By CAP CAP Paper 199, January 2018 On February 15, 2018, GW’s Central Asia Program organized a workshop on “‘Culture and Islam in Late Soviet Central Asia” in the framework… Continue reading Culture and Islam in Late Soviet Central Asia
Category: Research
Grassroots Peacebuilding: Cross-Border Cooperation in the Ferghana Valley
By Diana Mamatova CAP Fellows Paper 202 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2018 Diana Mamatova is a young professional in the areas of peacebuilding, development and program management, and policy research.… Continue reading Grassroots Peacebuilding: Cross-Border Cooperation in the Ferghana Valley
Countering Extremism vs. Freedom of Online Expression: The Case of Kazakhstan
By Anna Gussarova CAP Fellows Paper 201 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2018 Anna Gussarova is director and co-founder of the Central Asia Institute for Strategic Studies (www.caiss.expert). She previously served… Continue reading Countering Extremism vs. Freedom of Online Expression: The Case of Kazakhstan
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… Continue reading Overcoming a Taboo: Normalizing Sexuality Education in Kazakhstan
“Bourgeois” Islam, Prosperity Theology and Ethics in Muslim Eurasia
By CAP CAP Paper 198, January 2018 On January 29, 2018, GW’s Central Asia Program organized a workshop on “‘Bourgeois’ Islam, Prosperity Theology and Ethics in Muslim Eurasia” in the… Continue reading “Bourgeois” Islam, Prosperity Theology and Ethics in Muslim Eurasia
The Transformation of Tajikistan’s Religious Field: From Religious Moderation to Authoritarian Salafism
By Shahnoza Nozimova and Tim Epkenhans Presentation at workshop The Islamic Mediascape in Central Asia, October 2, 2017 Transcript Tim: Really sorry that I can’t be in Washington today. This is… Continue reading The Transformation of Tajikistan’s Religious Field: From Religious Moderation to Authoritarian Salafism
Casting a Wide Net: Islamic Media in Central Asia under Atheism
By Eren Tasar
“Spirituality and Enlightenment”: Uzbekistan’s State-Backed Ideological Policy
By Rafael Sattarov
The Islamic Mediascape in Central Asia
By CAP
Inequality in Secondary Education and Kazakhstan’s Risk of Becoming a Fragmented Society
By Daniyar Kussainov
Multimodal Salafi Engagement with Digital Media in Azerbaijan
By Kamal Gasimov
Contemporary Art as a Public Forum in Kazakhstan
By Alexandra Tsay
Improving Governance in Kazakhstan’s Mining Towns
By Dinara Nurusheva
Empowering Local Communities in the Kyrgyz Mining Sector: The Case of Talas
By Nazik Imanbekova
Central Asia’s Globalized Despots
By Marlene Laruelle
Morgan Y. Liu, Under Solomon’s Throne: Uzbek Visions of Renewal in Osh
By Central Asian Affairs
Nuances of Religious Laws and Enforcement in Tajikistan
By Marintha Miles
A Resacralization of Public Space and the Future of (Political) Islam in Azerbaijan: Quo Vadis?
By Murad Ismayilov
The Northern Region and the Southern People: Migration Policies and Patterns in Kazakhstan
By Serik Jaxylykov
Ethnic Return Migration in Kazakhstan: Shifting State Dynamics, Changing Media Discourses
By Berikbol Dukeyev
Income Inequality in Kyrgyzstan: The Redistributive Effect Of Social Benefits
By Savia Hasanova
Imagining the Nation: Identity, Nation Building and Foreign Policy in Kazakhstan
By Sabina Insebayeva
Understanding Illiberal Sentiments of Kyrgyz Youth
By Gulzhigit Ermatov
