and Georgia
Adrian Brisku, Charles University, Czechia
Authoritarian Storytelling: How Georgia and Belarus Use Strategic Communication to Reshape the Nation
Natalie Arnould and Vita van Dreven, The Hague Research Institute, Netherlands
National Identity, Politics of Memory and Geopolitics: The Foreign Policy Dilemma in Post‑Soviet Armenia (1991–2018)
Mikayel Zolyan, Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences, Armenia
Lunch Break (14:15-15:15)
PARALELL SESSIONS
Panel 3: Narratives of Belonging: Identity, Mobility & Memory in the Caucasus (15:15-16:30)
Location: Hall of Academic Council Sessions (Main building, 5th floor)
Moderator: Gor Petrosyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Azerbaijanism and Turkism: Ideological Hybridity, Ontological (In)security and Nation‑Building in Post‑War Azerbaijan
Levon Hovsepyan, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia
Alteration of Ukrainian Geopolitics in the Last Decades
Gréta Hőhn, Ludovika University of Public Service, Hungary
Nation-Building Processes in the Republics of the South Caucasus (based on analysis of in-depth interviews)
Hovhannes Sargsyan and David Sargsyan, Russian-Armenian University, Armenia
Reconstructing National Identity in Post‑War Armenia: Between De‑ or Remythologization
Norayr Dunamalyan, Russian-Armenian University, Armenia
Panel 4: Curricula of Change: Education as Geopolitical Catalyst (15:15-16:15)
Location: YSU History Museum (Main building, 7th floor)
Moderator: Erik Davtyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Geopolitics of Education in Georgia: from “radical Europeanness” to “Georgianness”
Archil Sikharulidze, Sikha Foundation, Georgia
Ways of Knowing at the American University in Bulgaria: Present at the End of History
Cristofer Scarboro, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, United States
Social Stratification of Georgian in the Period of Transition
Alexander Tsagareli, Tbilisi State University, Georgia
Break (16:30:-16:50)
Panel 5: Society & Resilience in the Post-Socialist Context (16:50-18:25)
Location: Hall of Academic Council Sessions (Main building, 5th floor)
Moderator: Laure Delcour, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, France
“How are all these leaflets going to make Syunik safer?” A feminist exploration of resilience and (in)security along Armenia’s borderlands
Laura Luciani, Ghent University, Belgium
Armenia’s Domestic Violence Law: A Case Study for Post‑Soviet Geopolitics
Lori Pirinjian, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
Gendered Nation‑Building in Wartime Ukraine: Between Geopolitical Narratives and Domestic Mobilization
Maryna Shevtsova, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Post‑Socialist Legacies in Transnational Family‑Making: Gendered Care, Absence, and Kinship Across Borders
Inna Bondarenko, European University Institute, Italy | Centre for European Policy Studies, Belgium
Manufacturing the Enemy: Armenophobia and the Construction of National Identity in Post‑Soviet Azerbaijan
Anzhela Mnatsakanyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Panel 6: Extra-Regional Partnerships: Politics, Economy and Soft Power (16:50-18:05)
Location: YSU History Museum (Main building, 7th floor)
Moderator: Suren Tadevosyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Armenia, Georgia, and the Gulf Arab States: What is Behind the Growing Cooperation?
Mushegh Ghahriyan, Yerevan State University | National Academy of Sciences, Armenia
Cooperation between France and Armenia: From Soft Power to More Pragmatic Diplomacy
Karim Belgacem, ESSCA Lyon, France
Centring the agency of the countries in-between Russia and the European Union: Liminality in times of rupture
Louise Amoris, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, France
Transcaucasia and the Formation of the Geopolitical System in the Post‑Soviet Era (Late 20th Century – Early 21st Century)
Jemal Karalidze and Salome Karalidze, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Georgia
Panel 7: Migration, Public / Local Governance & Public Administration Reform: Analyzing the Post-Soviet Experience (16:50-18:25)
Location: YSU Library, Room 503 (fifth floor)
Moderator: Vahagn Aglyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
The analysis of local public administration reforms in the Republic of Armenia: gambit or political thrik?
