2019 Archives - Page 37 of 294

Selection of Supreme Court judges: The public’s knowledge and attitudes about the process

21 February, 2019

On December 24th, 2018, High Council of Justice (HCoJ) of Georgia nominated ten candidates to the country’s Supreme Court. The nomination caused controversy among the representatives of civil society organizations as the nominated judges were either leaders or close associates…

NGOs in Georgia: Low trust, high expectations? (Part 2)

18 February, 2019

As discussed in the first part of this blog post, the results of CRRC-Georgia’s survey conducted for the Georgian Civil Society Sustainability Initiative (CSSIGE) project in fall 2017 confirmed that both knowledge about NGOs and trust toward them is quite…

NGOs in Georgia: Low trust, high expectations? (Part 1)

11 February, 2019

Over the last decade, people in Georgia have reported rather low levels of trust toward NGOs. At the same time, when asked during surveys to assess specific aspects of NGO activities, the answers have usually been positive. This blog post…

Policy Brief | Child Marriage in Georgia: Economic and Educational Consequences

31 January, 2019

This policy brief discusses child marriage in Georgia and its economic and educational consequences.

Georgians have more negative attitudes towards the Chinese than other foreigners in Georgia

28 January, 2019

Georgia is often famed for its hospitality. While the country is more tolerant of other ethnicities, relative to Armenia and Azerbaijan, it has also experienced a rise in nationalist rhetoric and movements in recent years. A number of incidents have…

Budget priorities are similar to people’s spending priorities

21 January, 2019

Georgia’s state budget amounted to GEL 12.5 billion in 2018. The Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs; Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure; and Ministry of Education and Science had the largest appropriations at 28.2% (GEL 3.528 billion), 14.5% (GEL 1.815 billion), and…