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- 1. Western Diocese’s Public Lecture Series
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Western Diocese's Public Lecture Series Explore Christian Faith and Armenian Heritage
Massis Post, March 30, 20267, March 30, 20267
...“The lecture series are designed to engage both timeless questions of faith and urgent modern concerns,” explained Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Director of Institutional Innovation, adding that “the program accords the public meaningful conversations on Armenian Christian tradition, theology, spirituality, culture, and contemporary realities.”
2026-03-31 - 2. New Tools and Strategies for the Future of Western Armenian
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Colloquium Explores New Tools and Strategies for the Future of Western Armenian
BURBANK (March 3, 2026) — A colloquium examining the future of Western Armenian and innovative approaches to language education brought together scholars, teachers, educators, and community leaders for a discussion on language vitality, pedagogy, and institutional collaboration. ...Moderator Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Director of Institutional Innovation at the Western Diocese...
2026-03-10 - 3. A Critical Review of Khachkar Studios
- ... community. The “Ecosystem” Fallacy Khachkar’s “12 Body Parts” systems map attempts to consolidate the Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, and Evangelical churches into a single “ecosystem.” While these groups ...
- 4. Syria’s forgotten Armenian community
- ... has created a profound and dangerous rupture in the historical trajectory of the Armenian presence in Syria. Under these conditions, the three Armenian religious denominations—Apostolic, Catholic, Evangelical—continue ...
- 5. Welcome to the Armenian Church
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Welcome to the Armenian Church. Essentials about the Armenian Church Faith, Religious Culture and Traditions from Ancient times to Present. Edited by Michael Kermian and Arpie Nakashian McQueen. Burbank: Western Diocese of the Armenian Church.
2025-12-12 - 6. USC Mapping Language and Identity
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Mapping Language and Identity: Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian and the Armenian Diaspora Survey
""Language Therapy with Dr. K"
University of Southern California, Armenian Studies Institute, 7 May 2025
2025-10-20 - 7. Transformation Rooted in Legacy
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Interview: Transformation Rooted in Legacy
Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian on Charting the Roadmap for the Western Diocese’s Next Century
By Sergey Arustamyan | MassisPost, October 15, 2025
... In this conversation, Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, director of the Institutional Innovation initiative, reflects on why change is essential, how it is taking shape, and what has been done since his appointment a year ago....
2025-10-20 - 8. Language: The Condition of Mrs. Arev Mudian
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Western Armenian: The Condition of Mrs. Arev Mudian
By Dr. HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN | MassisPost, Ocotober 15, 2025
In the last decade or so, the challenges surrounding the preservation and vitality of Western Armenian have grown increasingly urgent. Concerned community leader
2025-10-19 - 9. Hratch Tchilingirian (short biography)
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Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian is a sociologist, author and innovation executive. He is the Director of Institutional Innovation at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church. He has taught at and held academic positions at the universities of Oxford (2012-2024) and Cambridge (2002-2012) in Britain and, since 2021, is Associate Professor of Armenian Studies (IMAS), INALCO university in Paris. His research, teaching and publications focus on sociology of identity, culture, and religion; Diaspora studies and inter-ethnic conflicts in the Caucasus and Eurasia region. Dr. Tchilingirian is the author of numerous studies and publications and has lectured internationally, in recent years drawing attention to the plight of minorities and Christian communities in the Middle East, especially in academic and policy-making circles. He was the Director of the Armenian Diaspora Survey (2019-2024), which conducted research in over 50 communities in 10 countries, with the participation of over 13,000 diasporans. Dr. Tchilingirian has held executive positions in charitable organizations and has served communities in various leadership positions in the United States and the United Kingdom. He remains deeply engaged in academic and community life and takes active part in civic and professional projects. His television, radio and newspaper interviews and expert comments have appeared in international media outlets, and have been quoted in BBC News, Al-Jazeera, The New York Times, Financial Times, Fox News, Asia Times, RFE/RL, Radio Vaticana, Armenia Public TV, AM H1, Armenian Public Radio, and a host of other media outlets.
