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
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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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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)
The Paradox of Uzbek Terror. Peace at Home, Violence Abroad
Article by Marlene Laruelle in Foreign Affairs: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/uzbekistan/2017-11-01/paradox-uzbek-terror?cid=int-lea&pgtype=hpg This week’s terrorist attack in Manhattan, carried out by a citizen of Uzbekistan, Sayfullo Saipov, followed several assaults and bombings also involving… Continue reading The Paradox of Uzbek Terror. Peace at Home, Violence Abroad
Renewing EU and US Soft Power in Central Asia
By EUCAM EUCAM Commentary No. 18 by Marlene Laruelle and Eric McGlinchey, October 2017 Western influence in Central Asia is at an all-time low. Public opinion surveys in Kazakhstan and… Continue reading Renewing EU and US Soft Power in Central Asia
Lecture: Splendid 19th-Century Central Asian Ikat Textiles and Their Modern Revival
Thursday, November 2, 6 PM The George Washington University Museum The Textile Museum 701 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052 202-994-5200 | museum.gwu.edu Bruce P. Baganz, co-chair, board of trustees, the George… Continue reading Lecture: Splendid 19th-Century Central Asian Ikat Textiles and Their Modern Revival
2017 Uzbekistan: The Tashkent Spring Experiences a Frost
By Saipira Furstenberg Speaking at the UN General Assembly in mid-September, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev outlined a democratic vision for Uzbekistan. Just over a year since Mirziyoyev replaced the late strongman… Continue reading 2017 Uzbekistan: The Tashkent Spring Experiences a Frost
Dictators Without Borders: Global Aspects of Authoritarian Governance in Central Asia
The King’s Russia Institute and the Russian and Eurasian Security Research Group are pleased to present a discussion of: Dictators Without Borders: Global Aspects of Authoritarian Governance in Central Asia… Continue reading Dictators Without Borders: Global Aspects of Authoritarian Governance in Central Asia
Afghanistan and Its Central Asian Neighbors Toward Dividing Insecurity
A new report from CSIS/Rowman & Littlefield By Ivan Safranchuk Former Visiting Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program The general trend in Afghanistan is clear-cut: the overall security situation has consistently… Continue reading Afghanistan and Its Central Asian Neighbors Toward Dividing Insecurity
EUCAM Watch: Issue 17 – May 2017
In this EUCAM Watch, we asked three Central Asian scholars and one EU policy-maker to share their views on the opportunities for Central Asia.
New Book: Central Asia at 25. Looking Back, Moving Forward
Available in Russian and English (forthcoming).
