This book focuses on social and political developments in Armenia during a turbulent post-2018 period. Between 2018 and 2020, the country experienced three significant waves of upheaval: a revolution, a pandemic, and a war. These events had far-reaching implications for Armenia's social, cultural, security, and political foundations. The book provides both factual insights and theoretical underpinnings that help readers understand the country's transformation and the resulting challenges. In its immediate neighbourhood, Armenia is one of the few countries with a clear commitment to democratic governance. However, the country, with its democratic potential in Europes eastern neighbourhood, is currently undergoing complex dynamics in security and social spheres. The main goal of this volume is to shed light on Armenia's complicated reality, bring it into the research spotlight, and foster discussions about the country's core challenges.

Valentina Gevorgyan is an Assistant Professor at Yerevan State University in the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of International Relations. Her research interests focus on state and society relations, cultural policy and democratisation processes in hybrid regimes. Yulia Antonyan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies at the Faculty of History, Yerevan State University. Her academic interests focus on the anthropology of religion and the anthropology of social structures, with particular emphasis on the Soviet and post-Soviet periods.