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Contested names: (re)naming of places and nation-building in Soviet Georgia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2022) Ahmadzada, Shujaat; Reisner, Oliver, juhendaja; Gibson, Catherine Helen, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Sotsiaalteaduste valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Johan Skytte poliitikauuringute instituut
This study examines the renaming of settlements in Soviet Georgia. The goal of the research is to determine the extent to which toponym change was employed as a strategy to build the Soviet Georgian nation. Since toponyms are not chosen at random by political authorities, studying toponyms can reveal a lot about the attitudes, perceptions, and ideologies of those in positions of political authority. The article's focus is on the events that caused toponyms to change rather than the examination of toponyms from a linguistic perspective. The toponym is viewed as a performative act in this article rather than an inscription. Having stated that, the study first seeks to understand the nature of national spaces created in Soviet Georgia before examining the situation of the country's ethno-political system.
The impact of urban protest in post-socialist Tbilisi: beyond the binary of success/failure
(Tartu Ülikool, 2023) Vijverberg, Iris; Gurchiani, Ketevan, juhendaja; Gibson, Catherine Helen, juhendaja; Tartu Ülikool. Sotsiaalteaduste valdkond; Tartu Ülikool. Johan Skytte poliitikauuringute instituut
This study aims to understand the varying impact of urban social movements in post-socialist Tbilisi. Two urban social movements were selected for this research, (1) ‘Defend Vake Park and (2) ‘No to Panorama Tbilisi!’, which earlier studies have respectively labelled as cases of success and failure. This thesis, however, seeks to go beyond the binary distinction of success/failure and, instead, asks what ideals, discourse and practices have survived and flourished after the decline of the urban social movement. Hence, it bridges cultural studies and the study of (urban) social movements, perceiving impact as the meaning-making processes that are shaped by the movements’ participants. Through ten in-depth semi-structured interviews with participants of the two selected movements, this study shows how multifaceted urban protests are in Georgia’s capital, and how strengths and weaknesses of urban social movements transcends the analysis of whether the stated goals were achieved. It provides a richer and more nuanced perspective on the outcomes of urban social movements in a context conditioned by a post-socialist legacy.