Rural Disadvantage in Georgian Higher Education Admissions: A Mixed-Methods Study by Chankseliani, M

“…The study investigates the chances of gaining admission to Georgian higher education in relation to residential origin. …”

The 1782 Gaming Bill and Lottery Regulation Acts (1782 and 1787): Gambling and the law in later Georgian Britain by Harris, R

Using service-learning activities for civic identity formation by Chankseliani, M

“…This paper argues that mandatory service-learning (SL) activities need to be incorporated in the Georgian national curriculum of citizenship education for senior high school students, grades 10-12. …”

20 years of internal displacement in Georgia: the international and the personal by Kharashvili, J

“…Commitment and capacity to address Georgian IDPs’ needs took a long time to build, and depended heavily on non-governmental interventions and support, ranging from visits by the UN, reports and articles, legal advice, pilot projects and pressure from civil society.…”

Consuming mathematics: John Ward's young mathematician's guide (1707) and its owners by Wardhaugh, B

“…John Ward's Young Mathematician's Guide appeared in fifteen impressions between 1707 and 1771; it was one of the most popular mathematical textbooks in Georgian Britain. This study examines the patterns of ownership and use that can be traced from surviving copies of the Guide and other evidence, to discover the kinds of reading and intellectual engagement the book received.…”

The recent contribution of scientific techniques to the study of Nokalakevi in Samegrelo, Georgia by Everill, P, Murgulia, N, Lomitashvili, D, Colvin, I, Lortkipanidze, B, Schwenninger, J-L, Cook, G

“…The site of Nokalakevi, in western Georgia, has seen significant excavation since 1973, including, since 2001, a collaborative Anglo-Georgian project. However, the interpretation of the site has largely rested on architectural analysis of standing remains and the relative dating of deposits based on the study of ceramics. …”

Swimming against the current: Muslim conversion to Christianity in the Early Islamic period by Sahner, C

“…This article explores Muslim conversion to Christianity using a body of hagiographical sources in Arabic, Armenian, Georgian, Greek, and Latin. Through these lives of Christian martyrs, the article seeks to understand why Muslims undertook the surprising journey from "mosque to church" in the early centuries after the conquests. …”

Founding mothers of Jewish communities: geographically separated Jewish groups were independently founded by very few female ancestors. by Thomas, MG, Weale, M, Jones, A, Richards, M, Smith, A, Redhead, N, Torroni, A, Scozzari, R, Gratrix, F, Tarekegn, A, Wilson, J, Capelli, C, Bradman, N, Goldstein, D

“…We illustrate this by presenting data from a panel of X-chromosome microsatellites, which indicates that, in the case of the Georgian Jews, the female-specific founder event appears to have resulted in elevated levels of linkage disequilibrium.…”

The financial burden of attending university in Georgia: Implications for rural students by Chankseliani, M

“…The author uses a mixed-methods design, combining quantitative evidence on the entire population of Georgian university applicants in 2005-2009 with data obtained through in-depth interviews with rural families and with policy-makers, to understand the costs associated with attending universities, based on their prestige and location, as well as inequalities stemming from existing policies on the allocation of public funding. …”