2015 Archives - Page 20 of 163

Well-being of the elderly in the South Caucasus: A problem today, a bigger problem tomorrow

26 January, 2015

The world population is getting older, and this trend will likely continue as a result of decreasing mortality and declining fertility. International organizations predict that the aging of the population will cause economic problems in countries that already have difficulties…

WiP: Emigration and Return Migration of North Caucasian Muslims in 1860-1880, January 28 – Vladimir Troyansky

26 January, 2015

American Councils, CRRC Georgia and ARISC present the 2nd talk in the Spring 2015 Works-in-Progress Series! Vladimir Troyansky, Stanford University ‘Emigration and Return Migration of North Caucasian Muslims in 1860-1880’

A taxi driver’s tale, Part 2: The poverty of social status in Georgia

22 January, 2015

This blog post examines how social status is associated with individual and household well-being

WiP: Higher education admissions reform and access to university: the case of Georgia, January 21 – Lela Chakhaia

20 January, 2015

American Councils, CRRC Georgia and ARISC present the 1st talk in the Spring 2015 Works-in-Progress Series! Lela Chakhaia, European University Institute “Higher education admissions reform and access to university: the case of Georgia”

A taxi driver’s tale, Part 1: Social status in the Georgian labor market

19 January, 2015

Taxi drivers tell perhaps the most telling story of Georgia’s economic transition. They often complain that the transition made their high social status useless, thus pushing them into taxi driving. This often heard and mocked complaint highlights the contrast between…

How to buy votes when you can’t buy votes

14 January, 2015

Today, less than democratic regimes face a serious dilemma – how do you buy votes to win an election without becoming an international pariah. Unfortunately for a society and fortunately for an autocrat, the wheels of power and administrative resources…

Voter Participation and Civic Engagement in Georgia and Armenia

5 January, 2015

This blog post draws upon official electoral statistics and public opinion survey data from the CRRC Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey to analyze expressions of civic engagement in Armenia and Georgia.

Exploring Homophobia in Georgia: Part 5

24 November, 2014

This is the fifth and final blog post in a series analyzing the findings of CRRC-Georgia’s 2013 May 17 survey in Tbilisi and presents evidence-based policy recommendations which address the issue of widespread homophobic attitudes. The previous blog posts in…