Shakhrbanu Bagheri
My primary research interests lie within politics of development in Central Asia, specifically knowledge production, expertise on development, and contemporary…
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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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Kate Shields
I am a human geographer interested in health and environmental transformation in the Aral Sea region of Uzbekistan.
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Zulfiya Tursunova
My research interests include food sovereignty, sustainable development, women’s economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, health, and community-based peacebuilding.
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William O’Roark
Current civil society, educational, and economic reforms in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. I have a personal research interest in Russian…
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Markus Hauser
History of the exploration of Central Asia with special emphasis on mapping the region, focusing on Tajikistan and the Pamir…
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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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Grady Vaughan
My research interests primarily revolve around civil society and responses to human rights violations in Central Asia. I am also…
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