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08.12.2011
Marina Muskhelishvili, who is part of a research team supported by ASCN, has published a paper in the current issue of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies.
08.12.2011
Paul Widmer's latest Book Die Schweiz als Sonderfall (2008) has been translated into Georgian, in the framework of ASCN.
03.11.2011
David Matsaberidze, who is part of a research team supported by ASCN, has published a book based on his research project. Please click here for more information.
03.10.2011
01.09.2011
Financial Support for 12 New Research Projects
In July 2011, the ASCN Scientific Board selected 12 new social sciences research projects from Armenia and Georgia. The selected projects address transition-related issues falling under the following umbrella topic: "Political Transformation and Social Change" (Armenia), "Institutions, Networks and Power" (Georgia) or "Religion, Nation and Identities" (Georgia).
The total budget for each project is 40,000 Swiss Francs (CHF) distributed over two years, with a maximum of 20,000 CHF allotted per year. Altogether, 84 researchers are involved, including 25 PhD candidates.
The abstracts of the selected research projects can be found here:
projects from Armenia
projects from Georgia
23.05.2011
International Conference
ASCN organizes on 10-11 June 2011 in Luzern (Switzerland) a conference entitled "Variants of Differentiation in the Regions of World Society". The conference will question the sociological theory of differentiation. See the full programme here.
ASCN organizes on 10-11 June 2011 in Luzern (Switzerland) a conference entitled "Variants of Differentiation in the Regions of World Society". The conference will question the sociological theory of differentiation. See the full programme here.
04.04.2011
ASCN organizes on 5-7 May a workshop on academic writing and publishing. The workshop is designed for scholars from ASCN funded research projects. It will be conducted by Dr. Lea Sgier and Dr. Simone Baglioni.
18.03.2011
ASCN announces 2 scholarships for participation in ECPR Methodology Summer School in Ljubljana (29 July - 13 August 2011). It is open to PhD students in social sciences from Ilia State University. Application deadline: 30 March 2011.
02.03.2011
ASCN launches 2 calls for research projects in social sciences in Georgia and Armenia. Projects must have a duration of 2 years and may have a maximum budget of 40'00 CHF. Application deadline: 3 June 2011.
14.02.2011
ASCN Methodology Training,4-5 March 2011
ASCN organizes a workshop on qualitative data analysis on 4-5 March. The workshop is open to researchers from the ASCN funded research projects.
19.01.2011
On 27-28 February 2011, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University organizes a conference on ”The Socio-cultural Environment of International Business” realated to a research project financed by ASCN.
03.11.2010
ASCN is publishing an assessment of the research capacities in social sciences and humanities in Armenia. The study was conducted by the Caucasus Institute based in Yerevan and serves as a reference document for the extension of the ASCN Programme to Armenia
28.10.2010
ASCN organizes its third methodology training on 19-20 November in Tbilisi.The workshop will be dedicated to "Questionnaire Design" and will be conducted by two international scholars.
13.10.2010
Cycle of conferences on the South Caucasus in November 2010 in Bern. Internation experts will discuss the issues and challenges of the region. More information coming soon.
13.10.2010
The University of Fribourg organises its 11th Eastern European Day on 18 November 2010. The guest of the event will be the renowned Albanian writer Ismael Kadare.
01.09.2010
Georgia - First Research Projects with ASCN Funding
In March 2010, ASCN launched a call for proposals, open to researchers from and resident in Georgia. The research topics to be submitted had to be relevant to transition themes, and they had to fit into the umbrella topic defined specifically for Georgia “Transformation, Identities and Social Capital”.
Thirty-nine applications were submitted by 7 June 2010. Following the evaluation process by the ASCN Scientific Board nine research projects were approved for funding.
The coordination of these research projects is ensured by the ASCN Local Coordination Unit (LCU) hosted by the Ilia State University. Further information, including abstracts, is to be found on the following webpage.
29.09.2011
On 16 September 2011, a scientific conference on “Interagency United Efforts to Combat Domestic Violence in Georgia: Local or Western Agenda?", realated to a research project financed by ASCN, was held in Tbilisi.
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24.01.2012
ASCN is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual ASCN Conference that will take place this year in Yerevan, Armenia on the 29th & 30th of June 2012. Please click here for more information
01.02.2012
New Call for Research Projects in Social Sciences - Georgia and Armenia
Submission deadline: 2 May 2012
For more information please click here.
Submission deadline: 2 May 2012
For more information please click here.
Short-term grants
The ASCN Programme offers PhD. candidates and PhD. graduates from Georgia and Armenia the opportunity to spend from one week to one month in Switzerland. Applications can be made anytime during the year.
The ASCN Programme offers PhD. candidates and PhD. graduates from Georgia and Armenia the opportunity to spend from one week to one month in Switzerland. Applications can be made anytime during the year.
25.10.2011
The Volume 20 years after the Collapse of Communism is now available. Several people affiliated with ASCN have contributed to the book.
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