ICRI

About International Caucasological Research Institute

The ICRI is an independent non-profit organization, which has as its principal objectives:

• the scientific study of the Caucasus as a distinct cultural region;
• the diffusion of the results of Caucasological research in scholarly and popular media.

The ICRI is not attached to any government agency, and will not involve itself in nationalistic or sectarian polemics. The scholarly disciplines in which ICRI members conduct research include: history, ethnology, archaeology, folklore studies, comparative religious studies, sociology, cultural studies, conflict resolution, linguistics, etc.

To realize its objectives, the Institute intends to:

• establish international contacts;
• participate in and organize conferences, congresses, symposiums, seminars, exhibits, displays, and other information-sharing activities;
• publish and assist in diffusing scholarly articles, scientific and popular publications, textual collections, monographs, brochures, etc;
• participate in the preparation of journals, newsletters, television programs, etc;
• serve as a clearinghouse for information on events of interest to local and foreign scholars, aid in the organization of research expeditions and tours, etc.

Journal Amirani

The ICRI publishes the journal of Caucasology, entitled Amirani. Articles concerning the peoples, cultures and languages of the Caucasus, from the perspective of any of the humanities or social sciences, will be considered for publication. The articles may be written in English, French, Georgian, German, Russian, or any other language accessible to a significant number of Caucasologists.

By having each volume of Amirani available online, it vastly increases the accessibility of these materials to those who are interested in this particular topic. Its also invites those who have already gained completed significant studies on the Caucasus region to submit relevant and scholarly articles for publication. Archived articles are also available on this website, as is information on events of interest and other information-sharing activities.

The papers will be published after peer review by the Publishing-Editorial board.

Please, send your articles to: Paata Bukhrashvili or Zurab Tskvitinidze