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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...

Report | Capacity and training needs assessment of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on gender equality issues in Georgia

The study assesses capacities of CSOs working on gender equality and women’s empowerment in Georgia, identifies their main strengths and weaknesses and develops evidence-based recommendations on designing tailored capacity development support initiatives for CSOs in order to facilitate their engagement in decision making on gender equality and women’s empowerment in Georgia.
The study assesses capacities of CSOs working on gender equality and women’s empowerment in Georgia,...

WiP: “Creeping Authoritarianism in Higher Education and Research in Georgia: What A Difference A War Makes?”

The piece argues that the creeping authoritarianism manifest today in the political, civic, media-information and arts-cultural spheres under Georgian Dream is also taking place in the academic sphere, albeit ‘under the radar’. This subtle shift is part of a general regression – which intensified after Russia launched its fullscale invasion of Ukraine in late-February 2022 – back to the dysfunctional patterns inherited from the Soviet Union.
The piece argues that the creeping authoritarianism manifest today in the political, civic, media-information and...

WiP: “The Trojan Horse of Saint George on Freedom Square”

How has Freedom Square gone so spectacularly wrong? The message of Tbilisi's main square seems to be that citizenship does not matter. The square conveys this through a bombastic central column; with Saint George on top, who on closer inspection turns out to be a Trojan horse of sorts; with the buildings that now encircle the square; and with how citizens are constrained when navigating a location that should be theirs. Drawing on an Ethics of Political Commemoration, this analysis will highlight Tallinn's Freedom Monument as an illuminating contrast and conclude by outlining what “liberating Freedom Square” could do for Georgia and its democracy.
How has Freedom Square gone so spectacularly wrong? The message of Tbilisi's main square seems...

YOUNG, IN THE CITY, AND ONLINE: MOST GEORGIANS USE MORE THAN ONE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM

A CRRC Georgia survey found most Georgian respondents use more than one social media platform, with younger people and people living in cities using a greater variety of platforms.
A CRRC Georgia survey found most Georgian respondents use more than one social media platform,...

WiP: “Muslim Youth in Christian Georgia: ‘True & Untrue Islam’”

The integration of the Muslim community of Georgia into the wider Georgian society is a topic that seems to have fallen off of many people’s radar after defeat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Yet it remains an important one due to the challenges that this community faces while trying to find its place in a predominantly Christian country. At the same time and consequently, the Muslim youth is among the most vulnerable groups, continuously searching for purpose. This lecture aims to present the findings of an ongoing research project, reflecting key obstacles for the community in general on the one hand and for the local Muslim youth on the other.
The integration of the Muslim community of Georgia into the wider Georgian society is a...

DOES GEORGIA’S PUBLIC WANT GENDER-BALANCED POLITICS?

CRRC Georgia surveyed the Georgian public on attitudes towards gender equality in politics and obstacles faced by women in politics in Georgia.
CRRC Georgia surveyed the Georgian public on attitudes towards gender equality in politics and obstacles...

WiP: “The miracle of St George, the princess and the dragon — The earliest texts and images”

Although the narrative of St George rescuing a princess from a dragon is one of the most popular legends from medieval Christian hagiography, the earliest stages of its creation and diffusion remain obscure. By the end of the 12th century, the princess-and-dragon miracle (henceforth, PDM) appeared in Greek and Latin manuscripts, and was depicted in frescoes throughout Georgia and northern Russia, and an icon at the St Catherine Monastery in Sinai. While the Crusades doubtlessly contributed to the spread of the PDM, and more generally, of the cult of George as patron of Christian warriors, the origin of the PDM predates the arrival of the first crusaders in the Holy Lands. Its earliest known appearance is in the codex Jer Geo 2, probably written at the Georgian monastery of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem in the late 11th-c.
Although the narrative of St George rescuing a princess from a dragon is one of...
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