André Vartan-Boghossian

André Vartan-Boghossian

André Vartan-Boghossian is political economy researcher and student at the University of Melbourne, as well as a practicing architect across Australia. André's research is focused on governance and institutional design, public policy and corporate influence on policy making. He is also a research assistant at the Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, advancing the University of Melbourne's role in climate leadership to promote ethical leveraging of its endowment. In parallel with his professional practice, André is the founder of the Australian charity Kaitzak with his wife, Mariam Vahradyan. Kaitzak is a global diaspora platform dedicated to cultural preservation, education, and community well-being. Through Kaitzak, he leads research-informed initiatives, fundraising programs, and cross-diaspora collaborations across Australia and the globe.

Transforming Outrage Into Policy Reform

Transforming Outrage Into Policy Reform

The dismissal of Armenia’s Genocide Museum-Institute director sparked widespread outrage, but fragmented media responses failed to translate public anger into meaningful reform, underscoring the need to channel attention into informed debate, coordinated advocacy, and concrete policy-driven change.