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

WiP: The Balkar Deportation and the Socio-Political Situation in Kabardino-Balkaria, March 23 – Frederico Salvati

23 March, 2016

CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 9th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “The Deportation of the Balkars in 1944 and the Effects of this Narrative on the Current Socio-Political Situation in Kabardino-Balkaria”
Frederico Salvati, Liaison Officer, European…

WiP: Georgian Alpinism and Soviet Tourism at the Edge of Empire, March 16 – Ben Bamberger

16 March, 2016

CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 8th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Georgian Alpinism and Soviet Tourism at the Edge of Empire”
Ben Bamberger, University of Illinios at Urbana-Champaign Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 6:30pm CRRC-Georgia
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WiP: Identity Styles and Parenting Dimensions in the Georgian Context, March 2 – Nino Skhirtladze

2 March, 2016

CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 7th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Identity Styles and Parenting Dimensions in the Georgian Context”
Nino Skhirtladze, Researcher, D. Uznadze Institute of Psychology, Ilia State University Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at…

WiP: Mass Graves of Victims of Soviet Repressions of 1921-1953 in Tbilisi, February 24 – Irakli Khvadagiani

24 February, 2016

CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 6th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Mass Graves of Victims of Soviet Repressions of 1921-1953 in Tbilisi”
Irakli Khvadagiani, SOVLAB and Ilia State University Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 6:30pm CRRC-Georgia…

WiP: War, Drugs and the Post-Soviet Era, February 17 – Dessa Bergen-Cico

19 February, 2016

CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 5th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “War, Drugs and the Post-Soviet Era”
Dessa Bergen-Cico, Syracuse University, Visiting Fulbright Scholar Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 6:30pm CRRC-Georgia
1 Ramaz Chkhikvadze Str. (Former…

WiP: Europeanization of Security Policy in Georgia, February 10 – Zurab Bezhanishvili

10 February, 2016

CRRC-Georgia, ARISC and American Councils present the 4th talk of the Spring 2016 Works-in-Progress season: “Europeanization of Security Policy in Georgia”
Zurab Bezhanishvili, Independent Researcher Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 6:30pm CRRC-Georgia
1 Ramaz Chkhikvadze Str. (Former 5 Chavchavadze Ave.)…

WiP: Ethnonational Imaginations and Representations in a Post-Conflict Setting, December 23 – Babak Rezvani

22 December, 2015

CRRC, ARISC and American Councils present the 13th and final talk of the Fall 2015 Works-in-Progress season: “Ethnonational Imaginations and Representations in a post-Conflict Setting: the Case of Georgia” Babak Rezvani, University of Amsterdam

WiP: The Rise and Fall of Decentralized School Governance in Georgia, December 16 – Sophia Gorgodze

15 December, 2015

CRRC, ARISC and American Councils present the 12th talk of the Fall 2015 Works-in-Progress season: “The Rise and Fall of Decentralized School Governance: Decision-Making Practices in Georgia” Sophia Gorgodze, Ilia State University

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