Georgian Institute of Public Affairs

From symbolic inclusion to substantive integration: state internship programme in Post-Soviet Georgia

Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of Georgia's State Internship Programme for graduates from non-Georgian language schools enrolled in the “1 + 4 Programme,” by examining how it supports their professional integration, analysed through the lenses of representative bureaucracy...

Widespread thermophilization but weak link to climate warming in Europe’s summit plant communities

Abstract Recent changes in alpine vegetation are often attributed to climate warming, particularly community composition shifts towards more warmth-associated species, or thermophilization. Here we assess the link between thermophilization and warming across 53 European mountain...