During the reported period I was engaged
in the collection of materials and
preparation of the concept of the centre for social partnership. My activities
entailed reviews of publications, collection of materials, consultations,
taking interviews, participation in conferences, publications:
1.Review of publications
I reviewed publications
concerning cultural integration as well as the publications concerning values
proclaimed by Moslem religeon.
2.Collection of materials
A comprehensive list of
publications of Georgian writers published in Turkey and Azerbaijan was
made. A list of Georgian films on videotapes translated into Russian was also
made.
I also collected materials on Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
3. Consultations:
I had consultations in Ministry of Accomodation and Refugees of
Georgia, IOM in Tbilisi.
4.Interviews:
I conducted a number of
in-depth interviews with repatriated Meskhetians in Tbilisi and Akhaltsikhe and
IDPs from Abkhazia and Oseti.
5.Preparation of research paper. I prepared research paper on the
situation in samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia for defining the needs for
social integration of local population and incvorporation their needs in the
concept of the Centere for Social Partnership.
6.Participation in conferences:
During the reported period I participated in three conferences.
I presented the paper “Social Assessment in EIA” at
the regional seminar “Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) legislation and
practices in the Caucasus countries in Kobuleti in September, 2002.
Paper “Understanding
health-related behavior of the population:
Pre-condition for designing effective health policy” was presented at
the 11-th NISPAcee conference in Bucharest, in April 2003.
Paper „The
role of non-farming economic activities
in Georgia” was presented
at the
conference “The rural non-farm economy and livelihood diversification in
Armenia and Georgia” in Yerevan in April, 2003.
6.Publications:
attitudes. Social Behavior and Personality,
30.
CIPDD. (2002).Muslim Population of Southern Georgia:
Challenges of Repatriation.
In Ethnic-Confessional Groups and Challenges to Civic
Integration in
Georgia. Tbilisi. (In Georgain,
Russian and English)
CENN Seminar (2002). Social Assessment in EIA.
In Proceedings: Environmental
Impact Assessment. p.45. (In
English and Russian).
Sumbadze, N., &
Kitiashvili, A. (2002). Pupil’s attitude towards smoking. Georgian Journal
of Psychology, 5. pp.41-52.
Sumbadze, N., Pirtskalava, E., & Hentshhel, U.
(2002).The congruence of the
perception of family
members and factors determining it. In Caucassian
Messenger, No.6. pp.198-206. (In
Georgian).
Sumbadze, N., & Tarkhan-Mouravi, G. (2003).
Panel survey of Georgia’s population:
October,2002.
IPS: Tbilisi. (In English and in Georgian).
April, 22, 2003