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Gender and Jobs in Georgia: Some Research-Based Insights November 3, 2011 by Julia Hon The Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), a nonprofit network of research and training centers in the South Caucasus, recently released a report by Georgian journalist Mariam Naskidashvili that provides some fascinating insights on Georgians’ attitudes toward work, education, and behaviors as they relate to gender.	10 Tips for Writing a Successful International Research Fellowship Proposal October 13, 2011 by Joyce Warner I’ve had the pleasure of chairing research fellowship panels for over a decade. In these years I’ve heard debate surrounding nearly 3,000 applicants, both junior and senior scholars, all trying to secure very limited research funding. A while back some colleagues in the academic community encouraged me to pull some tips together from my experience in these meetings and also having worked with so many different peer reviewers over the years, from a variety of disciplines.
Scholars Challenge Assumptions about Gender in Eastern Europe and Eurasia May 27, 2011 by Julia Hon Islam is viewed as an empowering force by some women in Bosnia. After the mass violence against women during the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s, some Muslim women have said that wearing the hijab offers a sense of security and protection.	EPS Scholar Provides Her Expertise to the US Consulate in Vladivostok May 6, 2010 In March – April 2010, Dr. Natalia Smirnova, Assistant Professor of Business and Economics at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, participated in the US Embassy Policy Specialist program.
IREX Alumnus Eugene Huskey Testifies at Congressional Hearing April 28, 2010 In the wake of the recent political unrest in Kyrgyzstan, longtime IREX alumnus and Stetson University professor Eugene Huskey provided expert testimony to the US Congress on April 22.	US Embassy Policy Specialist Program Attracts More Embassies and a Growing Number of Scholars March 11, 2010 It began as a small-budget project intended to connect the scholarly community with US foreign policy practitioners in Eurasia. EPS scholars traveled to the region and served US Embassies and Consulates as policy specialists-in-residence for one to two months.
Blogging from the Field: IREX Fellows Share Findings in Real Time September 6, 2009 Through IREX’s Title VIII Programs, Maria Sonevytsky (IARO) and Jeremy Tasch (EPS) were able to engage in field research in Ukraine and Azerbaijan respectively.	Political Stalemates: US Scholars Inform Policy Discussion on Eurasia’s Frozen Conflicts May 20, 2008 The terms “frozen conflicts” and “unrecognized states” have commonly been used by analysts and researchers when referring to the current ethnic and separatist disputes in Eastern Europe and Eurasia that have continued over the course of many years—and in some cases over a decade—without resolution. In Eurasia alone, there are currently four such “frozen conflicts” resulting from the Soviet legacy: Transnistria (Moldova), Abkhazia (Georgia), South Ossetia (Georgia), and Nargorno-Karabakh (Armenia, Azerbaijan).