Issue 1 (41), January/February 2011

Caucasus Barometer 2011 Results Coming Soon!

The Caucasus Barometer 2010 will be available shortly! The Caucasus Barometer (CB) is our annual
nationwide survey conducted in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan since 2004. It explores the social, political
and economic dynamics in these three countries and offers comparative data on individual and household
knowledge, attitudes and practices. In addition to the questions asked in previous rounds, CRRC has included
new questions assessing employment, gender issues and religion in the Caucasus. The 2010 survey also
included specific questions concerning Armenia-Turkey relations and Georgia-Abkhazia concerns. Read
more...
Third Stage of the Junior Research Fellowship Program at CRRC-Azerbaijan Launched!
In February 11, 2011, the CRRC-Azerbaijan office launched the third stage of its Junior Research Fellowship
Program, funded by the Open Society Institute Think-Tank Fund. Fifteen selected participants will attend the
next round of extensive trainings that will prepare them for writing public policy papers. Read more...
Publication Fellowship for Researchers in Armenia
The CRRC Armenia office has just completed its eighth round of the Research Publication Fellowship program.
Through this program, research grants are provided to outstanding individuals or a group of individuals to
conduct independent fellowship studies and write a research paper. All of the applicants went through a pre-
application training and consultation process which was done through the Moodle e-learning platform. After
this, an independent fellowship selection committee reviewed and evaluated the applications. Read more...
The Economic Condition of Households in Georgia
This report summarizes main findings about the economic condition of households in Georgia in 2009. It offers
insights into the living conditions of these households and their financial situations. The report is based on data
from the 2009 Caucasus Barometer (CB) - the Caucasus Research Resource Center's (CRRC) annual
nationwide household survey. Read more...
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Tom de Waal, author of the recent and widely acclaimed book, The Caucasus: An Introduction will present at
the Works-in-Progress session on Wednesday, February 16 at 6 pm (ENG). The event will take place at 16
Zandukeli Street (ISET building conference room, 1st floor) in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Call for Applications: Carnegie Research Fellowship Program 2011-2012 Announced.
- Vacancy Announcement: Contracts officer.
- Pearce, K.E. (2011). Political Institutional Trust in the Post-Attempted-Coup Republic of Armenia.
Demokratizatsiya, 19, 58-83.

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