‘Forgotten by Many and Remembered by Few’

Abstract

This chapter examines the institutional dimensions of religious responses to forced migration in contemporary Georgia. It focuses on the internally displaced population of Georgia from the two breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia/Tskhinvali region to further scrutinise how major religious organisations respond to the significant migration crises on the level of policy and discourse. The chapter shows that despite significant organisational capacities, internally displaced people are largely ignored by all major religious organisations who, beyond political disagreements, also engage in various property and economic disputes.