2015 Archives - Page 19 of 163

Tracing regional inequalities in the Georgian education system (Part 1)

23 February, 2015

Unified Entry Examinations scores portray a larger problem with the education system in Georgia – regional inequality of access to quality education. Applicants coming from regions and especially ethnic minority applicants are less likely to score high on exams even though…

CRRC-Georgia Receives Support for Organizational Development from Open Society Foundation’s Think Tank Fund (TTF)

20 February, 2015

CRRC-Georgia was awarded a grant from Open Society Foundation’s Think Tank Fund (TTF) to support CRRC’s organizational development and sustainability. The two-year project launched in January 2015 and will focus on three areas of organizational development:

WiP: Defiant discourse under an oppressive regime and international solidarity: the case of Portugal and “The Three Marias

18 February, 2015

American Councils, CRRC Georgia and ARISC present the 5th talk in the Spring 2015 Works-in-Progress Series!

On courts and trust: Perceptions of the judiciary in Georgia

16 February, 2015

This blog post explored associations between levels of trust in courts in Georgia and some factors that are considered important to the level of trust in public institutions. The analysis found that all three factors discussed – perceived performance, perceived…

Trust and Distrust in Political institutions in Azerbaijan

11 February, 2015

This blog post is based on research on (dis)trust in political institutions in Azerbaijan. Internationally, levels of trust in political institutions often reflect how well these institutions perform in relation to citizens’ expectations.

Getting to the streets: Who is more inclined to protest in Georgia?

6 February, 2015

This blog post has shown that those that recently participated in public meetings or rallies, as well as more educated and wealthy Georgians perceive peaceful demonstrations as more efficacious in affecting government decision-making, compared to those who have not recently…

WiP: Housing Inequalities in the South Caucasus – The Cases of Yerevan and Tbilisi, February 4 – David Sichinava

2 February, 2015

American Councils, CRRC Georgia and ARISC present the 3rd talk in the Spring 2015 Works-in-Progress Series! David Sichinava, Tbilisi State University, CRRC Georgia ‘Housing Inequalities in the South Caucasus – The Cases of Yerevan and Tbilisi’

Premarital sex and women in Georgia

1 February, 2015

This blog post looks at who reports more liberal views in regard to premarital sex in Georgia – men or women – and whether there are any differences in attitudes based on respondent age, level of education, or settlement type.…