Tag: domestic politics

Critical Review of the Digest “Turkmenistan: Changes and Stability under Berdymuhammedow”

By Hoşgeldi Bagtyýarow A Letter from a Reader: Critical Review of the Digest “Turkmenistan: Changes and Stability under Berdymuhammedov” (CAP edited volume) General Review At the outset, I want to convey… Continue reading Critical Review of the Digest “Turkmenistan: Changes and Stability under Berdymuhammedow”

Language, Literacy, and Social Change in Mongolia. Traditionalist, Socialist, and Post-Socialist Identities

Language, Literacy, and Social Change in Mongolia. Traditionalist, Socialist, and Post-Socialist Identities PHILLIP P. MARZLUF Language, Literacy, and Social Change in Mongolia is the first full-length treatment of literacy in Mongolian.… Continue reading Language, Literacy, and Social Change in Mongolia. Traditionalist, Socialist, and Post-Socialist Identities

What Lies ahead for Kyrgyzstan after the Presidential Elections?

By CAP Transcript of the CAP workshop What Lies ahead for Kyrgyzstan after the Presidential Elections?, October 19, 2017 Erica Marat, National Defense University Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University Paul Stronski, Carnegie… Continue reading What Lies ahead for Kyrgyzstan after the Presidential Elections?

Kazakhstan: Nation-Branding, Economic Trials, and Cultural Change

Kazakhstan: Nation-Branding, Economic Trials, and Cultural Change The economic driver of Central Asia, Kazakhstan stands up for its forward-looking branding and its multivectoral foreign policy. Behind its many successes, the… Continue reading Kazakhstan: Nation-Branding, Economic Trials, and Cultural Change

Uzbekistan: Political Order, Societal Changes, and Cultural Transformations

Uzbekistan: Political Order, Societal Changes, and Cultural Transformations Academic knowledge on Uzbekistan blossomed in the 1990s, before drying up in the 2000s and 2010s with the closure of the country… Continue reading Uzbekistan: Political Order, Societal Changes, and Cultural Transformations

New Voices from Central Asia: Political, Economic, and Societal Challenges and Opportunities (Volume 1)

New Voices from Central Asia: Political, Economic, and Societal Challenges and Opportunities (Volume 1) The volume “New Voices from Central Asia: Political, Economic, and Societal Challenges and Opportunities” gives the… Continue reading 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

Central Asia at 25: Looking Back, Moving Forward. A Collection of Essays from Central Asia To reflect over a quarter century of independence, we decided to give the floor to local… Continue reading Central Asia at 25: Looking Back, Moving Forward. A Collection of Essays from Central Asia

The Origins of the Civil War in Tajikistan. Nationalism, Islamism, and Violent Conflict in Post-Soviet Space

The Origins of the Civil War in Tajikistan. Nationalism, Islamism, and Violent Conflict in Post-Soviet Space TIM EPKENHANS In May 1992 political and social tensions in the former Soviet Republic… Continue reading The Origins of the Civil War in Tajikistan. Nationalism, Islamism, and Violent Conflict in Post-Soviet Space