Gavin Slade Jahnstrasse 1, Berlin, 10967 +4917625760699 sladehouse98@gmail.com Education DPhil in Law St. Antony s College & Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford, Oct 2007-April 2011. MSc with Distinction Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford. Sept 2006-Sept 2007 MA with Distinction Political Science Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Sept 2004 June 2005. BA with First Class Joint Honours, History and Philosophy. University of Wales, Lampeter, (UWL) Oct 1998-July 2001. Current Employment Publications Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Dahlem Research School, Freie Universitat, Berlin Slade G. & Bosworth M. 2014. In Search of Recognition: Gender and Staff- Detainee Relationships in an British Immigration Removal Centre Punishment & Society 16/2 169-186 Slade G. 2013. Reorganizing Crime: Mafia and Anti-Mafia in Post-Soviet Georgia (Oxford: Oxford University Press) Slade G. & Tangiashvili N. 2013. Zero Tolerance Schooling: Education Policy, Crime and Democracy in Post-Soviet Georgia Post-Soviet Affairs (ahead-ofprint). Slade G. 2012. No Country for Made Men: the Decline of the Mafia in Post- Soviet Georgia. Law and Society Review 46/3 623-649 Slade, G. 2012. Georgia s War on Crime: Creating Security in a post- Revolutionary Context. European Security 21/1 37-56 Slade, G. 2007 The Threat of the Thief. Who has Normative Influence in Georgian Society? in Global Crime 8/2 Slade, G. 2007 Georgia and Thieves-in-Law: Review Article in Global Crime, 8/3
Slade G. The Criminology of Mafias in International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioural Sciences (2 nd ed.) (Oxford: Elsevier. Accepted July, 2013) In preparation: Slade G. & Light M. (forthcoming) Crime after Communism: Criminal Justice Developments and Criminological Debates. Introduction. In Slade G. & Light M. (eds). Crime and Criminal Justice in the Post-Soviet Region. Theoretical Criminology: Special Edition. (Due 2015) Slade G. & Piacentini L. (forthcoming) Prison Reform in Russia and Georgia. In Slade G. & Light M. (eds.) Crime and Criminal Justice in the Post-Soviet Region. Theoretical Criminology: Special Edition. (Due 2015) Slade G. (forthcoming) Punishment and State-Building in Post-Soviet Georgia. In Schatz E. & Heathershaw J. (eds). The Strength of Weak States in Eurasia (Due 2015) Slade G. & Kekoshvili V. Prisoner Societies During Reform (data collection and analysis stage) Slade G. et al. Analysis of the background, scope and impact of torture in the Georgian Penitentiary System 2006-2012. Open Society Georgia Foundation. Slade G. et al. Attitudes to the Judiciary: Assessment of Legal Professionals and Business Leaders (Survey, Interviews and Report) Caucasus Research and Resource Centers. Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Program: East-West Management Institute, Tbilisi, Georgia NON-PEER REIVIEWED ARTICLES, REPORTS, OP-EDs: Bosworth M., Kellezi B & Slade G. (2012) Quality of Life in Detention: IRC Morton Hall. (Report) Oxford University. Gutbrod H & Slade G (2011) Overcoming the Lack of Cooperation: Social Capital in Georgia Investor Magazine, American Chamber of Commerce: Tbilisi, Georgia Slade, G. (2011) The State on the Streets: The Changing Landscape of Policing in Georgia in Caucasus Analytical Digest No. 26 Slade, G. (2010) Export Dependent: Georgian gangs strengthen Russian presence in Jane's Intelligence Review, IHS Slade, G. (2010) Georgia/Europe: Coordinated Police Action Deters Organised Crime in Oxford Analytica Slade, G. (2009) The Georgian Mafia in Caucasus Analytical Digest No. 9
Select Conference Papers Slade G. (2014). Anti-Corruption in Georgia University of Vilnius, conference on corruption. Slade G. (2014) Prison Reform in Russia and Georgia Law and Society Association, Annual Conference, Minneapolis, US. Slade G. (2013) In Search of Recognition: Gender and Staff-Detainee Relationships in a British Immigration Removal Centre Law and Society Association, Annual Conference, Boston, US. Slade G. (2011) Criminal Subcultures and the Rule of Law in post-soviet States Law and Psychology Conference, Yerevan, Armenia. Slade, G. (2011) Mafia and Anti-Mafia in the Republic of Georgia British Academy of Slavic and East European Studies Annual Conference, Cambridge University, UK. Slade, G. (2010) Georgia s Biggest Export: Georgian Organised Crime, April 2010, Conference The Caucasus: Negotiating Dominion, Imagining Freedom, St. Andrews University, Scotland Slade, G. (2010) Global and local organised crime and economic uncertainty: Russia and the Caucasus, Workshop on Prosperity and Security in Difficult Economic Times, Global Futures Forum, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Ottawa, Canada. Slade, G. (2009) Fitting the Frame: Signalling and Recruitment in the Kanonieri Qurdebi Workshop on Signalling Theory and Recruitment into Extra-Legal Organizations, Nuffield College, Oxford. Awards Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Dahlem Research School, Freie Universitat, Berlin, July 2014-Dec 2015 Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship: Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Sep 2012 to Sep 2013 Ilia State University, Visiting Scholarship, Tbilisi, Georgia Sept 2011-Dec 2011 Roger Hood Prize from Oxford Criminology Centre for highest marks on Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice course. October 2007. Economic and Social Research Council four year scholarship to study for MSc and DPhil in Oxford. Sept 2006. Tuition fee waiver from CEU, Political Science Dept. Sept. 2004 Bursary from UWL Philosophy Dept. for performance on Joint Honours BA in Philosophy. Sept 1999.
