Category: Society

Kyrgyzstan beyond “Democracy Island” and “Failing State”. Social and Political Changes in a Post-Soviet Society

Kyrgyzstan beyond “Democracy Island” and “Failing State”. Social and Political Changes in a Post-Soviet Society EDITED BY MARLENE LARUELLE AND JOHAN ENGVALL – CONTRIBUTIONS BY DIANA ASANALIEVA; AISALKYN BOTOEVA; ASEL DOOLOTKELDIEVA; JOHAN ENGVALL;… Continue reading Kyrgyzstan beyond “Democracy Island” and “Failing State”. Social and Political Changes in a Post-Soviet Society

Second International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society

Annual Uyghur Studies Conference Series Second International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society Second International Conference on Uyghur StudiesHistory, Culture, and SocietyUniversité Libre de Bruxelles (ULB),CERI-Sciences Po, INALCOCentral… Continue reading Second International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society

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

Quotes on Quotas? Political Representation of Women in Kyrgyzstan in the 2007 and 2010 Convocations

Central Asia Fellowship Papers No. 7, March 2015 By Natalia Zakharchenko Natalia Zakharchenko (Kyrgyzstan) is an alumni of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. She is currently working as an Assistant to a baseline study at… Continue reading Quotes on Quotas? Political Representation of Women in Kyrgyzstan in the 2007 and 2010 Convocations

Tracking Factors of Change in Tajikistan and the Role of Islam

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 22, March 2015 On March 10, 2015, the Central Asia Program at GW organized an international conference on Tajikistan and its current political and social evolution. The first… Continue reading Tracking Factors of Change in Tajikistan and the Role of Islam

Islamic State messaging to Central Asians Migrant Workers in Russia

Shohruh’s profile picture from 18 October
CERIA Brief No. 6, March 2015 By Noah Tucker In 2013, 20-year-old Shohruh opened a Facebook profile. An Uzbek from a sleepy little town near Samarqand that was once an imperial capital, Shohruh… Continue reading Islamic State messaging to Central Asians Migrant Workers in Russia

A Comparative Analysis of the Caucasus Emirate Islamic Ideology within the Global-Salafi Jihad

CERIA Brief No. 5, January 2015 By Jean-François Ratelle  This brief addresses the relationship between the Caucasus Emirate (CE) and the Global-Salafi jihad following the death of Doku Umarov, and the rapid ascent of… Continue reading A Comparative Analysis of the Caucasus Emirate Islamic Ideology within the Global-Salafi Jihad

Research Note: Uzbek Online Recruiting to the Syrian Conflict

CERIA Brief No. 3, November 2014 By Noah Tucker Uzbek jihadists in Syria take advantage of low-cost digital media tools to pro-mote intense and successful operations in a way those fighting in Afghanistan and… Continue reading Research Note: Uzbek Online Recruiting to the Syrian Conflict

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

Facebook Jihad: The IMU’s Digital Communication Strategy for the Karachi Airport Attack

CERIA Brief No. 1, July 2014 By Noah Tucker The Central Asia Digital Islam Project explores the way Internet and social media are slowly beginning to revolutionize the Islamic marketplace of ideas for Central… Continue reading Facebook Jihad: The IMU’s Digital Communication Strategy for the Karachi Airport Attack

Ensuring Freedom from State Violence in the Kyrgyz Republic

Central Asia Fellowship Papers No. 4, June 2014 By Sardarbek Bagishbekov Sardar Bagishbekov is an executive director of the Kyrgyzstani human rights NGO Golos Svobody (Voice of Freedom, www.vof.kg). The organization aims to… Continue reading Ensuring Freedom from State Violence in the Kyrgyz Republic

First International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society

Annual Uyghur Studies Conferences First International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society Central Asia ProgramInstitute for European, Russian and Eurasian StudiesElliott School of International Affairs The George Washington… Continue reading First International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society