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Europe Talks Central Asia: European-German-Uzbek relations

Representatives of Uzbek and German think tanks met at the IInstitut für Europäische Politik" for an exchange of ideas. The talks focused on the amendments to the Uzbek constitution and Uzbekistan's relations with Germany and the EU.

Study – The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based-violence in Central Asia

Eurasia Lab Fellowship Program

Violence against women is a prevalent issue in Central Asia. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted gender-based violence patterns in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan?

Study on online civic activism in Turkmenistan

Eurasia Lab Fellowship Program

How did social media influence the protests in and outside Turkmenistan in 2020? The study sheds light on the role of online activism during this wave of protests.

Study – The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on civic activism in Kazakhstan

Eurasia Lab Fellowship Program

The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for civil society in Kazakhstan. At the same time, it also is an important reference for civic engagement. Our fellows conducted interviews with activists to analyse their adaption to the pandemic circumstances.

The fellows and projects of the Eurasia Lab & Fellowship Program

Eurasia Lab Fellowship Program

From Civic activism in Kazakhstan during Covid-19, to the impact of the pandemic on gender-based violence in Uzbekisten and Kyrgyzstan and digital activism in Turkmenistan: These are the topics of the Eurasia Lab research teams from September to December 2021.

Transformation processes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia – Public discussion

Eurasia Lab Fellowship Program

Anti-corruption in Moldova, Covid-19 in Central Asia, Civil Society in Belarus – the fellows of the Eurasia Lab & Fellowship program have presented their research projects and discussed the findings with external experts.

Research results – COVID-19 in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

Eurasia Lab Fellowship Program

The project examines civil society activities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The Fellows developed recommendations to integrate strategies of non-state, crisis-driven activism into national policy approaches.

#2 Eurasia on the Move - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

Eurasia Lab Fellowship Program

The second episode of our podcast deals with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The lack of a response by the governments mobilises civil society actors, who increasingly assumed the role of governments.

Press release – YCA

Central Asia is gaining increasing global importance. A key factor for social change is strengthening youth policy. Germany aims to take on a pioneering role in the implementation of the EU Central Asia Strategy.

Research Paper – YCA

Central Asia is gaining increasing global importance. However, power is in the hands of a few in the countries of the region. A key factor for social change is strengthening youth policy.

Policy Paper – YCA

Central Asia is gaining increasing global importance. However, power is in the hands of a few in the countries of the region. A key factor for social change is strengthening youth policy.

Meet the Eurasia Lab fellows

Eurasia Lab Fellowship Program

Three research teams for the fellowship have been chosen and are introduced.

Workshop: Developing project ideas and writing funding applications

Eurasia Lab Fellowship Program

Application writing should not be outsourced completely, the administrative work not underestimated. Eurasia-researchers got new impulses.

End of EUCACIS programme

Half of the fellows have successfully completed their PhD degrees, while the others are awaiting their defence date. All fellows have furthermore written for local, regional or international academic journals. Within the EUCACIS network, they have published 27 articles.

Successful completion of the regular PhD support programme EUCACIS and further extension

Since 2016, the EUCACIS programme has completed four international conferences, three PhD schools, the organisation of individual exchanges and provided continuous intensive PhD trainings. All fellows will be accompanied until the completion of their PhD thesis.

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on society and culture in Kyrgyzstan

The Covid-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan will not lead to improvements for flexible work structures or in the health sector. Florian Coppenrath, who is conducting field research on rap music in Bishkek, discusses his experiences and observations on how the pandemic unfolded in 2020.

integration 1/20

Links between energy security and market logics, interactions between transformation and integration, the EU's regional and cohesion policies, public communication on Central Asia, and EU-Russia relations are topics in this issue.

Tajikistan‘s predictable parliamentary elections and the presidential election in 2020

In March 2020, Tajikistan held its perhaps most disappointing parliamentary elections since its independence, argues Bruce Pannier, as the leading opposition party was banned. The presidential elections in autumn 2020 are hence paved for President Rahmon’s hold on power.

Prosperity and resilience as the new panacea? The new EU Central Asia strategy in view of the security-development nexus

The EU strongly connects security and development issues in Central Asia, argues Karina Turan. The paper focuses on the guiding paradigms of the EU’s new Central Asia strategy within the scope of the security-development nexus.

The Eurasian Economic Union and Uzbekistan: Accession prospects and economic implications

In 2019, Uzbekistan announced its intention to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). At the same time, the country formally re-opened WTO accession after negotiations had stalled. Jamshid Normatov discusses how these two integration projects relate to each other.