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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assessing the Terrorist Threat In and From Central Asia

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,… Continue reading Assessing the Terrorist Threat In and From Central Asia

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

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

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

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

Not In Our Name: The Trailer

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… Continue reading Not In Our Name: The Trailer

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

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

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

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

The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy in Kazakhstan

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… Continue reading The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy in Kazakhstan

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

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).… Continue reading Foreign Investment Law and Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic (video)

Challenges to Freedom of Movement in Azerbaijan

Protesters hold Azerbaijani flags and posters with portraits of opposition candidate Camil Hasanli during a rally in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. Thousands have gathered in the capital of Azerbaijan to protest the re-election of President Ilham Aliyev in a vote widely criticized by international election monitors. The protesters in Baku are demanding that the election be nullified and that Aliyev resign. Aliyev succeeded his father to the presidency of this small oil-rich nation in 2003, extending decades of dynastic rule. (AP Photo / Aziz Karimov)

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… Continue reading Challenges to Freedom of Movement in Azerbaijan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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