Mariana Chicu
Mariana coordinates the implementation of one of the biggest organization’s projects “Business of the Government” with a budget of more than 2 mln dollars financed by Sida. This project aims at bringing transparency to selected critical sectors and institutions through in-depth research, analysis, and innovative uses of technology.
Before joining TI Georgia team she worked at the Council of Europe where she was responsible for human rights components in Moldova. She obtained an LLM in Human Rights from Central European University, Budapest, Hungary and is finalizing her doctoral studies there. Mariana was a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University Law School, New York City, USA. Now she is also teaching at Caucasus School of Law.
Except having experience in project management and coordination Mariana has a specific interest in human rights, she has experience in litigation before the European Court of Human Rights and delivering trainings as an international expert for the Council of Europe on the European Convention on Human Rights.
- Competition environment and transparent state procurement in Georgia
- Georgian Anti-Corruption Council and Georgia’s international anti-corruption obligations
- Government-business relations and revolving door regulations
- Improving Accountability and Responsiveness of Local Government
- Mainstreaming Civil Society's Efforts to Diminish Corruption in Developing Societies
- Parliament
- Privatizations and public-private partnerships
- Promoting budget transparency
- Promoting Open Governance and Open Data
- Property rights
- Regional Research project: Freedom of Information in the South Caucasus
- Regional Research project: Freedom of Information in the South Caucasus (Phase II)
- Detection of cases of elite corruption and governmental pressure on business
- Mainstreaming Civil Society's Efforts to Diminish Corruption in Developing Societies (OSGF)
- Regional Research project: Freedom of Information in the South Caucasus
- Regional Research project: Freedom of Information in the South Caucasus (Phase II)
