Digital Diplomacy and the Velvet Revolution in RA

Authors

  • Haykuhi Mkrtchyan Yerevan State University

Keywords:

digital diplomacy, information technologies, velvet revolution, information security, social networks

Abstract

Currently, digital diplomacy programs are widely used in Armenia, the role of which has especially increased in our country in 2018 during the April events. Social networks became the main platform to coordinate protest actions.
Despite the objective capabilities of digital diplomacy, practical aspects of its development are often viewed in the context of risks and threats. Therefore, ensuring information security for Armenia becomes an essential element of national security.

Author Biography

Haykuhi Mkrtchyan, Yerevan State University

PhD, Leading Specialist at International Cooperation Office and Assistant Professor of the Chair of Political Institutes and Processes. YSU. Address: 0025, Yerevan, Alex Manoogian 1, E-mail: h.mkrtchyan@ysu.am

Published

2019-07-12

How to Cite

Mkrtchyan, Haykuhi. 2019. “Digital Diplomacy and the Velvet Revolution in RA”. Bulletin of Yerevan University D: International Relations and Political Sciences 10 (2 (29):37-42. https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/bulletin-ysu-int-rel-pol/article/view/Vol.29_No.2_2019_pp.37-42.

Issue

Section

Political science