Academic Discussion Series (WiP)

Works-in-Progress (WiP) is an ongoing academic discussion series based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that takes place at the new office of CRRC at Chkhikvadze St. 1. It is co-organized by the Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC), the American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, and the American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC). All of the talks are free and open to the public.

The purpose of the WiP series is to provide support and productive criticism to those researching and developing academic projects pertaining the Caucasus region.

If you would like to present at one of the W-i-P sessions, please contact: mariam.kobaladze@crrccenters.org

On November 9, 2016, CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 7th talk of the Fall 2016 WiP series by Bennett Clifford on “Georgian foreign fighter deaths in Syria and Iraq: What can they tell us about…
On November 2, 2016, 18:30, CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 6th talk of the Fall 2016 WiP series on “The Armenian Church in the USSR” by Felix Corley.
On October 26, 2016, CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 6th talk of the Fall 2016 WiP series on “The Documentary Tradition in Georgian Film” by Julie Christensen, George Mason University.
On October 19, 2016, CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to present the 4th talk of the Fall 2016 WiP series on – “Historical Legacies in the Management of Georgia’s Water Resources” by Ryan Wyeth, Indiana University.
On September 28, 2016, CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 3rd talk of the Fall 2016 WiP series on – “Regulatory Affairs and the Outdoor Food Market in Tbilisi, Georgia” by Natalja Czarnecki, the University of Chicago and…
On September 21, 2016, 18:30, CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the second talk of the Fall 2016 WiP series, on “Information War and Social Media” by Svitlana Matviyenko, University of Western Ontario.
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the first talk of the Fall 2016 WiP series: “Post-Soviet Conspiracy Theories” by Scott Radnitz, University of Washington.
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils present the 24th talk of the Spring/Summer 2016 Works-in-Progress season on “Leninopad: Ukraine’s Struggle with its Soviet Past” by Ani Chkhikvadze, Georgetown University.