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The Biopolitics of China’s “War on Terror” and the Exclusion of the Uyghurs

Sean R. Roberts (2018) The biopolitics of China’s “war on terror” and the exclusion of the Uyghurs, Critical Asian Studies, DOI: 10.1080/14672715.2018.1454111 This article provides an overview of People’s Republic…

Assessing the Impact of NGO Peacebuilding Programs in the South Caucasus: The Case of Nagorno-Karabakh

By Jeyhun Veliyev CAP Paper 204 (CAAF Fellows Papers), March 2018 Jeyhun Veliyev is a junior researcher interested in political economy, energy security, conflict, human…

Engaging Youth to Sustain (Inter-Communal) Peace at the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border

By Jafar Usmanov CAP Fellows Paper 203 (CAAF Fellows Papers), February 2018 Jafar Usmanov is a researcher on youth development issues in Tajikistan. He has…

Culture and Islam in Late Soviet Central Asia

By CAP CAP Paper 199, January 2018 On February 15, 2018, GW’s Central Asia Program organized a workshop on “‘Culture and Islam in Late Soviet…

Grassroots Peacebuilding: Cross-Border Cooperation in the Ferghana Valley

By Diana Mamatova CAP Fellows Paper 202 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2018 Diana Mamatova is a young professional in the areas of peacebuilding, development and…

Countering Extremism vs. Freedom of Online Expression: The Case of Kazakhstan

By Anna Gussarova CAP Fellows Paper 201 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2018 Anna Gussarova is director and co-founder of the Central Asia Institute for Strategic…

Overcoming a Taboo: Normalizing Sexuality Education in Kazakhstan

By Karlygash Kabatova CAP Fellows Paper 200 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2018 Karlygash Kabatova is a researcher currently interested in how society development and sexuality…

“Bourgeois” Islam, Prosperity Theology and Ethics in Muslim Eurasia

By CAP CAP Paper 198, January 2018 On January 29, 2018, GW’s Central Asia Program organized a workshop on “‘Bourgeois’ Islam, Prosperity Theology and Ethics…

The Transformation of Tajikistan’s Religious Field: From Religious Moderation to Authoritarian Salafism

By Shahnoza Nozimova and Tim Epkenhans Presentation at workshop The Islamic Mediascape in Central Asia, October 2, 2017 Transcript Tim: Really sorry that I can’t be…