Media
My research has been covered by major international media outlets. Below is a selection of recent and notable coverage.
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Aftenposten
Vi har forsket på funksjonshemning. Resultatene er lite flatterende for Norge
Coverage of three studies on disability in Norway: Gugushvili, A. (2024). "Early-life impairments, chronic health conditions, and income mobility." The British Journal of Sociology, 75(1), 56–64; Gugushvili, A. et al. (2025). "A register-based study of early-life disabilities and income attainment in adulthood." Socius; and Gugushvili, A. et al. (2023). "No evidence that social-democratic welfare states equalize valued outcomes for individuals with disabilities." Social Science & Medicine.
Read article →Klassekampen
Høyere formue gir lengre liv
Coverage of: Gugushvili, A. & Wiborg, Ø.N. (2025). "Wealth and mortality among late-middle-aged individuals in Norway." The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 48, 101113.
Read article →The Guardian
Men who fail to equal parents' achievements suffer severe distress
Coverage of: Gugushvili, A. (2019). "'Falling from grace' and 'rising from rags': Intergenerational educational mobility and depressive symptoms." Social Science & Medicine, 222, 294–304.
Read article →Newsweek
Key to happiness for men revealed by new study
Coverage of: Gugushvili, A. (2019). “‘Falling from grace’ and ‘rising from rags’: Intergenerational educational mobility and depressive symptoms.” Social Science & Medicine, 222, 294–304.
Read article →Daily Mail
Social climbing may reduce the risk of an early death, researchers find
Coverage of: Gugushvili, A. & Bulczak, G. (2026). "Subjective social status and mortality risk in the United States: asymmetry and subgroup variation." Health Psychology.
Read article →Broadcast interviews
BBC World Service
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Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Stalin and Putin in Russia and Georgia
Coverage of: Gugushvili, A. & Kabachnik, P. (2019). "Stalin on Their Minds: A Comparative Analysis of Public Perceptions of the Soviet Dictator in Russia and Georgia." International Journal of Sociology, 49(5–6), 364–381.
Read article →Media inquiries
I am available for interviews and commentary on topics related to social mobility, inequality, health disparities, disability, post-Soviet politics, and the war in Ukraine.
For media inquiries, please contact me at alexi.gugushvili@sosgeo.uio.no