Issue 7 (63), September 2013

Religiosity in the South Caucasus

CRRC has published a report on religiosity in the South Caucasus. Drawing upon survey data
from the Caucasus Barometer from 2009 to 2012, the report examines religiosity and religious
practices in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The data show, that while trust in religious
institutions and the importance of religion in daily life is relatively high in all three countries, there
are differences in self-identification as religious and religious practice. Read more...

Second Stage of the Junior Research Fellowship Program at CRRC Azerbaijan

CRRC Azerbaijan launched the second stage of the Junior Research Fellowship Program (JRFP)
on September 14, 2013. The program began with an orientation meeting for the fellows and
trainers. Successful fellows who completed the first stage of training online were invited to
participate in the rigorous semester-long training during the second stage to develop their skills in
research methodology. Read more...

CRRC Armenia's Project on Perceptions towards Tax Policy

CRRC Armenia has begun a new project entitled, “Tax perception surveys within the business
community and public attitudes towards tax policy and administration”. The project is funded by
Deloitte/USAID. A representative survey of 1,600 respondents and 400 business enterprises will
be conducted in order to explore public perceptions and business attitudes towards tax policy and
administration. Read more...

MYPLACE Presentation at the European Sociological Association's Conference

CRRC Georgia presented a preliminary analysis of MYPLACE data on youth civic engagement in
Georgia at the European Sociological Association’s 11th Annual Conference, “Crisis, Critique and
Change”. The conference was hosted by the University of Turin on August 28-31, 2013. Read
more...

UPCOMING AND RECENT EVENTS

- Blog Highlight: The May 17th Events in Tbilisi Revisited (ENG)

- Training: Analysis of Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends in South Caucasus (ENG)
- WiP: Sacred Spaces, Pilgrimages and Conceptions of Hybridity in the Post-Soviet Caucasus.Tbilisi,
Georgia, September 11 - Dr. Florian Mühlfried (ENG)

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established in 2003 in the South Caucasus with the goal of strengthening social science research and public policy
analysis in the South Caucasus. The program is supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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