Yan Matusevich
PhD Candidate, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
I am currently a PhD student in anthropology at The Graduate Center, CUNY conducting research on how Central Asian migrants are reshaping rural areas in post-Soviet Russia. More broadly, I am interested in the diversification of transnational labor migration networks between Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and South Korea. Beyond my academic work, I am also […]
Zilola Khalilova
Researcher, The al-Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan
My research interests include the history and culture of Uzbekistan, Islamic education in Uzbekistan, Islam, reading primers and textbooks, education in Middle East, social life of Soviet Muslims, female’s education.
Arzuu Sheranova
PhD Candidate, Corvinus University of Budapest
Nation-building, Nationalism, Legitimacy, State-society relations, formal and informal institutions, peace-building.
Jenniver Sehring
Senior Lecturer in Water Governance and Diplomacy, IHE DElft
I am studying the politics of water in Central Asia at local, national and regional levels. My current focus is on transboundary water cooperation and its gender dynamics. Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan are the countries of the region I am most familiar with.
Cholpon Orozobekova
Director, The Bulan Institute for Peace Innovations
Interstate relations, security threats, terrorism, religious extremism, foreign fighters.
Dildora Khodjaeva
Independent Researcher, South and Central Asian Studies
South and Central Asian Studies.
Kate Shields
PhD Candidate, University of Oregon
I am a human geographer interested in health and environmental transformation in the Aral Sea region of Uzbekistan.
Kodir Kuliev
Anti-Corruption Expert, Freelance Researcher and Adjunct Professor of International Studies & Philosophy, Webster University in Tashkent
My main research focus is on anti-corruption, governance and socioeconomic development.
Zulfiya Tursunova
Associate Professor, Guilford College
My research interests include food sovereignty, sustainable development, women’s economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, health, and community-based peacebuilding.
William O’Roark
Country Director - Uzbekistan, American Councils for International Education
Current civil society, educational, and economic reforms in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. I have a personal research interest in Russian colonial and military history of Turkestan from the 17th – 20th centuries; Bolshevik revolution history in Central Asia in the early 20th century.