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Post-Hoc Blocking for Quasi-Experimental Impact Evaluation: An example from the Impact Evaluation of the Agricultural Support Program in Georgia
On Wednesday, March 21, at 18:30 Dustin Gilbreath will give a talk impact evaluation in agriculture: "Post-Hoc Blocking for Quasi-Experimental Impact Evaluation: An example from the Impact Evaluation of the Agricultural Support Program in Georgia". T...
Call for proposals: The 6th CRRC Methodological Conference - How Evidence-based Urban Policy Can Make Cities Inclusive, Just, and Livable
CRRC-Georgia calls for proposals for "The 6th CRRC Methodological Conference: How Evidence-based Urban Policy Can Make Cities Inclusive, Just, and Livable" that will be held on June 22 2018 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The conference will bring together loca...
Talk to them: How election campaigns increase partisanship in Georgia
On Wednesday, February 14, at 18:30 Koba Turmanidze will present his paper "Talk to them: How election campaigns increase partisanship in Georgia" at the third talk of the Spring 2018 Works-in-Progress series. The talk will explore the impa...
The SCOPUS diaries and the (il)logics of academic survival. A short guide to design your own strategy and survive bibliometrics, conferences and unreal expectations in academia
This Wednesday, on January 24, 2018 at 18:30, CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are opening the Spring/Summer 2018 Works-in-Progress series with the first talk by Abel Polese from the Dublin City University, "The SCOPUS diaries and the (il)logic...
"For the Wrath of God: Fatalism and Images of God in Violent Regions of the World" - article on the Caucasus Barometer data published in the Sociology of Religion
"For the Wrath of God: Fatalism and Images of God in Violent Regions of the World" by Christopher D. Bader, Andrea Molle, Benjamin Gurrentz and James J. Coyle was published in the Sociology of Religion (Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review 2017,...
Georgia's domestic political landscape explored in 100th issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest
The Caucasus Analytical Digest (issue no.100) explores Georgia's domestic political landscape and offers the following articles: "Georgia’s 2016 Parliamentary Election: One Year Later" By Tornike Zurabashvili "The Public Political Mood in G...
The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic as an Object of Neglect
On Wednesday, December 13, 18:30 at the CRRC-Georgia Office, Dr. Stephan Rindlisbacher from the University of Bern will give a talk about his work in progress "The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic as an Object of Neglect". Ste...
De Facto States and Their Patrons: Towards Theory-Building
On Wednesday, November 22, 18:30 at CRRC-Georgia office Dr. Vincenc Kopeček from the University of Ostrava (Czechia) will present his work "De Facto States and Their Patrons: Towards Theory-Building". Terms such as occupation, puppet state, protecto...
Religious Conversions in the 19th Century Caucasus
The borderlands of the Caucasus mountains have been the site of fierce territorial contestation and enduring religious rivalries. The communities that historically inhabited this region were frequently subjected to the tumultuous aftermath of the shi...
WiP: Sport and Ideology in Authoritarian Regimes. The Case of Asiada-2017 in Ashgabat | October 11, 18:30, CRRC-Georgia Office
On Wednesday, October 11, 18:30 at CRRC-Georgia Office Slavomir Horak from the Charles University in Prague will speak about sports as an important aspect of the presentation of authoritarian regimes. Particularly, through organizing spectacular...
Tales from the Caucasus Barometer
“If you had a chance, would you leave Georgia for a certain period of time to live somewhere else?” According to Caucasus Barometer 2017, over half of the adult population of Georgia (55%) responded positively to this question....
Data Bites | September 2018
The September issue of CRRC's Data Bites newsletter is out. Read about most popular blog posts of CRRC, media coverage and launch of new surveys in the September 2018 issue of CRRC's monthly newsletter....
Post-Hoc Blocking for Quasi-Experimental Impact Evaluation: An example from the Impact Evaluation of the Agricultural Support Program in Georgia
On Wednesday, March 21, at 18:30 Dustin Gilbreath will give a talk impact evaluation in agriculture: "Post-Hoc Blocking for Quasi-Experimental Impact Evaluation: An example from the Impact Evaluation of the Agricultural Support Program in Georgia". This is the fourth talk of the Spring 2018 Works-in...
Call for proposals: The 6th CRRC Methodological Conference - How Evidence-based Urban Policy Can Make Cities Inclusive, Just, and Livable
CRRC-Georgia calls for proposals for "The 6th CRRC Methodological Conference: How Evidence-based Urban Policy Can Make Cities Inclusive, Just, and Livable" that will be held on June 22 2018 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The conference will bring together local and international researchers to discuss innovat...
