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1	Neoliberal Globalization in Post-Soviet Georgia: Protests Against the Nenskra Dam in Svaneti Tadiashvili, Ketevan 08 January 2019 (has links) Hydropower development is a threat to many communities around the world, especially in developing countries, where the interests of private capital dominate often at the expense of exploiting the local people. This thesis presents a case study of anti-Nenskra dam activism in Chuberi and Nakra, two villages located in the Upper Svaneti region, Georgia. Through a lens of postsocialism, this analysis assesses the anti-dam activism within its systemic and historical context, arguing that the Nenskra dam is a product of Georgia’s post-Soviet neoliberalism and the Svan protests signify a rejection of this model of development. Svaneti Sakartvelo Georgia post-Soviet hydroelectric dams social movements neoliberal globalization postsocialism energy politics Nenskra River Nakra River Nenskra dam