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2 May, 2023

CRRC data suggests that every fifth person was considering leaving Georgia for work in 2023, with men, younger people, people with poorer economic standings, and supporters of the opposition reporting that emigration is a better option than staying in Georgia.

How do Georgians feel about the influx of Russians?

7 February, 2023

Recent CRRC data shows that a large majority of the Georgian public is concerned about the migration of Russians to Georgia. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, at least 1.2 million Russian citizens have entered Georgia, equivalent to…

Migration Impact Research in Georgia | Update

13 November, 2008

As you may recall, we are conducting migration research in Georgia, together with the International School of Economics in Tbilisi (ISET). Here is an update on this larger, Global Development Network-funded project, from a recent GDN Newsletter.

Diaspora Armenians in Armenian Society: the Problem of Adaptation

14 July, 2008

Difficulties with socio-economic integration – unemployment and a feeling of being “a society within a society,” are some of the examples from the list of problems Diaspora Armenians face when immigrating to Armenia. CRRC-Armenia fellow, Anahit Mkrtchyan, researched why these issues…

Diaspora Internet Presence | Switzerland and Germany

21 May, 2008

One way of tracking how organised migrants abroad are is simple — just check the web. During a less exciting conference presentation, we browsed how the people from the Caucasus represent themselves — checking Germany and Switzerland, since these are…

Caucasus Migration | US Immigration Services Annual Report for 2007

13 May, 2008

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released its annual report for the fiscal year 2007 on immigrant and nonimmigrant visas issued by the US Foreign Service posts worldwide. The report also includes data for US visas issued under…

Migration in Georgia: Launching the "Development on the Move" Project

22 April, 2008

ISET and CRRC today launched the Development on the Move (DOTM) Project. The aim of this project is to map how migration impacts development in multiple dimensions. DOTM is funded by the Global Development Network, and coordinated by the Institute…

Alpha Version of CRRC Data Initiative now online!!!

1 February, 2008

The alpha version of our Data Initiative data set, broad household data, covering lots of household data, but also political attitudes, social development, some health, education, migration, and social capital questions (and more) is online now. We interviewed more than…