2013 Archives - Page 5 of 121

WiP: Ethno-Cultural Mixed Families as Confidence Building Agents for Reconciliation, 27 November – Nino Lotishvili

26 November, 2013

American Councils and CRRC present the 13th talk in the Fall 2013 Works-in-Progress Series! Nino Lotishvili, University of Lugano“Ethno-Cultural Mixed Families as Confidence Building Agents for Reconciliation”Wednesday, 27 November, 2013 at 6:15pmISET/CRRC Georgia, Zandukeli St. 16, Tbilisi, GEORGIA

Tradition vs. Sexual Minority Rights in Georgia

20 November, 2013

In recent months, the debate concerning LGBT rights in Georgia has been marked by several major events. On May 17 in Tbilisi, a rally held by 50 activists for the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia received a violent reaction…

WiP: Testing Innovative Approaches to Improving Policy Research – Everywhere, 20 November – Hans Gutbrod

18 November, 2013

American Councils and CRRC present the 12th talk in the Fall 2013 Works-in-Progress Series! Hans Gutbrod “Testing Innovative Approaches to Improving Policy Research – Everywhere”

Attitudes towards atheists in the South Caucasus

14 November, 2013

After just over seventy years of formal state atheism during the Soviet Union, attitudes towards relationships with atheists are generally negative in the South Caucasus. Most people in Armenia and Georgia (and lesser in Azerbaijan) consider themselves to be religious,…

Perceptions of Court System Fairness in the South Caucasus

13 November, 2013

Ann Bennett Lockwood, an American attorney, politician and author once said that, “If nations could only depend upon fair and impartial judgments in a world court of law, they would abandon the senseless, savage practice of war”. For many, the credibility…

WiP: The Politics of Civil Service Reform in Georgia, 13 November – Bret Barrowman

11 November, 2013

American Councils and CRRC present the 11th talk in the Fall 2013 Works-in-Progress Series!Bret Barrowman, The George Washington University “The Politics of Civil Service Reform in Georgia”
Wednesday, 13 November, 2013 at 6:15pmISET/CRRC Georgia, Zandukeli St. 16, Tbilisi, GEORGIA

Us and Them: Ethnicity in the South Caucasus

5 November, 2013

The South Caucasus region is one of the most linguistically and ethnically diverse regions of the world. The titular ethnicities in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia form a clear majority (98%, 91% and 84%, respectively). Significant minorities also exist in Georgia…

WiP: A Crisis in the Caucasus: The Implications of the Iranian Nuclear Crisis for Georgia and the South Caucasus, 6 November – Sarrah Bechor

4 November, 2013

American Councils and CRRC present the 10th talk in the Fall 2013 Works-in-Progress Series!Sarrah Bechor, IREX IARO FellowA Crisis in the Caucasus: The Implications of the Iranian Nuclear Crisis for Georgia and the South Caucasus
Wednesday, 6 November, 2013 at 6:15pmISET/CRRC…