Katerina Altunyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
The role of artificial intelligence in modern governance: challenges, opportunities and ethical considerations for Armenian context
Narine Asryan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Quo Vadis? Local Autonomy in Armenia: Progress, Challenges, and Comparisons with European Trends
Arman Gasparyan, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Federalism in the post‑Soviet space: attempts and abilities
Ilia Logvin, Southern Federal University, Russia
Comparative Analysis of Migration in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia)
Nune Melkonyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
The end of the first day of the conference
October 10
Panel 1: Soft-Power Waves Across the Post-Soviet Seas (09:30-10:45)
Location: Balian Conference Hall (Faculty of International Relations, 4th floor)
Moderator: Fabienne Bossuyt, Ghent University, Belgium
Shifting Paradigms: The Evolution of EU‑Armenia Cultural Policies from Independence to the Present
Haykuhi Muradyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Russian Soft Power Influence Instruments in Georgia
Maia Manchkhashvili and Nino Nishnianidze, Georgian Technical University, Georgia
The Dragon’s soft power influence in Central Asia: the Belt Road Initiative
Rosa Marcela Ramos, University of Murcia, Spain
Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy in the Post‑Soviet Space: France’s Strategic Engagement in the South Caucasus
Mariam Topakyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Coffee Break (10:45-11:05)
Panel 2: Diasporic Echoes & Cultural Fortresses: Memory, Faith, and Belonging Across Post-Soviet Landscapes (11:05-12:05)
Location: Balian Conference Hall (Faculty of International Relations, 4th floor)
Moderator: Adrian Brisku, Charles University, Czechia
The Armenian Apostolic Church in Post‑Soviet Georgia: Relations with the Georgian Orthodox Church and State
Giorgi Pareshishvili, Caucasus International University, Georgia
The Role and Importance of the Armenian Diaspora in Armenia’s Domestic and Foreign Policy (With a Focus on the Post‑2020 Nagorno‑Karabakh War Period)
Hirad Mokhayeri, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Cultural security of the Russian minority in the conditions of the Russian‑Ukrainian war. The case of selected post‑Soviet countries
Tomasz Szyszlak, University of Wroclaw, Poland
Lunch Break (12:05-13:05)
PARALELL SESSIONS
Panel 3: Politics of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: regional and inter-regional dimensions (13:05-14:20)
Location: Balian Conference Hall (Faculty of International Relations, 4th floor)
Moderator: Levon Hovsepyan, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia
Armenia–Azerbaijan relations in the light of Turkish‑Iranian regional competitive policy following the 2020 war
Veronika Torosyan, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia
The main features of the current phase of Armenian‑Azerbaijani conflict: a retrospective analysis
Roman Karapetyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
The main factors determining the strategic relations between Azerbaijan and Pakistan
Karine Mkrtchyan, “Public Relations and Information Center” SNCO
Armenia–Israel: Points of Divergence and Convergence
Rebecca Hovhannisyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Panel 4: Twilight Orders and Emerging Giants: Contesting Power and Security in Post-Soviet Eurasia (13:05-14:05)
Location: YSU History Museum (Main building, 7th floor)
Moderator: Roman Karapetyan, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Reassessing the Security Order in Post‑Soviet Eurasia
Majid Abdulla Al-Mualla, Dubai Police Academy, United Arab Emirates
The Post‑Soviet World and the Death of the American Dream
Andrea Grant-Friedman, Lehigh Carbon Community College, United States
Hybrid Warfare in the 21st Century: Georgia’s Experience and Implications for Regional Security
Gvantsa Abdaladze, Tbilisi State University, Georgia
Break (14:20-14:40)
Panel 5: Resilience and Security in Europe and the Caucasus: Confronting Digital and Hybrid Threats (14:40-15:40)
Location: YSU History Museum (Main building, 7th floor)
Moderator: Ashot Aleksanyan, Yerevan State University
Resilience against financial hybrid threats: lessons from the European Union’s experience
Eva Jančíková, Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia
Security Council of the Slovak Republic – The Supreme Crisis Management Body
Karol Janas, University of Alexander Dubček in Trenčín, Slovakia
Alexandra Janasová, Bc. City of Považská Bystrica, Slovakia
A Comprehensive Framework for Ensuring the Protection and Resilience of Critical Infrastructure Against Various Threats and Risks
Antonín Korauš, Plenipotentiary of the Minister of the Interior of the Slovak Republic for Development and Projects and Chairman of the Accreditation Council | Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava, Slovakia
[in Russian] Панель 6: Геополитические стратегии и региональные форматы на постсоветском пространстве (14:40-16:15)
Локация: зал им. Палянов (факультет международных отношений, 4-й этаж)
Модератор: Жак Манукян, Ереванский государственный университет, Армения
Концепт соседства между Западом и Востоком: специфика геостратегий на постсоветском пространстве
Оксана Карнаухова, Южный федеральный университет, Россия
Трансформация многовекторной внешней политики Казахстана после 2022 года: от балансирования к активному хеджированию
Фатима Кукеева, Казахский национальный университет имени аль-Фараби, Казахстан
Стратегическая устойчивость Транскаспийского международного транспортного маршрута в условиях геополитической нестабильности и региональной конкуренции держав
Фатима Жанаштай, Казахский национальный университет имени аль-Фараби, Казахстан
Афганский фактор в геополитике Центральной Азии
Омар Мохаммад Нессар, Институт востоковедения РАН, директор Центра изучения современного Афганистана, Россия
Транспорт и логистика как фактор интеграции в международных отношениях: кейс Казахстана
Малик Ауган, Казахский национальный университет имени аль-Фараби, Казахстан
Перерыв (16:15-16:25)
Панель 7. Политика, экономика и международные интересы в Евразии (16:25-18:00)
Локация: зал им. Палянов (факультет международных отношений, 4-й этаж)
Модератор: Оксана Карнаухова, Южный федеральный университет, Россия
Особенности внешней политики Российской Федерации в области экономических отношений в 1990-е годы (кейсы предприятий и общественных организаций) в сравнительной ретроспективе
Мария Пономарева, Южный федеральный университет, Россия
Мир в условиях «цифрового колониализма»: метрополии, колонии, зоны сопротивления
Валентина Комлева, Центр международных стратегических исследований Дипломатической академии МИД РФ | Национальный исследовательский институт развития коммуникаций, Россия
Влияние геополитических противоречий на пространстве Евразии на радикализацию молодежи Центральной Азии
Куралай Байзакова, Казахский национальный университет имени аль-Фараби, Казахстан
Двадцать лет членства Словакии в Европейском Союзе
Людмила Липкова, Университет Александра Дубчека в Тренчине, Словакия
Патрик Йаворчик, Прешовский университет в городе Прешов, Словакия
Абхазия во внешней политике США в XXI в.: влияние контекста и динамика интереса
Радмила Айриян, Южный федеральный университет, Россия
The end of the conference
