Social Science in the Caucasus

A string of social science snapshots, remarks, observations, data from the South Caucasus.

Monday, December 23, 2019

Who believes Georgia will regain its territorial integrity?

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Territorial integrity is frequently cited by Georgians as o ne of the most important national issues , but the relative salience of Georgia’...
Monday, December 16, 2019

Perceptions of healthcare quality in Georgia

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Affordable healthcare remains one of the main national issues for people in Georgia: 18% of people considered it one of the most important ...
Monday, December 09, 2019

Optimism Regarding EU membership is decreasing

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Georgia is not a candidate for membership in the European Union (EU), but the government has the stated goal of joining the EU when the cou...
Tuesday, December 03, 2019

Who thinks the EU is a threat to Georgian culture?

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[Note: This article was originally published in partnership with OC-Media, and is available here .] If a referendum were held tomorrow, 71...
Monday, November 25, 2019

Attitudes towards the new banking regulations

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The share of the public with loans from formal financial institutions doubled from 2011 to 2016 according to World Bank Group’s analysis bas...
Monday, November 18, 2019

Knowledge of visa-free requirements falls since launch of scheme

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Georgian citizens have been able to travel visa free within the Schengen zone for approaching three years, the result of several years of co...
Monday, November 11, 2019

Government employees assess the work of the government better than the general public

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The outlook in Georgia continues to be increasingly pessimistic, with more people reporting that the country is heading in the wrong directi...
Monday, November 04, 2019

Drugs for desert? Biggest monthly household expenses in Georgia

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The economy remains the main concern for people in Georgia. Together with the consumer price index and USD-GEL exchange rate rising, aver...
Monday, October 28, 2019

How many cars are there in Tbilisi’s streets?

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People in Tbilisi often talk about the growing number of vehicles and problems associated with them. According to NDI and CRRC public opinio...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Selection of Supreme Court judge candidates: What people in Georgia know and think about the process

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Following the constitutional amendments and changes to the organic law of Georgia on common courts, the minimum number of judges at the S...
Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Public Opinion in Georgia on Premarital Sex for Women

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Conservative traditions are deeply rooted in Georgian society, particularly when it comes to premarital sex. The 2019 Knowledge and Attitude...
Monday, September 30, 2019

Young people are learning English in Georgia

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A common sentiment when discussing foreign languages in Georgia is that young people know some English, older people know Russian, and those...
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Friday, September 27, 2019

The gender gap in expected wages in Georgia exists only among the well off

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[Note: This blog post was originally published in partnership with OC Media, here .] Much has been made of the gender pay gap in Georgia....
Monday, September 16, 2019

What divides and what unites Georgian society?

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[Note: This article was published in partnership with OC-Media, here .] The last year has seen a number of conversations about polarizatio...
Monday, September 09, 2019

The Easterlin Paradox and Happiness U-curve in Georgia

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Two of the more prominent findings from the study of happiness are that money does not buy it (up to a point) and that young and old people ...
Monday, September 02, 2019

Internal Displacements’ Impact on Attitudes towards Gender Relations

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As a result of the conflicts in the 1990s and in 2008 in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, nearly 6 percent of Georgia’s po...
Monday, August 26, 2019

Attitudes toward politicians are related to evaluations of institutional performance

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How citizens evaluate the performance of the state is often a reasonable proxy for its performance. In Georgia, evaluations of public instit...
Monday, August 12, 2019

Georgian Language Proficiency and Perceptions of Government Performance among minorities in Georgia

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Integration of ethnic minorities into Georgian society is a significant challenge. As a result of ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijanis’ lingui...
Monday, July 29, 2019

Perceived Threats to Georgia’s Security

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Russian aggression is a key security issue for Georgia. In August 2008, a war broke out over the South Ossetia region with Russia party to t...
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