Tamta Gelashvili
ForskningsassistentTamta Gelashvili er forskingsassistent i gruppen for Russland, Asia og internasjonal handel.
Gelashvili har levert masteroppgave i Freds- og konfliktstudier (PECOS) ved Universitetet i Oslo. Masteroppgaven hennes analyserer mobiliseringen til ytre høyre-bevegelser i Georgia.
Hun har også en mastergrad i internasjonale relasjoner og statsvitenskap fra Universitetet i Amsterdam og en bachelorgrad i statsvitenskap, internasjonale relasjoner, økonomi og ledelse fra Det amerikanske universitetet i Bulgaria.
Gelashvili har tidligere jobbet for Det georgisk-amerikanske universitetet, Universitetet i Georgia, Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center og Georgias ambassade i Oslo.
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Publikasjon
: Rapport
The Far Right Honeytrap: Georgian Media and the Mediagenic Far Right
2020The recent wave of far-right mobilization across the globe, including Georgia, naturally attracts wide media attention. Although the interrelation of the media and the far right, especially in the Georgian context, remains under-researched, evidence from other countries shows the potential impact of... -
Forskningsprosjekt
Dynamics of de facto state patron-client relations (DeFacto)
2020 - 2023 (Ongoing)Nesten alle de facto-stater som overlever i noe tid har en "patron" eller "beskytterstat" som sørger for sikkerhetsgarantier og økonomisk støtte. Ofte har dette ført til at de facto-statene har blitt avskrevet som brikker i patronens maktspill. I "DeFacto" ønsker vi å utfordre...
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Publikasjon
: Book review
Book review: Cas Mudde's "The Far Right Today"
2020The article reviews Cas Mudde’s ‘The Far Right Today’ (2019). The book remarkably summarizes decades of research on the radical and extreme right, arguing that the contemporary far right differs from its pre-2000s antecedents by its mainstream and normalized nature. ‘The Far Right Today’ is an (semi)academic... -
Publikasjon
: Rapport
From Direct Financing to Secularization: Rethinking State Policy towards Religious Institutions in Georgia
2016This policy paper aims at critically evaluating current policies of state funding for religious organizations in Georgia, arguing that the existing approach needs reassessment and reform. The paper argues that the current policies go beyond the frames of compensation of damage caused during the Soviet... -
Publikasjon
: Academic article
Occupy Rustaveli: Overreliance on Space and the “Protest Fatigue" during the 2009 Cell Protests in Tbilisi
2015The paper aims to offer a spatial analysis of the 2009 protest movements in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, where the opposition activists occupied public space in an innovative manner, by placing prison cells on the main thoroughfare of the city. Rustaveli Avenue thus became the central space of contestation... -
Publikasjon
: Masters thesis
Neo-Orientalist Framing of the 2011 and 2013 Egyptian Uprisings: A Case Study of The New York Times and The Washington Post
2014This thesis critically examines the US media framing of the Egyptian Uprisings in 2011 and 2013 to examine whether the coverage was relatively value-neutral or had a value-laden (Neo-Orientalist) perspective. The thesis aims to examine whether the Neo-Orientalist tendency among the Western societies... -
Publikasjon
: Rapport
Political Opportunities for the Extreme Right in Georgia
2019Over the past several years, right-wing extremists have begun to proliferate in Georgia and their visibility has noticeably increased. More recently, far right groups even announced plans to form a joint party, the National Front, which will “take part in absolutely all political processes.” This policy... -
Publikasjon
: Popular scientific article
Georgia's Emerging Far Right
Ethnonationalism has been as common in Georgia as in other post-Soviet countries, but the far-right social movement has especially been gaining traction for the past five years, gradually becoming larger, more diverse, and more violent. The parliamentary elections approaching in 2020 create a window... -
Publikasjon
: Academic lecture
The “Right” Side of Facebook: Online Mobilization of the Georgian Extreme Right
In recent years, extreme-right groups have become increasingly visible in the republic of Georgia. In several cases they have managed to bring exclusion-oriented issues to the agenda, occupying public space and restricting opportunities for liberal groups and human rights activists. Although this has... -
Publikasjon
: Masters thesis