Karén Ayvazyan

Karen Ayvazyan has a BA degree in Political Science from Yerevan State University and holds an MA Degree in Human Rights and Democratization at Yerevan State University and Belarus State University. He is a civil society advocate and researcher working on the issue of shrinking space for civil society worldwide

Beiträge

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  Civil Society and Democratisation in the Eastern Partnership Countries: A Shrinking Space Index

  Opusculum 134 | 01.05.2020 | Analysis by Karen Ayvazyan on shrinking space, democratisation and measures of repression in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine
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  The Shrinking Space of Civil Society: a Report on Trends, Responses, and the Role of Donors

  Opusculum 128 | 01.04.2019 | Civil society is one of the main arenas of the democratization. However, in recent years the political space of civil society has become narrower and does not contribute to effective operation of civil society organisations (CSOs). Due to repression by governments, civil society organisations are encountering a series of challenges, which may extend to closing down the organisations. 
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  The Space for Civil Society and Civic Activism in Armenia

  Observatorium 27 | 01.10.2018 | Despite the use of the whole ‘’artillery’’ of repression by authorities against the hundreds of thousands of protesters in the streets, the armenian activists resisted and achieved their goals. This served as proof that an intelligent mix of civil society resistance, dialogue, institutional development, capacity building, and proper use of media resources can lead to reclaiming of the shrunk political space.