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

21 October, 2019

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…

10th World Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies (ICCEES)

14 October, 2019

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 23h59 EST ICCEES, the International Council for Central and East European Studies, is a global consortium of national scholarly associations dedicated to multi-disciplinary…

The Researcher and His/Her Fieldwork in Central Eurasia (photo gallery)

18 September, 2019

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, CESS organized its first-ever…

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

10 September, 2019

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…

Terrorism without a God: Reconsidering Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization Models in Central Asia

9 September, 2019

By Noah Tucker CAP papers, no. 225, September 2019 Foreign religious beliefs and practices are consistently cited by regional governments and “common sense” public discourse as the primary causal driver…

Call for Applications for Post-Doc Researcher full time position

30 August, 2019

OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in cooperation with the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Call for Applications for Post-Doc Researcher full time position Application Deadline: October 2, 2019, 5:00 PM…

The Nazarbayev Generation. Youth in Kazakhstan

4 August, 2019

The Nazarbayev Generation. Youth in Kazakhstan EDITED BY MARLENE LARUELLE – CONTRIBUTIONS BY AZIZ BURKHANOV; ULAN BIGOZHIN; DOUGLAS BLUM; REUEL R. HANKS; SABINA INSEBAYEVA; RICO ISAACS; AZAMAT K. JUNISBAI; BARBARA JUNISBAI; KARLYGASH KABATOVA;…

Factors Behind Regional Inequality in Education in Kazakhstan

29 July, 2019

By Aigerim Kopeyeva CAP Paper 224 (CAAF Fellows Papers), July 2019 Aigerim Kopeyeva was a Visiting Fellow at the George Washington University’s Central Asia Program in Spring 2019. She holds…

Women of Uzbekistan: Empowered on Paper, Inferior on the Ground

23 July, 2019

By Nozima Davletova CAP Paper 223 (CAAF Fellows Papers), July 2019 Nozima Davletova is a lecturer at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent, where she also leads the…

Reconsidering EU Education Assistance to Central Asia

18 July, 2019

By Sebastien Peyrouse EUCAM Policy Brief No. 37 Central Asia’s educational systems have been deteriorating for almost three decades. Education is a key EU-driven area of EU-Central Asia cooperation. However,…

Peyrouse on the EU’s New Central Asia Strategy | What are Europe’s main interests in Central Asia

18 July, 2019

(The Diplomat) After more than a decade, the European Union recently released an updated strategy for Central Asia. When comes to Central Asia’s partners, Europe certainly sits below Russia and China.…

Agents of Change? Civic Engagement of Western-Educated Youth in Kazakhstan

17 July, 2019

By Sergey Marinin CAP Paper 222 (CAAF Fellows Papers), July 2019 Sergey Marinin is an independent researcher, specialized in politics and democratic governance in Central Asia. Most of his career…

Visions of Development in Central Asia. Revitalizing the Culture Concept

4 July, 2019

Visions of Development in Central Asia. Revitalizing the Culture Concept NOOR O’NEILL BORBIEVA In Visions of Development in Central Asia: Revitalizing the Culture Concept, Noor O’Neill Borbieva reflects on anthropology’s withdrawal…

Russia’s Islamic Diplomacy

1 July, 2019

By CAP CAP paper 220, June 2019 (“Islam in Russia, Russia in the Middle East” Initiative) Table of Contents Russia and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation: Conflicting Interactions by Grigory…

Between Urumchi and Kazan: The Tatars in Chinese Concentration Camps

27 June, 2019

By Mehmet Volkan Kaşıkçı CAP Paper 219, June 2019 Mehmet Volkan Kaşıkçı is a PhD candidate in Soviet history at Arizona State University. His research focuses on the social and…

Spring 2019 CAP Fellows Final Seminar Series (video)

31 May, 2019

Education challenges and opportunities in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Education constitutes one of the most pressing social issues for Central Asian societies. In Kazakhstan, regional developmental inequalities deeply impact educational capabilities…

Improving Human Capital and Social Innovation in a post-Karimov Uzbekistan (video)

28 May, 2019

As Uzbekistan continues to undergo reforms under Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the improvement of human capital is an essential part of the country’s growth. The country faces numerous challenges regarding its minority…

Trilingual Education in Kazakhstan: What to Expect

24 May, 2019

By Zhuldyz Moldagazinova CAP Paper 218, May 2019 Zhuldyz Moldagazinova’s main research areas include sociolinguistics, ethnosociology, and world history. She is a Leading Specialist of the Center of Social Monitoring…

New Voices from Uzbekistan

22 May, 2019

New Voices from Uzbekistan Research papers by the nine fellows selected as the first cohort of the New Voices on Uzbekistan Fellowship Program, discussing socioeconomic and cultural changes in Uzbekistan…

Russia’s Islamic Diplomacy

22 May, 2019

Russia’s Islamic Diplomacy Edited by Marlene Laruelle CAP paper no. 220, June 2019“Islam in Russia, Russia in the Middle East” Initiative. Russia has become an unavoidable power in the Middle East,…

Изобретение концепта Средней/Центральной Азии. Mежду наукой и гeoполитикой

22 May, 2019

Изобретение концепта Средней/Центральной Азии. Mежду наукой и гeoполитикой Автор: Светлана M. Горшенина Эпистемологические дебаты о том, как правильнее определить наименование и границы региона, называемого Средней / Центральной / Внутренней Азией…

Искусство народов Центральной Азии/Arts of the peoples of Central Asia

22 May, 2019

Author: Galiya Dabylovna Janabayeva The book presents the aesthetic features of the decorative and applied arts of Central Asian peoples, many unique examples of which—as well as the knowledge and…

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