Georgia

Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary elections signal the country’s descent into hegemonic authoritarianism. The ruling Georgian Dream party won by engaging in election manipulation, adopting the classical illiberal-authoritarian playbook, spreading disinformation about simultaneously remaining on the EU enlargement track and instrumentalizing Russia’s threat to the country.

On June 3, the law "On Transparency of Foreign Influence", often referred to as the "foreign agents law", was signed into force in Georgia. Numerous critics both inside the country and in the West hold that the law will decimate civil society and bring about the beginning of the end of Georgian democracy. Their neighbors in the region are no less concerned about the situation than the Georgians themselves.

The article discusses the geopolitical and economic implications of the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, which was recently adopted in Georgia despite the loud protest of different societal groups

Just under six months ago, Georgia became a formal candidate for EU membership. The Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, adopted in mid-May 2024, however, hinders Georgian accession to the EU and has drawn massive protests by Georgian society.

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. 

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

This article, aimed at contributing to policy changes based on the new paradigm, suggests how Germany’s policy towards Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, whose political relevance has increased for Berlin due to Russia’s war in Ukraine, could become feminist.

The author of this article aims to discuss how the role of the museum has been transforming  from the storage of national treasury to an agora, a space for introspective learning, public debate, and inter-community solidarity. The author argues for the significance of such a transition for young people and society at large.

What values can the representation of minority cultures in the teaching of history promote among young people? What can be the importance of studying the history of Georgia as a place of meeting and fusion of different cultures?