Migration – Central Asia Program

Book talk with authors Ruslan Urinboyev and Sherzod Eraliev October 24, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (EDT) Hybrid Event Rustam Urinboyev and Sherzod Eraliev comparatively analyze the migration regimes of Russia…

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Uchyot and Foucault: Drug Users and Migrants in Post-Soviet Central Asia and Russia

23 March, 2022

By Rano Turaeva and Muyassar Turaeva In this paper, we unpack the uchyot (“registration”) system using Foucault’s regime-based approach. Uchyot is a Soviet tool for controlling populations by requiring them to register personal information and…

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Discussing Sinophobia in Kyrgyzstan

23 March, 2022

By Aizat Shailoobek Kyzy This paper investigates how Chinese migrants are perceived by different groups in Kyrgyzstan—and in what domains local people turn to Sinophobia. To date, Kyrgyzstani political leaders…

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

2 December, 2020

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…

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Parental Labor Migration and Educational Attainment in Kyrgyzstan (Video)

24 November, 2020

Parental Labor Migration and Educational Attainment in Kyrgyzstan November 24, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the George…

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Identity-Based Discrimination in Kazakhstan: Migrant Workers in Pandemic Times

23 September, 2020

By Preety Sahu Preety Sahu is a PhD student currently working at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She specializes in domestic policies of Central…

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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Central Asian Migrants in Russia (Video)

21 July, 2020

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Central Asian Migrants in Russia July 16, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the…

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Updates on the Impact of COVID-19 on Central Asian Societies and Migrant Communities

18 May, 2020

Updates on the Impact of COVID-19 on Central Asian Societies and Migrant Communities Our European colleagues from REFPOM, a research project on funeral practices during migration in Eurasia, led by…

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Eurasia on the Move. Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Dynamic Migration Region

22 May, 2018

Eurasia on the Move. Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Dynamic Migration Region Eurasia is marked by some of the freest migration in the world through the free labor zone of the…

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Tajikistan: Islam, Migration, and Changes

22 May, 2017

Tajikistan: Islam, Migration, and Changes In the past few years, Tajikistan’s domestic situation has been shaped by the shrinking place given to the Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT). The Tajik authorities…