Tamta Gelashvili

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Brukernavn

Besøksadresse Moltke Moes vei 31 Eilert Sundts hus blokk B 0851 OSLO

Postadresse Postboks 1097 Blindern 0317 OSLO

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Academic interests

Nationalism, far right, social movements, extra-parliamentary mobilization, framing, social networks, protest events

Courses taught

STV2370 – Chaos politics? Theory Meets Reality in Comparative Politics
PECOS4081 – Design Seminar
STV4510 – Terrorism and Political Violence in Western Democracies (digital assistent)

Background

Tamta Gelashvili is a PhD candidate at the University of Oslo and a Junior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). She holds a MPhil degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Oslo, a MSc degree in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Amsterdam and a BA degree in Political Science and International Relations and Business Administration from the American University in Bulgaria. She has previously worked at the Embassy of Georgia to the Kingdom of Norway, Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center, Georgian-American University, University of Georgia and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

Awards

Free University of Tbilisi: First Prize - Certified Public Policy Analyst Program
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia: Full Scholarship Award
American University in Bulgaria: First Prize in the University Council Essay Competition; Outstanding Achievement in Spanish; Dean’s List; President’s List
Open Society Institute: Full Scholarship Award

Publikasjoner

Vitenskapelige artikler og bokkapitler

Blakkisrud, Helge; Gelashvili, Tamta; Kemoklidze, Nino & Kolstø, Pål (2020). Navigating de facto statehood: trade, trust, and agency in Abkhazia’s external economic relations. Eurasian geography and economics. ISSN 1538-7216. . doi: 10.1080/15387216.2020.1861957 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv. Vis sammendrag
What opportunities and trade-offs do de facto states encounter in developing economic ties with the outside world? This article explores the complex relationship between trade and trust in the context of contested statehood. Most de facto states are heavily dependent on an external patron for economic aid and investment. However, we challenge the widespread assumption that de facto states are merely hapless pawns in the power-play of their patrons. Such an approach fails to capture the conflict dynamics involved. Drawing on a case study of Abkhazia, we explore how this de facto state navigates between its "patron" Russia, its "parent state" Georgia, and the EU. The conflict transformation literature has highlighted the interrelationship between trust and trade – but how does this unfold in the context of continued nonrecognition and contested statehood? Does trade serve to facilitate trust and hence prospects for conflict transformation? With Abkhazia, we find scant correlation between trust and trade: in the absence of formal recognition, trade does not necessarily facilitate trust. However, the interrelationship between trade, trust, and recognition proves more complex than expected: we find less trust in the patron and more trade with the parent than might have been anticipated.

Publisert 5. aug. 2020 12:51 - Sist endret 30. apr. 2021 10:14

Forskergrupper

Comparative Institutions and Regimes