The Academic Swiss Caucasus Net (ASCN) is proud to announce that its Scientific Board selected 12 new social sciences research projects from Armenia and Georgia, following a call for proposals launched this spring. The selected projects address transition-related issues falling under the following umbrella topic: "Political Transformation and Social Change" (Armenia), "Institutions, Networks and Power" (Georgia) or "Religion, Nation and Identities" (Georgia). Altogether 53 research proposals were submitted, 34 in Georgia and 19 in Armenia.
The total budget for each project is 40,000 Swiss Francs (CHF) distributed over two years, with a maximum of 20,000 CHF allotted per year. Altogether, 84 researchers are involved, including 25 PhD candidates.
The abstracts of the selected research projects, which have started officially in September 2011, can be found here:
projects from Armenia
projects from Georgia
Best regards,
Denis Dafflon
Programme Coordinator
ACADEMIC SWISS CAUCASUS NET (ASCN)
University of Fribourg / Interfaculty Institute for Central and Eastern Europe (IICEE)
Bd de Pérolles 90
1700 Fribourg/Switzerland
Phone: +41 26 300 79 82
Mobile: +41 79 303 43 44
[email protected]
www.ascn.ch
About ASCN
ASCN is a programme aimed at promoting the social sciences and humanities in the South Caucasus (primarily Georgia and Armenia). Its different activities foster the emergence of a new generation of talented scholars. Promising junior researchers receive support through research projects, capacity-building trainings and scholarships. The programme emphasizes the advancement of individuals who, thanks to their ASCN experience, become better integrated in international academic networks. The ASCN programme is coordinated and operated by the Interfaculty Institute for Central and Eastern Europe (IICEE) at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). It is initiated and supported by Gebert Rüf Stiftung.