Relocated Russian Democracy - A View from Armenia Published: 1 June 2022 The war, the repressed civil society, the retaliatory sanctions applied by the Western countries, the fear of general military mobilization were all factors that forced several hundred thousand Russians into migration. Why did some of the relocates choose Armenia as a destination and how can this migration affect the democratization processes in the country? Read in Russian By Tigran Amiryan and Anna Sokolova
The optical illusion of tolerance, and the politics of indifference Published: 18 January 2022 This article discusses several key policy features relating to ethnic and religious minorities thirty years after Georgia’s independence. By Sophie Zviadadze
A portrait of a migrant: Azerbaijanis in Germany Published: 12 January 2022 Germany leads as a destination country for migrants from Azerbaijan ahead of other European states. It is hard to provide an accurate number but according to various expert estimates, Germany is home to approximately 20 to 30 thousand Azerbaijani migrants. By Nika Musavi
State, Capital, and New Antagonism Published: 13 December 2021 The recent Namakhvani Hydro Power Plant protests, which started with ecological concerns turned into a path breaking critique of the Georgian state, opposing all the foundations on which the imaginary of development stands: commodification of nature, exploitation of workers, neglecting the public voice, prioritization of private capital interests above the public welfare, and violent methods By Ia Eradze
Georgia through the prism of social contracts Published: 25 November 2021 The purpose of this essay is to discuss the four formal and informal governments of post-Soviet Georgia, which were led by Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Eduard Shevardnadze, Mikheil Saakashvili, and Bidzina Ivanishvili, through the prism of vertical social contracts. By Dr. Zaal Andronikashvili
Waves of Judicial Reform That Cannot Reach the Shore Published: 6 September 2021 The Georgian judiciary has been in the process of ongoing reform since Georgia gained its independence. However, to this day, we have not created judicial institutions that will resist internal and external influences. We could not make a system free from internal corporate, financial, or party interests. By Guram Imnadze
Obsessed with Doubts? Mistrust and Conspiracy Theories in Academic Literature Published: 27 July 2021 Discussions around the most popular topics in Georgia are often submerged in doubts and mistrust. Many social groups feel that everything is not what it seems at first glance, the explanation of events is often misleading, and there are alternative understandings of what is going on that are rarely revealed and are kept secret. By Mariam Shalvashvili
Ethnography of modern airports Published: 21 July 2021 While visiting Kutaisi Airport, the question came to my mind how would it be possible to study this area through ethnography lenses. Airports are somewhat new places of study, and I have not heard of academic research in this regard. By Dato Laghidze
The process of drawing the borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the 1920s Published: 6 July 2021 The article is a detailed historical overview of the border issues between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the beginning of the 20th century. The author of this article analyzes the roots and the development of the demarcation process. By Hamo Sukiasyan
2021 snap elections in Armenia: Internal and external security risks Published: 19 June 2021 As stated by a number of political and public figures, there is a concern about the possibility of a civil war. By Sossi Tatikyan