Essays about: "Megrelian"

Found 2 essays containing the word Megrelian.

  1. 1. The Peculiar Case of the Megrelians - Representation and Identity Negotiation in Post-Societ Georgia

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Bobby Svitzer; [2012]
    Keywords : Georgia; Megrelians; Identity Negotiation; Representations; Field Study; Nationalism; Ethnography; Interviews; Observations;

    Abstract : In the post-Soviet country of Georgia is a strong sense of nationalism prevalent in the current process of nation building. The Megrelians, traditionally understood as a sub-ethnic Georgian group, form a majority in western Georgia. Many Megrelians are however displaced due to a civil war in 1992 and live outside their traditional territories. READ MORE

  3. 2. Internally Displaced Persons in Georgia - Challenges for Change

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : MIKAEL ÅHLIN; [2011]
    Keywords : Internal displacement; IDPs; Zugdidi; Samegrelo; Georgia; Caucasus; Megrelian; Mingrelian; Internally Displaced Persons;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on global and local level. The researchquestion deals with the problems associated with IDPs - what challenges IDPs are facing and thefuture prospects for IDPs worldwide and on local level in the Samegrelo region in Georgia. READ MORE