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ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
Migration and COVID-19: Challenges and Policy Responses in Kyrgyzstan
COVID-19 Outbreak in Post-Soviet Central Asia: Has the Time Come for Social Innovations?
The Authoritarian Treatment of COVID-19: The Case of Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan: The Socioeconomic Consequences of the Covid-19 Crisis
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and OSCE: Organizational Efforts vs COVID-19 in Central Asia
Towards Sustainable Urban Water Supply in Kyrgyzstan
Post-COVID-19 Central Asia and the Sino-American Geopolitical Competition
Identity-Based Discrimination in Kazakhstan: Migrant Workers in Pandemic Times
Post-COVID-19: Can Central Asia be Central to Eurasian Integration?
Women Face-to-Face with Domestic Abuse during COVID-19 Lockdown: The Case of Kyrgyzstan
Post-COVID-19 Regime Stability in Uzbekistan
Responses to Covid-19 and the Strengthening of Authoritarian Governance in Central Asia
Uzbekistan and COVID-19: A Communication Perspective
COVID-19 in Kazakhstan: Economic Consequences and Policy Implications
The New President’s Men: Motivations Behind the Change of Stance of Uzbekistan Concerning the Construction of the Rogun Dam
Конфликт на юге Кыргызстана десять лет спустя: Перспективы, последствия, действия
The Digital Generation and Startups in Tajikistan
Unveiling Girls’ Madrasahs in Kyrgyzstan
Tajik Artists Lead Social Change: The Role of Art in Questioning Tajik Traditional Values
Choosing Your Battles: Different Languages of Kazakhstani Youth Activism
Terrorism without a God: Reconsidering Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization Models in Central Asia
Factors Behind Regional Inequality in Education in Kazakhstan
Women of Uzbekistan: Empowered on Paper, Inferior on the Ground
Reconsidering EU Education Assistance to Central Asia
Peyrouse on the EU’s New Central Asia Strategy | What are Europe’s main interests in Central Asia
Agents of Change? Civic Engagement of Western-Educated Youth in Kazakhstan
The Many Challenges of Native Language Journalism in Central Asia: The Case of Kyrgyzstan
Russia’s Islamic Diplomacy
Between Urumchi and Kazan: The Tatars in Chinese Concentration Camps
Trilingual Education in Kazakhstan: What to Expect
#Hashtag Activism: Youth, Social Media and Politics in Kazakhstan
Vulnerability and Resilience of Young People in Kyrgyzstan to Radicalization, Violence and Extremism: Analysis across Five Domains
Urban Tourism and a Culture Clash: Understanding Anti-Arab Tourist Sentiment in Baku
Turkmenistan: Plebiscite of a Nation of Artisans
Secondary Schools and Inequality: Navigating the Fragmented Landscape of Educational Choices in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Russia’s Policy in Syria and the Middle East: Determination, Delight, and Disappointment
The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy in Kazakhstan
Challenges to Freedom of Movement in Azerbaijan
What Happens When Your Town Becomes an ISIS Recruiting Ground? Lessons from Central Asia about Vulnerability, Resistance, and the Danger of Ignoring Perceived Injustice
Rethinking Urban Activism and Civil Society: Insights from Analysis of Bishkek Civic Networks
Can an Authoritarian Regime Have a Meritocratic Public Administration? The Case of Azerbaijan
Understanding the Rising NEET Phenomenon in Southern Kazakhstan
Who Is “Tashkent City” For? Nation-Branding and Public Dialogue in Uzbekistan
The Biopolitics of China’s “War on Terror” and the Exclusion of the Uyghurs
Assessing the Impact of NGO Peacebuilding Programs in the South Caucasus: The Case of Nagorno-Karabakh
Engaging Youth to Sustain (Inter-Communal) Peace at the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border
Culture and Islam in Late Soviet Central Asia
Grassroots Peacebuilding: Cross-Border Cooperation in the Ferghana Valley
Countering Extremism vs. Freedom of Online Expression: The Case of Kazakhstan
Overcoming a Taboo: Normalizing Sexuality Education in Kazakhstan
“Bourgeois” Islam, Prosperity Theology and Ethics in Muslim Eurasia
The Transformation of Tajikistan’s Religious Field: From Religious Moderation to Authoritarian Salafism
Casting a Wide Net: Islamic Media in Central Asia under Atheism
“Spirituality and Enlightenment”: Uzbekistan’s State-Backed Ideological Policy
The Islamic Mediascape in Central Asia
Inequality in Secondary Education and Kazakhstan’s Risk of Becoming a Fragmented Society
Multimodal Salafi Engagement with Digital Media in Azerbaijan
Contemporary Art as a Public Forum in Kazakhstan
Improving Governance in Kazakhstan’s Mining Towns
Empowering Local Communities in the Kyrgyz Mining Sector: The Case of Talas
Central Asia’s Globalized Despots
Morgan Y. Liu, Under Solomon’s Throne: Uzbek Visions of Renewal in Osh
Nuances of Religious Laws and Enforcement in Tajikistan
A Resacralization of Public Space and the Future of (Political) Islam in Azerbaijan: Quo Vadis?
