Constitutional-Political Reform Process in Georgia
Date: August 2005
Title: Constitutional/Political Reform Process in Georgia, in Armenia and Azerbaijan: Political Elite and Voices of the People
Author(s): Vakhtang Khmaladze, David Usupashvili, Avtandil Demetrashvili, Zurab Jibgashvili, Alexander Nalbandov, Levan Ramishvili, Gigi Tevzadze, David Losaberidze, Ivlian Haidrava, Otar Zoidze, Lela Khomeriki, David Melua, Arnold Stepanian, Tengiz Shergelashvili, Zaur Khalilov; Jonathan Wheatley (Free University, Berlin), Alexander Mihaylov (Resident expert of the Council of Europe), Marina Muskhelishvili and Luiza Arutiunova of the Center for Social Studies;
Project and donor: Joint project Voices of Georgia in Constitutional and Political Reform of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA and CIPDD
Languages: Russian, Georgian, English
Pages: 258 (Russian), 175 (Georgian), 198 (English)
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Description:
The publications Constitutional-Political Reform Process in Georgia: Political Elite and Voices of the People (Georgian edition) and Constitutional-Political Reform Process in Georgia, in Armenia and Azerbaijan: Political Elite and Voices of the People (Russian edition) were produced within the joint project of International IDEA and CIPDD Voices of Georgia in Constitutional and Political Reform, implemented in June 2004 - August 2005. The project mainly focused on reforming two most important issues of the Georgian political system: the balance between different branches of power on the central level, and devolution of power from national to regional and local levels. Main objective of the project was to promote public debate on these issues in the Georgian constitutional processes. This would increase both quality and legitimacy of the process of constitutional change. Furthermore, the project had a regional dimension including expert analyses on political reforms in Armenia and in Azerbaijan within a European integration perspective. 3 experts from Armenia and 3 from Azerbaijan prepared policy papers and research.
The presented publication in Georgian summarizes the views of Georgian experts including the results of the public debates on two main themes: the balance between different branches of power on the central level, and devolution of power from national to regional and local levels, as well as the comments of European and Armenian experts to it. Together with this, a sociological research has been conducted by Center for Sociological Studies (CSS), which identified public discourses on the current constitutional processes in Georgia. Furthermore the publication in Russian also contains analyses of Armenian and Azerbaijani experts on Political reform and European integration perspectives in their countries. The published materials on Georgia have been subject to public debate in Tbilisi and 5 regions ofGeorgia, as well as have been discussed at International Conference in Tbilisi in March 2005.
The pdf versions in English, Russian and Georgian can be downloaded from the IDEA website.
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