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MA program in International Relations and Politics at the International Black Sea University in cooperation with the MA program in Nationalism and Ethnicity Studies at Tbilisi State University launching an educational research project on\u00a0\u201cNational Narratives and Memory Formation Process in Former Communist Bloc Countries\u201d.<\/strong><\/em> The project aims at analyzing how memories of the past were mobilized with the view to (re)create a sense of national belonging among the societies of Former Communist Bloc countries. Hence, the goal of the project is to improve young researchers\u2019 expertise on the issue in order to further apply this knowledge while writing publications and working on MA and PhD thesis.<\/span><\/p>\n \u10e4\u10d3\u10f0\u10ee\u10d2\u10e4\u10f0<\/span><\/p>\n The project comprises three parts:\u00a0Lecture\u00a0series<\/u>\u00a0delivered by prominent Georgian and foreign experts in the field, covering various issues on memory politics. Workshops on academic writing and relevant research methods will be delivered in the end of the lecture series.<\/span><\/p>\n \u10d3\u10e4\u10ee\u10f0\u10e4\u10d2\u10ef<\/span><\/p>\n Lectures will be delivered by following speakers:<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Zurab Davitashvili, the Coordinator of the MA program in Nationalism and Ethnicity Studies, Tbilisi State University:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTransformation of Nationalism in South Caucasus states in the Post-Soviet Period: The Role of Memory Politics\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Nino Chikovani, the Head of the Institute of Culture Studies, Tbilisi State University:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMonumentation and the Visualization of the Memory Politics in Post-Socialist States\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Richard Giragosian, the Head of the Regional Studies Center: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Process of Memory Making in the Caucasus Region Countries: European Narrative\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Oliver Raisner, Professor, Ilia State University:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMonumentation and the Visualization of the Memory Politics in Post-Soviet Georgia\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Lasha Bakradze, Soviet Past Research Laboratory (SOVLAB):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMemory Politics in the Caucasus Region in Pro-Soviet Context\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Giorgi Gvalia, Ilia State University, Professor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cForeign Interests of Political Elites and Memory Politics\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Gaga Nizharadze, Free University, Professor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPsychological Analysis of the Post-Socialist Societies: Soviet Narrative\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Levan Kakhishvili, Researcher at the Georgian Institute of Politics, Invited Lecturer at the IBSU<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBasic Principles of Academic Writing: How to write an Academic Article\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n David Sichinava, Researcher at CRRC Georgia, Invited Lecturer at the IBSU<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cResearch Methods for an Academic Article\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n