From our Partners – Central Asia Program

Tricky Summitry as Rising Powers Meet at Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand Rising Powers Initiative – Sigur Center for Asian StudiesPolicy Alert #250- September 21, 2022 The 2022 Shanghai Cooperation…

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Vacancy at Eurasia Foundation: Program Officer, Civic Engagement

15 September, 2022

SUMMARY Eurasia Foundation (EF), a US-based international development organization promoting good governance and vibrant civil society, is accepting applications for a Program Officer, Civic Engagement (PO). The PO is a…

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Central Eurasian Studies Society is Hiring a Society Administrator

1 June, 2022

Central Eurasian Studies Society is Hiring a Society Administrator VACANCY: SOCIETY ADMINISTRATOR The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) seeks a part-time, remote-working Administrator commencing June 13, 2022, or as soon…

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Central Asian Affairs Journal: Call for Special Issue Proposals, 2023

9 May, 2022

Central Asian Affairs Journal: Call for Special Issue Proposals, 2023 Deadline June 30, 2022 The Central Asian Affairs Journal Editorial Board is accepting special issue proposals (5–7 papers in an issue,…

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Could a New President in Turkmenistan Provide an Opportunity for the US to Promote Reform?

23 February, 2022

Could a New President in Turkmenistan Provide an Opportunity for the US to Promote Reform? It may turn out that Serdar is just like his father, and nothing will change…

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Washington Must Step Up Its Engagement in Central Asia

31 January, 2022

Washington Must Step Up Its Engagement in Central Asia Recent unrest in Kazakhstan underscores the risks of ignoring the root causes of political instability in the region. Originally published on…

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Riots in Kazakhstan | PONARS Eurasia Commentaries

7 January, 2022

GazMaidan, Crimea #2, or the End of the Old Man’s Clan? Dinissa Duvanova, Associate Professor, Lehigh University On January 5, bitcoin dropped by 13 percent in a single day. One of the big…

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Russia’s Islam: Balancing Securitization and Integration

17 December, 2021

Russia’s Islam: Balancing Securitization and Integration Marlene Laruelle, December 2021 Russia’s Islam has been much more than the two Chechen wars, and regular terrorist actions that have shaken the Russian…

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The Afghanistan Project

3 December, 2021

Friends, We are launching the Afghanistan Project (AP), an ambitious new initiative of the Center for Governance and Markets (CGM), a global policy research center at the University of Pittsburgh. The Project…

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Call for Contributions: Identity and visibility of LGBTQ+ people in the post-Soviet world

1 December, 2021

Call for Contributions: Identity and visibility of LGBTQ+ people in the post-Soviet world Central Asian Survey is organizing a special issue entitled “Identity and visibility of LGBTQ+ people in the…

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Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute 2022 Applications are Now Open!

30 November, 2021

The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) is now accepting applications for their Summer 2022 program! CESSI 2022 will be held from June 20 to August 12, 2022. The priority…

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Now Hiring! Program Associate for Central Asia Program

9 November, 2021

The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA) is one of the world’s leading schools of international affairs and one of the largest schools of international affairs in…

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CESS 2021 Winter Afghan Digital Scholarship Award

25 October, 2021

Central Eurasian Studies Society 2021 Winter Afghan Digital Scholarship Award | Aga Khan University Deadline for application submissions: Tuesday 03 November 2021, 17:00 UK Time. The Governance Programme at the…

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Новая Туркменская Сказка: «Чореджик» на пути в мир

9 August, 2021

Новая Туркменская Сказка: «Чореджик» на пути в мир «Чореджик» теплый и домашний хлебушек появивщийся на свет темной ночью перед сном для рассказа моему тогда 5 летнему сыну. «Чореджик» словно принёс…

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Teaching Fellowship Opportunity with the Global Language Network

30 July, 2021

Global Language Network Teaching Fellowship Opportunity Sharing your language and culture is a great way to broaden understanding of Central Asia and connect people from around the world through language. GLN…

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Announcing the Central Asia Program Global Language Network Initiative

1 July, 2021

Русский We are excited to launch the new Central Asia Program Global Language Network Initiative. This partnership connects the CAP community and the Global Language Network (GLN), a not-for-profit organization…

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A Unique Children’s Book About Central Asia

25 May, 2021

A UNIQUE CHILDREN’S BOOK ABOUT CENTRAL ASIA A wide range of books can be found in the West about Central Asia, but most of them target adult readers, particularly scholars…

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Crude Accountability Communications Assistant

6 April, 2021

Communications Assistant Crude Accountability is an environmental and human rights nonprofit organization that works with communities in the Caspian and Black Sea regions battling threats to local natural resources and…

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CALL FOR PAPERS

16 March, 2021

To support our mission of increasing high-quality academic and policy knowledge on Central Asia and promoting local scholarship, the Central Asia Program (CAP) at George Washington University invites the submission…

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WOVEN GEMS ALONG THE SILK ROAD: Small Pile Weavings of the Turkic Nomads of Central Asia

1 March, 2021

WOVEN GEMS ALONG THE SILK ROAD: Small Pile Weavings of the Turkic Nomads of Central Asia with Dr. Richard Isaacson, Collector and Independent Scholar, Arlington, VA Log-in 9:55 a.m. /…

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PEER Network Scholarships for Central Asian Researchers

26 February, 2021

The PEER Network focuses on the political economy of education and is launching activities in Central Asia. This network is a great opportunity for early-career Central Asian scholars and activists…

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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships

18 February, 2021

Competition Now Open! Deadline to Apply: April 5, 2021 The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities for doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern…