Assoc. Prof. Zarina Burkadze

Zarina Burkadze, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Secretary General, Georgian Association for Public Opinion and Market Research

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Political Science, University of Zurich, 2018
  Dissertation: "Competing Foreign Influences and Domestic Coordination in Democratizing Georgia: EU, NATO, US, and Russia"
  Committee: Prof. Dr. Daniele Caramani (Supervisor), Prof. Dr. Marco Steenbergen (Co-supervisor), Prof. Dr. Frank Schimmelfennig (External Reader)

• M.A., International Relations, Georgian Institute of Public Affairs, 2010

• B.A., Linguistics (English & German), Ilia State University, 2008

EMPLOYMENT

• Associate Professor of Political Science, Ilia State University, March 2021 – Present

• Secretary General, Georgian Association for Public Opinion and Market Research, March 2021 – Present

• Researcher & Lecturer, Ilia State University, May 2020 – March 2021

• Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES), Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Sept 2019 – March 2020

• Scientific Researcher & Lecturer, Ilia State University, Oct 2018 – Aug 2019

• Lecturer, Peace Studies Center, Sokhumi State University, Sept 2018 – Dec 2020

• Mandated Instructor, “Democratization and Transition in Post-Soviet States,” University of Zurich, Oct 2017 – July 2018

• Visiting Research Fellow, University of Glasgow (Tempus Program), May – June 2013

• Visiting Research Fellow, University of Fribourg, Sept 2012

• Paralegal, Translator-Interpreter, Ministry of Justice of Georgia, Office of the Chief Prosecutor, Dec 2007 – Aug 2014

• Intern, Human Rights Center, Sept – Nov 2007

• Volunteer, Information Center on NATO, Sept – Dec 2007

PUBLICATIONS

• Burkadze, Z. Great Power Competition and Democratization in Georgia. Dissertation-based book manuscript, under review, Rochester University Press, 2021.

• Burkadze, Z. “How Covid-19 is Shaping Georgian Democracy,” in One Year with Covid-19, Democracy Net, 2021, pp. 135–141.

• Burkadze, Z. Competing foreign influences and domestic coordination in democratizing Georgia: EU, NATO, US, and Russia. University of Zurich, Faculty of Arts, 2018. Online

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• 75th MPSA Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, April 6-9, 2017 – Presented theory and method chapters of dissertation

• ASN Conference, Columbia University, NY, USA, April 14-16, 2016 – “The Impact of International Conditionality on the Formation of Regime Types”

• EPSA Conference, Brussels, Belgium, June 23-25, 2016 – Discussant for panel “International Agreements and Institutions”

• ECPR General Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, Sept 7-10, 2016 – “Democracy Promotion through Leverage: the Case of Georgia”

• ASCN Conference, Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept 4-5, 2015 – “Influence of External and Domestic Actors on Democratic Consolidation”

• CRCEES Annual Research Forum, Glasgow, UK, May 23-24, 2013 – “Transition and Democratic Consolidation in Georgia”

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

• Fulbright Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar, IERES, George Washington University, 2019–2020

• Swiss Excellence Government Scholarship, University of Zurich, 2014–2018

• NCCR & SAGW Travel Grants, University of Zurich, 2015–2017

• Georgian Government Scholarship for Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies Program, Ilia State University, 2011–2014

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & SUMMER SCHOOLS

• Zurich Summer School for Women in Political Methodology, University of Zurich, 2017

• Democratization in a Globalized & Mediatized World, University of St. Gallen, 2017

• ECPR Summer School, Process Tracing Methodology I & II, Central European University, Hungary, 2016

• GSERM Summer School in Regression Analysis, University of St. Gallen, 2015

• ECPR Summer School in Mixed Methods Design, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2015

• CELTA Certificate (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), International House, Tbilisi, 2013

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Democracy and Democratization, Master’s, Ilia State University, 2018–2020

• Conflict Studies: Causes and Consequences, Master’s, Ilia State University, 2020

• Transition and Democratization in Post-Soviet States, Bachelor’s, University of Zurich, Spring 2018

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN), 2016–2017

• European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), 2016–2017

• Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), 2017–2018

• European Political Science Association (EPSA), 2017–2018

LANGUAGES & TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Languages: Georgian (native), English (fluent), Russian (good), German (basic)

• Technical: Microsoft Office (excellent), R (intermediate), SPSS (intermediate)