COVID-19 and social exclusions

Mette Ginnerskov-Dahlberg and Karen Valentin

Chapter 24 in Handbook of Research on Migration, COVID-19 and Cities, 2025, pp 428-446 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In alignment with the trend observed in several post-Soviet states, Georgia has emerged as a favoured destination for Indian students seeking medical training. This chapter examines the experiences of Indian medical students in Tbilisi amidst and following the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the narratives of 44 individuals, it discusses how discriminatory regulations enforced by the Georgian government towards Indian students during the pandemic hindered their academic pursuits and exacerbated their sense of outsider status. The chapter situates the students’ experiences within the framework of mobility regimes and processes of social exclusion, emphasising how the pandemic intensified existing patterns of closure and expulsion, while stigmatising certain nationalities as carriers of the virus. As a result, the pandemic strengthened perceptions of Tbilisi as a transit station rather than a permanent home for Indian students, underscoring the complex interplay between mobility, border management, and experiences of exclusion in the context of global crises.

Keywords: Indian Students; COVID-19 Pandemic; Mobility Regimes; International Student Mobility; Georgia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035301225
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