Lecturing Understanding Criminological Research third year undergraduate elective course, University of Toronto, Woodsworth College. Sept-Dec 2013 Immigration & Crime third year undergraduate elective course, University of Toronto, Woodsworth College. Sept-Dec 2013 Organized Crime and Corruption elective course, University of Toronto, Centre for Criminology, Undergraduate and Masters programs in Criminology. Jan-May 2013 and 2014 Policing undergraduate elective course, University of Toronto, Woodsworth College. Jan-May 2014 Comparative Mafias Guest Lecture, School of Law, University of Mississippi, US, Nov 2012 Crime and Punishment During Economic and Political Transition elective course, Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Tbilisi, Georgia Sep-Dec 2011. Criminological Problems and Research Questions in the Post-Soviet Space Guest Lecture Series, Georgian Institute for Public Affairs, Tbilisi, Sept-Oct 2011 Employment Assistant Professor in Criminology, Centre for Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies, University of Toronto. July2013-July2014. Commonwealth Scholarship, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies, University of Toronto, Canada Sept 2012-July2013 Researcher, Centre for Criminology, Oxford University: Conducted an in depth ethnography of an Immigration Removal Centre in the UK, included over 50 interviews with detainees and staff, administration of a survey on the issue of coping and depression, and documentary analysis. March-June 2012 Researcher: Caucasus Research and Resource Centers, Tbilisi, Georgia, Feb 2012-June 2012 (p/t): Managed research team including survey design, and interview guides, data analysis and report writing for research into perceptions of the judiciary among legal professionals for the Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Program (JILEP). Visiting Scholar, Sep-Dec 2011 Faculty of Graduate Studies, Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Tbilisi, Georgia. Teaching elective course on crime and politics. Dissertation supervision. Conduct and publish research. Research Fellow: Caucasus Research and Resource Centers, Tbilisi, Georgia Constructing survey and focus groups on rule of law project; disseminating
research findings from PhD; independent research on criminal justice policy and reform. Jan 2011-Aug 2011. Copy Editor: Center of Economic & Financial Research, Moscow, Russia Editing World Bank publication Beyond Transition. Part-time Oct 2005-Oct 2008. Freelance English Teacher: Various companies, Moscow, Russia Business English at e.g. Alfa Bank, Deutsche Bank, Vimpelcom, Linia Prava. Jan 2003-Jul 2004 & Oct 2005-Aug 2006. Copy Editor: Integra Media, Moscow, Russia Editing pieces for daily economic journal for foreign businesses. Oct 2003- March 2004. English teacher: International House, Moscow, Russia and Tbilisi, Georgia. Teaching to all levels and ages, as well as contributing to teacher training seminars. Oct 2001-March 2004 Unpaid Work Reviewer 2011, 2012, & 2013: Freedom House Nations in Transition Country Report on Georgia. Intern: Georgian Foundation for Security and International Studies, Tbilisi, Georgia. Policy analysis on separatist conflicts. March 2006-Jul 2006. Volunteer: Center for Interethnic Cooperation, Moscow, Russia Translation, correspondence, activity organization, and website management. December 2005-March 2006. Computing Skills Languages SPSS statistics program, good; NVivo8 qualitative data analysis, good. Dedoose online mixed methods data analysis tool, good. UCINet6 Social Network Analysis, fair. Endnote and Zotero bibliographic tools, proficient; Familiarity with: STATA, MAXQDA, MapInfo, and Audacity for Podcasting English native Russian (advanced speaking, reading, listening and writing) Modern Greek (intermediate speaking, reading, and listening; preintermediate writing) Georgian (pre-intermediate reading and listening; basic speaking and writing)