Georgia's October 2024 parliamentary elections were a disappointment for those promoting the country's European path. But was this election simply about Europe and Russia?  What other issues influenced the electorate? Was the election free and fair and did it reflect Georgian opinion? What can we expect from the Georgian Dream government, given its stated intent to crush the opposition and pursue policies designed to end the activities of Georgia’s civil society organizations?

Our speakers will delve into all of these questions and others.

Speakers include:
Natia Chankvetadze, Director of Program on Georgian Studies at the Davis Center
Beka Kobakhidze, Professor at Ilia State University
Marine Chitashvili, Professor of Psychology at Tbilisi State University
Salome Tsereteli-Stephens, President of Georgian Association.

The talk will be moderated by Stephen Jones, Senior Researcher at the Program on Georgian Studies at the Davis Center, Professor of Modern Georgian History at Ilia State University

Sponsorship

The Program on Georgian Studies is an activity of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University and is made possible by a sponsored research award from the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.

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