Gerard Libaridian


Name: Gerard Libaridian

Title(s):

  • Alex Manoogian Visiting Professor of Modern Armenian History
  • Visiting Professor, History
  • Director, ASP

Contact Information: 734.763.4555 , glibarid@umich.edu

Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/history/facstaff/facultydetail.asp?ID=141

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CREES
  • ASP
  • CMENAS

Department Affiliation(s):

  • History

Education Background: B.A., California State University, Los Angeles, 1969; Ph.D., History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1987

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • Russian and East European Studies
  • Middle Eastern and North African Studies

Related Countries:

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Russia
  • Soviet Union

Research/Teaching Specialization: History of the Caucasus, Armenian politics and international relations

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Armenian History; Armenian Political Institutions; Turkish-Armenian Relations in the 20th Century; Ethnicity and Conflict in the Caucasus; Conflict and Diplomacy in the Caucasus; Turkish-Armenian Relations in the 20th Century

Publications:

  • Modern Armenia: People, Nation, State. 2004. (Authored Book)
  • "The Role of Organization, Institutions, and Centers in Armenian Studies". 2003. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • "Dilemmas and Dangers of Foreign Policy in the Caucasus". 2003. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • "Reassessing Regional Politics and International Relations in the Caucasus". 2003. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • "Armenia's Foreign Policy". Spring 2001. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • The Challenge of Statehood: Armenian Political Thinking since Independence". 1999. (Authored Book)
  • Armenia at the Crossroads: Democracy and Nationhood in the Post-Soviet Era (Essays, Interviews, and Speeches by the Leaders of the National Democratic Movement in Armenia). 1991. (Edited Book)
  • The Karabagh File: Documents and Facts on the Region of Mountainous Karabagh, 1918-1988. 1988. (Edited Book)