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This study of the education system of Georgia is part of the handbook "The education systems of Europe" which presents an analytical description of the education systems of all European countries, following common guidelines. The study begins with the historical and socio-cultural background of the Georgian educational system which is followed by the description of the organizational and administrative context of the current education system. The next step is the functioning of the current education system, beginning with a structural overview and followed by an analysis of the different levels of the education system, including, as a separate chapter, post-secondary and tertiary education. The country study ends with an analysis of current problems and opens perspectives for further development. A diagram illustrating the structural scheme of the Georgian educational system is part of this article. (DIPF/Orig./Kie.).

"Georgia: Warlords, Generals, and Politicians" published on by Oxford University Press.

After discussing the relationship between "descriptive" & "substantive" representation, explored is whether increases in the former (the actual number of representatives) have led to increases in the latter (the ability to represent constituent interests) for African Americans in GA. The state's political culture from the 1960s until the end of the 20th century is described, focusing on elections & office holding. Events that led to increased black representation in the state general assembly are identified & the creation of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus is examined. Data from house & senate journals & the website of the general assembly are used to analyze African American committee membership & chairpersonship, 1979-2000, as well as roll-call voting patterns during the 1990s; comparisons are drawn between the voting patterns of black & white Republicans & Democrats on a wide range of general & race-related issues. References. K. Hyatt Stewart

After discussing the relationship between "descriptive" & "substantive" representation, explored is whether increases in the former (the actual number of representatives) have led to increases in the latter (the ability to represent constituent interests) for African Americans in GA. The state's political culture from the 1960s until the end of the 20th century is described, focusing on elections & office holding. Events that led to increased black representation in the state general assembly are identified & the creation of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus is examined. Data from house & senate journals & the website of the general assembly are used to analyze African American committee membership & chairpersonship, 1979-2000, as well as roll-call voting patterns during the 1990s; comparisons are drawn between the voting patterns of black & white Republicans & Democrats on a wide range of general & race-related issues. References. K. Hyatt Stewart

Explores how a newly independent Georgia worked to define its strategic orientation & key national security & foreign policy priorities. Focus is on identifying alternative strategic choices & those factors that underpin such choices, as well as demonstrating the impact of regional oil politics. Key political developments since 1991 that reveal Georgia's recent strategic choices are examined. Its foreign policy as a small & weak state is discussed before considering its relationship with Russia, particularly in light of Georgia's pro-Western orientation. In this light, some other foreign policy directions are offered. Georgia's pursuit of mutually beneficial security & economic cooperation in the region is seen as a top foreign policy priority even while holding to a low-key Western orientation. The persistence of a pro-Western leaning depends on Georgian state building & economic development. J. Zendejas