Thank you to all presenters and participants for a very interesting and rewarding day with the whole Caucasus present – Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and the North Caucasus Mountain republic.
RUCARR seminar May 22: “Declarations of Independence in the Caucasus – 100 years Anniversary”-
Programme: http://wpmu.mah.se/rucarr/2018/05/15/preliminary-programme-100-years-anniversary-seminar/
Photos: Elnur Aliyev
See the LIVE FEED from the event here
Compulsory registration no later than May 17 by https://form.jotformeu.com/72362326539358
For more information, please contact rucarr@mah.se
| Time | ||
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Greeting and introductory speech | Prof. Karina Vamling, Malmö University |
| 10:00 – 11:00
Chair: Prof. Bo Petersson, Malmö University |
Georgia in focus
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Malkhaz Kakabadze,Ambassador of Georgia to Sweden and Finland
Natia Gamkrelidze, Executive Director, Special issue of the Diplomat magazine |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Refreshments | |
| 11:15 – 12:15
Chair: Dr. Katrine Gotfredsen (TBC) |
Azerbaijan in focus | Adish Mammadov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Sweden
Dr. Ziyad Amrahov, Baku State University |
| 12:15 – 12:25 | Information regarding afternoon sessions and lunch break | |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch break | |
| 13:45 – 14:45
Chair: Dr. Aram Terzyan, Yerevan University |
Armenia in focus | Artak Apitonyan, Ambassador of Armenia to Sweden
Prof. Alexander Markarov, Yerevan University |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Refreshments | |
| 15:00 – 16:00
Chair: Dr. Minna Lundgren, Mid Sweden University |
North Caucasus Mountainous Republic in focus | Dr. Lars Funch Hansen, Malmö University
Cem Kumuk, United Caucasus Association, Istanbul |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Summation | Dr. Katrine Gotfredsen, Malmö University (TBC)
Dr. Lars Funch Hansen, Malmö University |
| 16:15 – 17:00 | Mingling |
Time: May 22, 09:30-16:15
Venue: Malmö University, Niagara building, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1 (meeting-point on the 5th floor, in front of the C elevators).
Compulsory registration no later than May 17 by https://form.jotformeu.com/72362326539358
For more information, please contact rucarr@mah.se
Dr. Minna Lundgren, Mid Sweden University, Department of Social Sciences, TEMAG: Abkhazia: Migration Memories and Contested Belongings.
Abstract
Abkhazia, de jure an autonomous republic within the Georgan Republic, proclaimed independence in 1999 and is today functioning as a de facto independent state under Russian patronage. Abkhazia has been an object of study in numerous studies from several disciplines such as political science, peace and conflict studies, law, and economics. However, apart from reports from international organizations, only a few studies have a micro level focus on the people who are living in Abkhazia today. People whose lives are affected by unresolved conflict, unrecognized statehood, political isolation, economic blockade, and restricted mobility. In this presentation Minna Lundgren will therefore aim to explore three interconnected themes connected to everyday life experiences of people living in Abkhazia or claiming a right to do so: 1. Abkhazia as a migration nexus – a point of departure and of return; 2. Abkhazia as a locus of disputed belongings, and 3. Abkhazia as a riskscape, a landscape embedded with different layers of risk, that affects people differently depending on an unequal distribution of power. I will draw on material from fieldwork in the region from 2012 to 2017.
When: May 21, 15.15-17.00
Where: Malmö University, Nordenskiöldgatan 1, Niagara building, Conference room on the 9th floor. Since this seminar will take place in a part of the building with limited public access, RUCARR personnel will be available in the lobby area on the bottom floor of the Niagara building (in front of the C elevators) at 15.00 sharp, to meet and accompany you to the location.