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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…