Armine Ishkanian is Associate Professor at the London School of Economics. She has expertise in civil society, democratisation, gender, and development in the post-socialist countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
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Published in: oDRFrom civil disobedience to armed violence: political developments in Armenia
On Sunday, an armed group seized a Yerevan police station. Their claims have chimed with recent civic initiatives,...
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Published in: oDRNeoliberalism, mining and Armenia's politics of plunder
The resurgence of fighting with Azerbaijan could hinder progressive mobilisation in Armenia, but recent...
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Published in: HomeTime for a reckoning: NGOs, public trust and democracy
Accountability practices, intended to increase trust in NGOs, can lead to a narrow focus on projects at the expense...
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Published in: HomeSurreptitious symbiosis: the relationship between NGO’s and movement activists
For now, thanks to surreptitious symbiosis, it is possible to do sustained activism to bring about social change,...
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