Curricular Topic conflict

The Caucasus: A Region at a Crossroads

by Edward C. Holland, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas, and ARISC Junior Research Fellowship awardee Key words: South Caucasus; North Caucasus; region; de facto states; human geography; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Module description: This module provides an overview of the…

Geographies of Displacement in Georgia

by Professor Ariel Otruba, Adjunct Professor, Moravian University and ARISC Junior Research Fellowship awardee. Keywords: Forced or involuntary migration; internally displaced people (IDPs); slow violence; displacement; Georgia. Module Description: This module provides an overview of involuntary migration at multiple scales:…

Russian Imperialism in the South Caucasus 1801-1845

by Professor Geoffrey Durham, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison and ARISC Junior Research Fellowship awardee. Keywords: Russian imperialism; political economy of occupation; violence; policy; administrative practices; metric system Module Description: This module focuses on imperial Russia and its entanglement…