Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 05/2010

Institutions of Georgia for Governance on National Minorities: An Overview

Giorgi Sordia

September 2009

European Centre for Minority Issues

Abstract

Since the 'Rose Revolution' in November 2003, significant reform has taken place in Georgia. The new Georgian government led by Mikheil Saakashvili, eager to push forward the process of reform and enhance the pace of integration with Euro-Atlantic structures and institutions, has taken a range of important steps to develop the institutional arrangement of government. A number of key ministries have been radically reformed, including the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Education and Science. Structural reform is also ongoing in many other ministries and state bodies.