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The Return of Foreign Fighters from Conflict Zones: Kazakhstan’s Experience

The Return of Foreign Fighters from Conflict Zones: Kazakhstan’s Experience (January 28, 2020) As the Syrian conflict entered into the new stage, the return of foreign fighters to Central Asia…

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Soft Infrastructure Development in Central Asia 2020: Effective Infrastructure Development Through Legislation, Regulation, Policies, Governance, and Public Private Frameworks

Soft Infrastructure Development in Central Asia 2020: Effective Infrastructure Development Through Legislation, Regulation, Policies, Governance, and Public Private Frameworks (December 6, 2019) The resource-rich and geographically strategic region of Central…

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Unveiling Girls’ Madrasahs in Kyrgyzstan

By Aichurek Kurmanbekova CAP Paper 228 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2020 Aichurek Kurmanbekova graduated from the Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University with a BA in Political Science (2008) and the OSCE…

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Now Accepting Applications for CESSI 2020!

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 levels and languages (such as…

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Central Asian Migrants in Western Europe International Conference

Dates: January 10/11, 2020 Venue: Auditório da Biblioteca Municipal, Lagoa – Algarve (Portugal). Convenor: António Eduardo Mendonça – antonioeduardo@campus.ul.pt (IGOT – UL) Dear colleagues, We have the pleasure to announce the International…

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Conference call for papers–New Perspectives in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies

Call for Papers New Perspectives in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies The Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies at Miami University (Ohio) welcomes applications from advanced graduate students…

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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 Eurasian Studies Society 20th Annual…

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Central Asia Security Workshop: Rethinking the Obvious. Changes in Perceptions, Strategies and Policies

Central Asia Security Workshop, March 5, 2018 Transcripts of the presentations Marlene Laruelle, The George Washington University Kazakhstani Perceptions of External Powers. Unexpected Findings of Survey Analysis What I wanted…

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e: The Destruction of Ethnic Identity: The Uyghur People Fight for Freedom in the Shadow of Chinese Oppression

Source: The Liberty Web Enver Can, Founder and President of The Ilham Tohti Initiative (ITI), shares with us his moving, and often heart-breaking, account of the Chinese attempt at…

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Global Powers and Competing ‘Fixes’ in Central Asia

By CAP Transcript of the presentation by Dr. Balihar Sanghera, Director of Graduate Studies (Taught), Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Kent; George F. Kennan Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center December 1,…

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The Impact of Ethnic Minorities on China’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Xinjiang and the Uyghur

Author: Michael Clarke, National Security College, Australian National University Source: Sage Journals, China Report (Link: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0009445516677361 ) Abstract: This article argues, through a case study of the evolving impact of…

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The Diplomat: In Xinjiang, Ethnic Kazakhs and Kyrgyz Face Increased Pressure

News from the Region Author: Catherine Putz, Managing Editor of the The Diplomat Source: The Diplomat (Link: https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/in-xinjiang-ethnic-kazakhs-and-kyrgyz-face-increased-pressure/ ) In recent months, ethnic Kazakhs and Kyrgyz in China’s Westernmost province…

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Central Asian Language Instruction in Summer 2018

Interested in learning a Central Eurasian language this summer? The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) at UW-Madison is now accepting applications! We offer courses in elementary and intermediate Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek. Additional…

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Call for Papers: Democracy in the 21st Century: Challenges and the Ways Forward

An international conference sponsored by the World Society Foundation Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 9-10 July 2018 DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS OCTOBER 31, 2017 At the 2005 World Summit, all the world’s…

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Central & East European, Russian & Eurasian Studies (Erasmus Mundus International Master)

Erasmus Mundus International Master in Central & East European, Russian & Eurasian Studies is a 2-year programme with more than 20 fully-funded scholarships for 2018-2020. Scholarships cover all tuition fees and…

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The Return of Foreign Fighters from Conflict Zones: Kazakhstan’s Experience

Soft Infrastructure Development in Central Asia 2020: Effective Infrastructure Development Through Legislation, Regulation, Policies, Governance, and Public Private Frameworks

Unveiling Girls’ Madrasahs in Kyrgyzstan

Now Accepting Applications for CESSI 2020!

CALL FOR PAPERS: Central Asian Migrants in Western Europe International Conference

Conference call for papers–New Perspectives in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies

CESS 2019 Call for Proposals Now Open!

Central Asia Security Workshop: Rethinking the Obvious. Changes in Perceptions, Strategies and Policies

e: The Destruction of Ethnic Identity: The Uyghur People Fight for Freedom in the Shadow of Chinese Oppression

Global Powers and Competing ‘Fixes’ in Central Asia

The Impact of Ethnic Minorities on China’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Xinjiang and the Uyghur

The Diplomat: In Xinjiang, Ethnic Kazakhs and Kyrgyz Face Increased Pressure

Central Asian Language Instruction in Summer 2018

Call for Papers: Democracy in the 21st Century: Challenges and the Ways Forward

Central & East European, Russian & Eurasian Studies (Erasmus Mundus International Master)

Thijs Broekkamp

The Return of Foreign Fighters from Conflict Zones: Kazakhstan’s Experience

Soft Infrastructure Development in Central Asia 2020: Effective Infrastructure Development Through Legislation, Regulation, Policies, Governance, and Public Private Frameworks

Advancing Kazakh Culture: Launch of the Abai Center Website

New Journal in Central Asian Studies, Acta Via Serica

Central Eurasian Studies Society Annual Conference 2020 at Ohio University

Job Announcement: Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies

The Digital Generation and Startups in Tajikistan

Unveiling Girls’ Madrasahs in Kyrgyzstan

Tajik Artists Lead Social Change: The Role of Art in Questioning Tajik Traditional Values