Promoting Future Oriented Youth Dialogues
On December 5, 2024 the Caucasus Institute, in collaboration with the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, successfully held the final event of the Promoting Future-Oriented Youth Dialogues project. This initiative was made possible through the support of the German Federal Foreign Office.The final conference brought together active youngsters from Syunik, Shirak, Yerevan and Nagorno-Karabakh. They presented their visions for Armenia’s future in such spheres as security, foreign policy, migration, economic development, and education.
Political Club of Armavir
In July 2024 “Launching Political Clubs in Bordering Regions of Armenia” project kicked off its second phrase in Armavir region. Thymen Kouwenaar, the Deputy head of Mission at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands made the opening remarks. Under the auspices of Armavir Development Center, teachers and educational workers of Armavir region discussed the introduction of new educational standards with experienced experts. “Launching Political Clubs in Bordering Regions of Armenia” project is supported by the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Political Club of Lori
Under the auspices of “Launching Political Clubs in Bordering Regions of Armenia” project supported by the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands the first discussion was implemented in Lori region in cooperation with “NGO” Center. The discussion was dedicated to the foreign policy of Armenia. The participants discussed issues related to the visions of Armenia's future with experienced experts.
Political Club of Gegharkunik
Under the auspices of “Launching Political Clubs in Bordering Regions of Armenia” project supported by the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands the first discussion was implemented in Gegharkunik region in cooperation with “Bayazet” Center NGO. During the discussion participants from various communities of Gegharkunik discussed the issues related to the conceptual master plan of the "Academic City" with experienced experts.
Publications
Caucasus XXI century
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Caucasus XXI century
The difficulties of social and labour integration of people from NagornoKarabakh:A parallelism with the Greek case of Pontic Greeks and ethnic Greek Albaniansmigrants merged into Greece
Author – Carlo Busini, Master in Global Economics and Social Affairs, Ca'Foscari Challenge School
The difficulties of social and labour integration of people from NagornoKarabakh:A parallelism with the Greek case of Pontic Greeks and ethnic Greek Albaniansmigrants merged into Greece
Projects
We implement a number of projects which are mainly aimed at promoting public discourse in Armenia as well as building capacity for Armenian youth.
Events
Workshop
ELABORATING VISION ON ARMENIA’S FUTURE:
THE COUNTRY OF MY DREAMS, HOW TO GET THERE
On July 25, 2024, Promoting Future Oriented Youth Dialogues project was launched in Goris, Syunik, with a workshop hosted by Goris Press Club. Youth from various communities in Syunik participated, envisioning the future of Syunik and Armenia over the next 15-20 years in areas like security, foreign policy, migration, economy, and education. They identified barriers to achieving this ideal future, mapped relevant stakeholders, and proposed key actions to address current challenges. However, the workshop revealed that the youth's vision for the future is pretty blurry and controversial. Imagining the ideal region/country they would like to live in turns out to be extremely challenging, let alone the ways to overcome the existing obstacles.
The workshop was held in the framework of the project "Promoting Future Oriented Youth Dialogues", implemented by the Caucasus Institute in cooperation with the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law. The project is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.