Javakheti after the Rose Revolution: Progress and Regress in the Pursuit of National Unity in Georgia
Publisher: ECMI Volume: 45 pages, pdf Description: This study is based on more than 50 interviews with local inhabitants, the authorities and other related parties as well as on a review of legal documents and analytical articles during November-December 2006. The paper is structured in four main parts. First, the recent socioeconomic developments in Javakheti will be accounted for. Second, the main NGOs and political actors in the region will be identified and the role of Armenia and Russia will be outlined. At the same time, a recent history of power structures will be provided, as well as an analysis of the current lack of a central framework for integration policies in Georgia.