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...
Syria today remains a politically and militarily fragmented country, defined not only by the legacy of a devastating civil war, but also by unresolved tensions between the country’s central authorities and the Kurdish forces operating in the northern and northeastern regions. Periodic clashes, shifting alliances, and contested systems of governance continue to generate instability and uncertainty, particularly for minorities caught between competing centers of
... 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....
In the last decade or so, the challenges surrounding the preservation and vitality of Western Armenian have grown increasingly urgent. Concerned community leader
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.
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
... director of the Armenian Diaspora Survey—as they trace his personal and intellectual journey across Beirut, Jerusalem, New York, and Oxford, using language as the thread. In this expansive conversation, ...
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...
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
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.
... 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...
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.
... Director of the ADS, Hratch Tchilingirian, associate of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University, thanked Tölölyan for his service on the project, noting “In addition to his brilliant scholarship and numerous academic accolades, Khachig Tölölyan is a wonderful human being. He shares his enormous, accumulated wisdom with intellectual humility; engages with everyone with grace and empathy; and empowers others with generous and sincere acknowledgment and encouragement.”
Türkçedeki Hıristiyan ilahiyatı literatürü nicelik ve nitelik olarak istenilen düzeyde olmasa da özellikle son 15 – 20 yıldır azınsanmayacak sayıda telif ve tercüme kitabı okuma şansımız oldu. Ancak maalesef Ermeni Kilisesi ve ilahiyatı üzerine bugüne kadar Türkçede çok az sayıda kaynak bulunuyordu. Aras Yayınları’ndan çıkan Hratch Tchilingirian’ın ‘Ermeni Kilisesi: Kısa Bir Giriş’ kitabı bu alandaki boşluğu doldurmaya yönelik önmeli bir adım niteliği taşıyor. Ermeni Apostolik
Արցախի աղէտը, ինչպէս Եղեռնի աղէտը, տասնամեակներ շարունակ սփիւռքահայութեան վրայ իր ազդեցութիւնը պիտի ունենայ: 44-օրեայ պատերազմէն ետք, Սփիւռքը «հոգեկան կաթուած»ի մատնուեցաւ, ու այդ ողբերգութեան ծանրութեան տակ` վրայ հասաւ արցախահայութեան էթնիք զտումը եւ Արցախի հայաթափումը: Բայց այսօր