VLADIMIR LIPARTELIANI
Predoctoral Research Fellow
E-mail: v.liparteliani@eeu.edu.ge
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5501-6745
Main research areas
- History of the Post-Soviet states
- Nationalism and its intersection with soft power in the geographical spaces of the former Soviet Union
- Politics in the South Caucasus and Central Asia
Ongoing research projects:
- Soft Power in Georgia: Influence of Western and Russian soft power on the Georgian conception of modern nationhood
- Globalization and Georgian democracy: challenges and perspectives
Education
2020 – present – PhD Research in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (Durham University). PhD thesis title: Soft Power in Georgia: Influence of Western and Russian soft power on the Georgian conception of modern nationhood (Supervisors: Prof. Andy Byford, Dr. Cameron Harrington, Dr. Valentina Feklyunina).
2015-2017 – Master’s Degree of Political Sciences and Journalism (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan). Main field of study: international relations. Master’s thesis: Importance of Georgia’s integrity for politics in the South Caucasus (Supervisor: Prof. Radoslaw Fiedler).
2009-2013 – Bachelor Degree of Social and Political Sciences (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University). Main field of study: journalism.
Scholarships
- 2020: Durham Doctoral Studentship
- 2015: Erasmus Mundus EMINENCE/EMINENCE II full scholarship program
- 2011: AIESEC Georgia for undergraduate students