Irakli Manvelidze
Academic position: Professor
Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Department of Law and Public Governance
Personal information
E-mail: irakli.manvelidze@bsu.edu.ge
Education
- 28.06.2016 - Doctor of Public Administration, Political science, Administrative science, Georgian Technical University
- 20.06.2007 - LAW, LAW, Agricultural State University of Georgia
- 10.05.2002 - Candidate of historical sciences, History, Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology of the Georgian Academy of Sciences
- 22.07.1998 - Historian-history teacher, History, Batumi Shota Rusttaveli State University
Field of scientific interests
Political and Administrative Sciences (Public Policy, Policy Analysis, International Security, Migration, Artificial Intelligence, Sustainable Development)
Work experience
- 01.01.2022 - 01.07.2025 Project Management Service, Consultant, Public Law Legal Entity - Regional Youth Centre
- 07.09.2021 - 07.09.2027 Professor of Public Administration, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 08.05.2020 - 31.12.2024 Member of the Supervisory Board, Member of the Supervisory Board of Microfinance Organization Bermel
- 03.03.2020 - 31.12.2021 Project Management Department, Consultant, Personal Data Protection Inspector, LEPL – Regional Youth Centers
- 03.09.2018 - 07.09.2021 Associate Professor in International Relations, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 07.08.2017 - 10.09.2026 Accreditation expert of higher educational institutions, National Center for Education Quality Development
- 30.05.2017 - 31.12.2020 Expert of authorization of higher educational institutions, National Center for Education Quality Development
- 02.09.2013 - 03.09.2018 Associate Professor, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 07.07.2013 - 28.10.2015 Professor, Tbilisi Educational University
- 12.06.2013 - 10.09.2015 Head of the international relations undergraduate program, Tbilisi Educational University
- 10.07.2012 - 15.10.2021 Head of the European studies undergraduate program, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 07.09.2009 - 07.09.2013 Associate Professor, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 10.07.2009 - 14.07.2016 Chairman of the editorial board of the journal "Social Sciences Issues"., Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 05.09.2008 - 10.09.2014 Head of the master's program of international relations, associate professor, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 15.09.2006 - 27.08.2009 Associate Professor, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 05.09.2006 - 20.10.2021 Head of the international relations undergraduate program, associate professor, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 19.09.2005 - 22.07.2006 Teacher, Georgian French School
- 05.09.2002 - 10.07.2006 Senior teacher, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
Published scientific works
- Ethical Dilemmas in the Concept of the Digital University: An Empirical Study Based on the Case of Georgia
European philosophical and historical discourse, V. 12, Iss. 2 , 2026, 24-38
Indexing: other - Informal Manifestations of Muslim Identity in the Muslim Community of Ajara as Historical Remnants of Muslim (Sharia) Law
BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF GEORGIA, vol. 20(194), no. 2, 2026, 120-125 (Co-author(s): Givi Abashidze)
Indexing: Scopus - The economic implications of shadow AI in Georgia’s public sector
Scientific Bulletin of Mukachevo State University. Series “Economics”, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2026, 56 –67
Indexing: ERIH PLUS - Climate Change-Induced Migration and Sustainable Development: Policy Analysis and Adaptation Strategies in the Context of Georgia
European Journal of Sustainable Development, 15, 2, 2026, 793-807 (Co-author(s): Ineza Zoidze, Natalia Lazba, Fati Khalvashi,Irine Tsintsadze)
Indexing: Web of Science (Impact factor) - INFORMAL RELIGIOUS PRACTICES IN ADJARA: A SOCIAL ANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE
International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science, 2(4(48), 2025, 1-7 (Co-author(s): Ineza Zoidze)
Indexing: ERIH PLUS - Geopolitical Reconfiguration and Transformation of Security Strategies in the South Caucasus: A Regional Analysis
Eastern Europe-Regional Studies, 2, 2025, 1-17
Indexing: ERIH PLUS - Strategic Migration Policy in Georgia Under Soviet Totalitarianism: Government Approaches and Implementation Practices
International Journal of Social Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2025, 1-21 (Co-author(s): Ineza Zoidze)
Indexing: ERIH PLUS -
, 3, 2025, 236-244 (Co-author(s): )
Indexing: ERIH PLUS - ეკომიგრაციის სახელმწიფო პოლიტიკა საქართველოში
Politics, ტომი 8, N 5, 2024, 27-58 (Co-author(s): Ineza Zoidze, Natalia Lazba)
Indexing: Google Scholar - Formation of administrative unit and governance of Batumi District in the Russian Empire 1878-1917
Eastern Europe-Regional Studies, 2, 2024, 8
Indexing: ERIH PLUS - E-governance under the framework of open governance in Georgia: current situation, problems and opportunities
Public Administration and Policy, 27, 2024, 1-13 (Co-author(s): Jibladze, M., Zoidze, I., Phartenadze, G.)
