I am a labour & economic sociologist interested in studying new forms of labour (gig work, digitalisation of labour), how it affects social security of workers in less advanced economies and general trends in the social policy development. I am an associate professor of Sociology at Tbilisi State University where I completed my PhD in 2018. During Spring 2024 I will be studying the system of portable benefits for platform workers in the US as a Fulbright scholar based at the City University of New York, (CUNY), Brooklyn college.

Apart from academic work I am engaged in policy analysis and implementation as well. Throughout the last 12 years I have supported governmental agencies in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, India and Republic of Kosovo in reforming their employment and skills formation policies. These professional engagements help me bridge the divide between academic thinking and real world policy-making. Over the past 14 years I have designed active labour market measures, developed concept papers on reforming social protection & employment policies and evaluated training programs in several countries.

I occasionally write blogs here about my ongoing projects/research.