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The Crisis of the Armenian Community of Syria as a Ground for the Reevaluation of the Pan-Diasporan Priorities (In the Context of World Processes)

Avakian, Knarik · 2018

Argues that the displacement of thousands of Syrian-Armenians by the war beginning in 2011 (to Lebanon, the Gulf, North America, Europe, and to Armenia and Artsakh) demands a fundamental reevaluation of pan-diasporan priorities. Calls for a coordinated moral, ideological, and practical reorganization of diaspora communal life led jointly by diaspora structures, the Armenian churches (Apostolic, Evangelical, Catholic), the national parties (Hunchak, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, Ramkavar), benevolent organizations, media, schools, and the homeland state. Frames repatriation and homeland-diaspora coordination as an epoch-making mission.

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Published in
Fundamental Armenology, Issue 1(7) (Institute of History, National Academy of Sciences of RA, Yerevan); ISSN 1829-4618
Year
2018
Language
English

Citation

Avakian, Knarik 2018. The Crisis of the Armenian Community of Syria as a Ground for the Reevaluation of the Pan-Diasporan Priorities (In the Context of World Processes). Fundamental Armenology, Issue 1(7) (Institute of History, National Academy of Sciences of RA, Yerevan); ISSN 1829-4618.

What this offers a reader

For students

A concise, policy-minded read on how war displaced the Syrian-Armenian community and what it means for the diaspora.

For academics

Research-institute article (Institute of History, NAS RA) on diaspora strategy; useful for community-organization scholarship.

For the community

Directly names our parties, churches, and schools as the actors who must respond: a call to institutional action.

For a general reader

Explains how the Syrian war scattered a historic Armenian community and why it matters for all Armenians.

Topics

Syrian-Armenian communitydiaspora policyrepatriationArmenian Churchdiaspora institutionshomeland-diaspora relations

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