Vera Axyonova
My research interests include knowledge production and the role of expert communities in policy processes in Kazakhstan and Russia as…
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Anastassiya Perevezentseva
Anastassiya Perevezentseva is a doctoral candidate whose dissertation focuses on contentious politics, populism, and democratic backsliding in Central and Eastern…
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Aruzhan Meirkhanova
I am interested in Russian foreign policy, regional organizations in Eurasia, as well as international development.
Read MoreNeil McCallum
I have a particular interest in military masculinity and minority language rights and education.
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Mathieu Lemoine
Human Rights; Human Trafficking; Media Freedom; Justice System; Penitentiary Reform; Development of the civil society.
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Yan Matusevich
I am currently a PhD student in anthropology at The Graduate Center, CUNY conducting research on how Central Asian migrants…
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Cholpon Orozobekova
Interstate relations, security threats, terrorism, religious extremism, foreign fighters.
Read MoreMaya Peterson
My research interests include Russian and Central Asian history, as well as the history of the environment, science, technology, and…
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Victoria Hudson
I am researching Russian soft power, with a focus on audience reception in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Estonia.
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John Irgengioro
Soft power of Russia, China, the European Union, and the United States in Central Asia.
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