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Civilizations and empires: part 4


Is there a collision of civilization in the world today, or all that is happening is just a political struggle to expand the vital activities and impact zones? How does a civilization prove its viability? Is Armenia facing a choice of civilization nowadays? Mikayel Zolyan, political analyst, historian, and Dr. HaykakArshamyan, analyst in Regional Studies Center, analyse the above mentioned issues. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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Civilizations and empires: part 3


Political analyst Manvel Sargsyan and journalist Armen Hovhannisyan analyse the types of modern civilization systems, change of world order within the context of Crimea developments. What are the choices for Armenia nowadays in its overall relations with countries having empire ambitions?
The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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Civilizations and empires: part 2


Historian Zhirayr Liparityan and ethnographist Levon Abrahamyan analyse the need for creating Armenian assets across the modern civilization cross-roads. What challenges does Armenia face as a country standing on the border of civilizations with its wide-swept colonies around the world?
The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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Civilizations and empires: part 1


Cultural anthropologist Aghasi Tadevosyan and culturologist Davit Hovhannisyan analyse the features of civilization systems and empires. How do the nations get involved in any civilization system and what is the civilization characteristics of the Russian empire? System participant-member, or a colony – how to tell the difference?
The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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Science on Demand: part 4


Young scientists Anahit Manasyan, economist, and Daniel Ioannisyan, physicist, dispute over the issues related to the state funding of science and analyse the motivations driving young people to take up science. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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Our Perception of Victory


Historian Haykak Arshamyan and conflictologist Artak Ayunts analyse the phenomenon of victory. How do we treat our military and moral victories, starting from Artsakh war to the martyrdom of Vardan and his troops? What do we consider to be a victory and how in general to we treat conflicts? The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

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Science on Demand: part 3


Within the scope of the topic “Science in Demand”, education expert Nune Dilanyan and sociologist Avetik Mejlumyan, discussthe issues related to the interconnection between science and education, problems of introducing modern academic knowledge in the area of education. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

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Science on Demand, Part 2


Zhanna Andreasyan, sociologist, and Movses Demirchyan, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, debate over the public attitude towards sociece, mechanisms of formulating state and public demand. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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Science on Demand


Often those who occupy public positions, go for academic degrees, while professional scientists who are engaged in the very scientic activities, leave either the industry or the country, and sometimes – both. What’s the demand for science today, why are academic degrees demanded? The topic “Science on Demand” is discussed by cultural anthropologist Gayane Shagoyan and ethnographer Mkhitar Gabrielyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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State and Language, part 9


Within the scope of the topic “State and Language”, writer, translator Diana Hambardzumyan and philologist Ashot Abrahamyan discuss the issues referring to the status of the Armenian language, the role of state in regulating the use of language, the political aggression towards our country by means of language. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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State and Language, part 8


Within the scope of the topic “State and Language”, literary critic Gurgen Gasparyan and philosopher Ashot Voskanyan discuss issues on the development of language, creating a literary, scientific, technological thought in Armenian language, problems of translation and language-related policies. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

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State and Language, part 7


What is language policy, what functions does the state management system have in this respect? The topic is discussed by GareginChugaszyan, President of Information Technologies Foundation andArayik Harutyunyan, Expert in Oriental Studies, PhD, History. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.