Azerbaijan Archives

Are Georgians as tolerant as they claim to be?

5 December, 2017

On 15 November, the Ministry of Culture announced it would give ‘Georgian tolerance’ the status of intangible cultural heritage. Historically, Georgia may have exhibited relatively high levels of tolerance, with many pointing to the reign of King David the Builder…

PISA Test | how are Azerbaijani schools doing?

4 December, 2012

OECD has just published their 2006 PISA results, which stands for “Program for International Student Assessment”. In PISA, 15-year olds are tested for basic abilities in various fields. The 2006 round focused primarily on science learning. A little more than…

Why do so many Armenians leave Armenia?

17 December, 2010

Our 300th post is by Ani Navasardyan, from the Civilitas Foundation in Armenia, who was working with our Georgian and Regional office for a month.

Policy Attitudes towards Women in Azerbaijan: Is Equality Part of the Agenda?

10 December, 2010

By Yuliya Aliyeva Gureyeva, Baku The paper published in the 21st edition of the Caucasus Analytical Digest presents an account of how two competing policy approaches coexist in the policy attitudes towards women in Azerbaijan.

TI: Corruption Reigns Worldwide; Georgia Comes Out on Top

10 December, 2010

According to Transparency International’s recently released 2010 Barometer, rates of corruption in the world are rising. Six out of ten respondents say that corruption has gotten worse over the past three years, and most alarmingly, rates of bribe-paying to the…

PISA 2009 | Results for Azerbaijan

9 December, 2010

Every three years, a range of countries take part in the educational PISA tests, an assessment of the competencies of 15-year olds. The tests are organized by the OECD, and have led to soul-searching and vigorous educational reforms in various countries.…

The Media in Armenia and Azerbaijan: Effective or Affective?

14 November, 2010

Written by Arpine Porsughyan. Re-posted from the Caucasian Knot. Many academics argue that the influence of the media is especially strong in environments where citizens depend on a limited number of news sources. In contrast, when citizens have alternative sources…

Award Ceremony of the JRFP-Azerbaijan

11 November, 2010

Here are some photos from the award ceremony of the first stage of the Junior Research Fellowship Program – Azerbaijan (JRFP) that was organized in a cozy Baku restaurant. The winners of the competition for the best policy essay were…