Papers by Marine Sargsyan
For twenty-five years now, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (then known as... more For twenty-five years now, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (then known as the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe) is tirelessly encouraging the peaceful negotiations to one of the unsettled conflicts in the post-Soviet space over the de facto independent state of Nagorno-Karabakh; a landlocked region in the South Caucasus disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 1988. Despite the OSCE Minsk Group's continuing efforts, the Bishkek Protocol, signed on 5 th of May 1994 as a provisional ceasefire agreement, has been violated on numerous occasions during the past twenty-three years, with April 2 nd 2016 marking the gravest breach to-date and the outbreak of unprecedented violence, also affecting civilians. In result of the four-day-war in Nagorno-Karabakh, this article aims to examine what atrocities were committed during the large-scale war, paying particular attention to three violations of ius in bello obligations and human rights: torture, execution and mutilation of dead bodies. It also touches upon the question how the international community reacted; claiming both sides to respect the international law and their agreement on peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Student and Graduate Mobility in Armenia
SLOVO, UCL Press, 2020
This article is informed by a trip to Armenia and fieldwork in the capital city of Yerevan. Based... more This article is informed by a trip to Armenia and fieldwork in the capital city of Yerevan. Based on findings and evidence from fifty interviews conducted in Armenia and the diaspora, in conjunction with mobility research analysis, this paper explores the changes Armenian society has undergone since the 1990s and how shifts in world politics reflect on the country's reconnection with its European bonds. The general question is whether the new generation of Armenians identifies itself more closely with Russian or European society. To arrive at an answer, the article elaborates on Armenia's relations with Russia and the European Union, revealing the key factors that influence the orientation of Armenian society in contemporary history. The article, therefore, aims to contribute to understandings of past and present Armenian society, and the factors that affect and determine their cultural identity and foreign policy choice, as well as their sense of belonging.
YOUNG: SAGE Journals, 2019
In this article, we take a look at transitions to employment in Armenia for the highly qualified,... more In this article, we take a look at transitions to employment in Armenia for the highly qualified, focusing on students and graduates. Theoretically, we acknowledge the importance of insights from prior research, including the idea of the transition-to-work as a journey, with our research questions aimed at highlighting specific challenges facing Armenian youth following spatialized and sedentary transition pathways; moving abroad for work and entering the local labour market respectively. As evidence, we make use of interviews conducted with 51 young Armenians in the months that followed the Velvet Revolution of 2018. Discussion highlights factors that inhibit highly qualified youth from finding jobs at home, including perceptions of corruption in the workplace, difficulties associated with entering foreign labour markets and the salience of recent political events.
This is a review essay to Writing Political History Today book by Steinmetz Willibald, Gilcher-Ho... more This is a review essay to Writing Political History Today book by Steinmetz Willibald, Gilcher-Holtey Ingrid and Haupt Heinz-Gerhard.
CRRC_Armenia, 2012
The article demonstrates State initiatives in education, the growth of international education as... more The article demonstrates State initiatives in education, the growth of international education aspirations and the employment issues relevant to the quality of education. The development and quality of education gives people the objective means of choice by increasing individual resources; rising emancipative values strengthen people's subjective orientation towards choice. Thus, while education does not always guarantee a good job, it is an asset that gives more opportunities within the labour market. Analysis of data from the World Values Surveys demonstrates the linkage between higher education, good jobs and the happiness index. The most interesting part of the survey was the issue about the tendency of the students to study abroad. State reforms and the linkage of education and employment in the Republic of Armenia were also investigated. There is a demand for a population with a higher level of education within the labour market, but they are not well paid in accordance with their knowledge. In fact, returnees from abroad are mostly employed in private sectors and the Armenian branches of international organizations.
Regional Studies Center, 2016
CIES e-Working Paper N.º 203/2016, 2016
Conference Presentations by Marine Sargsyan
Conference: Workshops de Investigação CIES-IUL, At ISCTE-IUL
European Humanities University, 2016
Материалы международной студенческой научной конференции 15-16 мая 2015 г. Вильнюс вильнюс 2016 Э... more Материалы международной студенческой научной конференции 15-16 мая 2015 г. Вильнюс вильнюс 2016 ЭФФЕКТ ПЕРЕСТРОЙКИ: РЕЖИМЫ И РИСКИ МНОГОГОЛОСОГО ЗНАНИЯ ЕВРОПА-2015:
This paper is a comparative analysis of power play challenges in the South Caucasus region, that ... more This paper is a comparative analysis of power play challenges in the South Caucasus region, that has regained its political, economic and strategic importance in the last two decades due to the shifts in global politics, its geographical location and natural energy resources. The post-Soviet path of the South Caucasian countries is analysed through the prism of power relationship between small states and the great powers. The paper moves towards an understanding of how historical events such as the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) impact on the political orientation of small states. It further explores how Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan are integrating into the Western democratic system, the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Programme of the European Union (EU) on one side, and their political course applied towards new Russia on the other.
Presented at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Published by the Regional Studies Center, 2016
Books by Marine Sargsyan
Palgrave Macmillan, 2021
The last decade of the twentieth century was marked with tremendous change in world politics, res... more The last decade of the twentieth century was marked with tremendous change in world politics, reshaping international economic, political, social and cultural systems. With the reunification of Germany in 1990, the Soviet collapse of 1991, the formation of the European Union in 1993 and the more recent economic rise of China, a multi-polar world order replaced the bi-partisan system that had been led by the United States and the Soviet Union. In particular, the EU, an alliance of small and medium-size European states, became an important player in Eurasian and global affairs, with the Russian Federation its main rival in the countries of their shared neighbourhood.
Palgrave Pivot, 2019
Based on exploratory research with students and graduates conducted in Armenia and its diaspora d... more Based on exploratory research with students and graduates conducted in Armenia and its diaspora during summer 2018, Cairns and Sargsyan provide insight into some of the challenges involved in moving abroad, focusing on three different destinations: Russia, the United States and the European Union. Additionally, Student and Graduate Mobility in Armenia considers issues that have an impact on life chances for highly qualified young people who wish to remain in Armenia, including perceptions of corruption in the local labour market and hopes for the future following the Velvet Revolution of spring 2018. This research will be of interest to students and scholars of mobility, youth, employment and education.
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