Svetlana
Chachashvili-Bolotin

Dr. Svetlana Chachashvili-Bolotin is a Head of the Institute for Immigration and Social Integration and a senior lecturer at the Ruppin Academic Center in Israel. In early 2011, she founded the Research Department in the Education Division and served as its head in 2011-2015. Beginning from 2015 she has been a member of the professional committee of Israel Ministry of Education. Since 2021 she is an Associate Editor of Hagira (Migration in Hebrew) Journal. Her main areas of research include migration and inequality, migration and education, economic and social integration of immigrants. Dr. Chachashvili-Bolotin published more than 30 articles in international journals as well as professional and applied studies and reports. Her long-term goal is to strengthen connections between the academy and practice. She considers herself as an applied sociologic researcher-practitioner whose research is affected by practice and practice is informed by research.