Professional background: International relations, security studies, development studies

Field of Activities: research, training

Address: Nutsubidze M/R, Plato I, building IX, appat. I, Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: (995 32) 320523 (home)

Tel: (995 32) 999987 (work)

fax: (995 32) 93 91 78

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Personal information

Born: 02.07.1980

Marital status: married, two daughters and son

Education

PhD student in International Relations, Tbilisi State University, PhD thesis: State-building problems in the South Caucasus and the process of Globalization.

MA in International Relations, Tbilisi State University, 2001-2003; Mater’s Paper: Elites of New Georgia: Politics, Society and Business;

BA in International Relations, Tbilisi State University, 1997- 2001;

Training and other relevant Experience

• Invited expert, Centre for Justice and Reconciliation, the Hague, Netherlands, November-December 2005, attending the fourth session of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court, preparing evaluation and report of the event.
• Assistant of the European Commission Experts for preparing the training needs assessment report on Parliament of Georgia for European Commission, February 2005.
• Advanced Training Course: Networking Training for NGOs- Tolerance and Trust-Building, February 2004, Centre for Conflict Management and Peace Building, Norway, Supported by DRC
• Advanced Training Course: "Training of Trainers: Facilitation", ICCN, Tbilisi 1999-2000.
• Training: "Methods of Conflict Prevention and Resolution", ICCN, 1999.

Working Experience

• International Centre on Conflict and Negotiation, head of training division, drafting and preparing of training modules in mediation, advocacy, conflict prevention and resolution, team building, community development, evaluation. Reference communities: minorities, NGOs, political parties, police, teachers, farmers, CBOs in the regions of Georgia.
• Member of reserach team in Non-Governmental Development Organization Evaluation, Context International November-December 2006, Tbilisi
• International Centre on Conflict and Negotiation (ICCN), researcher, from Sept. 2002
• ICCN, research associate from February 2002 in Caucasus Regional Project: Early Warning, Early Response System for the Caucasus, duties: preparing materials for EWERS web-site (analytical articles concerning Caucasian security), organizing conference, roundtable and workshops.
• Atlantic Council of Georgia (NGO), Head of Youth Division, from June 2000 until now; duties: contacting ATA member organizations in Europe, America and Post-socialist countries, planning meetings, organizing conferences, recruiting delegations for the meetings abroad, conducting fundraising.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Foreign Policy Research and Analysis Centre, Senior specialist, from January 2001 to December 2003. Duties: preparing materials for MFA internal usage, preparing articles for MFA monthly bulletin. Focus on Caucasus and Central Asian Security, NATO enlargement, globalization.
• Defence and Security Analytic Research Group (NGO) at the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security, 1999-2001; Consultant to the Chairman of the mentioned committee mainly focusing on the defence and security issues. Individual research on the stability Fact for the Caucasus (CEPS) and national policy in South Georgia.
• Parliament of Georgia, Social Council Member, 1999-2002;
• MFA of Georgia, Social Council Member, 2001 until present.

Trainigs

• Trainer in program: Comunity Investment Program – BTC-CIP Care International
• Trainer in program funded by EC with Partmenrship of Mercy Corps
• Trainer in program funded by Cordaid

Training topics:

leadership, team-building, advocacy, diversity managment, gender awareness, community mobilization, communication, tolerance, participation, networking, organizational development.

Conferences

• Winner of Soros Students and post-graduate students’ conference 2003
• Prague Atlantic Students Summit, Head of Georgian delegation, 20-23 November, 2002;
• International Security Forum, member of Georgian delegation, Zurich 14-16 November, 2002;
• Conference organised by Atlantic Commission of Netherlands: "Perpetual Partner, Transatlantic Security" , paper: "Political Elite in Georgia" , Netherlands, The Hague, 3-7 April,2002;
• CEP Conference in Central Asia, Kyrgistan_Isyk Kul: "Ten Years of Transition: Successes and Failures of post-Soviet Societies", Paper: State Nobility in Georgia, Past Patterns and New Practice" , 21-24 March, 2002;
• University Students’ Scientific Conference 2001, thesis: "Ethnic Groups Emerging Translational Actors"
• Conference organized by United Nations Association of Georgia, Tbilisi, thesis: "Diasporas in International Politics";
• Students’ Scientific Conference 2000, thesis: "Hegemony and World Security" , 1999

Seminars, workshops, and programs

• Alumni of Democratic Leadership Program on the Security Sector Oversight and reform organized by Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed forces and Council of Europe, March 2005
• International Security Forum, Zurich October 2002
• Visit of "Georgian Opinion Formers" to NATO/HQ in January 2002;
• "Democratic Institutions and Civil Society" organized by Tbilisi School of Political Studies, Rome-Strasburg, May 2001
• International Security Forum, Geneva November 2000;
• Atlantic Education Committee Spring Annual General Meeting, Sofia, May 2000;

Publications

Author and Editor of the book: Creating Tolerant Environment, Manual for Teachers, Tbilisi 2005

Research and assessment paper for Bonn International Centre for Conversion: "Conflict Prevention Capacity Building Training Needs Assessment in Georgia" , February-March 2004

Articles for Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces:

Who is who in security sector in Georgia

Collection of Laws in Defence and Security Sector in Georgia

Publications on the web-site of ICCN;

Publications for MFA internal usage;

Translations and Articles for English to Georgian for magazine "Peace Times",4th 5th , 6th and 7th editions;

Journal Civil-Military Relations: Russian Business Elite, December 2001;

Magazine Akhali Azri: Society, Liberty and Democracy, July-August 2001;

Magazine "Zgurbli – Threshold": "GUUAM: Perspectives of Regional Co-operation", November 2000;

Newspaper: "communiqué": "The Way to Each Other", September 2000;

Translations

"Parliamentary Oversight of Security Sector – Handbook for Parliamentarians; Translated form English to Georgian. This book is published by the DCAF and Inter Parliamentary Union.

"Chrestomathy of International Relations", book financed by American Embassy in Georgia.

Languages

Georgian (native)

Russian (Fluent)

English (Fluent)

French (very good)

Chinese (Good)

Computer skills

Window’s, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Internet, Outlook Express