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Deciphering Eurasianism in Hungary: Narratives, Networks, and Lifestyles
with Umut Korkut, Glasgow Caledonia University Since the outbreak of the global financial crisis, the Hungarian right engaged in a collective soul searching on what formulates Hungarian identity. Dr. Korkut’s paper…
From Empires of Faith to Nationalizations of Islam & the Globalization of Jihad in Central Asia
with Nazif Shahrani, Indiana University This seminar will discuss the versatility, uses and abuses of Islam as religion by the faithful and its various deployments by the political elites for…
The Curious Rise and Development of Central Asian Nationalisms
with Dr. Russell Zanca, Northeastern Illinois University This presentation examines scholarly notions about post-Soviet Central Asia’s future close to the the time of the Soviet dissolution. Given the rather different…
