2014 Archives - Page 11 of 115

WiP: Informal Justice among Svans, Tsova-Tush and Khevsurs, May 14 – Jeffrey Renz

14 May, 2014

American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 13th talk in the Spring 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Jeffrey Renz, University of Montana
“Informal Criminal Justice among the Svans, Tsova-Tush and Khevsurs” Wednesday, 14 May, 2014 at 6:30pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia, Kavsadze St. 3, Tbilisi…

Common Challenges Facing the Elderly in Georgia

13 May, 2014

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Multiple social, psychological, and biological factors determine the level of mental health of a person at any point in time. In addition to the typical life stressors common to all people, older people are more…

WiP: Georgian Muslim women and identity in Adjara, 7 May – Inga Popovaite

6 May, 2014

American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 12th talk in the Spring 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Inga Popovaite, Central European University
“Religious and National Aspects of Georgian Muslim Women’s Identity in Adjara” Wednesday, 7 May, 2014 at 6:15pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia, Kavsadze St.…

Abortion Rates in Azerbaijan

5 May, 2014

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines abortion as a “termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus.” According to the United Nations’ publication, World Abortion Policies, 2011, by 2009 roughly…

Trust in Institutions in the South Caucasus

28 April, 2014

Trust in institutions has often been thought of as negatively related to perceptions of corruption in political institutions. Every year, Transparency International publishes a Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) which ranks countries from highly corrupt to very clean.…

WiP: Gun Control in Georgia, 30 April – Matthew Light

28 April, 2014

American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 11th talk in the Spring 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Matthew Light, University of Toronto
“Gun Control in Georgia” Wednesday, 30 April, 2014 at 6:15pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia, Kavsadze St. 3, Tbilisi

WiP: Linguistic Dimensions of Ethno-National Identity in Dagestan, 23 April – Kendra Dias

22 April, 2014

American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 10th talk in the Spring 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Kendra Dias, Central European University
‘Linguistic Dimensions to ethno-national identity: the Avars of contemporary Dagestan’ Wednesday, 23 April, 2014 at 6:15pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia, Kavsadze St. 3,…

Knowledge of Russian in Azerbaijan

21 April, 2014

Although over 20 years have passed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russian remains the most commonly spoken language in Azerbaijan after the official language (Azerbaijani).