2014 Archives - Page 13 of 115

17 March, 2014

With Russia’s recent military intervention in the Ukraine, some commentators have begun to compare Ukraine to Georgia in 2008. In August 2008 Russian troops entered Georgian territory, resulting in the expulsion of the ethnic Georgian populations of the breakaway territories…

WiP: IDPs and Structural Vulnerability in Georgia, 19 March – Erin Koch

17 March, 2014

American Councils, ARISC and CRRC present the sixth talk in the Spring 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Erin Koch, University of Kentucky
‘We are existing, not living’: Protracted Displacement and Structural Vulnerability in Georgia’ Wednesday, 19 March, 2014 at 6:15pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia, Kavsadze…

Can’t get no satisfaction. Who doesn’t want to join the EU?

10 March, 2014

On December 30, 2013 Davit Usupashivili, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, declared that Georgia’s top priority for the year was the signing of an Association Agreement with the EU. If signed, the association agreement will enable closer ties between…

Policy Brief | Memory, Youth, Political Legacy And Civic Engagement

8 March, 2014

This policy brief is the second of a series of three that introduces the Framework 7 Programme of the MYPLACE research project.

Happiness in Georgia

7 March, 2014

Happiness is an issue that has been the subject of philosophical and social science reflection at least since the ancient Greek philosopher Democratis (460 BC -370 BC) said, “Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in…

Report | Policy, Advocacy, and Civil Society Development in Georgia

7 March, 2014

This report studies the level and attitudes of people towards volunteerism and civic participation in Georgia.

Health in the South Caucasus

4 March, 2014

With the recently concluded Olympics in Sochi and the controversies surrounding them, one might be interested in understanding how populations in the South Caucasus think about health and sport. What factors are related to perceptions of health in Armenia, Azerbaijan…

WiP: Religiosity and/versus gender: Doing of femininity and religiosity among Orthodox women from Poland and Georgia – 5 March, 2014

4 March, 2014

American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the fifth talk in the Spring 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Helena Szczodry, Jagiellonian University “Religiosity and/versus gender: Doing of femininity and religiosity among Orthodox women from Poland and Georgia”