New IJAGS special issue examines law, activism and global recognition of the Armenian Genocide

YEREVAN / POITIERS, France  — The International Journal of Armenian Genocide Studies (IJAGS), a peer-reviewed academic journal published twice a year by the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI), has released Volume 10, Issue 2 (2025), a special issue titled “Law, Activism and the International Recognition of the Armenian Genocide.” The issue is guest-edited by Julien Zarifian (University of Poitiers) and Edita Gzoyan, editor-in-chief of IJAGS, who also serves as guest editor.

Positioned at the intersection of international law, memory politics, activism and education, the special issue examines why, despite overwhelming historical and archival evidence, international recognition of the Armenian Genocide remains uneven. Central to this inquiry is the role of persistent, state-sponsored denial by the Republic of Turkey, which has long obstructed pathways to justice, accountability and historical truth while simultaneously catalyzing global Armenian mobilization for recognition as an act of dignity and truth-telling.