2020

As the number of new daily confirmed cases is again on the rise, we look at how people felt about the anti-coronavirus restrictions in May. Aside from the public health situation, COVID-19 has led to rising unemployment, reduced incomes, and food insecurity in…

In times of crisis, support for governments often rises in what is known as a rallying around the flag effect. The COVID-19 crisis in Georgia has been no exception. Data from around the world has shown rallying around the…

The COVID-19 outbreak generated discussion about whether support for democracy would decline during and after the crisis. While reported support increased, this did not necessarily match support for democratic means of governance. Data from the CRRC’s COVID-19 monitor shows that more…

Public opinion polls suggest support for democracy is on the decline in Georgia, but does support for democracy correlate to support for liberal values?  An increasing number of Georgians view their country as ‘a democracy with major problems’, with…

The Georgian Orthodox Church has been hit by numerous scandals in recent years, but have those scandals affected public trust?   In 2017, a priest was charged and convicted of attempting to murder Patriarch Ilia II’s secretary. On numerous occasions,…