@MYBISA East Europe & Eurasian Security Working Group. Formerly known as Russian and Eurasian Security WG. All disclaimers apply
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Happy to share a new EEES event: "Paganism in the Russo-Ukrainian war"
A webinar exploring neo-paganism as both a source of identity and a potential vector of radicalisation in wartime Russia & Ukraine.
15 May, 2-3:30pm, Online
Info and register here: bisa.ac.uk/events/paganism-r…
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Excited to receive your proposals (papers, panels and roundtables). For doubts, write to eeesg.group@bisa.ac.uk. Areas we cover: East Europe (including Russia), and Eurasia (Central Asia, Caucasus, etc). We welcome all "BISA" international disciplines (politics/IR/IPE/socsci+).
🎉We are OPEN now for abstract, roundtable and panel submissions for #BISA2027 🎉
'Fragmenting orders, shared futures: Global politics in turbulent times' 🌎
Submit here now! 👉 conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-p…
@SimonRushton8 @JulietDryden
ALT Conference 2027 Manchester, UK idios diaCityUK Fragmenting orders, shared futures: Global politics in turbulent times Submission deadline: Friday 6 November Website: conference.bisa.ac.uk Note change of date! 30 June - 2 July
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🎉We are OPEN now for abstract, roundtable and panel submissions for #BISA2027 🎉
'Fragmenting orders, shared futures: Global politics in turbulent times' 🌎
Submit here now! 👉 conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-p…
@SimonRushton8 @JulietDryden
ALT Conference 2027 Manchester, UK idios diaCityUK Fragmenting orders, shared futures: Global politics in turbulent times Submission deadline: Friday 6 November Website: conference.bisa.ac.uk Note change of date! 30 June - 2 July
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What does cinema can tell us about Central Asia? Listen to the new episode of Turan Tales with the amazing Assiya Issemberdiyeva, a Kazakh film critic and PhD candidate at Queen Mary University of London turantales.substack.com/p/ep…
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This year we organised 11 panels at #BISA2026: conference.bisa.ac.uk/
Day one:
- Beyond post-Soviet transition: the political economy of Central Asia
- Foreign Policy Strategies in Eurasia
- Pillars of Authoritarianism in Eurasia
- Soft Power and Discursive Competition
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Day 2:
- Discourses in (In)Security
- Russian Warfare in Ukraine and Beyond
- Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Narratives and Discourses (Society and Foreign Policy)
- Gender & Russia's War Against Ukraine
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- Examining Russia’s interactions with other major powers
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Day 3:
- Eurasian and Asia-Pacific dimensions of regional and international order
- Book presentation: Pandemic Politics in Central Asia. Authoritarian Contagion, by @anceschistan (Luca Anceschi)
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🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
🏆We are thrilled to announce the 3 shortlisted authors for the EPIR Thesis Prize:
Elisabeth Moerking, U Bristol
Anh Nguyen, SOAS/U St Andrews (@anhng85)
Bruno Sowden-Carvalho, U Birmingham (@carvalhobds)
🎉Congratulations & good luck for the final outcome!
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We are delighted to announce that #BISA2027 is going to be held in Manchester next year! 🎉
The call for papers will be released early in September 2026! 🌟
Find out more! 👉 bisa.ac.uk/news/bisa2027-con…
@visit_mcr @marketing_mcr @mcr_conf @SimonRushton8 @JulietDryden
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As we are in "call for proposals" season for the next year's @isanet & @MYBISA conferences, I am looking to put together some panels on the broad theme of "Unofficial Diplomacy in a Dangerous World: New Insights Into Track II/1.5 Diplomacy".
If you're interested, let me know!
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Hidden ocean legacy found in Central Asia’s mountains qazinform.com/news/hidden-oc…
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Support to my friend and colleague @steveswerdlow, a person who has studied, loved, and defended #CentralAsia for decades now facing unjust (and unexplained) challenges to enter the region. #Kyrgyzstan 24.kg/english/374423_Human_r…
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Pannier and Hillard’s Spotlight on Central Asia: New Episode Coming Sunday
timesca.com/tune-in-pannier-…
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Uzbekistan marked a tragic anniversary this week: 21 years since security forces massacred protesters in Andijan - why has #Uzbekistan still not faced up to this bloodsoaked past? Read my latest on Substack, and for more read my book, Silk Mirage open.substack.com/pub/joanna…
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About ten days left to apply! Local and international researchers welcome!
1) Call for papers and panels for ASIAC Days in Central Asia 2026, 7-8 September 2026, Almaty, Kazakhstan. With @capsunlock_org. Title: “Local Voices, Global Debates: ASIAC Days in Central Asia”, the first ASIAC-sponsored conference in Central Asia. asiac.net/eventi/asiac-annua…
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Submissions of papers for our 2027 virtual conference #VirtualBISA2027 are OPEN NOW 🌟
'Conflict and cooperation in a changing world' 🌍
Find all information here! 👉 indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/659/
@SimonRushton8 @JulietDryden @Jamiejhagen @CityStGeorges @unamcgahern
ALT Virtual Conference 2027 by BISA on conflict and cooperation, held online via Zoom from January 11-13.
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Despite consistent chatter about the need for diversification, Turkmenistan has struggled to reach customers other than China for its gas exports.
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Hear new findings on 🇦🇲Armenia, 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan & 🇷🇺Russia from our Post-Soviet Reforms Initiative, as the team shares a comparative analysis of institutional reforms proposed or enacted for each country & discusses cleavages among elites. In person, 4/29: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/…
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В Бишкеке меняют советские названия улиц, в Москве вновь заявляют о «русофобии» в Кыргызстане azattyqasia.org/a/v-bishkeke…
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3) Launch of the ASIAC Prize for the Best International Doctoral Thesis on Central Asian and Caucasus Studies Inaugural Edition 2026 (Nominations close on Friday, 31 July 2026). To apply and for more info: asiac.net/eventi/asiac-annua…
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2) Call for papers and panels for ASIAC’s annual conference: On 14-16 December 2026, @CaFoscari University of Venice will host the 20th edition of the annual conference of the Italian Association for the Study of Central Asia and the Caucasus (ASIAC). asiac.net/eventi/asiac-annua…
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