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Georgia at the Crossroads of Empires:

Politics, Society, Time, Narratives of Georgian Integration

On February 23, 2023, the multidisciplinary research center received funding from the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation for the project application “Georgia at the Crossroads of Empires: Politics, Society, Time, Narratives of Georgian Integration”.

The project aims to: analyze the processes of Georgia’s integration with empires and global states in the pre-capitalist and capitalist eras, study the processes of Georgia’s integration into international global political networks and its results, and cover the political-social and cultural orientation of the Georgian state.
Explore the Caucasus, at the Crossroads of Empires

The interdisciplinary summer school – “Explore the Caucasus, at the Crossroads of Empires” aims to prepare a new course of lectures for students of master’s and doctoral programs, which will be led by Georgian, Caucasian, and foreign scientists. The project is led by International Black Sea University’s associate professor, vice-rector for academic affairs, and invited lecturer.
The role of local action groups (LAGs) in rural governance:

Political participation and decision-making at the municipal level

Out of 463 project applications registered for the 2023 State Scientific Grants competition for fundamental research, in cooperation with Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (leading organization), International Black Sea University project: “The Role of Local Action Groups (LAGs) in Rural Governance: political participation and decision-making process at the municipal level” took the 3rd place;

The participation of International Black Sea University was initiated by the assistant professor of the university, Temur Gugushvili; Affiliated associate professor of the same university, Dr. Tamar Kakutia, also participates in the project; Undergraduate and graduate students will also be involved in the research.