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In this episode of the CRRC-Georgia Podcast, we explore findings from “Perceptions of Foreign Threats in Georgia” (2023), examining how the public views the country’s greatest foreign threats. The discussion highlights Georgians’ strong pro-Western orientation, widespread perception of Russia as…

In this episode, based on data from a CRRC-Georgia survey, we examine political polarization in Georgia and distinguish its two main forms: affective polarization (emotional distance between political opponents) and ideological polarization(disagreements about politics and institutions). Although affective polarization in…

Explore Georgian attitudes toward climate change through CRRC Georgia’s 2024 study “Attitudes Towards Climate Change in Georgia.” While climate change doesn’t top the list of national priorities, 90% of Georgians consider it important and 80% are worried about it. The…

This episode of the CRRC Georgia Podcast challenges the widespread belief that Georgian society is overwhelmingly conservative. Based on a 2023 ⁠survey⁠, findings reveal the public is ideologically split. Older, rural, less-educated, male Georgian Dream supporters tend to be more…

Between 2022 and 2023, Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party ramped up anti-Western rhetoric on Facebook. Drawing on CRRC-Georgia’s and the Social Justice Center’s research, this episode unpacks how these narratives emerged, evolved, and spread, from conspiracies surrounding NGOs to open…