Mariam Darchiashvili

Mariam Darchiashvili graduated from Central European Euniversity, faculty of political science at MA level. She gained her doctorate degree in the field of sociology from Ilia State University. Her dissertation examines everuday economic and cultural practices of Muslim Meskhetians living in village Nasakirali. She has been involved in scientific research project: ‘Religiosity among young Georgians’ […]

Irina Vardanashvili

Irina Vardanashvili acquired Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at Tbilisi State University. She continiued her education on Master’s degree in Psychological Anthropology at the same university. After that she acquired PhD in Psychology at Ilia State University in 2018. Irina has reach experience in psychological, sociological and market research. During her career, she has worked for […]

Ana Makashvili

Born in 1985 in Tbilisi, Georgia, she graduated from public school № 23 in 2002. She took her first career steps in 1999 as an author for Tbilisi Pastimes, an English-language local magazine. In 2000, she had been writing newspaper columns in Georgian Eco Digest under the heading Alice in Georgia. In 2003, she had […]

Tamta Khalvashi

Tamta Khalvashi received her doctoral degree from the Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen in 2015. In 2009-2010, she was a Chevening Scholar at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford. Between 2016-2017, Tamta worked as a Fulbright Scholar at the Department of Anthropology, New York University, while also serving […]

Ivane Khutsishvili

Ivane Khutsishvili graduated from Tbilisi Ekvtime Takaishvili University of Culture and Arts in 20001 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Acting for Theatre and Cinema. In 2011 he received a Master’s Degree in Drama Directing at Georgia State University of Theatre and Film and has been studying at PhD level at the same University. He is […]

Sergi Kapanadze

Sergi Kapanadze is a Professor at Ilia State University. He is also a member of Parliament from European Georgia party (2016-2020). He has an experience of working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2005-2012). At various times he has served as Dean at the Tbilisi State University and Caucasus University. Is married and has two […]

Zurab Tchiaberashvili

Zurab Tchiaberashvili studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology, Tbilisi State University (1989–1994, MA degree) and the Institute of Philosophy, Georgian National Academy of Sciences (1994–1997, Doctorate Candiddate), and obtained Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Tbilisi State University (1999). He spent two Spring Semesters (2002 and 2003) at the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, New School […]