Courting a Diaspora

Armenia-Diaspora Relations since 1998

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20078046
AutoresRazmik Panossian (autor de correspondencia)
Año2003
Páginas140-168
Fecha de publicación2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoCHAPTER
RevistaInternational Migration and Sending Countries (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialPalgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/9780230512429_7
OpenAlexW2466179966
ISBN9780230512429
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7

Armenia-diaspora relations have historically been problematic, and the post-Soviet period is no exception. Tensions plagued the relationship between the two parts of the nation to the point where an impasse was reached under President Levon Ter-Petrosian (1991–8). After Ter-Petrosian's resignation in early 1998, the new President, Robert Kocharian, made the improvement of Armenia—diaspora relations a cornerstone of his economic and foreign policies. The tense relationship between the two components of the Armenian nation eased considerably, but there has yet to be any significant institutional linkages between the Armenian state and the diaspora. This chapter examines the relationship between Armenia and the diaspora during the presidency of Robert Kocharian (1998–). It focuses on two conferences organized by the Armenian government which sought to connect a discontented diaspora to the state. These two conferences encompassed the republic's policy towards the diaspora. The events received much coverage in the Armenian press, particularly in communities abroad, but there has not yet been a systematic academic study which analyzes the conferences.KeywordsPrime MinisterNational UnityNational LifeEqual PartnerFresh StartThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves

Ancient history · Armenian · Diaspora · Economic history · Foreign policy · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · History · Law · Philosophy · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics · Turkey's Politics and Society