The Northern Region and the Southern People: Migration Policies and Patterns in Kazakhstan
Ethnic Return Migration in Kazakhstan: Shifting State Dynamics, Changing Media Discourses
Income Inequality in Kyrgyzstan: The Redistributive Effect Of Social Benefits
Imagining the Nation: Identity, Nation Building and Foreign Policy in Kazakhstan
Understanding Illiberal Sentiments of Kyrgyz Youth
Economic Smart Power: Utilizing The Untapped Asset Of Turkmen Youth
Invisible Public Debt: The Case of Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan’s Suspended Democracy: Time For An International Reassessment
Religious Extremism in Kazakhstan: From Criminal Networks to Jihad
The Marginalization of Rural Women Entrepreneurs in Tajikistan
Causes and Consequences of the Dysfunctionalities of the Housing Market in Dushanbe
Propiska as a Tool of Discrimination in Central Asia
Labor Migrant Households in Uzbekistan: Remittances as a Challenge or Blessing?
An Ideal Investor to Come: Diversification of the Energy Exports of Turkmenistan
The highly securitized insecurities of state borders in the Fergana Valley
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
Revisiting Water Issues in Central Asia: Shifting from Regional Approach to National Solutions
Energy Policy Options for the Rasht Valley
Ensuring Freedom from State Violence in the Kyrgyz Republic
The Visa Regime in Uzbekistan: A Failed Attempt at Balancing Regime Interests and Freedom of Individuals
Youth Radicalization in Tajikistan: Causes, Consequences, and Challenges to Address
Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: Nurturing from the Ground Up
Unkept Human Security Promises in Developing Countries: The Case of Mongolia
Together on the Move: Tajik Migrants in Olympic Sochi
Can an Arab Uprising Scenario also Happen in Southern Eurasia? A Cross-cutting Look at Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan
On the Road to “H”: Narcotic Drugs in Soviet Central Asia
Memos and ebooks
The Conflict in South Kyrgyzstan Ten Years on: Perspectives, Consequences, Actions
New Voices from Central Asia: Societal Transformations (Volume 3)
New Voices from Uzbekistan
Russia’s Islamic Diplomacy
Изобретение концепта Средней/Центральной Азии. Mежду наукой и гeoполитикой
Искусство народов Центральной Азии/Arts of the peoples of Central Asia
Russia’s Policy in Syria and the Middle East: Determination, Delight, and Disappointment
Eurasia on the Move. Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Dynamic Migration Region
New Voices from Central Asia: Political, Economic, and Societal Challenges and Opportunities (Volume 2)
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact in Central Asia
Kazakhstan: Nation-Branding, Economic Trials, and Cultural Change
Tajikistan: Islam, Migration, and Changes
Kyrgyzstan: Political Pluralism and Economic Challenges
Uzbekistan: Political Order, Societal Changes, and Cultural Transformations
Turkmenistan: Changes and Stability under Berdimuhamedow
Strategic Nodes and Regional Interactions in Southern Eurasia
New Voices from Central Asia: Political, Economic, and Societal Challenges and Opportunities (Volume 1)
Central Asia at 25: Looking Back, Moving Forward. A Collection of Essays from Central Asia
Third International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society
Central Asia Program Publications 2016
Central Asia Program Publications 2015
Second International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society
Central Asia Program Publications 2014
First International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society
Интервью с воинами-интернационалистами Афганской войны 1979-1989 годов
Central Asia Program Publications 2013
Central Asia Program Publications Memo 2012
lexington book series
Modern Central Asia: A Primary Source Reader
The Nazarbayev Generation. Youth in Kazakhstan
Visions of Development in Central Asia. Revitalizing the Culture Concept
The Dialectics of Post-Soviet Modernity and the Changing Contours of Islamic Discourse in Azerbaijan. Toward a Resacralization of Public Space
State-Building in Kazakhstan. Continuity and Transformation of Informal Institutions
Tajikistan on the Move. Statebuilding and Societal Transformations
Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty. The Return of Tamerlane?
The European Union’s Influence in Central Asia. Geopolitical Challenges and Responses
Constructing the Uzbek State
Language, Literacy, and Social Change in Mongolia. Traditionalist, Socialist, and Post-Socialist Identities
The New Geopolitics of the South Caucasus. Prospects for Regional Cooperation and Conflict Resolution
The Central Asia–Afghanistan Relationship. From Soviet Intervention to the Silk Road Initiatives
Eurasia’s Shifting Geopolitical Tectonic Plates. Global Perspective, Local Theaters
Rewriting the Nation in Modern Kazakh Literature. Elites and Narratives
Kazakhstan in the Making. Legitimacy, Symbols, and Social Changes
The Origins of the Civil War in Tajikistan. Nationalism, Islamism, and Violent Conflict in Post-Soviet Space
Afghanistan and Its Neighbors after the NATO Withdrawal
Integration in Energy and Transport. Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey
Kyrgyzstan beyond “Democracy Island” and “Failing State”. Social and Political Changes in a Post-Soviet Society
Central asian affairs
Central Asian Affairs is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal. It aims to feature innovative research on contemporary developments in the wider Central Asian region. Its coverage includes Central Asia, Afghanistan, the Caucasus, Xinjiang, Kashmir, neighboring powers (China, Iran, Pakistan, India, Russia, Turkey), and the role of leading international powers and donors in this region. Central Asian Affairs informs scholarly discourse and policy discussions on the region by engaging experts from across the policy and academic arenas, drawing on a diverse array of disciplines including political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, development studies, and security studies.