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CRRC Research Methods Conference
June 20, 2013
Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Tbilisi, Georgia
The conference intends to bring together local and international participants that are committed to exploring key methodological issues and advancing practice across the South Caucasus. It will be a relatively small conference focused on constructive how-to discussions and offering researchers the opportunity to discuss and compare their methods, thus advancing methodological innovation across the region.
Conference Program and Papers09:00 – 09:30 - Registration
09:30 – 10:00
Opening RemarksDavid Lee, Chair of the Board of Trustees of EPF and CRRC
Keynote Speech: Why We Need Data: Facilitating Evidence-Based Policy and Research in the Caucasus Cynthia Buckley, University of Illinois
10:00 – 11:00
Session 1: Uses of Internet in Social ResearchYouTube Videos as a New Source for Content AnalysisAnna Gradlyan, Bella Baghdasaryan
Is “Googling” a Method? What Can the Internet Tell Us About the Non-Governmental Sector in ArmeniaValentina Gevorgyan, Mariam Matevosyan
Facilitator: Camrin ChristensenDiscussant: Ross Campbell
11:00 – 11: 30 - Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 Session 2: Making Sense of Qualitative Data
Surveys and Ethnographies: Points of IntersectionMilena Oganesyan
Methods Applied to Exploration of the Sacred Spaces in Georgia: Narrative Discourse Analysis of Ethnographic Field DataNino Abakelia
Dialogical Approach to the Interpretation of Qualitative DataAkulenko Anastasija
Facilitator: Koba TurmanidzeDiscussant: Simone Baglioni
13:00 – 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 – 16:00
Session 3: Quantitative Research: Some Challenges and Opportunities
Time-use diaries: Presentation of the Method and Techniques of Time-data AnalysisEwa Jarosz
Accuracy of Expectations in Business SurveysVahe Movsisyan, Martin Galstyan
A Cross-cultural Comparison of the Work Ethic in Russia, Azerbaijan and TurkeyMeltem Ceri-Booms
The Impact of Health Insurance on Health Care Utilization: Case Study For ArmeniaArmine Sharanbekyan
Facilitator: Gursel AliyevDiscussant: Heghine Manasyan
16:00 – 16: 30 - Coffee break
16:30 – 17:00
Public Opinion Polling in Georgia - Mapping the Challenges and SolutionsKathleen A. Frankovic, Think Tank Fund/Open Society Georgia Foundation
17:00 – 18:00
Session 4: Qualitative Research: Challenges in the Post-Soviet Context
Challenges in Focus Group Discussions in a Post-Totalitarian ContextAynur Nabiyeva, Ulviyya Mikayilova, Vitaly Rasdky
Manipulation as an Element of Field ResearchKarolina Pawlowska
Facilitator: Heghine ManasyanDiscussant: Tina Zurabishvili
18:00 – 18:15
Closing Remarks
Timothy Blauvelt, Chair of CRRC International Academic Advisory Board
18:30 – 20:00 - Dinner
June 20, 2013
Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Tbilisi, Georgia
The conference intends to bring together local and international participants that are committed to exploring key methodological issues and advancing practice across the South Caucasus. It will be a relatively small conference focused on constructive how-to discussions and offering researchers the opportunity to discuss and compare their methods, thus advancing methodological innovation across the region.
Conference Program and Papers09:00 – 09:30 - Registration
09:30 – 10:00
Opening RemarksDavid Lee, Chair of the Board of Trustees of EPF and CRRC
Keynote Speech: Why We Need Data: Facilitating Evidence-Based Policy and Research in the Caucasus Cynthia Buckley, University of Illinois
10:00 – 11:00
Session 1: Uses of Internet in Social ResearchYouTube Videos as a New Source for Content AnalysisAnna Gradlyan, Bella Baghdasaryan
Is “Googling” a Method? What Can the Internet Tell Us About the Non-Governmental Sector in ArmeniaValentina Gevorgyan, Mariam Matevosyan
Facilitator: Camrin ChristensenDiscussant: Ross Campbell
11:00 – 11: 30 - Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 Session 2: Making Sense of Qualitative Data
Surveys and Ethnographies: Points of IntersectionMilena Oganesyan
Methods Applied to Exploration of the Sacred Spaces in Georgia: Narrative Discourse Analysis of Ethnographic Field DataNino Abakelia
Dialogical Approach to the Interpretation of Qualitative DataAkulenko Anastasija
Facilitator: Koba TurmanidzeDiscussant: Simone Baglioni
13:00 – 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 – 16:00
Session 3: Quantitative Research: Some Challenges and Opportunities
Time-use diaries: Presentation of the Method and Techniques of Time-data AnalysisEwa Jarosz
Accuracy of Expectations in Business SurveysVahe Movsisyan, Martin Galstyan
A Cross-cultural Comparison of the Work Ethic in Russia, Azerbaijan and TurkeyMeltem Ceri-Booms
The Impact of Health Insurance on Health Care Utilization: Case Study For ArmeniaArmine Sharanbekyan
Facilitator: Gursel AliyevDiscussant: Heghine Manasyan
16:00 – 16: 30 - Coffee break
16:30 – 17:00
Public Opinion Polling in Georgia - Mapping the Challenges and SolutionsKathleen A. Frankovic, Think Tank Fund/Open Society Georgia Foundation
17:00 – 18:00
Session 4: Qualitative Research: Challenges in the Post-Soviet Context
Challenges in Focus Group Discussions in a Post-Totalitarian ContextAynur Nabiyeva, Ulviyya Mikayilova, Vitaly Rasdky
Manipulation as an Element of Field ResearchKarolina Pawlowska
Facilitator: Heghine ManasyanDiscussant: Tina Zurabishvili
18:00 – 18:15
Closing Remarks
Timothy Blauvelt, Chair of CRRC International Academic Advisory Board
18:30 – 20:00 - Dinner