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Prioritizing the personal: People talk more about personal issues than political events

9 ოქტომბერი, 2017

In general people are primarily interested in their own lives, rather than in social or political events. In other words, social and political events will, most probably, be overshadowed by events in one’s personal life. CRRC’s 2015 Caucasus Barometer (CB)…

People to rely on – Georgians and their social networks

28 დეკემბერი, 2015

[In this last blog post of 2015, CRRC Researcher Tamuna Khoshtaria reflects on one the most important aspects of Georgian society – people to rely on, i.e. relatives, friends, neighbors.]

When I was studying in Germany, the dormitory’s…

Social networks in rural and urban Georgia

12 თებერვალი, 2010

It is often stated that life in a city is fundamentally different from that in rural areas. In the West, village life is said to be more intimate, and its inhabitants more caring about their peers, with strong ties between…

Comparing Civic Participation: Caucasus Data 2007

20 ოქტომბერი, 2008

What’s the level of engagement in the three countries of the South Caucasus? Are people involved? Are they staying abreast of what goes on? Again, our Data Initiative provides insight, since we asked people whether they had engaged in various…

Institutionalization of Ethnic Communities in Azerbaijan

16 ოქტომბერი, 2008

The Russian community is the most institutionalized ethnic community in Azerbaijan, according to the research of Ilham Abbasov, a CRRC 2007 Fellow. This is due to the quite diverse nature of this community, some support from the kin state, and…