2015 Archives - Page 13 of 163

Perceived happiness and the strength of social ties

1 July, 2015

[Note: Social Science in the Caucasus is publishing the work of six young researchers who entered CRRC-Georgia’s Junior Fellowship Program (JFP) in February 2015. This is the fifth blog post in the series. Click here to see the first, second, third, and fourth posts in the…

CRRC’s third annual Methodological Conference: Transformations in the South Caucasus and its Neighbourhood

30 June, 2015

The third annual CRRC methodological conference took place on June 26 and 27 at Rooms Hotel, Tbilisi. With over 50 participants and a packed program of presentations, workshops, and speeches the conference drew together policy practitioners and researchers from the…

WiP: Challenges to the Preservation of Modern Architecture, July 1 – Angela Wheeler

29 June, 2015

American Councils, CRRC Georgia and ARISC present the 21st talk in the Spring 2015 Works-in-Progress Series! Angela Wheeler, Columbia University “Challenges to the Preservation of Modern Architecture: A Photo Survey of Soviet-Era Architecture around Georgia”

Finding divorce hard to justify

28 June, 2015

A study carried out by the UNDP in 2013 shows that traditional views of gender roles persist in Georgia – women primarily view themselves as housewives, spouses and mothers.

CRRC Methodological Conference on Transformations in the South Caucasus and its Neighborhood 2015

26 June, 2015

The socio-economic and political climate in the South Caucasus and its neighborhood changes constantly. This transformation process has different manifestations in each of the emerging post-Soviet democracies. The goal of the conference was to explore national and international dimensions of…

Georgia’s e-government – who is it for?

24 June, 2015

In the late 1990’s together with the boom in digital and information technologies, the concept of e-government first began to take shape. Since then, e-government has spread throughout the world.

WiP: Avant-Garde Intersections in the Democratic Republic of Georgia, June 24 – Marlow Davis

23 June, 2015

American Councils, CRRC Georgia and ARISC present the 20th talk in the Spring 2015 Works-in-Progress Series! Marlow Davis, Columbia University “Avant-Garde Intersections in the Democratic Republic of Georgia”

Connections or education? On the most important factors for getting a good job in Georgia

22 June, 2015

What is believed to be the most important factor for getting a good job in a country where unemployment is widely considered to be one of the biggest issues? CRRC’s 2013 Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey results show that connections (30%) and…