In this chapter, I explore the impact of the post-Soviet political and socioeconomic transitions on women in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia and the Caucasus. I review the impact of Soviet policies on gender roles and relations in order to contextualize post-Soviet developments. The central segment, which examines gender roles and relations after socialism, is divided into two secti...

Interview with Laurence Broers is the South Caucasus Programme Director at peacebuilding organization Conciliation Resources. He has more than 20 years’ experience as a scholar of con fl icts in and practitioner e ff orts directed their peaceful resolution. co-founder co-editor-in-chief Survey , fi rst scholarly journal dedicated to region, published by Brill. author Armenia Azerbaijan: Anatomy ...

Lake Hazar is an alkaline oligotrophic lake of tectonic origin, located in the Eastern Anatolia region in Turkey, 1248 a a.s.l. Its surface area is 80 km2, the average depth 93 m and maximum depth 205 m. The lake and its surroundings an under protection as a region of historical value. During the present study (2007-2012), samples were taken from 15 stations located at a depth of 2-200 m. Oligo...

Abstract Challenging the initial expectation that all post-Soviet economies will evolve from collective toward fully individualized farming, I argue they separated into two different reform paths. In European successor countries and Kazakhstan, corporate family farms coexist, labor exited agriculture, capital inflow boosted productivity (a “Westernization”). Transcaucasian other Central Asian c...

Azerbaijan became independent in 1991. The country is divided into the autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan and the main territory, separated by Armenian territory. Since 1988 there has been civil strife in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, followed by war in 1992–1994; this conflict remains unresolved. The head of state is the president, elected by popular vote for a 5-year term. The president appoin...