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A taxi driver’s tale, Part 1: Social status in the Georgian labor market

19 იანვარი, 2015

Taxi drivers tell perhaps the most telling story of Georgia’s economic transition. They often complain that the transition made their high social status useless, thus pushing them into taxi driving. This often heard and mocked complaint highlights the contrast between…

How to buy votes when you can’t buy votes

14 იანვარი, 2015

Today, less than democratic regimes face a serious dilemma – how do you buy votes to win an election without becoming an international pariah. Unfortunately for a society and fortunately for an autocrat, the wheels of power and administrative resources…

Voter Participation and Civic Engagement in Georgia and Armenia

5 იანვარი, 2015

This blog post draws upon official electoral statistics and public opinion survey data from the CRRC Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey to analyze expressions of civic engagement in Armenia and Georgia.

Georgia in a turbulent world: 2014 in review

29 დეკემბერი, 2014

Calling 2014 turbulent for the world seems almost euphemistic. The world witnessed renewed Russian revanchism with the war in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea, the emergence of a highly successful militant Islamic organization, Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, and the persistently tense situation…

SME Performance in Georgia and Armenia: Part 2

4 დეკემბერი, 2014

As discussed in the first blog post of this series, the results of the CRRC Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey show that Georgians demonstrate higher levels of interpersonal and institutional trust than Armenians. These types of trust are important indicators of social capital,…

SME Performance in Georgia and Armenia: Part 1

27 ნოემბერი, 2014

The CRRC Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey results demonstrate that Georgians exhibit relatively high levels of interpersonal and institutional trust when compared to their Armenian neighbors. Trust is an important component of “social capital,” which is widely perceived to be a necessary…

The recent history of the South Caucasus as seen by the world’s media – Part 2, Georgia

6 ნოემბერი, 2014

In Monday’s blog post, we looked at a snapshot of Armenia and Azerbaijan’s representation in the global media from 1979 to present. Today, we take a look at the third South Caucasus state, Georgia. What are the events that have popped…

Is xenophobia on the rise in Georgia?

8 სექტემბერი, 2014

On September 1, 2014 new rules and regulations came into force for foreigners interested in visiting Georgia. Under the previous visa regime, citizens of 118 countries could stay in Georgia without a visa. Many with visa free travel privileges could…