Research institutes and associations of scholars in Georgia

Here you can find basic information about the websites of research institutes and associations of scholars active in Georgia, with direct links.

Description: The Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development (CIPDD) is a public policy think-tank, specialized in a broad area of democracy development. CIPDD was founded in 1992 in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is a non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation. It advocates policy goals such as the development of a vibrant and diverse civil society, effective and accountable public institutions based on the rule of law and an integrated political community, which at the same time respects and preserves identities of different ethnic and religious communities in Georgia.
Language: English, Georgian

Visit the website of the Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development (in English)
Visit the website of the Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development (in Georgian)

Description: Established in 1998, the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS) is an independent, non-profit policy think tank dedicated to helping improve public policy decision-making in Georgia through research and analysis, training of policymakers and policy analysts, and public education about the strategic issues, both domestic and international, facing Georgia and the Caucasus in the 21st century. GFSIS activities are aimed at promoting democracy and fostering political and economic reforms; enhancing regional cooperation; creating a friendly and secure investment environment; and providing local private sector and the international business community opportunities to participate in the economy of the Caucasus region.
Language: English, Georgian

Visit the website of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (in English)
Visit the website of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (in Georgian)

Description: Georgian Research and Educational Networking Association - GRENA is union registered in Tbilisi, Georgia under the Georgian law on July 26, 1999. GRENA has acquired experience in advanced networking technologies such as fiber-optic, wireless etc. GRENA is running Cisco Regional Networking Academy, Distance Learning Center, GRID distributed computing facility incorporated in the European GRID Infrastructure and Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). Development of projects is being carried out in cooperation with universities with the support of European Commission, NATO Science Programme, Open Society - Georgia Foundation and International Science & Technology Center.
Languages: English, Georgian

Visit the website of the Georgian Research and Educational Networking Association (in English)
Visit the website of the Georgian Research and Educational Networking Association (in Georgian)

Description: located in Tbilisi since its foundation in 2002, the Institute for Policy Studies is a research center which carries on academic reserch and educational activity concerning civil society and democracy, gender studies and migration patterns.
Language: English

Visit the website of the Institute for Policy Studies (in English)

Description: New Economic School is a think-tank established in 2001. I has two major directions of work: education and policy advocacy. NESG mission is to promote freedom, economic liberties, entrepreneurship and consumer sovereignty.
NESG believes that individual freedom and responsibility, voluntary exchange and cooperation are the most important principles for achieving economic prosperity and peace.
Language: English

Visit the website of the New Economic School (in English)

Description: The Strategic Research Center (SRC) is an independent think tank for policy analysis and development established in 1991 with the mission to support the processes of conceptual and organizational development of new social system and sovereign statehood building in Georgia.
Language: English

Visit the website of the Strategic Research Center (in English)