On June 28,29 and 30, Caucasus School of Governance held a thesis defense for students of Master’s degree programs in Diplomacy and International Relations and Public Administration. Students presented their MA theses in front of the defense Commission. Commission members included: – Dr. Eka Akobia, Dean, Affiliate Professor; Dr. Tamar Charkviani, Affiliate Associate Professor; Dr. Emir Eteria, Affiliate Professor; Dr. Giorgi Tskhadaia, Affiliate Associate Professor, Giorgi Muchaidze, Affiliate Associate Professor, Paata Sirbiladze, Affiliate Associate Professor, Shorena Kakhidze, Affiliate Professor, Dr. Sergi Kapanadze, Jean Monnet Professor; Nino Dolidze, Invited Lecturer.
The following MA theses were presented:
MA program in Diplomacy and International Relation:
- Tatia Baramidze – “Women’s role in terrorism”
Supervisor: Tornike Turmanidze, Professor.
- Simon Tsulaia – “People’s Republic of China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative, as a factor strengthening Eurasian integration”
Supervisor: Emir Eteria, Affiliate Professor.
- Aleksandre Todua – “Institutional challenges of UN in dealing with territorial disputes: Analysis of Kashmir conflict”
Supervisor: Giorgi Tskhadaia, Affiliate Associate Professor.
- Tamar Zekalashvili - “Reasons of maintaining unsuccessful, but still ongoing Geneva International Discussions”
Supervisor: Sergi Kapanadze, Jean Monnet professor.
- Mariana Lobzhanidze - “NATO’s open-door policy: main reason or cause for Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in 2022”
Supervisor: Giorgi Muchaidze, Affiliate Associate Professor.
- Teona Kheladze – ‘’Leverages of US to keep Taiwan as a partner; How great powers support small entities in the area of geopolitical rivalry”
Supervisor: Giorgi Tskhadaia Affiliate Associate Professor
MA program in Public Administration:
- Ketevan Kanteladze - “Factors determining the degree of public service politization in Georgia”
Supervisor: Nino Dolidze, Invited lecturer.
- Elza Mamukashvili– “State budgetary policy and its analysis regarding ethnic minorities, discussing the case of the field of education”
Supervisor: Shorena Kakhidze, Affiliate professor.
- Ani Meskhi – “Instrumentalization of Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) and its challenges on the case of Georgia”
Supervisor: Shorena Kakhidze, Affiliate Professor.
- Natali Madzgarashvili – “The state of dismissal of public servants on political grounds in Georgia”
Supervisor: Ekaterine Kardava, Affiliate Associate Professor.
- Natalia Ivanidze – “Open governance in the context of e-governance”
Supervisor: Paata Sirbiladze, Affiliate Associate Professor.
- Diana Kubaneishvili – “The impact of Georgia’s environmental policy on the economic growth in 2014-2021”
Supervisor: Emir Eteria, Affiliate Professor.
- Nino Parjiani – “Challenges of local governance and the principle of subsidiarity”
Supervisor: Tamar Charkviani, Affiliate Associate Professor.
- Teona Mchedlishvili – “Policy of Human Recourse Management (HRM) in public service – Comparative analysis of Georgia and Estonia”
Supervisor: Tamar Charkviani, Affiliate Associate Professor.
