2014 Archives - Page 5 of 115

The recent history of the South Caucasus as seen by the world’s media – Part 1, Armenia and Azerbaijan

3 November, 2014

History has been a qualitative discipline and has often been considered part of the humanities, well, historically, but the emergence of big data is likely to extend the use of quantitative methods in historical research in the long run. Big data projects…

WiP: Exploring Homophobia in Georgia, November 5 – Maia Mestvirishvili, Tinatin Zurabishvili, Tamar Iakobidze, Natia Mestvirishvili

3 November, 2014

American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 8th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Maia Mestvirishvili, Tinatin Zurabishvili, Tamar Iakobidze, Natia Mestvirishvili
“Exploring Homphobia in Georgia” Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 6:30pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia, Kavsadze St. 3, Tbilisi

Don’t worry, exercise, and be happy

27 October, 2014

It has become common knowledge that those who exercise regularly are healthier than those who do not, but are those who exercise also happier? According to research conducted by the University of Bristol, people who regularly exercise are happier, more productive at…

History and Memory: MYPLACE project dissemination event in Telavi

27 October, 2014

Telavi Media café hosted a poster exhibition by local youth, entitled “History and Memory” from October 24 to 26, 2014. The event was part of the EC funded MYPLACE project, which has been ongoing since 2011 in 14 European countries.…

WiP: Elite Perceptions and Georgia’s Foreign Policy towards Russia, October 29 – Prof. Kornely Kakachıa, Levan Kakhishvili and Salome Minesashvili

23 October, 2014

American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 7th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Prof. Kornely Kakachıa, Levan Kakhishvili, Salome Minesashvili, Tbilisi State University
“Elite perceptions and Georgia’s Foreign policy towards Russia: A Comparative Analysis” Wednesday, October 29, 2014…

Do Armenians Still View Integration with the EU as Part of a Positive-Sum Game?

20 October, 2014

On September 3rd 2013 Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan surprised many observers, including some in his own government, when he announced that Armenia would sign an agreement with Russia to join the Eurasian Customs Union (ECU) and spurn a long-negotiated Association Agreement (AA)…

WiP: Constructing Social Identity, October 22 – Wendy Smith

20 October, 2014

American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 6th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Prof. Wendy Smith, California State University, San Bernardino and Visiting Fulbright Professor
“Constructing Social Identity: Silence and Argument in a Palestinian-Israeli Group Discussion” Wednesday, October…

WiP: The Life of the Life of St. Nino, October 15 – Paul Crego

15 October, 2014

American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 5th talk in the Fall 2014 Works-in-Progress Series! Paul Crego, U.S. Library of Congress
“The Life of the Life of St. Nino” Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 6:30pm
EPF/CRRC-Georgia, Kavsadze St. 3, Tbilisi…