Sociologist of (queer) everyday security, belonging, and marginalisation in Georgia and beyond. PhD from @uclssees.bsky.social. He/they.
https://davidrypel.com
David Rypel
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This is crazy news, and I hope it's not the end. Back in 2016, GIP was the only CEE think tank that replied to my cold call for an internship—this pretty much set me on the path of engaging with Georgia.
David Rypel
I absolutely agree with this in that - if you're thinking about doing a PhD, you need to be okay with that even if it's just the PhD. The odds are, there will not be an academic job at the end.
However, we also need to be very clear on the realities of the PhD. It is not a good early graduate job.
Very sad day for the Georgian Institute of Politics, a think tank focused mostly on foreign policy dimensions, but also obviously om the internal political developments.
Due to the repressive legislation adopted, the organization has to close.
The Georgian government follows the established authoritarian trajectory and now targets the independence of universities.
Please sign and share the petition below in solidarity with ISU.
docs.google.com/forms/d/1d4w...
As thousands have gathered in central Tbilisi, the main pro-government TV channel, Imedi is downplaying the scale of the protests with drone footage showing empty streets.
⭕ Georgia Live Updates: oc-media.org/live-updates...
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We, members of the international academic community, scholars, students, alumni, university staff, university leaders, researchers, research centers and institutes, and partners of higher education in...
📣JOBS📣
I am hiring a PhD student & a postdoc for a project on the history of security innovations in Global East.
Interested in sociological & STS research on security? Apply here:
PhD: jobs.univie.ac.at/job-invite/5...
Postdoc: jobs.univie.ac.at/job-invite/5...
Cool office neighbourhood included!
On a more personal note, this will likely be my last conference for a while. I haven't had access to conference funding in the past two years, which means I've self-funded most of the expenses. As rewarding as it has been, it isn't a "hobby" one can easily sustain.
David Rypel
I'm presenting my paper on how queers in Georgia (Sakartvelo) navigate and survive the enforcement of cisheteronormativity at the panel 3A-9 (9 am).
Stop by if you're around! #Aleksanteri2025
