Stephen F. Jones is a professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at Mount Holyoke College. Neil MacFarlane is the Lester B. Pearson professor of International Relations and Fellow at St Anne’s College, University of Oxford.

• AcknowledgmentsNote on Transliteration and TerminologyList of Contributors Foreword by Giorgi Khelashvili Preface by David UsupashviliIntroduction by Stephen F. JonesPart I. Historical and Geographical ContextKey Themes1. Persistent Patterns in Georgian Politics, Stephen F. Jones2. New Shifts in Georgian Geography, Joseph Salukvadze and Zurab Davitashvili3. Economic and Regional Factors in Georgia’s Political Transformation, Mikheil Tokmazishvili Part II. Georgia’s Institutional TransformationsKey Themes4. Higher Education and State-Building in Georgia, Marine Chitashvili5. Taming the Courts: Judicial Reform in Georgia (1991–2017), Vakhtang Menabde6. Elections, Political Parties, and Social Change in Georgia (2003–2016), David SichinavaPart III. Georgia and the International System Key Themes7. Georgia’s European Dilemma, Natalie Sabanadze8. Russian Policy towards Georgia, Neil MacFarlane9. Georgia in the International Political Economy, Mamuka Tsereteli10. Afterword, Neil MacFarlaneEndnotesIndex

Stephen F. Jones is a professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at Mount Holyoke College. Neil MacFarlane is the Lester B. Pearson professor of International Relations and Fellow at St Anne’s College, University of Oxford.

• AcknowledgmentsNote on Transliteration and TerminologyList of Contributors Foreword by Giorgi Khelashvili Preface by David UsupashviliIntroduction by Stephen F. JonesPart I. Historical and Geographical ContextKey Themes1. Persistent Patterns in Georgian Politics, Stephen F. Jones2. New Shifts in Georgian Geography, Joseph Salukvadze and Zurab Davitashvili3. Economic and Regional Factors in Georgia’s Political Transformation, Mikheil Tokmazishvili Part II. Georgia’s Institutional TransformationsKey Themes4. Higher Education and State-Building in Georgia, Marine Chitashvili5. Taming the Courts: Judicial Reform in Georgia (1991–2017), Vakhtang Menabde6. Elections, Political Parties, and Social Change in Georgia (2003–2016), David SichinavaPart III. Georgia and the International System Key Themes7. Georgia’s European Dilemma, Natalie Sabanadze8. Russian Policy towards Georgia, Neil MacFarlane9. Georgia in the International Political Economy, Mamuka Tsereteli10. Afterword, Neil MacFarlaneEndnotesIndex

Stephen F. Jones is a professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at Mount Holyoke College. Neil MacFarlane is the Lester B. Pearson professor of International Relations and Fellow at St Anne’s College, University of Oxford.

• AcknowledgmentsNote on Transliteration and TerminologyList of Contributors Foreword by Giorgi Khelashvili Preface by David UsupashviliIntroduction by Stephen F. JonesPart I. Historical and Geographical ContextKey Themes1. Persistent Patterns in Georgian Politics, Stephen F. Jones2. New Shifts in Georgian Geography, Joseph Salukvadze and Zurab Davitashvili3. Economic and Regional Factors in Georgia’s Political Transformation, Mikheil Tokmazishvili Part II. Georgia’s Institutional TransformationsKey Themes4. Higher Education and State-Building in Georgia, Marine Chitashvili5. Taming the Courts: Judicial Reform in Georgia (1991–2017), Vakhtang Menabde6. Elections, Political Parties, and Social Change in Georgia (2003–2016), David SichinavaPart III. Georgia and the International System Key Themes7. Georgia’s European Dilemma, Natalie Sabanadze8. Russian Policy towards Georgia, Neil MacFarlane9. Georgia in the International Political Economy, Mamuka Tsereteli10. Afterword, Neil MacFarlaneEndnotesIndex