Keywords: nation consolidation, nation-state, federalism, ethno-politics, justice, self-determination, security, protectionism, union

State-building is one of the many characteristics of the Armenian nation: Armenians have always been characterized by their desire to control their own destiny. A nation capable of creating effective political institutions within the framework of national interests tends to become an influential actor in international relations. Consequently a political nation should be able to get out of outdated archetypes and improving itself answer the following theoretical question: “How effective is the unitary type of Armenian statehood?

Published: 2018, “Modernization of Armenia’s Integration Policy and Alternative Ways to Solve the Artsakh Issue”, Conference Proceedings, Stepanakert: Artsakh State University, p. 534