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Book SynopsisThis multidisciplinary collection provides a unique insiders' perspective on the major issues in Georgian politics, society, and economics in the twenty-five years since its independence from the Soviet Union.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Transliteration and Terminology List of Contributors Foreword by Giorgi Khelashvili Preface by David Usupashvili Introduction by Stephen F. Jones Part I. Historical and Geographical Context Key Themes 1. Persistent Patterns in Georgian Politics, Stephen F. Jones 2. New Shifts in Georgian Geography, Joseph Salukvadze and Zurab Davitashvili 3. Economic and Regional Factors in Georgia’s Political Transformation, Mikheil Tokmazishvili Part II. Georgia’s Institutional Transformations Key Themes 4. Higher Education and State-Building in Georgia, Marine Chitashvili 5. Taming the Courts: Judicial Reform in Georgia (1991–2017), Vakhtang Menabde 6. Elections, Political Parties, and Social Change in Georgia (2003–2016), David Sichinava Part III. Georgia and the International System Key Themes 7. Georgia’s European Dilemma, Natalie Sabanadze 8. Russian Policy towards Georgia, Neil MacFarlane 9. Georgia in the International Political Economy, Mamuka Tsereteli 10. Afterword, Neil MacFarlane Endnotes Index
