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Social and Political Processes in Central Asia amid Internal and External Shocks (hybrid event) Social and political developments in Central Asia received greater attention following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in particular the immediate impacts of new migrant flows, sanctions, and Russia’s greater isolation from the West. However, much of this analysis, particularly in the… Continue reading Works in Progress on Central Asia: 

Virtual Seminar, image by Arzu Geybulla The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict reached a dramatic end on September 19, 2023, when the Azerbaijani military ended the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and almost its entire Armenian population fled to Armenia. Meanwhile, Armenia now faces a humanitarian crisis of refugees from Karabakh, while Azerbaijan demands the opening of the Zangezur corridor… Continue reading Armenia-Azerbaijan Relations after the Third Karabakh War

Researching Central Asia can be interesting, entertaining, life-changing, traumatizing and, at the very least, thought provoking. The way we, Central Asians and Central Asianists, experience the region differs, but it certainly impacts our lives in a multitude of small and not-so-small ways. Based on first-hand personal and professional experiences of Central Asia experts coming from… Continue reading Researching Central Asia. Navigating Positionality in the Field