Oscar Wales Inter at Caucasian House The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and may not coincide with the official position of Caucasian House Introduction Along with the other former Soviet republics, Georgia gained its independence in 1991 and set out on its own distinct path of development. The following 26 years have seen dramatic shifts and seismic events in the social, economic and political fabric of the country as it has attempted to distance itself from its legacies as a subject of the USSR (1921–1991) and the Russian Empire (1801–1918). This same period has also…
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On November 14, the Caucasian House launched the lecture course “Civic Education and Peace Building”. The topic of the first lecture was the historical development of civil society, discussed by philosopher Zaza Piralishvili. The second lecture was dedicated to the topic “Post-Soviet Democratic Transitions”.The lecture was delivered by Gia Nodia, professor at Ilia University. The following lectures of the course will be focused on the conflict analysis, nationalism, media and other current themes. Besides conducting lecture-seminars, the information meetings will be held with representatives of governmental structures.
On the 4th of November at 17:300 Tsira Gvasalia’s documentary ON THE MOVE will be screened at Centre For Civic Engagment in Kutaisi. Synopsis Viola, Shota and Rima have to shelter a spare concert hall in the Tbilisi Boarding House of Elderly and live there together temporarily. Repair of the boarding house has commenced and has brought chaos, hassle and anger to the elderly, as they have to leave their rooms temporarily and share space with each other. Despite the big changes, four members of the boarding house find strength to continue following their life-time dreams. Shota, 90, builds a…
On the 13th of October at 17:00 Anuna Bukia’s documentary I SWAM ENGURI will be screened at Centre for Civic Engagement in Telavi About the film: A young woman decides to find her house that she has been deprived of at the age of 4 due to the war. The only chance to get to the occupied area is to cross the border secretly. The border barrier, the natural dividing line, the river Enguri, all add up to the artificially-created wire line by Russian Soldiers. In search of her house, the protagonist explores lives of internally displaced persons for 24…
On 16th of October at 18:00 an open discussion The Challenges of International Engagement and Non-Recognition: The Cases of Cyprus and Georgia will be held at Caucasian House. Speakers will talk about the international engagement with de facto states/separatist territories Speakers: Mete Hatay – Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo’s Cyprus Centre Dr. Rebecca Bryant – Department of Cultural Anthropology, Utrecht University Thomas de Waal – Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe Moderator: Maia Urushadze – Project Manager at Caucasian House Working language: English Attendance is free
On the 30th of September at 18:00 Nino Gogua’s documentary THE THINGS will be screened at Centre For Civic Engagment in Gori. Synopsis: 8 years after the conflict in Georgia, Georgian inhabitants of the Russian-occupied territory are still living in temporary camps, waiting to return home. Their dwellings are cookie-cutter houses. They brought only the few items that they managed to grab from their homes when fleeing from the occupation army. Equally austere, almost as empty as their provisional housing, they live their lives at the mercy of waiting for what is to come. In this meditative documentary, real relics…
On the 26th of September at 20:00 Vakhtang Kuntsev-Gabashvili’s documentary LIFE IS BE will be screened at Mziuri Cafe There are five main characters in the film and each of them has own history. They live in Telavi in neighborhood to each other. One of them is German; he plays the piano at the Charity House. He is a former fireman. He has saved Tsinandali Museum from burning. It is already 20 years that electricity supply was cut for another German man. He invented a stove, which produces electricity. The third character is the 80-year old former communications office director.…
On July 19, at 19:00 a public discussion “The Internal Political Situation in Ukraine and Ongoing Reforms” will be held at Caucasian House. Speakers: Sergei Soroka – Serhiy Soroka, consultant for Government on Strategic Planning and Public Service reform Yulia Bidenko – PhD in Political Science, expert Team Europe Kharkiv of EU Embassy in Ukraine. The speakers will cover the following topics: the internal political situation in Ukraine, the transformation of the Ukrainian political system after revolution, the reason of success and fail of reforms, the risks of future political crisis and the fate of the Georgian political elite in…
The scope of the research included main areas of EU-Georgia cooperation on the one hand, and bilateral cooperation between Georgia and individual EU member states on the other. For a more comprehensive assessment of the EU-Georgia relations, the research should continue and include Cost Effective Analysis (CEA) to determine whether the value of EU governments’ intervention justifies its cost. Publication Date: 2016 ISBN: Tags: European Union, International Aid, Georgia Download the full text
Caucasian House has launched new series of public discussions: “Meetings with Diplomats at Caucasian House”. The meetings are held with representatives of diplomatic corps and international organizations based in Tbilisi. Discussion topics include: Georgia’s foreign policy and role of foreign representatives in political life of Georgia; Current events of international and regional relations and their analysis. In addition, ambassadors and high-ranking representatives share their working experience with the audience. Second guest of discussions will be the Ambassador of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Georgia, Mr. Justin McKenzie Smith The topic: UK-Georgia – 25 year of Diplomatic…
