Vol. 7 No. 1 (2014)
This issue spans history, education, political science, economics, public health, and psychology. Historical articles explore Georgia’s role as a transit territory between Persia and Europe in the 16th-17th centuries, and the geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia over Crimea. A third historical piece covers the China Crisis as reported in Georgian newspapers. In education, the linguistic landscape of Georgia is discussed alongside contemporary issues in social studies programs. Political science articles examine Russia’s involvement in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the prospects for reviving ODED-GUAM. Business and economics pieces focus on the funding models in Georgian higher education and the impact of education on labor market outcomes. Public health articles address smoking prevention in adolescents and the burden of breast cancer in Tbilisi, while a psychology study looks at the relationship between subjective well-being and personality values.