Program on Georgian Studies

Advancing the study of Georgia and the South Caucasus through research, scholarly and cultural exchange, teaching, and outreach. 

Welcome to the Davis Center’s Program on Georgian Studies! Our program fosters research on Georgia and the South Caucasus at Harvard, facilitates collaboration between Georgian and American scholars, students, and artists, and enhances the broader community's understanding of the region.

We offer opportunities for students, junior scholars, and faculty from Harvard and Georgia, and for artists from both Georgia and the U.S. On this website, you will find information about grants, fellowships, travel, summer internships, and classes providing different ways to engage with Georgian studies. (More details below.)

Our Georgian language classes offer an immersive experience into the linguistic and cultural heritage of Georgia, giving both the ability to communicate and deeper insights into the region's unique history, traditions, and contemporary significance.

For Harvard affiliates seeking to independently deepen their knowledge of Georgia and the South Caucasus, we offer a research guide on Harvard’s library collections and other resources.

Explore our past and upcoming events, including lectures, workshops, online panels, and film screenings, to gain insights into the region’s history, politics, and culture. 

The Program on Georgian Studies is supported by a research award from the Georgian Ministry of Education and Science.

You can contact program coordinator Allison Hart at: ahart@fas.harvard.edu. 

Staff and community members gathered after a seminar on Dec. 8, 2023.

Staff and community members gathered after a seminar on Dec. 8, 2023. 

Opportunities and Resources

Related Insights

Former supporters of the ruling party have begun to peel away, writes Prof. Stephen Jones, leaving an autocratic government — that two weeks ago seemed stable — suddenly on the brink of collapse.

Stephen Jones argues that Georgia’s elections expose the weaknesses of its democratic system and the ruling party's affinity for right-wing populists in Europe.

The country’s illiberal ruling party won a narrow victory — enough to maintain power but not to make good on its extreme promise of banning opposition parties, writes our alum Joshua Kucera.

Related Events

Past Event

The Black Sea Lab is an exploratory collaboration across the research initiatives at the Davis Center.

Past Event

This seminar offers an in-depth exploration of school-related gender-based violence with a special focus on educational institutions in the Kakheti region of Georgia.

Past Event

As our society struggles with the onslaught of AI-powered disinformation, a small country in the Caucasus offers insights we can all learn from.