Academic Scientific JournalsFrom Soviet to contemporary transparency: social changes in Georgia
Keywords:
transparency, public sphere, private sphere, transition, developmentAbstract
The present article examines the practical effects of the new social paradigm of transparency on the Georgian society. While contemporary Georgia affirms a clear European, modern orientation, there is a dark side to this development which needs to be addressed duly. This study examines the challenges that the new social changes bring: it explains in what ways the advent of transparency puts the functioning of the public sphere under risk. To explore the forms that both: transition and transparency assume, a complex set of qualitative methods was used including case studies, media analysis, focus group interviews and expert interviews.
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