2016 Archives - Page 14 of 141

Changes in the Level of Trust and Political Institutions in Georgia

13 June, 2016

This blog post looks at how reported levels of trust in the president, local government, executive government, parliament, the army, healthcare system, police, educational system and courts have changed over the years in Georgia, using CRRC’s Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey data from…

WiP – Familiar Strangers: The Georgian Diaspora and the Evolution of Soviet Empire

8 June, 2016

CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 17th talk of the Spring/Summer 2016 Works-in-Progress season and a SPECIAL EVENT: A presentation by Erik R. Scott of his important new book: Familiar Strangers: The Georgian Diaspora and the Evolution of Soviet Empire.…

Attitudes Towards Public Opinion Polls in Georgia (Part 2)

6 June, 2016

Increasing knowledge of and trust in polls are clear challenges for pollsters in Georgia. Even though public opinion polls are regularly criticized, there is still a public demand for them. A majority of Georgians believe that they don’t have a…

People who trust NGOs are more active

30 May, 2016

NGOs play an important role in Georgian society, weighing in on issues as diverse as energy policy and the budget. An important question however is, how much do people trust NGOs and are those who trust NGOs different from those…

WiP: Shifting Symbols of Identity – Armenian Oud Playing, May 25 – Alyssa Mathias

25 May, 2016

CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 16th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Shifting Symbols of Identity – Armenian Oud Playing in the 1960s and 1970s”
Alyssa Mathias, University of California, Los Angeles Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at…

The Fury Before the Storm

22 May, 2016

The blog analyzes if the special precinct really mattered for the Sagarejo by-elections or wether it was the ethnic voting patterns, which explain the differences.

WiP: Pioneers of Georgian Studies in the US, May 18 – Paul Crego

18 May, 2016

CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 15th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Pioneers of Georgian Studies in the United States”
Paul Crego, U.S. Library of Congress Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 6:30pm CRRC-Georgia
1 Ramaz Chkhikvadze Str.…

Fearing for the children – how living with children affects homophobic attitudes in Tbilisi

15 May, 2016

Fearing for the children – the blog looks at how homophobic attitudes vary along gender lines taking into account whether men and women live in a household with children: