April 26 marked an opening of the Academic Writing Project: How to Publish Papers in International Journals. The project includes 3 phases: Phase 1 – a one-day workshop, phase 2- a half-day workshop, phase 3 – summer school/presentation of the results. The first workshop was led by invited instructors: Prof. Thomas Jonter and Prof. Benoit Pelopidas. This Academic Writing one-day workshop contained practical advice on how to improve academic writing according to the international scholars’ standards. The objective of it was to analyze the different approaches towards academic writing and to give the practical advice on how to improve the academic writing skills. The focus is on how to be published in foreign journals focusing on international studies. The workshop provided a good understanding of how the journal process work, from submission to publication, what referees will be looking for when they review texts, and where to submit work.

Second meeting of the Academic Writing Project was conducted on May 12^th. As for the first meeting, during the second workshop invited instructors: Prof. Thomas Jonter and Prof. Benoit Pelopidas discussed various topics with the participants, including how to structure academic writing and how to use different theories in them. Importance of research methodology and its coherence with the theories, as well as common mistakes in the process of writing were overviewed.

Attendees included students and academic staff of several universities, as well as Civil Council representatives. The project is a part of Civil Council’s programme: Nuclear Nonproliferation Education and Research Capacity Building in Georgia, which is financially supported by the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority.

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