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1. Where Sociology Meets Leadership

Where Sociology Meets Leadership

What Institutional Innovation Looks Like in Practice

Hratch Tchilingirian

LinkedIn | July 23, 2026

Long before I spent years in academia, I was fascinated by a simple question: How can nonprofit organizations adapt to change without losing sight of why they exist?

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2026-07-23

2. Syria’s forgotten Armenian community

... to play a broader role than mere spiritual leadership. They function as pillars of community governance, organizers of humanitarian assistance, and intermediaries with the state. During the years of war, ...

3. Transformation Rooted in Legacy

... the leadership and guidance of Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, the Primate—launched its long-term Institutional Innovation project to modernize its organization for the purpose of making Christian faith and ...

4. Hratch Tchilingirian (short biography)

... 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 ...

5. Azerbaijan’s International Image-Making Strategies and Challenges

... that combine their status as leading producers of fossil fuels with leadership in the production of renewable energy and the leadership in the fight against climate change. Baku’s international image-making ...

6. Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian Appointed Director of Institutional Innovation

... Asbsarez, 24 October 2024 BURBANK — The Western Diocese of the Armenian Church has launched a visionary long-term institutional innovation initiative under the leadership of the Primate, Archbishop Hovnan ...

7. Being Armenian is a package

... that is high on the scale is the “lack of strong, visionary leadership” in their community, even as nearly 8 in 10 are not affiliated with existing community organizations. Another concern, especially ...

8. La diaspora passée au crible

... liste de défis sur la force de leur communauté, la principale préoccupation des répondants dans les quatre pays était le manque de leadership visionnaire dans la communauté (36 %). Cela a été suivi par ...

9. Biden drops a genocide bomb on Erdogan

... of moral leadership is clearly important to Biden. Yet, to many in Turkey, such moves may not appear so noble. “To many, this singling out of Turkey seems to highlight a perceived ‘double standard’ ...

10. Christianity in Karabakh: Azerbaijani Efforts At Rewriting History Are Not New

... of the region's history and culture. “Indeed, many of the same methods of historical revisionism are used by the current leadership and nationalist leaders.”[8] Reinterpretation of history has been intertwined ...

11. Publications & lectures about Nagorno Karabakh

... major post-Soviet leadership change”, Groong: Review & Outlook. February 6. Hratch Tchilingirian (1997) “Nagorno Karabakh: A Time for Thoughtfulness?”, War Report, No. 56, November. ...

12. ADS prend le pouls de la Diaspora

... leur communauté, la principale preoccupation des répondants dans les quatre pays était le manque de leadership visionnaire (36%). Cela a été suivi par le manque d’événements qui intéressent les jeunes ...

13. Hratch Tchilingirian (short bio)(AGBU)

... 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 ...

14. A decade-long goodbye for a journey cut short

... and administrative leadership were assets that the community in Turkey needed at the time of his election as Patriarch. However, his decade-long illness made it impossible to fulfil the hopes of the expected ...

15. Saving the Crown Jewel

... of the Holy Places and the administration of the patriarchate to fulfill that responsibility. It requires skilled leadership and diplomacy, along with human and financial resources. “This is not an easy ...

16. Les Arméniens peuvent-ils subsister en tant que nation globale, alors que leur patrie est mal en point ?

... et pas assez vers le futur, (b) l’absence de « philosophie nationale », des valeurs communes qui pourraient nous rassembler, et (c) un leadership transformateur – nous avons de nombreux leaders, mais manquons ...

17. Could Armenians remain a global nation with a broken homeland?

... we could gather collectively; and (c) transformative leadership — we have many leaders, but seem to lack leadership. Let me elaborate these three issues.  a) The past: Change of perspective First, ...

18. Hratch Tchilingirian (short bio)(Aurora Prize))

... and has served communities in various capacities and leadership positions in the United States and the United Kingdom for over three decades. He remains deeply engaged in community life and takes active ...

19. The 'Other' Citizens: Armenians in Turkey

... studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (Ph.D. in Sociology), he taught and held various academic positions (2002-2012) at the University of Cambridge. He has also held leadership ...

20. The Diaspora is Primarily Seven Organizations

... of the fresher sector of the diasporan society into this leadership of seven is somewhat difficult. Just as a footnote, we could talk about eight organizations, if we consider that the Apostolic Church ...