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AbstractAhıska Turks are a dispersed community without a nation‐state and, similar to other ethnic minorities of the former Soviet Union, their political powerlessness rendered them subject to persecution under Stalinist rule. Most of the Ahıska Turks interviewed for this study identify themselves both ethnically and nationally with Turkey, but their cultural geographic focus lies in present‐day Georgia. By incorporating qualitative data collected through fieldwork in Turkey, this article investigates where home is for this group by asking whether Georgia still holds any meaning as homeland, or whether the location of the 'homeland' is shifting as the population resettles in Turkey.

Strangers in their own country. Internally Displaced Persons After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Georgia participated in the armed conflicts over South Ossetia (1991-1992 and 2008) and Abkhazia (1992-1993). As a consequence, Georgia had to accept forced displaced persons. The following thesis focuses on the Abkhazian conflict, its causes and effects. The thesis is based on the analysis of the specific situation of IDPs which has gone on since 1993. The thesis describes the living conditions and prospects of the group of Abkhazian Georgians who were displaced within the territory of their own country and became internally displaced persons.

Between 2004 and 2012, Georgia implemented one of the most comprehensive packages of neoliberal economic reforms ever. These reforms have certainly helped to spur growth, but their social effects remain under-researched. To narrow this gap, this article investigates the effects of growth on poverty in Georgia using the official household survey data. The analysis shows that contrary to popular expectations, poverty has decreased only slightly throughout this period and remains high despite a number of progressive measures adopted by a successor coalition government. These findings provide further evidence on the inappropriateness of the neoliberal model as a poverty reduction strategy.

The research paper is organized in the following structure: Section 2 defines methodology of research paper. Section 3 provides summary of the Directive mainly concentrating on the implications of article 13 and article 16. Section 4 reviews best international practices in renewable energy directive implementation status in EU and EnC's CPs. Section 5 assesses Georgian energy market in the framework of renewable energy directive while section 6 provides challenges and opportunities for renewable energy directive transposition in Georgia. Finally, Section 7 draws conclusions and recommendations for best support schemes for the promotion of renewable energy sources in Georgia and summarizes main results.

The research paper is organized in the following structure: Section 2 defines methodology of research paper. Section 3 provides summary of the Directive mainly concentrating on the implications of article 13 and article 16. Section 4 reviews best international practices in renewable energy directive implementation status in EU and EnC's CPs. Section 5 assesses Georgian energy market in the framework of renewable energy directive while section 6 provides challenges and opportunities for renewable energy directive transposition in Georgia. Finally, Section 7 draws conclusions and recommendations for best support schemes for the promotion of renewable energy sources in Georgia and summarizes main results.

This article analyzes the difficulties encountered in reaching democracy in Georgia. President Mikheil Saakashvili has been successful in eliminating low-level official corruption & has built a strong state for his people. Even though, Georgian society & Georgians' personal lives are free from state interference, Saakashvili believes that no potential political power can be allowed to remain independent. The actions of the Georgia government have a semblance to the old Soviet leadership & the problems blocking democracy are: 1) the use of power in order to gain wealth; 2) the absence of the rule of law; & 3) the passivity of citizens. Adapted from the source document.

The question of ethnic and national identity has dominated post-Soviet life in Abkhazia, which is situated on the Black Sea coast, in the north-west corner of the South Caucasus. Formerly an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, its status is now contested. Following violent armed conflict with Georgia over a period of 13 months in 1992/1993, Abkhazia became de facto independent. However, while not now under Georgian control, Abkhazia remains de jure part of the Republic of Georgia, which considers Abkhazia an integral component of its state. Abkhazia declared independence in 1999, a status that remains unrecognized by the international community.

For over a decade the Atlanta‐North Georgia Labor Council has had a reputation as an activist council engaged in innovative coalition building. Looking to build on this work and learning from the power‐building experiences in California and elsewhere, the Council founded the nonprofit Georgia Stand‐Up in 2005. The new organization immediately leaped into coalition work around Atlanta's massive new economic development initiative—the BeltLine Project. This article looks at how local leadership was able to combine seeds laid by prior work with national support to produce a dynamic example of the new second generation of regional power building.

The article looks at the specific features of the velvet revolutions that took place in 2003-2005 in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan. After comparing them with the existing theoretical models, the author concludes that they are very different from all the earlier studied and well-known varieties.

Russian interference in the affairs of newly independent states in Central Asia. Role of Russian military forces in favor of Armenia against Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute, Abkhaz rebels against Georgia, conservatives against Islamists in Tajikistan, and with ethnic Russians against Moldova and elsewhere in former Soviet republics.

Donald Trump attacked the district attorney investigating him in Georgia, creating a false impression of her relationship with a gang member and prosecution record.

Discusses federal obligation to assist the workforce in four DOE-centered regions: Hanford, Washington; Idaho; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Savannah River (Georgia and South Carolina).

"Field Unit at Fort Gordon, Georgia." ; "August 1991." ; "Training Research Laboratory." ; Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-14). ; Final report. ; Mode of access: Internet.