Education
December 2009: Improvement of Qualification, Central European University Curriculum Resource Center Open House Sessions in Political Science, Budapest, Hungary(Certificate in Political Science)
August 2001: Improvement of Qualification, Ural State Law Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia (Certificate of Lecturer of Human Rights)
1995 - 1998: PhD-Student, Chair of Political Science, Faculty of International Relations, Yerevan State University
1990 - 1995: Diploma in Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology, Department of Philosophy (Political Science), Yerevan State University

Academic degree
PhD: “The Preconditions of the Formation of Civil Society in Armenia”, 2000 (Political Science)
2006: Associate Professor

Professional experience
2013 June – September: Visiting Scientist, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Institute for Political Science
2012 August: Visiting Scientist, Katolieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute for International and European Policy, Belgium (EU Tempus, ALRAKIS)
2008 - 2009: DAAD/OSI-Visiting Scientist, Institute of Political Science, European Studies/Europäische Integration, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
2006 - 2012: Director of Sarkis and Marie Izmirlian Library of Yerevan State University
2004 - 2006: Vice-Dean of the Faculty of International Relations, Yerevan State University
2002 - 2003: DAAD/OSI-Visiting Scientist, Institute of Political Science, European Studies/Europäische Integration, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
2001 to present: Associate Professor of Political Sciences, Department of Political Science History and Theory, Faculty of International Relations, Yerevan State University

Academic courses
Civil Society, Social partnership, European civil society, Theory of of Bureaucracy

Scale of professional interests
European civil society, Human political rights and freedom, Post-Soviet social partnership

Participation in grant projects
Central European University Curriculum Resource Center Open House Sessions in Political Science, Budapest, Hungary (2009); DAAD/OSI (2008 - 2009, 2002 - 2003); OSI HESP (2008 - 2009); OSI AFP (2006 - 2007), DAAD (2013), Tempus (2012).

Languages
Armenian, German, English, Russian

Professional membership
Member of the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS); Member of International Political Science Association (IPSA); Member of Russian Political Science Association (RAPN); Member of Eurasian Political Studies Network (ENPS)

Awards received
Gold Medal of Yerevan State University (2009); Silver medal of Yerevan State University (2009); Diploma by the Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs of the RA (2007, 2005); Diploma by the Department of Regional Integration of Government of the RA (2000); Medal of Moscow State University after M. Lomonosow (2000); Diploma by All-Armenian Youth Found (2000); Diploma by the Rector of Yerevan State University (1998,1997).

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