The latest analysis of the power that social media has in Central Asia in a variety of forms is presented from experts from the field: Mirakmal Niyazmatov, Eldar Asanov, and… Continue reading The Rise of Social Media in Central Asia – Spring 2019 CAP Fellows Seminar Series (video)
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Summer Language Training Information: Title VIII Funding Available for summer 2019.
The Language Workshop still has Title VIII Grad Fellowships available for summer 2019. Any IU (or non-IU) grad student who is a U.S. citizen is eligible to apply for up… Continue reading Summer Language Training Information: Title VIII Funding Available for summer 2019.
Revival in the Post-Soviet Era: Linking Contemporary Azerbaijani and Central Asian Art to Its Ancient Roots
Join the fascinating conversation with art historian Dr. Aliya de Tiesenhausen, artist Asmar Narimanbekova and gallerist Afsana Tahirova moderated by curator and writer Rose Issa, as they present the journey of… Continue reading Revival in the Post-Soviet Era: Linking Contemporary Azerbaijani and Central Asian Art to Its Ancient Roots
The Hungry Steppe Famine, Violence, and the Making of Soviet Kazakhstan with author Sarah Cameron (video)
The Hungry Steppe examines one of the most heinous crimes of the Stalinist regime, the Kazakh famine of 1 930–33. More than 1.5 million people perished in this famine, a… Continue reading The Hungry Steppe Famine, Violence, and the Making of Soviet Kazakhstan with author Sarah Cameron (video)
CESS PHOTO CONTEST
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 is organizing its first-ever… Continue reading CESS PHOTO CONTEST
Call for Applications – IU IAS Summer Repository Research Fellowship
The Indiana University Institute for Advanced Study is now accepting applications for its 2019 Summer Repository Research Fellowship (SRRF). This program funds a two-week residential fellowship for a community scholar… Continue reading Call for Applications – IU IAS Summer Repository Research Fellowship
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… Continue reading CESS 2019 Call for Proposals Now Open!
PhD scholarship in the area of agricultural policy
SUSADICA – Structured doctoral programme on Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia
Development and Social Change: Contemporary Issues in Central Asia
This four-week summer practicum program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, offers intellectually adventurous students the opportunity to explore a fascinating country at the crossroads of powerful historical, political, economic, and cultural forces.… Continue reading Development and Social Change: Contemporary Issues in Central Asia
#Hashtag Activism: Youth, Social Media and Politics in Kazakhstan
By Daniyar Kosnazarov CAP Paper 217 (CAAF Fellows Papers), February 2019 Daniyar Kosnazarov’s research interests include youth, social media, and popular culture. He is Editor-in Chief of Steppe, an independent… Continue reading #Hashtag Activism: Youth, Social Media and Politics in Kazakhstan
Vulnerability and Resilience of Young People in Kyrgyzstan to Radicalization, Violence and Extremism: Analysis across Five Domains
By Emil Nasritdinov, Zarina Urmanbetova, Kanatbek Murzakhalilov, Mametbek Myrzabaev Research Institute for Islamic Studies, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan CAP paper, no. 213, January 2019 This nation-wide research project explored what makes young people… Continue reading Vulnerability and Resilience of Young People in Kyrgyzstan to Radicalization, Violence and Extremism: Analysis across Five Domains
Urban Tourism and a Culture Clash: Understanding Anti-Arab Tourist Sentiment in Baku
By Sahib Jafarov CAP Paper 216 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2019 Sahib Jafarov is a policy researcher focusing on Islam, ethnic and religious conflicts, social movements, bifurcated ethnicities, and urbanization in… Continue reading Urban Tourism and a Culture Clash: Understanding Anti-Arab Tourist Sentiment in Baku
Secondary Schools and Inequality: Navigating the Fragmented Landscape of Educational Choices in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
By Aigoul Abdoubaetova CAP Paper 214 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2019 Aigoul Abdoubaetova researches the growing gap in educational opportunities in Kyrgyzstan. She is Programme Manager of the MA in… Continue reading Secondary Schools and Inequality: Navigating the Fragmented Landscape of Educational Choices in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Russia’s Policy in Syria and the Middle East: Determination, Delight, and Disappointment
By CAP CAP paper 212, January 2019 (“Islam in Russia, Russia in the Middle East” Initiative)
National Bureau of Asian Research – Fellowships
National Asia Research Fellows — A group of rising Asia scholars will be selected through a competitive, nationwide process to contribute policy-relevant research on national security issues for a one-year… Continue reading National Bureau of Asian Research – Fellowships
THE FIRST CESAI CONFERENCE OF AFGHAN STUDIES 26-28 June 2019
THE FIRST CESAI CONFERENCE OF AFGHAN STUDIES 26-28 June 2019 Yerevan, Armenia CALL FOR PANELS AND PAPERS The CESAI Conference Organising Committee has the honour to invite you to the… Continue reading THE FIRST CESAI CONFERENCE OF AFGHAN STUDIES 26-28 June 2019
Digital Central Asian Archaeology
Welcome to the Digital Central Asian Archaeology (DCAA) collection, a digital archive and library of Soviet-era and later archaeological reports, surveys, and scholarship on Central Asia. The DCAA is a… Continue reading Digital Central Asian Archaeology
Russian Policy in Syria and the Middle East: Determination, Delight, and Disappointment (video)
Panel 1. Russia’s Engagement Strategies in the Middle East Nikolas Gvosdev (Naval War College/Foreign Policy Research Institute; Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs) Russian Strategic Goals in the Middle East… Continue reading Russian Policy in Syria and the Middle East: Determination, Delight, and Disappointment (video)
PASSION of Igor Savitsky
Directed by Ali Khamraev
Jihadists from Ex-Soviet Central Asia: Where Are They? Why Did They Radicalize? What Next?
Foreword Simon Saradzhyan, Founding Director, Russia Matters In the fall of 2016 Fletcher School professor Monica Duffy Toft and I were completing work on an issue brief in which we argued that… Continue reading Jihadists from Ex-Soviet Central Asia: Where Are They? Why Did They Radicalize? What Next?
SEnECA – Strengthening and Energizing EU-Central Asia Relations
The project “SEnECA – Strengthening and Energizing EU-Central Asia Relations” seeks to improve research cooperation and to strengthen capacities in research and policy advice in the EU and Central Asia,… Continue reading SEnECA – Strengthening and Energizing EU-Central Asia Relations
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)
