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Georgia is voting this Saturday. Here are 7 things you should know
[Note: This post was originally published on the Washington Post's Monkey Cage on Thursday, October 6, 2016. The original post is available here. The views and opinions expressed in this article are...
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Analysis of Preliminary Election Results
In order to help monitor the fidelity of the October 2016 parliamentary election results, CRRC-Georgia has carried out quantitative analysis of election-related statistics within the auspices of the...
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Trends in the data: Changes in Employment Sector and Type of Employment in...
According to CRRC’s Caucasus Barometer (CB) surveys from 2008 to 2015, the self-reported employment rate is rather stable in Georgia – approximately 35%. This blog post looks at the trends in CB data...
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Perceptions of closeness: Opinions about which regions’ traditions and modern...
CRRC’s 2015 Caucasus Barometer (CB) survey askedthe populations of Georgia and Armenia to identify the regions in the world whose traditions and modern culture are, in their opinion, closest to...
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Who watches foreign television news in Georgia?
Foreign influence in Georgia's media is a popular topic of discussion for the press, academic researchers, politicians, and press freedom watchdog groups alike. However, they focus mainly on media...
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Georgian parliamentary elections 2016 - Gender and ethnic minority...
[This post was co-published with our partner, civil.ge]The results of the 2016 Parliamentary elections in Georgia reveal some interesting patterns about the representation of women and ethnic...
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From the events of May 17th, 2013 when Orthodox priests and their supporters attacked demonstrators at an International Day Against Homophobia rally, to more recently when “sausage-wielding...
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Georgians and other ethnic groups: understanding (in)tolerance (Part 1)
Overall, the population of Georgia reports supporting inter-ethnic business relations. Yet, CRRC’s Caucasus Barometer (CB) longitudinal data show this support is declining. In 2015, Georgians were less...
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Georgians and other ethnic groups: understanding (in)tolerance (Part 2)
In the previous blog post, we saw that Georgians report approval of doing business with representatives of other ethnic groups less than in the past. Based on CRRC’s 2015 Caucasus Barometer data, this...
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Georgians and other ethnic groups: understanding (in)tolerance (Part 3)
As the first blog post in this series highlighted, approval by Georgians for doing business with members of other ethnic groups is, overall, declining. When it comes to Georgian women marrying men of...
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Number of logical inconsistencies in 2016 election protocols decline
Following the 2016 parliamentary elections, a number of politicians questioned the results based on logical inconsistencies on election protocols. Some of the election protocols, which summarize...
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Electoral forensics on the 2016 parliamentary elections
In order to help monitor the fidelity of the October 2016 parliamentary election results, CRRC-Georgia has carried out quantitative analysis of election-related statistics within the auspices of the...
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New Year’s twice, even if you don’t believe in Santa
[This piece originally appeared in Georgian on Liberali, here]December. Cold. Christmas decorations in the streets. New Year. Champagne. Satsivi and Gozinaki. Presents. Santa Claus. December 25. Or...
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Three months before the 2016 Parliamentary elections: Trust in the Central...
The June 2016 CRRC/NDI Public attitudes in Georgia survey, conducted three months before the Parliamentary elections, provides interesting information about trust in the Central Election Commission...
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Sex selective abortion is likely less common in Georgia than previously thought
[This blog post was co-published with Eurasianet. The views presented in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of CRRC-Georgia.]Sex-selective abortion in Georgia is a topic that has caught...
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Developing the “culture of polling” in Georgia (Part 1): Survey criticism in...
[Note: This is a guest post from Natia Mestvirishvili, a Researcher at International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and former Senior Researcher at CRRC-Georgia. This post was...
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[Note: This is the second part of a guest blog post from Natia Mestvirishvili, a Researcher at International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and a former Senior Researcher at...
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The state procurement system in Georgia: Companies’ views (Part 1)
The Unified Electronic System for State Procurement was introduced in Georgia in 2010. The system aimed to simplify the state procurement process and make it transparent. According to the State...
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The state procurement system in Georgia: Companies’ views (Part 2)
The first part of this blog post presented findings about Georgian companies’ participation in the state procurement system. This post provides an overview of companies representatives’ assessments of...
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