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Georgians are feeling the effects of climate change

The effects of climate change are increasingly being felt acutely in Georgia. A CRRC poll investigated Georgian people’s perception of climate change, and found that 90% of respondents considered it to be an important issue, and 75% had experienced changes in local weather patterns. 
The effects of climate change are increasingly being felt acutely in Georgia. A CRRC poll...

WiP: “Hydroelectric Dam Construction and National Identity in Georgia”

How does national identity develop? Identity development has long been a focus of political scientists, historians, and sociologists. Despite such prominent attention given, the topic persists as questions over nationhood and national identity formation continue to be illusive. Paralleling this interest is a growing literature on water and how its development impacts conflict, protests, and politics throughout the world. The sub question of particular interest for my research is: how does water development, specifically hydroelectricity, interact with notions of nationhood and national identity?
How does national identity develop? Identity development has long been a focus of political scientists,...

WiP: “South Caucasian Muslim Communities under Russian Imperial Rule in the 19th Century”

Despite the rich scholarship on Muslim realms of the Russian empire and Russian imperial politics towards Islam published in recent decades, only a few works have focused on the South Caucasus. This talk will specifically discuss the lives and trans-imperial connections of Muslim communities in the south Caucasian borderlands and the specifics of Russian imperial approaches towards them.
Despite the rich scholarship on Muslim realms of the Russian empire and Russian imperial politics...

Georgians are split on economic relations with Russia

Despite significant negative public sentiment towards Russia’s relations to Georgia, a 2023 CRRC survey found that there were mixed opinions on Georgia’s economic ties to Russia. 
Despite significant negative public sentiment towards Russia’s relations to Georgia, a 2023 CRRC survey found...

WiP: “From the Black Sea Coast to the World. Maritime Approaches to Soviet Georgian History”

In 1967, the Soviet People’s Ministry of Merchant Marine decided to decentralize the merchant fleet and give every coastal republic its own ministry and maritime infrastructure. This was the birth of a Soviet success story, as within less than 10 years, the merchant fleet became the third strongest after the American and British ones. During this process also the Georgian SSSR (re-)established a national fleet and revived their former maritime tradition.
In 1967, the Soviet People’s Ministry of Merchant Marine decided to decentralize the merchant fleet...

Report | Unmasking Vulnerability: Understanding Disinformation in Samtskhe-Javakheti

The primary objective of the study is to carry out audience research within the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia.
The primary objective of the study is to carry out audience research within the Samtskhe-Javakheti...

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CRRC-Georgia is looking for a Data Collection Manager.
CRRC-Georgia is looking for a Data Collection Manager....

WiP: “Interest Groups in the USSR: The View from the Construction of the Tbilisi Metro”

The relations among the former union republics of the USSR is a main discussion topic in international relations, but this cannot not be understood without its history as a domestic relationship within the USSR. In this study, Mitsuru Hobara analyzes the political processes at the union republic level, perceiving the union republic as an "interest group" and describing its center-local relationship and local autonomy, through a focus on the construction of the Tbilisi Metro. Based on research so far conducted on the Moscow Metro, Mitsuru compares the construction of these metros to examine how the Soviet political process at the union republic level proceeded.
The relations among the former union republics of the USSR is a main discussion topic...