2009 Archives - Page 2 of 62

Georgian Media as Business | Data Snapshots

11 December, 2009

In terms of the business findings, CRRC’s Media Survey (undertaken in September/October 2009) generated extensive data that is available to help media make good business decisions. One recent presentation, summarized here, focused on showing the diversity of data that is…

The "Attitudes Towards European Integration" Survey

7 December, 2009

Georgia’s government openly seeks greater cooperation and, eventually, convergence with the EU. The CRRC and the EPF have recently released the results of their “Attitudes Towards European Integration” survey, along with its summary report. The results show that Georgia’s population…

Georgian Media | Georgian Public Broadcaster

2 December, 2009

CRRC recently undertook a major study of Georgian media. On the blog, we will publish some small excerpts that have not made it into the main report (the link to these reports will be published on the blog). One aspect…

Starting at Home | Georgia First Lady on Europeanizing Georgia

30 November, 2009

Georgia’s First Lady knows how to get a lively debate going. Invited by the Institute for European Studies at Tbilisi State University, Mrs. Saakashvili-Roelofs visited Tbilisi State University on 10 November to hold a keynote speech on the “Importance of…

Religiosity and Trust in Religious Institutions | Paper with CRRC Data

26 November, 2009

Robia Charles, a fellow at CRRC Georgia from January to June 2009, has written a paper to examine determinants of trust in religious institutions in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia – three countries with low levels of religiosity as measured by…

TI’s 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index: Georgia’s Score in Context

18 November, 2009

Transparency International (TI) released its 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on 17 November, and Georgia’s score rose slightly to 4.1, compared to 3.9 in 2008, which marks a minor improvement. The CPI uses a scale where “0” equals highly corrupt…

The South Ossetia Crisis: a War of Ideologies

11 November, 2009

Many scholars have commented on the influence of the Russia-Georgian war on foreign policy strategies in the Caucasus. In contrast, little attention has been given to its effect on public perception in the countries of the Caucasus. It is therefore…

CRIA: 2009 Autumn Issue

9 November, 2009

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