Renata Skardžiūtė-Kereselidze

Renata Skardžiūtė-Kereselidze is deputy director at Georgian Institute of Politics, an independent think tank based in Tbilisi. She earned her MA at Central European University (CEU), Nationalism Studies department (2009); and received BA in Political Science, Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS), Vilnius University (2008). She is alumna of the On Think Tanks Fellowship Program "Integral Leaders for Global Challenges" (2017). Before joining GIP Renata has worked as a journalist covering foreign policy and European issues in Lithuania, and was recipient of Heinrich Boell fellowship to research EU strategies in conflict resolution in Georgia. Her interests include collective identities, European integration and Eastern Partnership.