The Caucasus Datablog

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The Datablog analyses issues and trends in the region using data and public polling. It is a collaboration between OC Media and CRRC Georgia.

A demonstration in Tbilisi. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

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Datablog | Most Georgians believe that Georgia is not a democracy

by The Caucasus Datablog

•3 min read

The share of Georgians who think the country is a democracy is at its lowest for the last decade. Supporters of the ruling party are the exception to this trend, tending to believe that the country’s democracy remains a good example for others. Newly released NDI/CRRC data suggests that Georgians are growing increasingly sceptical about democracy in the country. Except for supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, a majority of all other groups think that Georgia is not a democracy.

An anti-vaccination protest in Tbilisi in July 2021. Photo: Mariam NIkuradze/OC Media

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Datablog | Do Georgians worry about fake news online?

by The Caucasus Datablog

•3 min read

Misinformation and disinformation have become common concerns around the world. Georgia is no exception, with the majority of the internet-using public concerned about fake news online. Caucasus Barometer 2021, an annual household survey run by CRRC, investigated a range of attitudes and behaviours related to social media in Georgia. 27% of those surveyed felt that social media had a negative effect on the country, 18% a positive effect, and 42% a neutral or mixed effect. Of those that th

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Datablog | Georgians are becoming less satisfied with the government’s COVID response

by The Caucasus Datablog

•3 min read

Favourable views of the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic are on a slow decline in urban communities, while it remains especially high in rural areas, among older people, and ethnic minorities. In the two years since the first coronavirus case was detected in Georgia, roughly 1.6 million people have caught COVID-19 in the country, and more than 1 in 235 people have died due to the virus. The most recent wave caused by the Omicron variant resulted in over 5% of the country having

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Datablog | Georgians want their government to support Ukraine

by The Caucasus Datablog

•6 min read

Russia’s war in Ukraine has shocked the world. The war also shook Georgia, with new polling from CRRC Georgia revealing the extent of the political fallout so far. The implications of the war for Georgia’s foreign and domestic policy and politics are wide-ranging. The official Georgian response to the war was incongruous: while the Prime Minister, Irakli Gharibashvili, flatly stated Georgia would not join the West in sanctioning Russia, the President, Salome Zurabishvili, went on a media and d

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Datablog | Why do Georgians not want to vaccinate?

by The Caucasus Datablog

•5 min read

With two kinds of vaccines against COVID-19 already available in Georgia, the public’s attitude towards vaccination is becoming more and more important. So why are Georgians so sceptical of coronavirus vaccination? While willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 was not high even in June or December 2020, it is logical to suppose that hesitation would only have increased after the unfortunate case of a young nurse passing away shortly after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on 18

Martuni, Nagorno-Karabakh, December 2020. Photo: OC Media.

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War in Nagorno-Karabakh went unnoticed for a quarter of Georgians

by The Caucasus Datablog

•3 min read

The recent war in Nagorno-Karabakh resulted in thousands of deaths and the displacement of tens of thousands. Yet despite there being a brutal war near its borders, many in Georgia were unaware of the conflict. Data from the Caucasus Barometer survey indicate that awareness of the conflict’s existence increased shortly after the war in 2020 compared to 2013, but only slightly. In 2013, when the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was ‘frozen’, 66% of Georgians reported they had heard of it. Around a thi

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