Self- Government in Georgia – Imitating Change Without Purpose? The article examines the current state of self-government in Georgia - an area that has received relatively less attention in the process of forming the agenda of modern Georgian public life. By Dr. David Losaberidze
A Green European Perspective for Georgia On April 1, 2023, the Heinrich Boell Foundation Tbilisi Office - South Caucasus Region, in collaboration with Mtsvaneebi (Greens Georgia), organized an online discussion entitled "A Green European Perspective for Georgia". The discussion focused on the recent massive street protests in Georgia led by young people and a broad civil society
The backbone of democracy: Robin Wagener on civil societies in the South Caucasus Robin Wagener, member of the German Bundestag, became the Federal Foreign Office’s coordinator for inter-societal co-operation with the South Caucasus, the Republic of Moldova and Central Asia on 1 March 2023. In this conversation, we are going to be talking about his new task and the condition of civil societies in the South Caucasus. By Dr. Sonja Schiffers
The Rioni Valley Protest and the Potential to Transform 'Citizenship' (literature review) The article below will touch upon the potential for the emergence and self-creation of a new political citizenship in the context of the Rioni Valley protest. By Lika Jalagania
Soviet nostalgia in Azerbaijan: was it better before? Nostalgia for the Soviet era is out of fashion in Azerbaijan, just as it is in the rest of the post-Soviet countries. Looking back at the old days with sympathy is rarely encouraged, if not shunned upon, yet there are still those that do. The authors of this article tried to find out what makes them miss the USSR. By Nika Musavi and Araz Bagirov
Georgia’s Youth and History - A Review This review summarises the study’s key findings and relates them to multifaceted processes of identity and state-formation, as well as to questions of generational succession. By Tamar Qeburia
Captain Wakusch: The author Giwi Margwelaschwili The short documentary film “Kapitän Wakusch” or in english: “Captain Wakusch” is a poetical portrait of the German-Georgian writer and philosopher Giwi Margwelashvili born in 1927 in Berlin, died 2020 in Tbilisi. A permanent stranger and migrant between Germany and Georgia, East and West, reality and literature.
Livestream: Kultur – Demokratie – Europa Kultur – Demokratie – Europa - Heinrich Boell Foundation South Caucasus Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy.
Protests at Tbilisi State University: Student Housing and Educational Equity in Georgia Recent protests at Tbilisi State University demonstrated the precarious conditions of students, particularly those from the regions, on the capital’s housing market. Hence, the Georgian government should put students on the agenda of social housing policies and recognize students as vulnerable group eligible for state housing support. By Philipp Zimmermann
Independent Institutions at Risk: A Constant Challenge to Democracy in Georgia This article discusses the recent key developments that have led to a deteriorating quality of democracy and institutions in the country. By Sopho Verdzeuli