Irena Gonashvili

Irena Gonashvili
Doctoral candidate and research associate
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Irena Gonashvili
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Accouchierhaus, Room 203
Jenergasse 8
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Areas of expertise & research interests

  • South Caucasus
  • Regionalism
  • Resilience
  • Eastern Europe
  • Europeanization
  • Visegrad countries
  • Neighbourhood Europeanization
  • Environmental Policy
  • Resilience-building in the South Caucasus.
  • Work experience

    Since 05/2021

    PhD student and research associate, FSU Jena, Institute for Caucasus Studies, Resilience in the South Caucasus: Prospects and challenges of a new EU foreign policy concept (Jena-Cauc)

    10/2020-12/2020

    Student Assistant, Department of European Studies, Institute for Political Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

    04/2020-06/2020

    Tutor, Department of International Organizations, Institute for Political Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

    • Conducting online tutorials accompanying the lecture on the topics: United Nations, the Security Council, the Syrian conflict
    • Co-organization of the 2-day simulation of the UN Security Council

    10/2017-today

    Yoga teacher, University Sports Centre, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

    03/2019-05/2019

    Internship, Alliance 90/The Greens Party

    • Communication with the citizens vis phone and E-Mails
    • Research
    • Evaluation and analysis of the election results
    • Assistance in the public relations events
    • Creation of content for the party's website

    02/2014-12/2016

    Translator, GMG Center, Ltd (Tiflis, Georgia)

    • Translation of documents from English and Russian to Georgian and vice versa
  • Education

    10/2018-02/2021

    M.A. Political Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
    Master thesis: Political Regionness of the Visegrad Group
    Average grade: 1,6 (German grading system)

    09/2019-01/2020

    Erasmus Scholarship EQF Niveau 7, Palacky University Olomouc (Czech Republic)
    Faculty of Political Science und European Studies

    04/2018-07/2018

    German Preparatory Course (DSH), JenDaF Jena, Deutschland (DSH 3)

    03/2017-03/2018

    Erasmus+ Scholarship EQF Niveau 7, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

    09/2016-03/2018

    M.A. European Studies EQF Niveau 7, Institute for European Studies at the Tbilisi State University (not graduated)

    09/2012-03/2016

    B.A. Business Administration EQF Niveau 6, Tbilisi State University

    09/2000-05/2012

    School Certificate, Private School-Lyceum Mtsignobartukhutsesi (Tbilisi, Georgia)

  • Publications

    Gonashvili, Irena and Agshin Umudov. 2024. 15/02/2024. “Protesting mining in the South Caucasus: What drives people to the streets?” Jena-Cauc Blog #9. https://www.kaukasiologie.uni-jena.de/jena-cauc/blog/issue-9

    Gonashvili, Irena and Bidzina Lebanidze. 2024. “When Climate Crisis Meets Bad Governance: Lessons from Georgia in 2023”. PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo No. 874, February 2024, https://www.ponarseurasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Pepm_874_Gonashvili_Lebanidze_February2024.pdfExternal link

    Gonashvili, Irena & Lebanidze, Bidzina (2021). Associated Trio: Eastern Partnership’s Visegrád Group? Jena Cauc Blog No 2.

    Lebanidze, Bidzina & Gonashvili, Irena (2022). Is Germany spoiling the resilience of the liberal world order? Jena Cauc Blog No. 4.

    Pfeilshifter, Veronika, Lebanidze, Bidzina & Gonashvili, Irena (2022). Russia’s war in Ukraine: perspectives from the South Caucasus. New Eastern Europe (3). 167-173.

    Lebanidze, Bidzina, Aleksanyan, Ashot & Gonashvili, Irena (2022).The resilience-security nexus in the South Caucasus: Can the EU promote resilience without engaging in geopolitics? Caucasus Analatical Digest No. 127.