Author and host Anna Sargsyan

What is rule of law? Why the right to free and transparent elections is considered a fundamental right? Do Armenian citizens enjoy this righttoday? Human rights advocate ArtakZeynalyan and lawyer Tigran Yegoryan discuss the topic. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan. 

How does the collective objective to achieve independence form itself? Why does the efficient ooganization and development of our independent state become so difficult, what mentality and   axiological issues does it have to do with? The topic is discussed by candidates of philosophical sciences Henrik Grigoryan and Karine Yaralyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan. 

Independence also means achieving to the recognition of your own rights, demarcation of the bounderies of personal space. These processes entail conflicts, and conflicts in their turn stress the issue of security. How do we see the solution of Karabakh conflict and what security warrants do we look for? The topic is discussed by political scientist Alen Ghevondyan and specialist in conflict management Artak Ayunts. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan. 

The topic of independence as realization of new relations, new ideas and life-style is discussed by writer, journalist Mesrop Harutyunyan and organizer of Literary Arc Festival Davit Matevosyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan. 

How can we learn to be independent? What was our understanding of independence in 1990-ies, and what’s our attitude today? The topic is discussed by ethnographers Lusine Kharatyan and Arsen Hakobyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan. 

At present, number one threat to the security of Armenia is migration; this thought can’t be overpassed by the press, analysts, or even the elite over the recent years. However, this thought of migration can’t be circumvented by the Armenian citizen in the first place. According to the data of “Ani” Armenian Research Center, around 100 persons on average leave Armenia every day. What’s the key reason behind – political or cultural? Are we in reality a nation to migrate so easily? The topic is discussed by cultural anthropologist Aghasi Tadevosyan and politician Armen Ghazaryan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan. 

 

Armenian public mainly holds two contradicting opinions on the independence of Armenia: first – we acquired independence only due to circumstances and, second, we earned our independence owing to our lasting aspirations and efforts. Whichever opinion prevails, it’s obvious that in order for an individual to be fully independent, one ought to have an opportunity to realize it in reality. And maybe independence is something you have to earn every day just like your daily bread. And to earn it, one as a rule, has to study. Within the scope of the topic on realization of independence, Movses Demirchyan, PhD in Philosophy and Ashot Khurshudyan, Candidate of Economics, talk about education. 

 

Over the  course of history, and also presently, patriotism on one hand is a political instrument, and on the other hand a truly unifying factor for society. How did the love and connection to one’s homeland shape over centuries, what is patriotism and who is a patriot generally speaking? The topic is discussed by historian Haykak Arshamyan and writer Vahram Martirosyan. The conversation is hosted by Hermine Hakobyan. 

 

What does the public expect from television, how much does it meet the public requirements? What issues does the television face in the current stage of developing media? The topic is discussed by Nune Sargsyan, General Director of the Media Initiatives Center and journalist Harutyun Harutyunyan. 

 

What is the public perception of violence, what’s the relation between violence, punishment and power? The topic is discussed by Manvel Sargsyan, Director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies and ethnologist Mkhitar Gabrielyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.