Dialogue (Caucasus)

Caucasus Civil Dialogue and Education Initiative and Perspectives from the region : Georgian and Abkhaz projects

"Doubt is the mother of wisdom"

Using critical thinking to promote peace

International Alert has produced a new training manual to promote critical thinking in relation to the conflicts in the South Caucasus.

Juliet Schofield - Caucasus Manager
Thu, 27/06/2013

Cultural dialogue

Writers and artists come together through culture in South Caucasus

Read the South Caucasus Literary Almanac hereInternational Alert is proud to present a new volume of the South Caucasus Literary Almanac, featuring paintings, essays and poetry by renowned and new wri

Fri, 31/05/2013

Myths and conflict in the South Caucasus Vol. 2 (English)

Instrumentalisation of conflict in political discourse
International Alert
April, 2013
International Alert
124 pages
London, UK
978-1-909578-00-5

This publication attempts to shed some light on the ways in which myths and dominant narratives associated with the conflicts in the South Caucasus are constructed, transmitted and used in the region. A region-wide research project examined three main modern mechanisms through which myths are created and disseminated: through history textbooks; through political discourse; and through the media, including the blogosphere.

This publication examines the political manipulation of myths and dominant narratives associated with the conflicts in the South Caucasus and the impact that has on the conflict dynamic.

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Myths and conflict in the South Caucasus Vol. 1 (English)

Instrumentalisation of historical narratives
International Alert
April, 2013
International Alert
192 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-39-8

This publication attempts to shed some light on the ways in which myths and dominant narratives associated with the conflicts in the South Caucasus are constructed and transmitted in the region. A region-wide research project examined three mechanisms through which myths are created and disseminated. A particular focus of interest was how myths associated with the conflicts are subject to domestic political manipulation, how “enemy images” are created, and how these in turn serve to strengthen the resilience of those conflicts to resolution.

This publication examines the use of history textbooks  as a means to deliver myths and dominant narratives associated with the conflicts in the South Caucasus and the impact that has on the conflict dynamic.

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Georgia-Abkhazia on the road to 2020 (English)

Discussion papers
International Alert
March, 2013
International Alert
64 pages
London, UK
978-1-909578-03-6

Following the change of government in Georgia in October 2012, International Alert launched a new 'Dialogue through research' process with Georgian and Abkhaz experts, inviting them to take stock of the challenges and opportunities facing both societies, taking a medium-term view to 2020.

The publication features nine discussion papers that examine the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict through the lens of democratisation and governance, statebuilding and nationbuilding, socio-economic development and international relations.

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Mediation and Dialogue in the South Caucasus

A Reflection on 15 Years of Conflict Transformation Initiatives
International Alert
July, 2012
International Alert
403 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-20-6

Since the mid-1990s, international and local civil society actors have been engaged in a wide range of initiatives aimed at transforming the conflicts in the South Caucasus. This book brings together the perspectives and reflections of both Western facilitators and local participants from opposing sides of the conflicts. While not claiming to be fully comprehensive, the initiatives described in this book demonstrate the diversity of peacebuilding, including work with politicians, economic actors, women, media, academia and cultural figures, to name a few.

This collection offers an insider’s view of a diverse range of peacebuilding processes underway in the South Caucasus over the past 15 years from the perspective of the facilitators and participants, describing their vision, evolution, motivations, and their own subjective assessment of success and failure.

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South Caucasus Literary Almanac (Russian)

Volume 1
International Alert
October, 2011
International Alert
130 pages
London, UK

Первое издание Литературного альманаха Южного Кавказа представляет собой сборник абхазской, армянской, азербайджанской, грузинской и осетинской прозы и поэзии, опубликованных в одном сборнике на русском языке. Цель альманаха является стимулирование виртуального диалога между народами Южного Кавказа посредством литературы и культуры, освоение неиспользованного потенциала деятелей культуры и интеллигенции в деле поощрения терпимости и мира. Уважаемые авторы со всего региона пишут о традициях, культуре и жизни своих сообществ и общечеловеческих ценностях.

Первое издание Литературного альманаха Южного Кавказа представляет собой сборник абхазской, армянской, азербайджанской, грузинской и осетинской прозы и поэзии, опубликованных на русском языке,  c целью стимулирования диалога и поощрения терпимости и мира.

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EU - Caucasus Dialogue on Georgian-Abkhaz Relations

Roundtable, 29th November 2010
International Alert
January, 2011
International Alert
40 pages
London, UK

On 29th November 2010, International  Alert hosted a roundtable ‘EU-Caucasus Dialogue on Georgian-Abkhaz Relations’ which was framed as a conversation between diplomats engaged in official dialogue processes and experts from the region on what different actors can contribute to conflict resolution.  The participation of experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, allowed a wide range of perspectives to be taken into account and as each side voiced their priorities and analysed the situation on the ground, a broad picture of the conflict dynamic emerged.

This report presents the papers from the ‘EU-Caucasus Dialogue on Georgian-Abkhaz Relations’ roundtable on 29th November 2010.

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Different faces, shared hopes

The human side of conflict
International Alert
October, 2011
International Alert
32 pages
London, UK

In March-April 2011, International Alert commissioned a series of portraits of people throughout the conflict-torn region of Nagorno-Karabakh from international award-winning photographer Jonathan Banks. The aim of the project was to capture faces of different people that vividly represent the human side of the conflict, where each individual remains above all a human being with his or her right to be what they are, wherever they live, with dignity and in peace.

This brochure presents a series of portraits of people throughout the conflict-torn region of Nagorno-Karabakh from international award-winning photographer Jonathan Banks.

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