Indexing: Scopus (Q2) - A Novel Approach to Regional E-government Measurement: The Case of Georgia
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems- Proceedings of Ninth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, 1014, 2024, 103–118 (Co-author(s): Ineza Zoidze, Malvina Jibladze)
Indexing: Scopus - The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Process of Improving Communication Systems of Strategic Objects
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems-Proceedings of Ninth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, 9, 2024, 131-140 (Co-author(s): Tamta Varshanidze, David Varshanidze )
Indexing: Scopus - INSTITUTIONAL REGULATION OF ECO-MIGRATION POLICY IN GEORGIA
International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science, 1(37), 2023, 1-10
Indexing: ERIH PLUS - MODERN INSTITUTE OF PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL OF GEORGIA IN THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM
International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Economy, 1(41), 2023, 1-11 (Co-author(s): Genady Iashvili; Fati Khalvashi)
Indexing: ERIH PLUS - Muslim Georgia Majlis and Constituent Assembly
The Georgian Parliamentarism, 2, 2022, 1-11 (Co-author(s): Giga Fartenadze)
Indexing: Google Scholar - STAGES OF RESETTLEMENT OF ECO-MIGRANTS OF ADJARA REGION AND STATE STRATEGY (ON THE EXAMPLE OF GURIA REGION)
International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science, 4(36), 2022, 1-8 (Co-author(s): Ineza Zoidze, Levan Jackeli, Natalia Lazba, Irine Tsintsadze.)
Indexing: ERIH PLUS - REGIONAL LEVEL ANALYSIS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE EXECUTIVE POWER ON THE EXAMPLE OF ADJARA
International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science, 4(36), 2022, 1-10 (Co-author(s): Genady Iashvili, Fati Khalvashi)
Indexing: ERIH PLUS
Participation in scientific events
- Azerbaijan–Turkey Strategic Partnership: Regional Influence and Geopolitical Implications
6th International Scientific Conference "Social and Political Issues of the 21st Century., The Center for American Studies, 2026, Warsaw, Poland
Indexing: other - Leadership Blindness and the Double Standard: How Managerial Inaction Fuels Shadow AI in Public Sector Organizations
New Trends in the Global Economy in the Context of Digitalization, Almaty Humanitarian-Economic University; Azerbaijan State University of Economics; Kunaev University, 2026, KAZAKHSTAN, Almaty
Indexing: other - Global Power Rivalry in the Black Sea Region
Shifting Allegiances, Story-Telling, and the Narrative of Values, University of st. Gallen; Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University; Association European Studies of the Caucasus , 2026, Georgia, Batumi (Co-author(s): Malvina Jibladze)
Indexing: other - The Black Sea strategic corridor: Georgia’s role in EU energy unity and digital resilience
15th EURINT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEThe EU’s future: Cohesion in an age of inequalities, CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES FACULTY OF LAW ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI – ROMANIA , JEAN MONNET EUROPEAN DOCUMENTATION CENTRE, 2026, laşi, ROMANIA (Co-author(s): Tamta VARSHANIDZE)
Indexing: other - Internally displaced persons’ integration in Georgia in a complex political context: State policy and social response
2026 IMISCOE Spring Conference Governing and Experiencing Migration in Contentious Times, University of Liège, 2026, Belgium (Co-author(s): Malvina Jibladze)
Indexing: other - Security Strategies and the Role of External Actors in the South Caucasus: A Comparative Analysis of the Cases of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
The Black Sea Region at the Crossroads of Civilizations IV, Niko Berdzenishvili Institute of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, 2025, Georgia, Batumi (Co-author(s): Zaza Burkadze)
Indexing: ERIH PLUS - “Silent Norms” – Informal Religious Practices in Adjara: Historical, Social, and Legal Context
The Black Sea Coast at the Crossroads of Civilizations IV, Niko Berdzenishvili Institute, Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi, 2025, Georgia, Batumi (Co-author(s): Givi Abashidze)
Indexing: ERIH PLUS - Regional Analysis of State Policy on Eco-Migration: The Case of Adjara
International Scientific Conference The Black Sea Coast at the Crossroads of Civilizations III, Niko Berdzenishvili Institute of Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi , 2024, Georgia/Batumi
Indexing: ERIH PLUS - A Novel Approach to Regional E-government Measurement: The Case of Georgia
Ninth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, Global Knowledge Research Foundation, 2024, London (Co-author(s): Ineza Zoidze, Malvina Jibladze )
Indexing: Scopus - The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Process of Improving Communication Systems of Strategic Objects
Ninth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, Global Knowledge Research Foundation, 2024, London (Co-author(s): Varshanidze, T., Varshanidze, D. )
Indexing: Web of Science - Open Government System as a New Model of Modern Public Administration (Analysis of the Case of Georgia)
7th International Conference on Modern Approaches in Humanities and Social sciences, Diamond Scientific Publishing, 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, (Co-author(s): Ineza Zoidze)
Indexing: other - Georgian Experience of open government: achievements and Dilemmas
The 5th International Conference on New Trends in Social Sciences (Co-author(s): Giga Phartenadze)
Indexing: other - State policy of eco-migration: comparative analysis of Soviet and post-Soviet periods on the example of Georgia
THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE: EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE ON MIGRATION - APPROACHES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES (Co-author(s): Ineza Zoidze)
Indexing: other - Adaptation and integration of eco-migrants in local communities of Georgia (on the example of Guria region)
The 5th World Conference on Social Sciences (Co-author(s): Ineza Zoidze, Levan Jakeli)
Indexing: Google Scholar - Muslim Parliament of Georgia and the Constituent Assembly
The Constituent Assembly of Georgia: Experience of Georgian Parliamentarism (Co-author(s): Giga Fartenadz)
Indexing: Google Scholar
Research grant projects
Ongoing/Completed
- 12.2023 - 12.2027 - Adaptation and Integration of Eco-Migrants Resettled from the Adjara Region into Local Communities of Georgia
Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, project manager - 03.2023 - 08.2026 - Administrative Governance of Historical South-Western Georgia (1878–1921)
Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, project staff - 02.2023 - 12.2023 - Open Government as a New Model of Public Administration Reform: The Case of Georgia
Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi, project manager - 10.2022 - 12.2022 - Parliamentary Oversight of the Executive Branch in Georgia
Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, other project staff - 02.2022 - 12.2022 - Problems of Adaptation and Integration of Eco-Migrants from the Adjara Region in Local Communities: Challenges and Solutions (The Case of the Guria Region)
Ineza Zoidze, Levan Jaqeli, Natalia Lazba, Irine Tsintsadze, project staff
- 06.2026 - Digital Inequality Governance and Models of Socio-Economic Transformation in Border Regions: The Case of Upper Mountainous Adjara
Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, project manager - 05.2023 - Adjara’s Autonomy: Myth and Reality (A Historical-Political and Legal Analysis)
Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, project manager - 05.2023 - Feminization of Local Self-Government: A Local Analysis Based on the High-Mountain Border Municipalities of Adjara
Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, project staff
Other (non-scientific) grant projects
- 07.2024 - 08.2024 - "Building Education and Research Capacities on Nuclear Non-Proliferation in Georgia, 2024"
Civil Council on Defense and Security Issues, NNS-094562 , project staff - 07.2019 - 12.2021 - Diversity and Inclusion in the Field of Defense and Security
Embassy of the Netherlands in Georgia, 01-6/59, project staff
Other scientific activities
- Conducting scientific seminars, 2026
- Doctoral thesis review, 2025
- Reviewing a scientific paper, 2025
- Involvement of students in scientific conferences, 2024
- Reviewing/editing the monograph, 2023
- Supervision of bachelor theses, 2023
- Supervision of master`s theses, 2023
- Involvement of students in scientific projects, 2023
- Membership of the editorial board of scientific publications, 2022
Internship, trainings, scholarship/award
Internship
- 22.09.2016 - 30.01.2017 Professional Internship in Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, Republic of Azerbaijan, Consulate General of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- 14.04.2026 - 16.04.2026 WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND CLIMATE JUSTICE, Women's Learning Partnership (WLP), Women's Resource Center
- 13.12.2025 - 14.12.2025 Valid definition and measurability of learning outcomes in educational programs, courses, and components, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University (BSU), Batumi, Georgia.
- 08.12.2025 - 09.12.2025 Active Learning Methods, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Batumi, Georgia
- 01.12.2025 - 01.12.2025 Use of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 23.09.2024 - 25.09.2024 თბილისის მე-5 საერთაშორისო ფორუმი რეგიონული სტაბილურობისთვის ბირთვული და რადიოლოგიური უსაფრთხოების ტურბულენტურ დროში – შავი ზღვის რეგიონის მომავლის ფორმირება, Georgia, Tbilisi
- 21.08.2024 - 23.08.2024 The 9 th Batumi Summer University (BSU) Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime in Protracted Crisis Lessons from past, challenging present and options for solutions, Georgia, Batumi, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 17.07.2024 - 17.07.2024 Expert training on feminist foreign policy, Georgia, Tbilisi
- 11.03.2024 - 31.05.2024 Crisis management and analysis, Online format - Sweden, Georgia, Estonia
- 07.12.2023 - 08.12.2023 Pluralism and free media, Georgia, Tbilisi. Max Planck Foundation
- 22.08.2023 - 24.08.2023 8th Batumi Summer University Nuclear Security and Non-Proliferation in Turbulent Times: Vision of the Future, Georgia, Batumi
- 31.07.2023 - 31.07.2023 , Georgia, Batumi
- 24.11.2022 - 25.11.2022 A new program for higher education institutions against gender-based violence, Georgia, Tbilisi-Batumi
- 17.09.2022 - 18.09.2022 Methodology of effective teaching of civic education, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 22.08.2022 - 24.08.2022 7th Batumi Summer University Nuclear Security After Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 20.06.2022 - 22.06.2022 Cyber Security, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
- 01.07.2021 - 30.08.2021 Academic Writing for Academic Staff, Civil Council on Defense and Security
- 02.07.2020 - 02.07.2020 Integration issues of Georgia, NATO and European Union Information Center
- 20.06.2011 - 21.06.2011 Faculty Development Training, Yerevan Free Agrarian University
- 15.06.2007 - 17.07.2007 Head Trainer, Batumi, Georgia, Foundation Education Institute
