EurasianInsights

is currently the twitter account for the #EISCAS project - a EU erasmus+ project boosting #CentralAsia #eurasia Studies in EU & beyond

[DW Deutsche Welle @DeutscheWelle]

According to data published by the @vdeminstitute, a study center based at @goteborgsuni, the number of democratic countries in the world stalled after decades of progress.

[Democratization @democ_journal]

The idea that citizens are just spectators in democratic life is widespread. It is also something that has a very negative connotation. Here, @AndreaFelicetti conceptualizes positive forms of spectatorship that are fundamental to democratize society.
https://t.co/pvoqPkUAKC

[EPD - European Partnership for Democracy @EPDeu]

@ValeriuDragalin suggests including participatory democracy and democratic values as part of educational systems to overcome the challenges democracy is currently experiencing 📽️

[Liisa Laakso @LaaksoLiisa]

Academic freedom and democracy in African countries: the first study to track the connection https://t.co/vV06y73psW via @TC_Africa @HajerKratou @NordicAfrica @CODESRIA @AAU_67 @vdeminstitute

[Democratization @democ_journal]

. @HaigPatapan @Griffith_SGIR argues that Thomas Hobbes accounts for the modern “manual” of #authoritarian leadership, with its distinctive use of rule of law, voting and elections, and a free marketplace as means to enhance power and consolidate rule. https://t.co/SWJXd9gzL7

[Neil Russell @neil_najr01]

My first journal article, titled “Reconstituted Authoritarianism: Islam, Service Provision and the State in al-Sisi’s Egypt”, has just been published (open access) in @democ_journal. https://t.co/OuVIvGvCaa

[Democratization Policy Council @DPC_global]

3/ The talk evolved into a broader discussion on the threats to liberal democracy in the US, and what lessons the US might learn at home from the work it has done in democracy promotion abroad.

https://t.co/jS8Q7BJyPM

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

Our latest #CAPcast based on our discussion on Marlene Laruelle's "Central Peripheries: Nationhood in #CentralAsia" is now available on multiple platforms! @IERES_GWU https://t.co/uQ0JU5zX5O

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

Central Asia Program is hiring a Program Associate to support a new fellowship program, as well as provide general administrative support to IERES in the areas of operations, finance, and events. Apply here: https://t.co/cGXdZxuwWO

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

Join us on Monday, November 22nd at 11 am for an in-person Nuclear Policy Talk sponsored by @IISTP_GW! @tkassenova will discuss her book, Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb.

For more information and registration, please visit: https://t.co/kR8Rqs2OXB

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

Our latest #CAPpaper by Zhaslan Nurbayev discusses the causes of inequality between urban and rural students in #Kazakhstan and offers solutions to address this issue.

Read more at:
https://t.co/ikxC8ZwC9j

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

In our latest #CAPpaper, Spring 2021 CAAFP Fellow Anastassiya Reshetnyak discusses the approaches in preventing violent youth extremism in #Kazakhstan

Read more at: https://t.co/gmAbU9upjh

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

Join us next Wednesday, November 3rd, at 10am EST for a program on Soft Power in Central Asia: The Politics of Influence and Seduction.

For more information and registration, please visit:
https://t.co/Sfvm7cZ2i3

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

A recording of our recent event "Questioning Sovietness in Post-Soviet Nation-Building" is now available on our YouTube channel! Don't forget to subscribe for recordings of all our events!

https://t.co/aIoa70GbF2

[CABAR.asia analytical platform @cabarasia]

REGISTER for international expert panel titled 'Central Asia’s role in resolving the Afghan crisis 2021' due on Oct 21! The speakers' panel is extraordinary: @Dr_Ariel_Cohen, @jmurtazashvili, @umarov_akram, @tamimasey, moderated by @BrucePannier!
Join in: https://t.co/k3LkN2VLkF

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

In our latest paper, Janko Šćepanović, Ph.D explores the transformations occurring in the #ShanghaiCooperationOrganization given #Iran's new membership and #Russia's shifting global vision.
Read more at:

https://t.co/NmA36864fH

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

Our latest #CAPpaper by Victoria Kim explores how #SouthKorea's diaspora outreach is vital to its ability to wield soft power in #LatinAmerica.

Read more at:
https://t.co/f2lY2bteSW

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

Join us next week on Sep 22 @10am ET @IERES_GWU for a discussion of the new book "Routledge Handbook of Contemporary #CentralAsia" with editors @EricaMarat, @rico_isaacs, & authors @EdwardLemon3, Dina Sharipova, Johan Engvall, Galym Zhussipbek. More info https://t.co/ELbDTXfH2v

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

Our latest #CAPPaper by Kemel Toktomushev explores how #China’s diplomacy in its neighborhood may deepen existing social cleavages in #Centralasia, a region that is plagued by political and economic challenges @IERES_GWU https://t.co/UzWOQTDnKY

[Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg]

Mark your calendar for our event series dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of #CentralAsia's Independence @IERES_GWU! Stay tuned for more details for the events scheduled after September. More information https://t.co/PIQ6DUqlgQ