Like many post-Soviet states, the South Caucasus countries are still in transition. Armenia, the smallest republic in the region, is still trying to find its way between Europe and Russia and the values, integration models, and security factors related to it. The transformation into a democratic society and a free market economy is far from being completed. In addition, the country is challenged by the lasting conflicts with Turkey and Azerbaijan, which cause isolation as well as a «neither peace, nor war» environment. The study at hand explores the worries, aspirations, values, and lifestyles of Armenia’s youth. Young people who are today aged between 14 and 29 years grew up after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and in independent Armenia—«the generation of inde- pendence». They are an important indicator for the relationship to the Soviet legacy on the one hand, and the future development of their society on the other hand. Independence Generation INDEPENDENCE GENERATION Youth Study 2016 – Armenia ISBN 978-9939-1-0484-3 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung INDEPENDENCE GENERATION Youth Study 2016 – Armenia Yerevan- 2016 UDC 316 Independence Generation Armenia 2016 Yerevan, 2016 Publishers Friedich-Ebert-Stiftung Moskovyan Str. 31.76/1, 0002 Yerevan For Publisher Julia Bläsius, FES Liana Badalyan, FES Authors Artur Mkrtichyan Harutyun Vermishyan Sona Balasanyan Design pertext, Berlin | www.pertext.de Typesetting Grigor Hakobyan |
[email protected] Illustration Franziska Uhlig | www.franziskauhlig.de Translation & Proofreading Maronanik Haroutunian Inez Templeton Cover Picture Photolure | photolure.am Map of Armenia: Mdesignstudio (shutterstock.com) Print Tigran Mets printing house Print Run 200 pcs Isbn 978-9939-1-0484-3 Attitudes, opinions and conclusions expressed in this publication not necessarily express attitudes of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.