Grigol Gegelia
Grigol Gegelia (born 8 February 1991) is a Georgian politician, historian, and public intellectual.
| Grigol Gegelia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Georgian |
| 🏫 Education | University of Bristol, University College London, European University Institute |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Movement | Social democracy |
| 🌐 Website | facebook.com/gegelia19 |
Early life and education
Grigol Gegelia was born in Tbilisi to the family of Giuli Gegelia and Larisa Lavrelashvili. Gegelia was educated in London, Bristol, and Florence. Gegelia studied History BA at the University of Bristol and then received an MA in History of Political Thought and Intellectual History from University College London, graduating with a first-class degree. At UCL, Gegelia was supervised by Quentin Skinner, a prominent British intellectual historian and one of the founders of the Cambridge School of intellectual history. Subsequently, he enrolled as a doctoral researcher at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
Grigol Gegelia is an Assistant Professor at the Caucasus University and a Guest Lecturer at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs and the University of Georgia. His commentaries have appeared in Liberali Magazine.[1], Forbes Georgia[2], Civil.ge[3]. Gegelia's views were cited by the Freedom House in the 2018 Nations in Transit Country Report[4]
Gegelia has regularly spoken at international conferences on history and political theory. He has delivered papers at Sciences Po, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Charles University, the University of York, European University Institute, and Tbilisi State University, as well as at events organized by the Heinrich Boll Foundation and Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Political views
Gegelia is a social-democrat. He has been a vocal critic of Georgia's political establishment and called for the renewal of politics. Gegelia has advocated for social justice and political liberty and called for the protection of workers' rights, minimum wage, industrialization, and inclusive growth.[5]
References
- ↑ http://liberali.ge/authors/view/2494/grigol-gegelia Liberali (in Georgian)
- ↑ https://forbes.ge/news/1561/dasavleTis-dasasruli "The End of the West? After Brexit"
- ↑ https://civil.ge/archives/217651 "Labour Rights back on Activist Radar"
- ↑ "Nations in Transit 2018: Georgia Country Report". freedomhouse.org. 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "The Messenger - Interview with Grigol Gegelia". www.messenger.com.ge.
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