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Paylak Yengoyan

Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor

About

Associate professor of the Chair of Political Science in Yerevan State University

Education
  1. 2019 – 2022: Yerevan State University, Faculty of International Relations, PhD student at the Chair of History and Theory of Political Science. PhD Thesis: “The “soft power” factor in China’s foreign policy concept”.
  2. 2019 – 2022: Yerevan State University, Faculty of Economics and Management, MD in Chair of Economics and International Economic Relations
  3. 2017 – 2019: Russian-Armenian University, Institute of Law and Politics, MD in Political Science
  4. 2013 – 2017: Russian-Armenian University, Institute of Law and Politics, BD in Political Science
Scientific degree and academic title
  1. 2023 – Associate professor of the Chair of Political Science, Faculty of International Relations, Yerevan State University
  2. 2022 – Master of Economics
  3. 2022 – Candidate of Political Sciences
  4. 2019 – Master of Political Science
Professional experience
  1. Since 2024: Lecturer of the Political Science Department of the Russian-Armenian (Slavic) University
  2. Since 2023: Associate professor of the Chair of Political Science, Faculty of International Relations, Yerevan State University
  3. Since 2023: Junior researcher, Department of Strategic Studies and Relations of Armenia-China, Armenia-India, Institute of Armenian Studies, Yerevan State University
  4. 2020 – 2023: Lecturer at the Chair of History and Theory of Political Science, YSU
Academic Courses
Energy security, soft power policy
Participation in conferences
  1. “Current issues of development of modern society (on the 25-th anniversary of the CIS)” Student conference; 07.04.2016; teleconference Yerevan – Yekaterinburg.
  2. “New Forms of International Integration in the Post-Soviet Area” Student Scientific-Practical Conference; 13.04.2017; teleconference Yerevan – Yekaterinburg.
  3. Youth section of the “National Security Issues in the Context of Globalization and Integration Processes” international conference; 2017 November 3-4; Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University.
  4. “China and Armenia: Governance and High-quality Cooperation on Belt and Road Initiative” online conference; 01.12.2021; teleconference Yerevan – Beijing.
  5. “China and Armenia: General Development and Modernization” international conference; Yerevan State University, 27.03.2024.
  6. Closing conference of the Institute of Armenian Studies; Yerevan State University, 21.04.2025.
  7. International conference "Chinese-Armenian strategic partnership. context and perspectives" International conference; Yerevan State University, 25.11.2025.

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English, Chinese
 

Scientific interests

  • Soft power policy
  • Public diplomacy
  • Energy security
  • Geopolitics
  • Geoeconomics

List of publications

  • The challenges of Armenia in the context of the transformation of the global development paradigm pr. YSU Press, 2023 154 p. A. Yengoyan, A. Sargsyan, Kh. Azatyan
  • Theory of soft power: lecture materials pr. YSU Press, 2023 84 p.
  • The Formation of the Modern Concept of “Soft Power” in Political Science pr. Bulletin of Yerevan University: International Relations and Political Science, 2020. № 2 (32) pp. 61-74
  • The formation of Chinese modern foreign policy concept pr. Bulletin of RAU (Humanities and Social Sciences), Yerevan, 2020. № 2 pp. 21-35
  • The Cultural and Value Foundation of the Chinese “Soft Power” pr. “History and Politics” Academic Journal, “Zoravar Sepouh” historical-political analytical center, Yerevan, 2021, № 2 (13) pp. 128-140
  • The Essence of the Chinese “Soft Power” Concept pr. Bulletin of Yerevan University: International Relations and Political Science, № 1 (34), 2021 pp. 73-84
  • Cultural and Civilizational Origins of Armenia’s “soft power” Policy pr. Bulletin of Yerevan University: International Relations and Political Science, 2022 № 1 (37) pp. 34-45
  • The Financial and Economic Basis of the Global Development Paradigm pr.Bulletin of Yerevan University: International Relations and Political Science, 2023 № 2 (41) pp. 78-90
  • The Strengthening of China’s Competitive Positions in Geopolitical and Geo-Economic Processes pr. Bulletin of Yerevan University: International Relations and Political Science, 2023 № 3 (42) pp. 24-43
  • The manifestations of India’s non-alignment policy in the conditions of the formation of the multipolar world pr. Bulletin of Yerevan University: International Relations and Political Science, 2024 № 1 (43) pp. 42-57
  • Glocal Soft Power as an Instrument of China’s Strategic Influence in the South Caucasus: A New Model of Integration and Geopolitical Consequences pr. Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University, 2025 № 4(1(10) pp. 64-78 Zh. Grigoryan
  • The Formation of Ideological Guidelines of the Global South Countries in the Process of Transformation of the World Financial and Economic System pr. Geopolitics Quarterly, 2025; 21(4) pp. 214-234 Ashot Yengoyan

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