Papers by Siran Hovhannisyan
In this article I show on the case of Armenia how low opportunities result in low outcomes for wo... more In this article I show on the case of Armenia how low opportunities result in low outcomes for women's economic advancement and freedom.
Article/analysis, 2018
The research addresses Catalonia’s fight for independence through and based on an analysis of a v... more The research addresses Catalonia’s fight for independence through and based on an analysis of a video of the Catalonian[1] pro-independence youth organization “ARRAN”, released in September 2016. In this video the members of the organization try to reclaim their Catalan identity and illustrate their mission as an organization that sees women’s and LGBTI people’s liberation through the separation from the sovereignty of Spain. The analysis is also based on the claims of feminist members of pro-independence left-wing Popular Unity Candidacy party on the creation of an independent feminist republic that have been discussed based on the recent Catalan secession vote on October 1st, 2017, which Spain’s government declared illegal. This research analyzes imagined communities, fetishization, social poetics, iconcity, and several other concepts referring to nation, nationalism, and feminism based on a specific case of Catalan fight for independence. The main question of this analysis is whether it is possible to build a feminist republic through this fight for nationalist independence? Even though the analysis has no straight answers, it gives more space for discussion of the idea and possibilities of creation of feminist republic through a nationalism.
Books by Siran Hovhannisyan
LIT Verlag, 2021
This book provides an overview of the theories and concepts, with which social scientists approac... more This book provides an overview of the theories and concepts, with which social scientists approach gender in their research, as well as case studies from the fields of anthropology, history, political sciences, and sociology. While thematically diverse, the chapters share the conviction that the social sciences have much to contribute to the advancement of gender equality in society and politics, and they bear witness to how societal and political developments influence our research. Regionally, the book has a strong focus on the academic, political, and societal developments in the Caucasus region, yet also includes perspectives from Spain, Albania and Indonesia.
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Papers by Siran Hovhannisyan
Books by Siran Hovhannisyan