On October 15, a public lecture was held at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). Guest speaker Jovan Bliznakovski presented his research findings to the audience on the topic: "How Parties Mobilize Voters in Georgia: A Comparative Perspective." The lecture focused on relations between political parties and voters in post-socialist Europe, political clientelism, populism, and ethnic mobilization.
Jovan Bliznakovski is an Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Research (ISPJR) at Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.
The event took place as part of the information sessions for the POSIG master's program, and its final session was conducted in a Q&A and discussion format.
