Rati Shubladze holds a BA in Social Sciences from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, where he specialized in Sociology. Currently he is pursuing a Master’s degree in Social Sciences at the Center for Social Sciences.

Before joining CRRC’s Junior Fellowship Program, Rati was involved in a 2012 UNDP  pre-election project on media monitoring in Georgia.

His research interests include Caucasus studies, media and elections.