2025-10-12 - 10. Սփիւռքի կառոյցները միայն բեմ չեն կրնար ըլլալ
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Սփիւռքի կառոյցները միայն բեմ չեն կրնար ըլլալ
Երիտասարդութիւնը կրնայ յայտնաբերել իր դերը, արտայայտել իր ձայնը եւ ի գործ դնել իր կարողութիւնները
Դոկտ. Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեան | »Տարբերակ 21» 6 Մայիս 2025
Քանի մը ամիս առաջ, «Սփիւռքի Մեծ Բացական՝ Ղեկավարութիւն» վերնագրով յօդուածի մը մէջ անդրադարձած էի, թէ ինչպէս Սփիւռքի «դասական» կազմակերպութիւնները խոր ճգնաժամի մէջ են, թէ սփիւռքեան ղեկավարութեան քանակական եւ որակական նօսրացումը հիմնական ու գոյութենական խնդիր է, եւ կառոյցները չեն յարմարած 21-րդ դարու
2025-05-10 - 11. Mapping Language and Identity
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Mapping Language and Identity: Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian and the Armenian Diaspora Survey
""Language Therapy with Dr. K"
University of Southern California, Armenian Studies Institute, 7 May 2025
2025-05-20 - 12. The Last Liturgy
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Komitas’s Sacred Harmony Before the Silence, the Last Liturgy
Hratch Tchilingirian | 24 April 2025
During the chaos of World War I in Constantinople, Komitas Vardapet began composing a version of the Armenian Divine Liturgy (Badarak) for a male choir. Due to military exemptions for some educators and church servants, including a few from the Armenian Church in Galata (Istanbul neighborhood), Komitas gathered a group of about 25–30 young men and worked intensely—sometimes day and night—to train them and compose the choral arrangements, carefully crafting each voice part as its own unique melody....
2025-04-26 - 13. Սփիւռքի Մեծ Բացական՝ Ղեկավարութիւն
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«Հայրենիք» «Զարթօնք» «Ազգ21» «Արարատ»Սփիւռքի Մեծ Բացական՝ Ղեկավարութիւն
Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեան | 6 Մարտ 2025
Վերջին տարիներուն, սփիւռքի կառոյցներու եւ ղեկավարութեան հարցը դարձած է աճող եւ մտահոգիչ երեւոյթ մը։ Ապագան մշուշոտ է, իսկ ներկայ վիճակը՝ յուսախաբեցնող։ Մեծի Տանն Կիլիկիոյ Արամ Ա. Կաթողիկոսի բնորոշումով՝ «Կը գտնուինք անդունդի եզրին...
2025-03-10 - 14. Azerbaijan’s International Image-Making Strategies and Challenges
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Azerbaijan's International Image-Making Strategies and Challenges
EVN Report, 14 January 2025 [Armenian version]
The Azerbaijani state has embarked on a concerted effort to enhance its international image following the Second Karabakh War in 2020 and especially since the subsequent ethnic cleansing of Armenians orchestrated by
2025-01-24 - 15. Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian Appointed Director of Institutional Innovation
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Western Diocese Appoints Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian as Director of Institutional Innovation to Lead Major Initiative
Massis Post, 24 October 2024 | Asbsarez, 24 October 2024
2024-12-02 - 16. Diaspora Studies
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Paper: "Diaspora Studies: Future Directions", Society for Armenian Studies 50th Anniversary Conference, "Armenian Studies: Evolving Connections and Conversations." 13-15 September 2024, Harvard University & NAASR.
2024-09-16 - 17. Հաւասարում Նորոգ
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«Հաւասարում Նորոգ Սերունդներու Զրոյց Մը»
... Օրը սկսաւ Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեանի «Հայկական Սփիւռքի Հարցախոյզ»ով։ Չիլինկիրեան մանրամասնօրէն բացատրեց իր աշխատանքին արդիւնքը։ Անշուշտ իրմէ առաջ մտաւորական շրջանակներու մէջ յստակ էր ինքնութեան տարբաղադրումին համատարածութիւնը, գաղափարական տրամադրութիւններուն նուաղումը եւ ընդհանուր վիճակը, կազմակերպութիւններուն վայելած վարկին տկարացումը եւ նսեմացումը։ Իրը թիւերով ցոյց տալ էր վիճակը...
2024-08-06 - 18. Being Armenian is a package
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Hratch Tchilingirian, “’Being Armenian is a package.’ Some critical issues facing Diaspora organizations today,” in H. Oshagan and Kh. Tölölyan (eds.), The Diaspora at 100. (Boston: The Armenian Weekly), June 2024: 60-61.
2024-07-18 - 19. Ethnic Cleansing: Does International Law Still Matter?
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Human Rights Violations and Aggression subject of Bishop Grigoris Balakian Annual Lecture
Diocesan Newsletter. London, 20 March 2024— Critical issues of ethnic cleansing and international law was the subject of the inaugural Bishop Grigoris Balakian Annual Lecture, a new initiative of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Two distinguished speakers, Lord Alton of Liverpool and Dr Arman Tatoyan delivered compelling lectures on the topic of “Ethnic Cleansing: Does International Law Still Matter?” at St. Yeghiche Armenian Church in London on March 19th.
In setting the larger context of the annual lecture, Dr Hratch Tchilingirian, in his opening remarks as chair of the proceedings, said: “We are here tonight because “‘Never Again’ is again, and again, and again… We are gathered because crimes against humanity and human rights abuses are being committed before our very eyes from the Middle East to the Caucasus, to Eastern Europe, Asia, Central America and many parts of the world.”
2024-04-19 - 20. Pázmány Péter Catholic University
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Lecture: "What is the Diaspora Thinking? The Armenian Diaspora Survey", Armenian Studies Department,
Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, 12 Apr 2024.
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