1. Dynamics between society, regime, civil society and political parties in Armenia?

2. Characteristics of the Main Actors
Society
Passive, apathetic;
Domination of patron-client relationships;
Major form of social protest – emigration;
Active part is small and far from having critical mass.;
Proliferation of civic initiatives, though results of their activities were modest.

3. Characteristics of the Main Actors
Regime
Consolidating authoritarianism (according to the FH typology);
Relatively effective combination of repressive and restrictive strategies;
Coexistence of informal and formal governments (will become even more vivid after 2017 parliamentary elections);
Convergence of business and political elites;

4. Characteristics of the Main Actors
Oligarchic, with the dominance of importing capital;
Formally espouses conservative-nationalistic ideology, but in reality is evolving to nomenklatura –ruled;
Formally secular, but discriminating other religious communities by favoring the Armenian Apostolic Church;
Complementary foreign policy;
Systemic corruption.

5. Characteristics of the Main Actors
Political Parties
Most of them are very small;
Financially not sustainable; though some of them secretly receive money from “oligarchs”;
Serve as entourage for the ruling party;
Most of them have no clear ideology;
Lack of serious and comprehensive programs;
One-man show in most cases.

6. Characteristics of the Main Actors
Civil society
Almost completely depending on donor funding;
Not influential, also because of people’s mentality (“we or CSOs can’t do anything, only the state can”);
Large number of GONGOs;
Limited successes in certain areas.