Concluding conference: Engagement of ethnic minorities in the Europeanization of Georgia

On 28 May, 2021, Georgian Institute of Politics (GIP) hosted the concluding conference of the Erasmus + Jean Monnet project “Promote and Act for Europe,” financially supported by the EU. The aim of the conference was to present the results of the project to its stakeholders. The conference took ...
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Training Manual – Ethnic Minorities in Georgia and Europeanization

The following manual was written within the framework of Erasmus + Jean Monnet Project “Promote and Act for Europe”. The project aims at promoting discussion on the EU among ethnic minority groups in Georgia, specifically by raising the awareness on the European integration. The training manual ...
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Workshops for creating analytical videos about Georgia’s inclusive Europeanization

Georgian Institute of Politics (GIP) organized 6 joint workshops for the participants of the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet project “Promote and Act for Europe” both from Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe Javakheti regions to assist them in the process of creating analytical videos about Georgia’s Europeanizati...
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Pilot trainings with local communities in Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe-Javakheti

From the mid-March until the second week of April 2021, the trained trainers of the Jean Monnet Project “Promote and Act for Europe” held 8 pilot trainings in Kvemo Kartli (4 pilot trainings) and Samtskhe-Javakheti (4 pilot trainings) regions. The pilot trainings were implemented under the frame...
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Training cycle: Ethnic Minorities in Georgia and Europeanization

Between 27 January – 3 February 2021, Georgian Institute of Politics (GIP) held the trainings for ethnic minorities from Samtskhe-Javakheti and Kvemo Kartli regions of Georgia. The trainings were held under the framework of the Erasmus + Jean Monnet Project “Promote and Act for Europe” whi...
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Compendium of Policy Documents

Levan Kakhishvili, Salome Minesashvili, Nino Samkharadze, Salome Kandelaki The first of the four documents, but by no means in terms of importance, is authored by Levan Kakhishvili and asks an important question: Do ethnic minorities benefit from Georgia’s Europeanization? In this document, Levan ...
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Challenges of the Ethnic Minorities on the Path of Georgia’s European Integration: Presentation of the research findings

On October 8th and 9th, 2020, Georgian Institute of Politics (GIP) held presentations of the research findings on the issue of challenges of and benefits for Armenian and Azerbaijani minorities in the process of Georgia’s European integration. The research was conducted under the framework of the ...
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Do Ethnic Minorities Benefit from Georgia’s Europeanization?

Levan Kakhishvili Georgia’s Europeanization has resulted in opportunities and both tangible and intangible benefits for Georgian society at large. However, as ethnic minorities are poorly integrated into Georgian social and political life, it is important to explore to what extent minority communi...
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Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Georgia: Barriers to Political Participation

Salome Kandelaki The political integration of ethnic minorities is a complex process, and as Georgia remains a transitional democracy it still has a long way to go. Quality political participation of Azerbaijani and Armenian minorities at the national level remains a challenge. In Kvemo Kartli and S...
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