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The Dialectics of Post-Soviet Modernity and the Changing Contours of Islamic Discourse in Azerbaijan. Toward a Resacralization of Public Space

4 December, 2018

The Dialectics of Post-Soviet Modernity and the Changing Contours of Islamic Discourse in Azerbaijan. Toward a Resacralization of Public Space MURAD ISMAYILOV Azerbaijan’s independence came after seven decades of militant…

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Symposium on China’s Mass Incarceration of Uyghurs (video)

4 December, 2018

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 Camps” James A. Millward, Georgetown…

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“Not In Our Name”: A research and documentary project developed by RFE/RL (video of the discussion)

4 December, 2018

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) to help communities in Central…

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Encounters at the Edge of the Muslim World: A Political Memoir of Kyrgyzstan with author Eugene Huskey and Ambassador Kadyr M. Toktogulov (video)

20 November, 2018

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 journey through the unlikely birth…

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Orange and Blue: the World of Barzu- Promoting Central Asia through Children’s Literature (video)

20 November, 2018

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 boy, Barzu, who lives in…

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Call for Papers to the Second Central Asian Forum on Sustainable Development and Innovation (Loughborough (UK) 18 March /Astana 4 April)

7 November, 2018

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 the conference organizing committee Dear…

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Assessing the Terrorist Threat In and From Central Asia

25 October, 2018

Through an examination of the available evidence and drawing on fieldwork in the region since 2014, Edward Lemon discusses the threat posed by terrorism in the region and beyond it,…

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CESSI: Courses in intensive elementary and intermediate Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek

18 October, 2018

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…

ASN 2019 World Convention Call for Papers (7 November Deadline)

15 October, 2018

ASN 2019 World Convention Call for Papers (7 November Deadline) [This announcement is also available online and in an attached PDF] Call for Papers 24th Annual World Convention of the Association…

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Not In Our Name: The Trailer

11 October, 2018

Not In Our Name, produced by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), is the first regional counter-extremism project ever produced for Central Asia. Staff traveled to diverse areas within the region, exploring and reporting…

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Call for Papers: Establishing Legitimacy and Authority in Central Eurasia Throughout the Ages

1 October, 2018

Call for Papers Association of Central Eurasian Students Conference Establishing Legitimacy and Authority in Central Eurasia Throughout the Ages Date: February 23, 2019 Submission Deadline: November 16th We are now…

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CESS Lifetime Service to the Field Award Renamed in Honor of Professor Edward Allworth

10 September, 2018

The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) and the Harriman Institute, Columbia University, are delighted to announce the renaming of the CESS Lifetime Service to the Field Award in honor of…

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The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy in Kazakhstan

7 September, 2018

By Natalie Koch CAP Paper 211, September 2018 Natalie Koch is Associate Professor of Geography and O’Hanley Faculty Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She…

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Foreign Investment Law and Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic (video)

6 September, 2018

Dr. Begaiym Esenkulova is an Associate Professor of Law of the American University of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan) and who is currently a Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar at the Indiana University (Bloomington).…

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Challenges to Freedom of Movement in Azerbaijan

1 August, 2018

By CAP CAP Paper 210, August 2018 Tural Aghayev is an Azerbaijani human rights lawyer. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Baku State University Law School in 2008. He subsequently…

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Call for Papers: The Seventh Annual Doctoral Research Workshop on Central Asia

18 July, 2018

Royal Holloway, University of London Call for Papers The Seventh Annual Doctoral Research Workshop on Central Asia Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU Saturday, 26 January 2019 Art and…

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What Happens When Your Town Becomes an ISIS Recruiting Ground? Lessons from Central Asia about Vulnerability, Resistance, and the Danger of Ignoring Perceived Injustice

16 July, 2018

By CAP CAP Paper 209, July 2018 Noah Tucker is an Associate for the Central Asia Program at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, and is Senior…

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Rethinking Urban Activism and Civil Society: Insights from Analysis of Bishkek Civic Networks

18 June, 2018

By Raushanna Sarkeyeva CAP Paper 208 (CAAF Fellows Papers), June 2018 Raushanna Sarkeyeva is a founder and director of Urban Initiatives Public Foundation (Kyrgyzstan). She studied Change Management at the…

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Can an Authoritarian Regime Have a Meritocratic Public Administration? The Case of Azerbaijan

11 June, 2018

By Elchin Karimov CAP Paper 207 (CAAF Fellows Papers), June 2018 Elchin Karimov is a researcher in the area of nationalism, ethno-political conflicts, and democracy in post-communist space. He obtained…

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Who Is “Tashkent City” For? Nation-Branding and Public Dialogue in Uzbekistan

11 June, 2018

By Dilmira Matyakubova CAP Paper 205 (CAAF Fellows Papers), June 2018 Dilmira Matyakubova is a young professional specializing in Higher Education, Public Policy, and Political Economy. Dilmira is an Associate Lecturer…

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Religion and Violence in Russia Context, Manifestations, and Policy (report)

5 June, 2018

Religious violence is surely as old as both faith and fighting themselves. In the Russian Federation, as elsewhere in the world, religious teachings and philosophies are used both to justify…

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State-Building in Kazakhstan. Continuity and Transformation of Informal Institutions

4 June, 2018

State-Building in Kazakhstan. Continuity and Transformation of Informal Institutions DINA SHARIPOVA This book challenges the conventional wisdom that informal institutions—networks, clientelism, and connections—have to disappear in modern societies due to…