How South Korea Builds its Soft Power in Latin America, Learning Lessons From its Diaspora Outreach in Russia and Central Asia

By Victoria Kim Victoria Kim holds an MA from the Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS in Korean Studies and MA from the University of Bolton in International Multimedia Journalism. Originally from… Continue reading How South Korea Builds its Soft Power in Latin America, Learning Lessons From its Diaspora Outreach in Russia and Central Asia

Q-Pop, The Pride of Kazakh Youth, and its Stimulation of Ethnic Identity

By Kakim Danabayev, PhD, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea • Jowon Park, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Hanyang University, Seoul,… Continue reading Q-Pop, The Pride of Kazakh Youth, and its Stimulation of Ethnic Identity

China and Central Asia: Warm Politics, Cold Public

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By Dr. Kemel Toktomushev Dr. Kemel Toktomushev is a Senior Research Fellow with University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Institute of Public Policy and Administration and an Assistant Professor of Political… Continue reading China and Central Asia: Warm Politics, Cold Public

Reclaiming Historical Past and Collective Public Memory: The Case of Valikhanov in Kazakhstan

Nazerke Mukhlissova is currently a student at Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, double majoring in Political Science and History. Her paper on Valikhanov and Kazakhstani public memory has been accepted by… Continue reading Reclaiming Historical Past and Collective Public Memory: The Case of Valikhanov in Kazakhstan

Competing for Cake Crumbs: Why Chinese Mining Leads to Conflict in Kyrgyzstan but not Tajikistan

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By Isabelle DeSisto  Isabelle DeSisto is currently an MPhil candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK. She holds a BA in Government… Continue reading Competing for Cake Crumbs: Why Chinese Mining Leads to Conflict in Kyrgyzstan but not Tajikistan

The United States, Kazakhstan, and Environmental Cooperation

By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez Wilder Alejandro Sanchez is an analyst who covers geopolitical, trade, and defense issues in the post-Soviet world and the Western Hemisphere. He has analyzed Kazakhstan’s foreign policy… Continue reading The United States, Kazakhstan, and Environmental Cooperation

Кыргызстан 2020: протесты рабочих и трудовые права

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Бермет Борубаева Бермет Борубаева – независимая исследовательница, участница коллектива КыргСоц, автор ряда публикаций по теме трудовых прав, экологии, урбанистики и искусства. Выпускница факультета международных отношений Кыргызского-Российского Славянского университета (Бишкек) и… Continue reading Кыргызстан 2020: протесты рабочих и трудовые права

Социальные движения как отражение поляризации в кыргызстанском обществе

Photo Credit: Succo at Pixabay   Александра Филатова Александра Филатова – исследовательница Аналитического Консорциума «Перспектива», магистр политических наук Национального исследовательского университета «Высшая школа экономики» На примере октябрьских событий B первый… Continue reading Социальные движения как отражение поляризации в кыргызстанском обществе

Социальные группы поддержки политика С. Жапарова

Photo Credit: Kyrgyzstan Presidency Press Office   Нургуль Эсенаманова Нургуль Эсенаманова в настоящее время является независимым экспертом, исследует феномены радикализации, насильственного экстремизма, терроризма – причины, проявления и ответные меры. Она… Continue reading Социальные группы поддержки политика С. Жапарова

Власть и пространство в социальных мобилизациях: предварительные мысли о протестах, приведших к смене власти в Кыргызстане осенью 2020 г.

Асель Доолоткельдиева Асель Доолоткельдиева в настоящее время работает в Академии ОБСЕ (Бишкек), где преподает на магистерской программе. Она защитила PhD диссертацию в Университете Экзетер (Англия) на тему социальных мобилизаций в… Continue reading Власть и пространство в социальных мобилизациях: предварительные мысли о протестах, приведших к смене власти в Кыргызстане осенью 2020 г.

Disabling Public Discontent: The 2021 Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan

By Serik Beimenbetov Serik Beimenbetov is a post-doctoral research fellow and senior lecturer at the Kazakh-German University in Almaty. He completed his PhD at the Department of Political Science and… Continue reading Disabling Public Discontent: The 2021 Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan

To What Extent Are Minority Religious Rights Protected in the Kyrgyz Republic?

By Elmurat Ashiraliev Elmurat Ashiraliev is currently an independent researcher. He was a Visiting Fellow at the George Washington University’s Central Asia Program in Spring 2019. Prior to joining CAP,… Continue reading To What Extent Are Minority Religious Rights Protected in the Kyrgyz Republic?

COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND CENTRAL ASIA: Crisis Management, Economic Impact, and Social Transformations

Chapters focus on the social, political, economic, and geopolitical impacts of COVID-19 and its dramatic effects on the region. The pandemic has exposed major flaws in healthcare and economic systems… Continue reading COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND CENTRAL ASIA: Crisis Management, Economic Impact, and Social Transformations

Informing the Public about the Dangers of a Pandemic. Early COVID-19 Coverage by News Organizations in Kazakhstan

Authors:Bakhtiyar Nurumov, Ph.D. candidate, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, KazakhstanGulnur Berkenova, Ph.D. candidate, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, KazakhstanEric Freedman, J.D., Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University, USA Galiya Ibrayeva, Ph.D., Professor… Continue reading Informing the Public about the Dangers of a Pandemic. Early COVID-19 Coverage by News Organizations in Kazakhstan

Migration and COVID-19: Challenges and Policy Responses in Kyrgyzstan

Authors:Irina Kuznetsova, University of BirminghamRoman Mogilevskii, University of Central AsiaAsel Murzakulova, University of Central AsiaAigoul Abdoubaetova, OSCE Academy, BishkekAlexander Wolters, OSCE Academy, BishkekJohn Round, University of Birmingham COVID-19 carries significant… Continue reading Migration and COVID-19: Challenges and Policy Responses in Kyrgyzstan

COVID-19 Outbreak in Post-Soviet Central Asia: Has the Time Come for Social Innovations?

By Bakhrom Radjabov Dr. Bakhrom Radjabov is an Adjunct Professor at Webster University (Tashkent Campus). His main area of research includes social innovations and public sector innovations in the Eurasian… Continue reading COVID-19 Outbreak in Post-Soviet Central Asia: Has the Time Come for Social Innovations?

The Authoritarian Treatment of COVID-19: The Case of Tajikistan

Corona Virus Around Tajikistan Flag. Concept Pandemic Outbreak in Country

By Hafiz Boboyorov Hafiz Boboyorov studied and worked at the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan and Bonn University between 1998 and 2016. Between 2017 and 2019 he was an Alexander… Continue reading The Authoritarian Treatment of COVID-19: The Case of Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan: The Socioeconomic Consequences of the Covid-19 Crisis

By Julien Bruley and Iliias Mamadiiarov Julien Bruley holds a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Lille (Clerse/Sesam). His doctoral dissertation focused on the Kyrgyz epic of Manas… Continue reading Kyrgyzstan: The Socioeconomic Consequences of the Covid-19 Crisis