Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty. The Return of Tamerlane?
Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty. The Return of Tamerlane? EDITED BY DANIEL L. BURGHART AND THERESA SABONIS-HELF – CONTRIBUTIONS BY LAURA ADAMS; SVETLANA ANCKER; DANIEL L. BURGHART; YUHAO DU; STACIE L.…
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Towards a New Uzbekistan? The Magnitude, Impact and Limitations of Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Reforms
By CAP Transcript of the CAP workshop Towards a New Uzbekistan? The Magnitude, Impact and Limitations of Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Reforms, January 24, 2017 Sean Roberts, GWU Navbahor Imamova, Voice of America…
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Overcoming a Taboo: Normalizing Sexuality Education in Kazakhstan
By Karlygash Kabatova CAP Fellows Paper 200 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2018 Karlygash Kabatova is a researcher currently interested in how society development and sexuality education interrelate. Together with a…
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Urbanization, Climate Change Erode Nomadic Lifestyle
Author: Li You Source: Sixth Tone As the nomadic people of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region begin their annual migration to warmer pastures, the snow has yet to fall. For thousands…
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Constructing the Uzbek State
Constructing the Uzbek State EDITED BY MARLENE LARUELLE – CONTRIBUTIONS BY SERGEY ABASHIN; PETER FINKE; MATTEO FUMAGALLI; ALISHER ILKHAMOV; MARLENE LARUELLE; MORGAN Y. LIU; MARIA LOUW; NICK MEGORAN; SVETLANA PESHKOVA; SEBASTIEN PEYROUSE; JOHAN…
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Nazif Shahrani on Greater Central Asia, Regional Integration, and Stability
By CAAN Nazif Shahrani, Professor of Anthropology at the Indiana University, has been studying Central Asia for decades and knows the region very well. His initial field research (1972-1974) was a…
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Critical Review of the Digest “Turkmenistan: Changes and Stability under Berdymuhammedow”
By Hoşgeldi Bagtyýarow A Letter from a Reader: Critical Review of the Digest “Turkmenistan: Changes and Stability under Berdymuhammedov” (CAP edited volume) General Review At the outset, I want to convey…
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Language, Literacy, and Social Change in Mongolia. Traditionalist, Socialist, and Post-Socialist Identities
Language, Literacy, and Social Change in Mongolia. Traditionalist, Socialist, and Post-Socialist Identities PHILLIP P. MARZLUF Language, Literacy, and Social Change in Mongolia is the first full-length treatment of literacy in Mongolian.…
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What Lies ahead for Kyrgyzstan after the Presidential Elections?
By CAP Transcript of the CAP workshop What Lies ahead for Kyrgyzstan after the Presidential Elections?, October 19, 2017 Erica Marat, National Defense University Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University Paul Stronski, Carnegie…
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“Spirituality and Enlightenment”: Uzbekistan’s State-Backed Ideological Policy
By Rafael Sattarov
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Five Reasons to Support the UN Initiative on Overcoming the “Water Crisis” in Central Asia
By Bekhzod Kozakov
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Inequality in Secondary Education and Kazakhstan’s Risk of Becoming a Fragmented Society
By Daniyar Kussainov
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Ninth Fellows’ Seminar: Development Challenges and Evolving Identities in Central Asia and Azerbaijan
Ninth Fellows’ Seminar: Development Challenges and Evolving Identities in Central Asia and Azerbaijan
June 1, 2017
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Kazakhstan: Nation-Branding, Economic Trials, and Cultural Change
Kazakhstan: Nation-Branding, Economic Trials, and Cultural Change The economic driver of Central Asia, Kazakhstan stands up for its forward-looking branding and its multivectoral foreign policy. Behind its many successes, the…
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Kyrgyzstan: Political Pluralism and Economic Challenges
Kyrgyzstan: Political Pluralism and Economic Challenges Kyrgyzstan has been the most studied country in Central Asia, due to its openness to Western observers and the substantial presence of foreign institutions…
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Uzbekistan: Political Order, Societal Changes, and Cultural Transformations
Uzbekistan: Political Order, Societal Changes, and Cultural Transformations Academic knowledge on Uzbekistan blossomed in the 1990s, before drying up in the 2000s and 2010s with the closure of the country…
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New Voices from Central Asia: Political, Economic, and Societal Challenges and Opportunities (Volume 1)
New Voices from Central Asia: Political, Economic, and Societal Challenges and Opportunities (Volume 1) The volume “New Voices from Central Asia: Political, Economic, and Societal Challenges and Opportunities” gives the…
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Central Asia at 25: Looking Back, Moving Forward. A Collection of Essays from Central Asia
Central Asia at 25: Looking Back, Moving Forward. A Collection of Essays from Central Asia To reflect over a quarter century of independence, we decided to give the floor to local…
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