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The EU, USA or Russia: Who is believed to be able to support Georgia best?

18 ივნისი, 2018

In recent years, Georgia has benefited from EU and US assistance, with around €400 million indicatively allocated for the EU’s projects in Georgia in 2017-2020, and the US government increasing assistance to Georgia in the 2018 Spending Bill. In contrast, Georgia’s relationships with Russia…

Air pollution in Georgia: Available data and the population’s perceptions

11 ივნისი, 2018

Lung cancer, strokes, and heart attacks can all be caused by air pollution, a problem that affects millions of people daily. How aware is the population of Georgia about this problem, and how important do people find the issue? In the…

Willingness to temporarily emigrate from Armenia and Georgia: Does education matter?

4 ივნისი, 2018

A previous CRRC blog post showed how people’s willingness to temporarily emigrate from Armenia and Georgia varied according to their belief in whether everything in life is determined by fate or people shape their fate themselves. The blog post concluded that compared…

Perceptions of the problems faced by women in Georgia

28 მაისი, 2018

People in Georgia consistently name unemployment as the main problem the country faces. Women, compared with men, report having a job less often. Based on CRRC/NDI December 2017 survey findings, this blog post presents the population’s perceptions of some of the issues that…

Disinformation in the Georgian media: Different assessments for different media sources

21 მაისი, 2018

In Georgia, supporters of the government and opposition often express contrasting opinions about the independence and reliability of specific news outlets. Based on the CRRC/NDI December, 2017 survey findings, this blog post looks at whether people think or not that the…

Five data points about homophobia in Georgia five years after the IDAHOT riot

16 მაისი, 2018

Five years ago, on May 17, 2013 a homophobic riot took place in Tbilisi in response to a small LGBTQ rights demonstration on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. Thousands of protestors, including frocked priests, chased the demonstrators through the streets…

Willingness to temporarily emigrate from Armenia and Georgia: Does fatalism matter?

7 მაისი, 2018

Scholarship points to a number of factors that contribute to an individual’s willingness to emigrate, either on a temporary or permanent basis. Political, economic, and social conditions are all important variables in the emigration equation. This blog post uses data from CRRC’s Caucasus Barometer survey to…

Changes in public opinion between 2011 and 2017

16 აპრილი, 2018

A lot changed in Georgia between 2011 and 2017, including the government. New promises and new regulations have been made and new priorities set by politicians. A visa free regime with the Schengen zone countries came into force. An ultranationalist…