About / People

Carine Bachmann, Director

Education: MA in Social Psychology

Expertise: Expertise: Social change, identity threats and conflict in multi-ethnic societies; citizenship, participation and the integration of minorities; language policies and multiethnic education; migration and fair trade. Additionally, advises on strategic and organisational development and conducts research, evaluation, monitoring. Worked in the South Caucasus and Central Asia, as well as in Switzerland in the social fields.
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Vicken Cheterian, Director of Programmes

Education: Ph.D. in History and Politics of International Relations

Expertise: Conflict studies, political change, revolutions, Islamic movements, environment and security, Diasporas, and media and development. Regional expertise: Russia, Ukraine, Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa.
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Aurelie Perrin, Programme Officer/Administration

Education: MA in Political Science

Expertise: Project management, event management, research supervision, Worked from 2001 to 2003 as Project Co-ordinator in ESPACES, youth training centre in Yerevan.


Catherine Belkhamsa Accountant, Switzerland

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