THE ROLE OF HONORARY CONSULATE OF GEORGIA IN WROCLAW (POLAND) IN THE EU INTEGRATION PROCESSES (CONTENT ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MEDIA)

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to study what the role of Honorary Consulate of Georgia in Wroclaw in the Georgia’s Euro Integration processes is. This is the only honorary consulate of Georgia in Poland, which was established in 2019. Research Question: What the role of Honorary Consulate in Wroclaw during the Georgia’s Euro Integration processes is, how actively it promotes and strengthens relationship between two countries. Research hypothesis: The Honorary Consulate plays an active role in promoting and strengthening relations between Georgia and Poland. The research object is an official Facebook page of Honorary Consulate in Georgia. The content analysis is used for the research as a main method, as well as a method of semi-structured interviews, in order to study attitudes of the Georgian diaspora in Poland, towards the role of Consulate. 14 semi-structured interviews were conducted among Georgian citizens who live in Poland. 3 face-to-face interviews were taken in Wroclaw in December 2021 and 11 online interviews from January 20 till March 20, 2022.