Tamta Gelashvili

Doctoral Research Fellow - Institutt for Statsvitenskap

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Email tamta.gelashvili@stv.uio.no

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Visiting address Moltke Moes vei 31 Eilert Sundts hus 7. etg. 0851 Oslo

Postal address Postboks 1097 Blindern 0317 Oslo

Other affiliations Faculty of Social Sciences (Student)

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Academic interests

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

Methods: Qualitative and mixed methods, interviews, frame analysis, protest event analysis, network analysis, content analysis, critical discourse analysis

Courses taught

STV2370 – Chaos politics? Theory Meets Reality in Comparative Politics (seminar leader)
PECOS4081 – Design Seminar (seminar leader)
STV4510 – Terrorism and Political Violence in Western Democracies (teaching assistant)
STV2220 – International Political Economy (seminar leader)
OADM2100 – Managing and leading public organizations (seminar leader)
STV1300 – Introduction to Comparative Politics (teaching assistant)
STV4326 – Threats to Modern Democracy (teaching assistant)
STV4208B – International Negotiations (teaching assistant)
STV2380 – Between Authoritarianism and Democracy in the Post-communist Region (lecturer, seminar leader)

Background

Tamta Gelashvili is a PhD candidate at the University of Oslo, affiliated with the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) and a 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. Her research interests include post-Soviet politics, nationalism, far right, and social movements.

Tags: Nationalism, Extremism, far right, Social Movements, protest, Framing, mobilization, social networks

• Gelashvili, T. (2021). Transformation of the Far Right: What can protest event analysis tell us?. The Sociological Review. https://doi.org/10.51428/tsr.wsvu8314

• Gelashvili, T. (2021). The Georgian far right and the post-election crisis. Caucasus Analytical Digest, 123.

• Gelashvili, T. (2021). Blame it on Russia? The danger of geopolitical takes on Georgia’s far right. Eurasianet.

• Cenusa, D., T. Gelashvili, A. Medvedeva (2021). Right-wing populism in Associated countries: A Challenge for Democracy. Policy Paper, Georgian Institute of Politics.

• Blakkisrud, H., T. Gelashvili, N. Kemoklidze (2021). Trade and trust: the role of trade in de facto state conflict transformation. Policy Brief, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.

• Gelashvili, T. (2021). “The Georgian far right failed its electoral debut. But its season may not be over” Right Now! C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism.

• Blakkisrud, H., T. Gelashvili, N. Kemoklidze (2020). Navigating de facto statehood: trade, trust, and agency in Abkhazia’s external economic relations. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 25:1

• Gelashvili, T. (2020). The Far Right Honeytrap: Georgian Media and the Mediagenic Far Right. Policy Paper, Georgian Institute of Politics.

• Gelashvili, T. (2020). Review of The Far Right Today by Cas Mudde. e-Extreme: Newsletter of the ECPR Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy, 21(1).

• Gelashvili, T. (2019). “Georgia’s Emerging Far Right.” Right Now!. C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism.

• Gelashvili, T. (2019). The “Right” Side of Facebook: Online Mobilization of the Georgian Extreme Right. Paper presented at the 4th Annual Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research (RUCARR) Conference, Malmő, Sweden.

• Gelashvili, T. (2019). “Georgian Pride World Wide:” Extreme Right Mobilization in Georgia, 2014-2018. University of Oslo. Master Thesis.

• Gelashvili, T. (2019). Political Opportunities for the Extreme Right in Georgia. Policy Brief, 20. Georgian Institute of Politics.

• Fajth, V., M. Siegel, V.Bruni, T.Gelashvili. (2018). Monitoring Migration within the EU with Existing Data: Mapping Paper, REMINDER.

• Gelashvili, T. (2016). Integration, Stereotyping and Security: The Case of Molenbeek. Paper presented at the International Conference "Recent Migratory Processes and Europe: Challenges and Opportunities," Tbilisi, Georgia.

• Gelashvili, T. (2016). From Direct Financing to Secularization: Rethinking State Policy towards Religious Institutions in Georgia. Free University of Tbilisi/University of North Texas.

• Gelashvili, T. (2015). Occupy Rustaveli: Overreliance on Space and the “Protest Fatigue" during the 2009 Cell Protests in Tbilisi. Politikon, IAPSS Political Science Journal, 26.

• Gelashvili, T. (2014). Neo-Orientalist Framing of the 2011 and 2013 Egyptian Uprisings: A Case Study of The New York Times and The Washington Post. MSc Thesis, University of Amsterdam

Blakkisrud, Helge; Gelashvili, Tamta; Kemoklidze, Nino & Kolstø, Pål (2024). Does recognition matter? Exploring patron penetration of de-facto state structures. Territory, Politics, Governance. ISSN 2162-2671. doi: 10.1080/21622671.2024.2323104.
Segers, Iris Beau; Gelashvili, Tamta & Gagnon, Audrey (2023). Intersectionality and care ethics in researching the far right. Feminist Media Studies. ISSN 1468-0777. doi: 10.1080/14680777.2023.2280884. Full text in Research Archive
Gelashvili, Tamta (2023). Political opportunities and mobilisation on the far-right in Ukraine. East European Politics. ISSN 2159-9165. p. 1–22. doi: 10.1080/21599165.2023.2268000. Full text in Research Archive
Gelashvili, Tamta (2022). Opportunities Matter: The Evolution of Far-Right Protest in Georgia. Europe-Asia Studies. ISSN 0966-8136. doi: 10.1080/09668136.2022.2149699.
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. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
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.

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Gelashvili, Tamta (2023). The Far Right in Ukraine. In Kondor, Katherine Ann & Littler, Mark (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Far-Right Extremism in Europe. Routledge. ISSN 9781032187976.