Vahagn Avedian
Vahagn Avedian has a PhD in history, specializing in peace and conflict research with focus on human rights and democracy. His previous research has mainly focused on the legacy of the Armenian Genocide, including its politics of memory, its impact on both perpetrator and victim groups, but also on international law and within the political arena. His research also includes peace and conflict studies, among others the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in Caucasus.
Biography
Vahagn Avedian is a historian, specializing within the field of genocide studies, particularly the Armenian Genocide. His research focuses mainly on the legacy of the Armenian Genocide, including its politics of memory and the impact of the genocide on both perpetrator and victim groups, on international law and within the political arena. His research also includes studies concerning peace and conflict research, among other the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in Caucasus.Education
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Ph.D. in History
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Armenian history, Armenian Genocide, Memory Studies, Politics of Memory, Peace and Conflict Studies, Human Rights.
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Books
Articles
Book Review of Stefan Ihrig's "Justifying genocide: Germany and the Armenians from Bismarck to Hitler"
Published: Jan 17, 2018 by Nationalities Papers: The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity
Authors: Vahagn Avedian
Subjects:
History
Book review.
Land-use change in the Caucasus during and after the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Published: Jan 12, 2014 by Regional Environmental Change
Authors: Matthias Baumann, Volker C Radeloff, Vahagn Avedian, Tobias Kuemmerle
Subjects:
Environment and Agriculture , Environment and Sustainability
Socioeconomic shocks can shape future land-use trajectories. Armed conflicts are an extreme form of a socioeconomic shock, but our understanding of how armed conflicts affect land-use change is limited. The article assesses land-use changes related to the 1991–1994 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Caucasus region.
State Identity, Continuity, and Responsibility: The Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Turkey and the Armenian Genocide
Published: Oct 11, 2012 by European Journal of International Law
Authors: Vahagn Avedian
Subjects:
History, Law
By studying the continuity between the Ottoman Empire and its succeeding Turkish Republic, this article aims to address one crucial aspect of the denial of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey, namely the issue of state responsibility. The article aims to apply some of the existing legal principles and theories of international law in order to test their applicability to the two Turkish states and the issue of internationally wrongful acts committed during World War I and the ensuing years.
The Armenian Genocide of 1915 from a Neutral Small State's Perspective: Sweden
Published: Sep 12, 2010 by Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
Authors: Vahagn Avedian
Subjects:
History
This study depicts how the Armenian massacres in the Ottoman Empire during World War I were perceived by a neutral small state, namely, Sweden. The Swedish knowledge should be of special interest since, as a neutral state during the entire conflict, Sweden had no immediate involvement or interest in the ongoing conflict; thus, any reporting about the events would have been untainted compared to that of the Entente or Turkey’s allies.