Caucasus Research Resource Centers

The Caucasus Research Resource Centers program (CRRC) is a network for training, research, support and resource centers. The network was established from 2002 onwards in the capitals of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, in partnership with the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Eurasian Partnership Foundation,[1] USAID and local universities.[2]

The CRRC aims to enhance social science and public policy research in the Southern Caucasus region.[3] The program builds a network of scholars, researchers, and practitioners who can improve their research skills and methods, and collaborate with the regional research community.[4] The CRRC’s regional office supports the country-based centers in forming partnerships among regional scholars,[5] policy practitioners, and social science research professionals,[6] as well as with governmental and non-governmental sectors.[7]

In 2004, CRRC began the largest coordinated data collection effort in the South Caucasus region known as the Caucasus Barometer. The Caucasus Barometer is a regular nationwide survey in Georgia, Armenia and, in previous years, Azerbaijan that covers a wide range of, socioeconomic and political issues in the region.[8] With a sample size of about 6,000 people, the Caucasus Barometer available online to the public on the CRRC’s website.[9] In addition to the Caucasus Barometer, the CRRC conducts multiple other surveys, focus groups, and other research projects in the Southern Caucasus region.

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  4. ^ "Conference: Caucasus Research Resource Centers: Social Capital: Armenia". March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
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  6. ^ Svensson, Therese; Julia Hon (2010). "attitudes Toward the West in the south Caucasus". Caucasus Analytical Digest. 10. 13: 11–13.
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  8. ^ Krikorian, Onnik. "New data on attitudes to Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution (and Armenia-Turkey relations)". Conflict Voices. Conflict Voices. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Caucasus 20 Years On: Survey Overview" (PDF). Caucasus Research Resource Centers. Retrieved 27 June 2013.