Conflict Transformation and Civil Society: The Case of Nagorno-KarabakhFootnote

This article has been prepared as a part of the grant project De Facto States in Northern Eurasia in the Context of Russian Foreign Policy (GACR 15-09249S), financed by the Czech Science Foundation. We would also like to thank the editors of the journal for their patience and the two anonymous reviewers for their positive and useful comments.

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