Browsing by Author "Fuller, Donald"

Armenia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU): Why did Armenia join?

Mirimanyan, Tatevik (2017-11-30)

The aim of economic integration is to ensure the establishment of commercial policies aiming to eliminate trade barriers and restrictions between member countries. The reasons for integration could be varied ranging from ...

Cinema and its socio-political context

Khachatryan, Marine (2014-09-12)

Cinema, as well as other media, literary and factual, can, from time to time illustrate a link to identity (Campbell, 1998). Identity can apply to individuals as well as institutions and societies. Identity can be ...

A comparative study of local self-government in the countries of Central / Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union: degree of decentralization and potential correlation with causative factors

Minasyan, Hasmik (American University of Armenia, 2001)

The objective of this paper is to examine the level of consolidation of the system of local self-governance in the selected post-socialist states of Central / Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, “as an accepted ...

A conflict of competing interests: stakeholders in Syrian Civil War

Manukyan, Tatevik (2017-11-16)

Nowadays one of the crucial issues that disturbs the peace and security of the Middle East is the Syrian civil war. Despite the fact that the war in Syria is qualified as a civil war, third parties are involved in it. This ...

Constructivist approach to Ukraine conflict

Kamalyan, Arevik (2017-10-19)

The conflict in Eastern Ukraine has resulted in the actual partition of the country. Its consequences were serious for the rest of the world, as well. The purpose of the thesis is to find out the role of identity in this ...

The economic development and the budgetary situation in Armenia in post-independence period: an economic dilemma

Harutyunyan, Lida (2016-06-27)

The topic of the given MA Essay is the analysis of the state budget of Republic of Armenia and the problem of budget deficit and debt burden. The purpose of the essay is to explore the state budget, see how it is formed, ...

The extent of usefulness of political and economic sanctions in foreign affairs. The Cases of South Africa, Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation

Yeghiazaryan, Anahit (2017-11-20)

The purpose of the present paper is to find whether political and economic sanctions imposed by the West, namely by such international institutions as the EU, UN and a number of countries including the US were effective ...

Financial study of local self-government in Armenia: problems, strategies and options relative to intergovernmental management

Beglaryan, Karapet (2016-05-30)

"All local affairs, of common interest, shall be administered and controlled by true practical Institutions of Local Self-Government". J. Toulmin Smith, 1850. To make democratic transition Armenia has fundamentally ...

Fiscal decentralization in Armenia concepts, structures and problems

Harutyunyan, Mari (American University of Armenia, 2000)

My Master’s Essay is going to discuss and deal with the decentralization issue, thus, investigating the process of decentralization in Armenia. The concentration of this paper is to be the concepts of fiscal decentralization, ...

The Indirect Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on the Armenian Economy

Hovsepyan, Anna (2014-09-12)

The Global Financial Crisis, which started in the autumn of 2008, is believed to be the worst in the world history since Great Depression of the 1930s. The collapse of the international financial market considerably affected ...

Integration of migrants in Europe (Germany, Austria, UK)

Armenakyan, Gohar (2018-05-11)

The flow of migration has occurred from the historical period, but nowadays it has reached to extensive numbers, which keeps European countries concerned about the situation. It brought to the fact that many countries ...

Labor market in Armenia: the situation in Soviet times versus the one in the last decade

Astvatsaturova, Karine (American University of Armenia, 2001)

Upon the dissolution of USSR, the Armenian economy appeared to experience many various changes both in its structure and concepts. New concepts started, little by little, to enter everyday life and become widely accepted. ...

The role of history education in the construction of Armenian identity

Minasyan, Lusine (2017-11-07)

The role of history education in shaping perceptions of collective identity is significant enough in Armenia. This research aims to show how history education influences the construction of national identity. Particularly, ...

The role of natural gas in the Post-Soviet Russian foreign policy

Hakobyan, Andranik (2017-10-16)

Russia is the owner of the largest natural gas reserves in the world. The capstone will show that Russia uses its natural gas reserves to improve its dominant position in the international system and that natural gas has ...

Russia’s foreign policy in Light of the Ukrainian crisis: action or reaction

Ghazaryan, Lilit (2017-11-06)

The thesis examined the factors causing Russia‘s aggressive foreign policy in the framework of neorealism theory. NATO‘s expansion policies towards the Eastern European countries and ambitions to develop the BMD system in ...

Social and economic consequences of mandatory military service

Sargsyan, Marine (2017-10-03)

Military service is an essential strategy for sustaining the security of the country with unresolved conflicts. Armenia is one of the post-Soviet countries that are still reliant on conscription, particularly in a “no war ...

A study of Civil Service: concepts and issues with special reference to Armenia

Aghamyan, Karine (American University of Armenia, 2000)

In this Master’s Essay we are going to discuss civil service, its concepts and issues with special reference to Armenia. Here we put forward the following research questions: 1. What are the concepts of civil service? 2. ...

A study of emigration from Armenia within the last years (1988-2001)

Chobanyan, Hasmik (American University of Armenia, 2001)

Today the problem of emigration is of greater importance than it has ever been. An enormous number of Armenians left Armenia and are currently leaving. There is not an exact number of emigrants, however, they share certain ...

A study of foreign direct investments in Armenia: advantages, disadvantages, and risks

Grigoryan, Hermine (American University of Armenia, 2001)

This Master’s Essay studies the role, advantages, and disadvantages of FDI in Armenia, and shows the reason why our government has to try to make more attractive today’s Armenian business environment to foreign investors. The ...

A study of the impact of taxation on economic growth and the barriers to effective taxation in Armenia

Ohanyan, Liana (2016-06-02)

The topic of this MA essay is the impact of Taxation on economic performance of a country and the barriers to effective taxation in Armenia. The purpose of the study is to analyze the role of taxes in economic growth of a ...

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