Thank you to all participants at the conference ‘Promoting International Dialogue and Protecting Cultural Heritage in the Caucasus’ December 5-6 at RUCARR, Malmö University. It has been two days of most interesting presentations and engaging discussions and comments with participants from all parts of the Caucasus! And many thanks to the Swedish Institute for making this event possible.
Category: Georgia
New horizons of internationalisation – new project
Strengthening internationalsation in a new project: New horizons of internationalisation – a partnership between universities in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Sweden and Ukraine (funded by the Swedish Institute for 2019). Partner universities are:
- Aleco Russo Balti State University, Balti, Moldova
- Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Batumi, Georgia
- Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
- Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University, Odessa, Ukraine
- Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia
Project leader: Dr. Tom Nilsson, Dept. of Global Political Studies. Other members of the Malmö team are Cecilia Christensson, Pro Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for Global Engagement and Challenge based Learning; Dr. Tobias Denskus, School of Arts and Communicaton; Prof. Karina Vamling, Co-Director of the research platform Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research (RUCARR); Niklas Nannskog, Malmö University International Office.
3rd Annual RUCARR Conference 8-9-Nov
Thank you very much to all participants at the Third Annual RUCARR Conference, Malmö University, for joining us on November 8-9, 2018, and for all great presentions and lively discussions!
Video Intro & Keynote 1, Prof Ghia Nodia — Video Keynote 2, Prof Madina Tlostanova
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Seminar – Declarations of Independence in the Caucasus 100 years
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
Preliminary programme for the 100 years anniversary seminar
Declarations of Independence in the Caucasus – 100 years Anniversary, May 22. PROGRAMME
Following the disintegration of the Russian Empire and the turbulent political development during the end of the First World War, several entities that had been part of the Russian Empire, declared their independence in 1918. In the Caucasus this applies to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as the North Caucasian Mountain Republic. Hundred years have passed since these events and RUCARR will devote a one-day seminar commemorating this period and discussing the contemporary role and importance of these short-lived periods of independence.
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
|
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
Seminar with Dr. Minna Lundgren
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.
Declarations of Independence in the Caucasus – 100 Years Anniversary Celebration
Following the disintegration of the Russian Empire and the turbulent political development during the end of the First World War, several entities that had been part of the Russian Empire, declared their independence in 1918. In the Caucasus this applies to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as the North Caucasian Mountain Republic.
Hundred years have passed since these events and RUCARR will devote a one-day seminar commemorating this period and discussing the contemporary role and importance of these short-lived periods of independence.
The seminar includes presentations from researchers, politicians as well as representatives from the embassies of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan to Sweden. The two morning sessions are devoted to Georgia and to Azerbaijan, and the two afternoon sessions will focus on Armenia and the North Caucasus Mountain Republic
Preliminary program: http://wpmu.mah.se/rucarr/2018/05/15/preliminary-prog…iversary-seminar/
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
Second Annual RUCARR conference 22-23 Nov
The Second Annual RUCARR conference was hosted by the research platform Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research (RUCARR) at the Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University, November 22-23, 2017. The specific focus of the event was on ethnicity, ethnic conflict, and nationalism issues, with keynote speaker Dr. Paul Goode of Bath University. The conference included the panel discussion “New authoritarian tendencies in Europe and Eurasia?” (co-organiser: Europe Direct)
Read more: http://wpmu.mah.se/rucarr/research/secondannualconference/
(Photos: Elnur Aliyev, Karina Vamling)
Lars Funch participated in Kutaisi conference
“Geobranding and the Institutionalisation of Geographical Identity” was the title of Dr. Lars Funch Hansen’s paper at the recent conference in Kutaisi:
Geography in the Global Context: Achievements and Challenges.
The conference was organized by Akaki Tsereteli State University, Department of Geography, in partnership with Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Direction of Human Geography,
Kutaisi, 2-3 June, 2017.
Presentation by Georgia’s ambassador to Sweden, Malkhaz Kakabadze
Ambassador of Georgia to Sweden, Malkhaz Kakabadze, gave the presentation: “26 Year of the Independence of Georgia and 25 Year of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Georgia and Sweden” during his visit to Malmö University.
When: May 17, 11.00–12.00
Where: room 0826