Talk to them: How election campaigns increase partisanship in Georgia
On Wednesday, February 14, at 18:30 Koba Turmanidze will present his paper "Talk to them: How election campaigns increase partisanship in Georgia" at the third talk of the Spring 2018 Works-in-Progress series. The talk will explore the impact of party-voter linkages on partisanship - how f...
CRRC-Georgia is hiring a Development Manager
CRRC-Georgia is announcing the vacancy of the Development Manager, who will work under the supervision of the President of CRRC-Georgia. The Development Manager leads the fundraising team and contributes to external communications and quality assurance of written outputs. This is a fu...
2017 Caucasus Barometer Data Release
This week, 2017 Caucasus Barometer survey (CB) data will become publicly available on CRRC's online data analysis portal. CB is the longest running survey project in the South Caucasus region, with data available from 2008 to present. It enables the comparison of trends in the region over ...
The SCOPUS diaries and the (il)logics of academic survival. A short guide to design your own strategy and survive bibliometrics, conferences and unreal expectations in academia
This Wednesday, on January 24, 2018 at 18:30, CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are opening the Spring/Summer 2018 Works-in-Progress series with the first talk by Abel Polese from the Dublin City University, "The SCOPUS diaries and the (il)logics of academic survival. A short guide to desi...
"For the Wrath of God: Fatalism and Images of God in Violent Regions of the World" - article on the Caucasus Barometer data published in the Sociology of Religion
"For the Wrath of God: Fatalism and Images of God in Violent Regions of the World" by Christopher D. Bader, Andrea Molle, Benjamin Gurrentz and James J. Coyle was published in the Sociology of Religion (Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review 2017, 78:2 173–191). The article is based on data...
Georgia's domestic political landscape explored in 100th issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest
The Caucasus Analytical Digest (issue no.100) explores Georgia's domestic political landscape and offers the following articles: "Georgia’s 2016 Parliamentary Election: One Year Later" By Tornike Zurabashvili "The Public Political Mood in Georgia" By Tsisana Khundadze (CRRC-Georgia) "Why ...
The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic as an Object of Neglect
On Wednesday, December 13, 18:30 at the CRRC-Georgia Office, Dr. Stephan Rindlisbacher from the University of Bern will give a talk about his work in progress "The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic as an Object of Neglect". Stephan Rindlisbacher is currently working in Moscow,...
De Facto States and Their Patrons: Towards Theory-Building
On Wednesday, November 22, 18:30 at CRRC-Georgia office Dr. Vincenc Kopeček from the University of Ostrava (Czechia) will present his work "De Facto States and Their Patrons: Towards Theory-Building". Terms such as occupation, puppet state, protectorate etc. are quite often employed in order to des...
Religious Conversions in the 19th Century Caucasus
The borderlands of the Caucasus mountains have been the site of fierce territorial contestation and enduring religious rivalries. The communities that historically inhabited this region were frequently subjected to the tumultuous aftermath of the shifting power balance of the empires that sought to ...
Junior Fellowship 2018 Announced!
Are you a research-minded university graduate who wants to gain an important skill set that is absent in Georgia? Do you want to work hard and open the door to international opportunities? If so, then this is for you!...
The Icon and the Metro: Art and Architecture in 1960s Tbilisi
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are proud to present the 2nd talk of the Fall 2017 Works-in-Progress series!Paul Manning, Trent University: “The Icon and the Metro: Art and Architecture in 1960s Tbilisi”Professor Paul Manning received his PhD in linguistics from the University of ...
Vacancy: Interviewer
CRRC-Georgia is looking for interviewers all over Georgia to conduct population surveys in Georgia - along with Georgian language speakers, Armenian and Azerbaijani language speakers are welcome to apply. We offer: Flexible schedule, Interesting experience, One of the best honoraria for interv...
WiP: Sport and Ideology in Authoritarian Regimes. The Case of Asiada-2017 in Ashgabat | October 11, 18:30, CRRC-Georgia Office
On Wednesday, October 11, 18:30 at CRRC-Georgia Office Slavomir Horak from the Charles University in Prague will speak about sports as an important aspect of the presentation of authoritarian regimes. Particularly, through organizing spectacular sporting events, authoritarian regimes seek self ...
Call for Presenters for the Tbilisi Works-in-Progress Series | Fall 2017
CRRC Georgia, American Councils and ARISC invite local and visiting scholars to present their ongoing research projects as part of the Tbilisi Works-in-Progress Series (WiP)....
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Which questions do people tend to respond “Don’t know” to?
On surveys, sometimes the questions asked are hard for some people to answer. As a result, the answer option “Don’t know” is a regular part of any survey dataset. But are some questions particularly likely to elicit these responses? This blog post uses un-weighted 2017 CRRC Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey data for Georgia to look at this question.
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