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 Wednesday, February 14, at 18:30 Koba Turmanidze will present his paper “Talk to them: How election campaigns increase partisanship in Georgia” at the third talk of the Spring 2018 Works-in-Progress series. The talk will explore the impact of party-voter linkages on…
This Wednesday, on January 24, 2018 at 18:30, CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are opening the Spring/Summer 2018 Works-in-Progress series with the first talk by Abel Polese from the Dublin City University, “The SCOPUS diaries and the (il)logics of academic survival. A…
On Wednesday, December 13, 18:30 at the CRRC-Georgia Office, Dr. Stephan Rindlisbacher from the University of Bern will give a talk about his work in progress “The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic as an Object of Neglect”. Stephan Rindlisbacher is currently…
On Wednesday, November 22, 18:30 at CRRC-Georgia office Dr. Vincenc Kopeček from the University of Ostrava (Czechia) will present his work “De Facto States and Their Patrons: Towards Theory-Building”. Terms such as occupation, puppet state, protectorate etc. are quite often…
The borderlands of the Caucasus mountains have been the site of fierce territorial contestation and enduring religious rivalries. The communities that historically inhabited this region were frequently subjected to the tumultuous aftermath of the shifting power balance of the empires…
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are proud to present the 2nd talk of the Fall 2017 Works-in-Progress series! Paul Manning, Trent University: “The Icon and the Metro: Art and Architecture in 1960s Tbilisi” Professor Paul Manning received his PhD in linguistics…
On Wednesday, October 11, 18:30 at CRRC-Georgia Office Slavomir Horak from the Charles University in Prague will speak about sports as an important aspect of the presentation of authoritarian regimes. Particularly, through organizing spectacular sporting events, authoritarian regimes seek self legitimisation…
CRRC Georgia, American Councils and ARISC invite local and visiting scholars to present their ongoing research projects as part of the Tbilisi Works-in-Progress Series (WiP).