CIVICS/Capacity building

Spring School

As a first capacity building measure, CIVICS invites for a weeklong capacity building workshop to Tbilisi, Georgia from March 5 to March 10, 2012. We are expecting scientists from all three South Caucasus countries, Germany and Iran to attend. Successful participants of the workshop will be invited to take part in the collaborative research of the project.

• Introduction to project and German project partners
  • Jan Barkmann, Johanna Schott
  • University of Goettingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Goettingen, Germany

• Introduction to Georgian main partner
  • Grigol Abramia
  • ICFER, Tbilisi Georgia

• Attitude and Beliefs in Qualitative and Quantitative Research
  • Talin Kalatas
  • University of Goettingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Goettingen, Germany

• Quantitative Research Methods
  • Stefan Schwarze
  • University of Goettingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Goettingen, Germany

• Qualitative Research Methods
• Gender in social-cultural context
  • Emilia Nercissians
  • Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Tehran

• International Perspective on Agriculture-Conservation Conflicts:Capital and Market Influences
  • Jan Barkmann
  • University of Goettingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Goettingen, Germany