Alexander Kupatadze

RESEARCH AND FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

Dr. Kupatadze's research interests lie at the intersection of political science and international relations, criminology and history.

His current research focuses on:

  • the impact of political transitions on criminal opportunity structures;
  • developing framework for analyzing illicit practices (corruption and organized crime) as states’ foreign policy tools;
  • studying the circumstances under which corruption declines.

Recently completed projects:

  • Archival research in Georgia on organized crime in Tsarist period (1905-1917) and immediate aftermath of Soviet occupation (1921-1930);
  • 'Analysis of Organized Crime', research report for the Government of Kyrgyzstan (January-April 2012)

Past projects:

  • Crime groups in Odessa region, Ukraine (Summer 2010)
  • Trafficking of radioactive materials through Caucasus (2005-8)
  • Police reform in Georgia (2004-5)
  • Transnational smuggling from and through Transdniester region, Moldova (2004)
  • Border security, contraband and drug trafficking through Georgia (2003-5)

PUBLICATIONS

Articles in peer-reviewed journals:

  • Radiological smuggling and uncontrolled territories: the case of Georgia in Global Crime, 8:1, 2007

Monographs:

  • Looking through the Party Lenses, a Comparative Study of Georgian Political Parties’ Views on Foreign and National Security Policies (AIR, 2010, as co-author) [Eng] [Geo]
  • Smuggling through Abkhazia and South Ossetia (TraCCC, 2004, as co-author) [Eng]

Analysis and research papers:


  • Police reform in Georgia (CSS, 2012) [Eng] [Geo]