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CESSI: Courses in intensive elementary and intermediate Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek

The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is now accepting applications! We offer courses in intensive elementary and intermediate Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek. Additional…

Announcements

ASN 2019 World Convention Call for Papers (7 November Deadline)

ASN 2019 World Convention Call for Papers (7 November Deadline) [This announcement is also available online and in an attached PDF] Call for Papers 24th Annual…

Not In Our Name: The Trailer

Not In Our Name, produced by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), is the first regional counter-extremism project ever produced for Central Asia. Staff traveled to diverse areas within…

Call for Papers: Establishing Legitimacy and Authority in Central Eurasia Throughout the Ages

Call for Papers Association of Central Eurasian Students Conference Establishing Legitimacy and Authority in Central Eurasia Throughout the Ages Date: February 23, 2019 Submission Deadline:…

CESS Lifetime Service to the Field Award Renamed in Honor of Professor Edward Allworth

The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) and the Harriman Institute, Columbia University, are delighted to announce the renaming of the CESS Lifetime Service to the…

The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy in Kazakhstan

By Natalie Koch CAP Paper 211, September 2018 Natalie Koch is Associate Professor of Geography and O’Hanley Faculty Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of…

Foreign Investment Law and Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic (video)

Dr. Begaiym Esenkulova is an Associate Professor of Law of the American University of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan) and who is currently a Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar…

Challenges to Freedom of Movement in Azerbaijan

By CAP CAP Paper 210, August 2018 Tural Aghayev is an Azerbaijani human rights lawyer. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Baku State University Law…

Call for Papers: The Seventh Annual Doctoral Research Workshop on Central Asia

Royal Holloway, University of London Call for Papers The Seventh Annual Doctoral Research Workshop on Central Asia Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU Saturday,…

What Happens When Your Town Becomes an ISIS Recruiting Ground? Lessons from Central Asia about Vulnerability, Resistance, and the Danger of Ignoring Perceived Injustice

By CAP CAP Paper 209, July 2018 Noah Tucker is an Associate for the Central Asia Program at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George…

CartOrient: Maps with texts Western Asia – Caucasus – Central Asia

CartOrient is a website for diffusing cartographical studies on the Caucasus and western and central Asia. Its goal is to provide for: – pooling data – developing…

Rethinking Urban Activism and Civil Society: Insights from Analysis of Bishkek Civic Networks

By Raushanna Sarkeyeva CAP Paper 208 (CAAF Fellows Papers), June 2018 Raushanna Sarkeyeva is a founder and director of Urban Initiatives Public Foundation (Kyrgyzstan). She…

First North American edition of OPEN CENTRAL ASIA (OCA)—a quarterly magazine published in the United Kingdom since 2009

The first North American edition of OPEN CENTRAL ASIA (OCA)—a quarterly magazine published in the United Kingdom since 2009 brings together members of the Central…

Can an Authoritarian Regime Have a Meritocratic Public Administration? The Case of Azerbaijan

By Elchin Karimov CAP Paper 207 (CAAF Fellows Papers), June 2018 Elchin Karimov is a researcher in the area of nationalism, ethno-political conflicts, and democracy…

Understanding the Rising NEET Phenomenon in Southern Kazakhstan

By Dinara Alimkhanova CAP Paper 206 (CAAF Fellows Papers), June 2018 Dinara Alimkhanova is a young researcher in the field of education, specializing in vocational education…

Who Is “Tashkent City” For? Nation-Branding and Public Dialogue in Uzbekistan

By Dilmira Matyakubova CAP Paper 205 (CAAF Fellows Papers), June 2018 Dilmira Matyakubova is a young professional specializing in Higher Education, Public Policy, and Political Economy.…

Religion and Violence in Russia Context, Manifestations, and Policy (report)

Religious violence is surely as old as both faith and fighting themselves. In the Russian Federation, as elsewhere in the world, religious teachings and philosophies…

Workshop “Ideas and Practices: Exploring Economic and Social Transformation in Central Asia” at Max Planck Institute in Halle

WORKSHOP 11–13 October 2018 ORGANIZED BY: Centre for Anthropological Studies on Central Asia (CASCA Halle-Zurich) VENUE: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Advokatenweg 36 |…

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