Category: Migration

migration, internal displacement, labor migrants

Central Asian Migrants in Russia and Turkey: Migrant Legal Adaptation in Non-Democratic Contexts

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… Continue reading Central Asian Migrants in Russia and Turkey: Migrant Legal Adaptation in Non-Democratic Contexts

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

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

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

Parental Labor Migration and Educational Attainment in Kyrgyzstan (Video)

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… Continue reading Parental Labor Migration and Educational Attainment in Kyrgyzstan (Video)

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

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… Continue reading Identity-Based Discrimination in Kazakhstan: Migrant Workers in Pandemic Times

Emigration of “Crème de la crème” in Uzbekistan. A Gender Perspective

Central Asia Fellowship Papers No. 8, March 2015 By Marina Kayumova Marina Kayumova (Uzbekistan) has considerable international work experience, during which she was exposed to a variety of projects within public and private… Continue reading Emigration of “Crème de la crème” in Uzbekistan. A Gender Perspective

The role of Islam in the lives of Central Asian migrants in Moscow

CERIA Brief No. 2, October 2014 By Sophie Roche Moscow, with two million Muslim residents and up to two million more migrant workers, has only four mosques, and the municipal authorities have repeatedly… Continue reading The role of Islam in the lives of Central Asian migrants in Moscow

Russia’s Migration Policy for Central Asia: Missed Opportunities?

Central Asia Policy Forum No. 6, March 2014 Featuring: Ahmat Madeyev, Center for Public Policy, Bishkek Vladimir Malakhov, Director, Center of Political Theory and Applied Political Science, Russian Presidential Academy of Economy and… Continue reading Russia’s Migration Policy for Central Asia: Missed Opportunities?

The Art of Survival: Kyrgyz Labor Migration, Human Capital, and Social Networks

Central Asia Economic Paper No. 7, April 2013 By Evgeny Vinokurov Age, education, income discrepancy, and unemployment level are the main factors that define the portrait of the Kyrgyz labor migrant. Remittances shape… Continue reading The Art of Survival: Kyrgyz Labor Migration, Human Capital, and Social Networks

Debating Internal Migrations in Kyrgyzstan

Voices From Central Asia No. 9, February 2013 By Aida Aaly Alymbaeva (Max Plank Institute for Social Anthropology), Keneshbek Almakuchukov (Bishkek Academy of Finance and Eco-nomics), Emil Nasritdinov, Ruslan Rakhimov, and Bermet… Continue reading Debating Internal Migrations in Kyrgyzstan