CESS PHOTO CONTEST
In a world where the visual is becoming an integral part of knowledge, visuals can also express scholarly knowledge. As such, for the 2019 conference,…
Call for Applications – IU IAS Summer Repository Research Fellowship
The Indiana University Institute for Advanced Study is now accepting applications for its 2019 Summer Repository Research Fellowship (SRRF). This program funds a two-week residential…
CESS 2019 Call for Proposals Now Open!
We are delighted to announce that the call for proposals for CESS 2019 is now open. Proposal submissions may be made until March 21, 2019. Central…
PhD scholarship in the area of agricultural policy
SUSADICA – Structured doctoral programme on Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia
Development and Social Change: Contemporary Issues in Central Asia
This four-week summer practicum program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, offers intellectually adventurous students the opportunity to explore a fascinating country at the crossroads of powerful historical,…
#Hashtag Activism: Youth, Social Media and Politics in Kazakhstan
By Daniyar Kosnazarov CAP Paper 217 (CAAF Fellows Papers), February 2019 Daniyar Kosnazarov’s research interests include youth, social media, and popular culture. He is Editor-in…
Vulnerability and Resilience of Young People in Kyrgyzstan to Radicalization, Violence and Extremism: Analysis across Five Domains
By Emil Nasritdinov, Zarina Urmanbetova, Kanatbek Murzakhalilov, Mametbek Myrzabaev Research Institute for Islamic Studies, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan CAP paper, no. 213, January 2019 This nation-wide research project…
Urban Tourism and a Culture Clash: Understanding Anti-Arab Tourist Sentiment in Baku
By Sahib Jafarov CAP Paper 216 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2019 Sahib Jafarov is a policy researcher focusing on Islam, ethnic and religious conflicts, social movements,…
Turkmenistan: Plebiscite of a Nation of Artisans
By Snezhana Atanova CAP Paper 215 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2019 Snezhana Atanova is a PhD candidate at INALCO. Her thesis focuses on nationalism and…
Secondary Schools and Inequality: Navigating the Fragmented Landscape of Educational Choices in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
By Aigoul Abdoubaetova CAP Paper 214 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2019 Aigoul Abdoubaetova researches the growing gap in educational opportunities in Kyrgyzstan. She is Programme…
Russia’s Policy in Syria and the Middle East: Determination, Delight, and Disappointment
By CAP CAP paper 212, January 2019 (“Islam in Russia, Russia in the Middle East” Initiative) Download
National Bureau of Asian Research – Fellowships
NATIONAL ASIA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP Download National Asia Research Fellows — A group of rising Asia scholars will be selected through a competitive, nationwide process to…
THE FIRST CESAI CONFERENCE OF AFGHAN STUDIES 26-28 June 2019
THE FIRST CESAI CONFERENCE OF AFGHAN STUDIES 26-28 June 2019 Yerevan, Armenia CALL FOR PANELS AND PAPERS The CESAI Conference Organising Committee has the honour…
Digital Central Asian Archaeology
Welcome to the Digital Central Asian Archaeology (DCAA) collection, a digital archive and library of Soviet-era and later archaeological reports, surveys, and scholarship on Central…
Russian Policy in Syria and the Middle East: Determination, Delight, and Disappointment (video)
Panel 1. Russia’s Engagement Strategies in the Middle East Nikolas Gvosdev (Naval War College/Foreign Policy Research Institute; Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs) Russian Strategic…
PASSION of Igor Savitsky
Directed by Ali Khamraev
Jihadists from Ex-Soviet Central Asia: Where Are They? Why Did They Radicalize? What Next?
Foreword Simon Saradzhyan, Founding Director, Russia Matters In the fall of 2016 Fletcher School professor Monica Duffy Toft and I were completing work on an issue…
SEnECA – Strengthening and Energizing EU-Central Asia Relations
The project “SEnECA – Strengthening and Energizing EU-Central Asia Relations” seeks to improve research cooperation and to strengthen capacities in research and policy advice in…
Symposium on China’s Mass Incarceration of Uyghurs (video)
On 27 November, 2018, GW’s Central Asia Program hosted a Symposium on China’s Mass Incarceration of Uyghurs, which included the following panels and speakers: Panel 1: “Contextualizing the Re-education…
“Not In Our Name”: A research and documentary project developed by RFE/RL (video of the discussion)
In October 2018, GW’s Central Asia Program and RFE/RL launched Not in Our Name, a research and documentary project developed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)…
Encounters at the Edge of the Muslim World: A Political Memoir of Kyrgyzstan with author Eugene Huskey and Ambassador Kadyr M. Toktogulov (video)
Drawing on three decades of research and travel in Kyrgyzstan, Encounters at the Edge of the Muslim World: A Political Memoir of Kyrgyzstan takes readers on a…
Orange and Blue: the World of Barzu- Promoting Central Asia through Children’s Literature (video)
Author Marina Abrams introduces Central Asia through children’s literature in her new book Orange and Blue: The World of Barzu. The story is told through the young…
Call for Papers to the Second Central Asian Forum on Sustainable Development and Innovation (Loughborough (UK) 18 March /Astana 4 April)
Call for Papers to the Second Central Asian Forum on Sustainable Development and Innovation (Loughborough (UK) 18 March /Astana 4 April) Sent on behalf of…