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Trilingual Education in Kazakhstan: What to Expect

May 24, 2019

While the only existing studies consider trilingualism in Kazakhstan in general, this research aims to identify possible risks and prospects for the implementation of the program of trilingualism at regional…

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9 min

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26 Routes in 2 Years: The New Transport Map of Central Asia

March 28, 2019

Austen Dowell is a Research Associate with the ERA Institute, focusing on analyzing regional affairs as part of the Central Asia Watch project. He has studied in Central Asia as…

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13 min

Who Is “Tashkent City” For? Nation-Branding and Public Dialogue in Uzbekistan

June 7, 2018

“If they give me a proper place somewhere nearby, I will move. Otherwise, I will not go anywhere!” – Muhabbat Umarova, a woman in her 70s who is a resident…

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11 min

Building Secure Communities in a Post-Liberal Age: A View from Kyrgyzstan

April 25, 2018

How to build sustainable peace, forge livelihoods, and create a basis for development? These questions have been of central interest to scholars in the fields of development, peace and conflict…

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10 min

Morgan Liu: On “Uzbekness” and Social Justice

March 1, 2018

Morgan Y. Liu is a cultural anthropologist studying Muslims in the former Soviet Union, Islamic ideas of social justice, and the impact of oil extraction on Central Asian societies. He…

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13 min

“Azan on the Moon”: Anthropology of Infrastructure

February 25, 2018

Till Mostowlansky is intrigued by the anthropological study of routes, roads and pathways, and the anthropology of infrastructure more generally. This research interest frames his latest monograph, Azan on the Moon: Entangling…

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8 min

Iconic Places in Central Asia. The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites explained by Jeanne Féaux de la Croix

January 29, 2018

Interview Dr. Jeanne Féaux de la Croix Dr. Jeanne Féaux de la Croix is a social anthropologist at the University of Tübingen in Germany. She specializes in environmental issues and…

Trilingual Education in Kazakhstan: What to Expect

26 Routes in 2 Years: The New Transport Map of Central Asia

Who Is “Tashkent City” For? Nation-Branding and Public Dialogue in Uzbekistan

Building Secure Communities in a Post-Liberal Age: A View from Kyrgyzstan

Morgan Liu: On “Uzbekness” and Social Justice

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