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: 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

WiP: Perceived Social Support and Adjustment among Domestic Violence Victims – December 9, Prof. Nino Javakhishvili and Maka Lordkipanidze

9 December, 2015

CRRC, ARISC and American Councils present the 11th talk of the Fall 2015 Works-in-Progress season: “Perceived Social Support and Adjustment among Domestic Violence Victims” Prof. Nino Javakhishvili, Director of the D. Uznadze Institute of Psychology and Deputy Dean of the College of…

WiP: Assembling Optimism: Tourism, Debts and Transnational Prostitution on the Georgian Black Sea Coast – November 25, Tamta Khalvashi

25 November, 2015

CRRC, ARISC and American Councils present the 10th talk of the Fall 2015 Works-in-Progress season: “Assembling Optimism: Tourism, Debts and Transnational Prostitution on the Georgian Black Sea Coast” Tamta Khalvashi, Free University of Tbilisi

WiP: The Elastic Geography of Borderization and Creeping Occupation in Georgia, November 18 – Ariel Otruba

16 November, 2015

CRRC, ARISC and American Councils present the 9th talk of the Fall 2015 Works-in-Progress season: “The Elastic Geography of Borderization and Creeping Occupation in Georgia” Ariel Otruba, Rutgers University

WiP: The Evolution of Georgia’s Reintegration Policy, November 11 – Ann Tsurtsumia-Zurabashvili

9 November, 2015

CRRC, ARISC and American Councils present the 8th talk of the Fall 2015 Works-in-Progress season: “The Evolution of Georgia’s Reintegration Policy: An Analysis of Presidential Addresses” Ann Tsurtsumia-Zurabashvili, Dublin City University

WiP: Cultures of Memory and Memory Politics in Contemporary Georgia, November 4 – Oliver Reisner

4 November, 2015

CRRC, ARISC and American Councils present the 7th talk of the Fall 2015 Works-in-Progress season: “Cultures of Memory and Memory Politics in Contemporary Georgia” Oliver Reisner, Ilia State University

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