@misc{KoehlerZuercher2004,
  author    = {Koehler, Jan and Z{\"u}rcher, Christoph},
  title     = {Der Staat und sein Schatten : zur Institutionalisierung hybrider Staatlichkeit im S{\"u}d-Kaukasus},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47422},
  year      = {2004},
  abstract  = {This article looks at contemporary Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan and addresses the question of how these states, which suffer from considerable institutional weaknesses, nevertheless retain the ability to control key aspects of statehood, first of all security and a measure of central authority. It is argued that these states invest only in selected aspects of statehood. The needed resources are mobilized by a system of informal taxes, which are then invested in certain selected core functions of statehood. This form of state depends on both formal and informal institutions, which are mutually supportive.},
  language  = {de}
}
@misc{Aphrasidze2004,
  author    = {Aphrasidze, David},
  title     = {Die Polizei in Georgien : Wandel eines Akteurs},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47390},
  year      = {2004},
  abstract  = {During the violent phases of transformation in post-Soviet Georgia the power of the police passed on to paramilitary groups. Under the rule of president Shevardnadze, however, the police regained a central political role, but it remained embedded in Soviet and pre-Soviet political structures. This becomes visible by looking at the political economy of the police. Informal taxes, purchase of office, and clientelism became established practices within the police. At present, the new government tries to carry out structural reforms in the police sector, which might lead to a break with the current hybrid Georgian state model.},
  language  = {de}
}
@book{OPUS4-1517,
  title     = {Nachhaltige Finanz- und Sozialpolitik in Georgien : Arbeitspapiere des Deutsch-Georgischen Arbeitskreises f{\"u}r Finanz- und Sozialpolitik},
  editor    = {Petersen, Hans-Georg and Gelaschwili, Simon},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-940793-11-9},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-16047},
  publisher      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {XIV, 289},
  year      = {2008},
  abstract  = {Die Beitr{\"a}ge des vorliegenden Sammelbandes widmen sich vorrangig den finanz- und sozialrechtlichen Problemen von Georgien im Transformationsprozess, bieten wichtige Informationen zur aktuellen Situation von Haushalten und zum Steueraufkommen, zu Fragen der Armut und der Einkommensverteilung, zur rechtlichen Fundierung der Finanz- und Sozialpolitik sowie zur Ausgestaltung der gebietsk{\"o}rperschaftlichen Struktur. Die Autoren vermitteln weitgehende Vorschl{\"a}ge zur Reform des Steuer- und Transfersystems sowie zum Aufbau eines friedensstiftenden F{\"o}deralstaats, welcher die Kenntnisse {\"u}ber die Wertgrundlagen einer offenen Gesellschaft vertieft, damit den zivilgesellschaftlichen Ansatz unterst{\"u}tzt, eine St{\"a}rkung des demokratischen Marktsystems f{\"o}rdert und zugleich das friedliche Zusammenleben in einer unruhigen Region erleichtert.},
  subject      = {Georgien},
  language  = {de}
}
@book{Kbiladze2009,
  author    = {Kbiladze, David},
  title     = {Einige historische und gesetzgeberische Faktoren der Reformierung der georgischen Statistik},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-37909},
  publisher      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  year      = {2009},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Ehrke2011,
  author    = {Ehrke, J{\"u}rgen},
  title     = {Zur Stabilisierung fragmentierter Staaten},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  isbn      = {978-3-86956-155-4},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-53975},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {366},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Die internationale Staatengemeinschaft steht Sezessionsbestrebungen zur Aufspaltung bestehender Staaten gew{\"o}hnlich ablehnend gegen{\"u}ber. Gleichzeitig wendet sie in vielen L{\"a}ndern Instrumente der Entwicklungspolitik an und greift so auch in den dortigen politischen Prozess ein. Untersucht wird, inwiefern Entwicklungspolitik so gestaltet werden kann, dass sie nicht, quasi als Nebenwirkung, einer Sezessionsbewegung zum Durchbruch verhilft. Betrachtet wird dabei neben der gezielten F{\"o}rderung wirtschaftlichen Wachstums auch das Instrument der Dezentralisierung, das oft als Mittel zur „Beruhigung" separatistischer Bestrebungen vorgeschlagen wird. Zuvor jedoch wird aufgewiesen, dass eine Politik, die Sezessionen verhindern will, zumindest in vielen F{\"a}llen auch moralphilosophisch schl{\"u}ssig begr{\"u}ndet werden kann. Den Abschluss der Arbeit bilden drei Fallstudien zu Sezessionen auf dem Gebiet der ehemaligen Sowjetunion.},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Nikolaeva2013,
  author    = {Nikolaeva, Elena},
  title     = {Landslide kinematics and interactions studied in central Georgia by using synthetic aperture radar interferometry, optical imagery and inverse modeling},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-70406},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {Landslides are one of the biggest natural hazards in Georgia, a mountainous country in the Caucasus. So far, no systematic monitoring and analysis of the dynamics of landslides in Georgia has been made. Especially as landslides are triggered by extrinsic processes, the analysis of landslides together with precipitation and earthquakes is challenging. In this thesis I describe the advantages and limits of remote sensing to detect and better understand the nature of landslide in Georgia. The thesis is written in a cumulative form, composing a general introduction, three manuscripts and a summary and outlook chapter. In the present work, I measure the surface displacement due to active landslides with different interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) methods. The slow landslides (several cm per year) are well detectable with two-pass interferometry. In same time, the extremely slow landslides (several mm per year) could be detected only with time series InSAR techniques. I exemplify the success of InSAR techniques by showing hitherto unknown landslides, located in the central part of Georgia. Both, the landslide extent and displacement rate is quantified. Further, to determine a possible depth and position of potential sliding planes, inverse models were developed. Inverse modeling searches for parameters of source which can create observed displacement distribution. I also empirically estimate the volume of the investigated landslide using displacement distributions as derived from InSAR combined with morphology from an aerial photography. I adapted a volume formula for our case, and also combined available seismicity and precipitation data to analyze potential triggering factors. A governing question was: What causes landslide acceleration as observed in the InSAR data? The investigated area (central Georgia) is seismically highly active. As an additional product of the InSAR data analysis, a deformation area associated with the 7th September Mw=6.0 earthquake was found. Evidences of surface ruptures directly associated with the earthquake could not be found in the field, however, during and after the earthquake new landslides were observed. The thesis highlights that deformation from InSAR may help to map area prone landslides triggering by earthquake, potentially providing a technique that is of relevance for country wide landslide monitoring, especially as new satellite sensors will emerge in the coming years.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Loladze2014,
  author    = {Loladze, Besik},
  title     = {Das Rechtsstaatsprinzip in der Verfassung Georgiens und in der Rechtsprechung des Verfassungsgerichts Georgiens},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-75425},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam},
  pages     = {498},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Die Dissertation wird der rechtsstaatlichen Problematik in der Verfassung von Georgien und in der Rechtsprechung des Verfassungsgerichts Georgiens gewidmet und bietet eine umfangreiche Analyse der wichtigsten Rechtsstaatsmerkmale in dieser Hinsicht. Neben dieser Analyse der fr{\"u}heren und bestehenden Gegebenheiten, prognostiziert sie mittels der perspektivistischen Denkmodele zuk{\"u}nftige Entwicklungen und schl{\"a}gt eventuelle L{\"o}sungswege von Problemen vor. Bei der Arbeit an der Dissertation wurde insbesondere die reiche Erfahrung der deutschen Rechtsstaatsdogmatik in Anspruch genommen.},
  language  = {de}
}