The official twitter handle of Exeter Central Asian Studies research network - our research projects, event announcements, public engagement, etc..
University of Exeter
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«Заставили удалить видео». Журналистка Eurasianet Джоанна Лиллис рассказала о своем задержании в Нукусе rus.azattyq.org/a/31932645.h…
After co-managing @CentralAsiaNet at the University of Exeter with @HeathershawJ I am now moving forward and opening my own page. Follow me @s_furstenberg
about my new #MarieCurie research project at @ Ca'Foscari Venice:unive.it/pag/40619/
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A🧵on Criminality Notwithstanding, our forthcoming @TomMayne11 @exeterpolitics @CentralAsiaNet @GlobalIntegrity @FCDOREDGCSD report on the how & why the UK's unexplained wealth order (UWO) system has failed against kleptocracies - and will continue to fail w/o further reform. 1/
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Uzbekistan becomes the first Central Asian country to openly support the territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemn "military actions and agression"
Our co-authored article with Janyl Moldalieva is now out in World Development Journal. In this article we shed light on the implementation of EITI in the extractive industries in Kyrgyzstan.
Find out more here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Our findings demonstrate that the implementation and outcomes of global anti-corruption interventions such as the EITI are conditioned by the local domestic context.
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Still early to understand how sanctions imposed on #Russia play out on #CentraAsia. But never too late to listen to latest @Majlis_Podcast that discuses dynamics whereby invasion of #Ukraine is perceived + discussed in the region: rferl.org/a/majlis-podcast-p…
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Ukraine is burning. Whatever measures the West brought to bear to stop Russia have failed. Ukrainians are fighting for their lives with barely any help. It’ll be a shameful day most of all in the pages of Russia’s history but also for the free world for failing to do more.
'Our findings constitute the results from what is, to our knowledge, the very first survey of UK academics exploring the link between internationalisation and academic freedom'
Our collaborative paper on Internationalisation and Academic Freedom with @tenaprelec, @catarinathomson and @HeathershawJ is out now! In this paper we examine challenges to academic freedom posed by marketisation and internationalisation in HE sector. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Our collaborative paper on Internationalisation and Academic Freedom with @tenaprelec, @catarinathomson and @HeathershawJ is out now! In this paper we examine challenges to academic freedom posed by marketisation and internationalisation in HE sector. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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This fantastic Ethics & Global Politics article by @AFI_WG colleague @evapils identifies forms of complicity by democratic actors in global authoritarianism.
Relevance for studies of #corruption, transnational repression, and internationalisation of HE.
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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In #Kazakhstan, since the start of the nationwide #protests the police detained 5,969 people; 164 people were killed, including 103 in #Almaty, the largest city.
theins.ru/news/247729
Great interview @joannalillis describing political grievances of protestors and the geopolitical implications of the CSTO to the future of Kazakhstan.
To find out the latest from #Kazakhstan, tune in to World at One on @BBCRadio4 at 1920 Almaty time/1320 UK time, where I'll be on air bbc.in/2IAYe2N
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Kyrgyzstan will send 150 soldiers to neighboring Kazakhstan. The newly-sworn parliament has just approved this plan despite widespread calls not to do so. #Kyrgyzstan #Kazakhstan
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Kazakh president gives stark 'Shoot To Kill' order even as the police forces, bolstered by a Russian-led troop contingent, appears to be in control of most cities after days of unprecedented anti-gov demonstrations. rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-almat…
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The CSTO peacekeepers were summoned by the President of 🇰🇿 to fight terrorists. Meanwhile, demonstrators in Almaty, with a poster "We are ordinary people, not terrorists"
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Thanks to @opendemocracyru @te_rowley for being the first to report on the UK dimension of the #kazakstan story, with quotes from @TomMayne11 and yours truly
As Kazakhstan burns over inequality, the elite’s wealth is safe and sound in London opendemocracy.net/en/odr/-ka…
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The number of peacekeepers from the CSTO countries sent to Kazakhstan:
Russia - 3000
Belarus — 500
Tajikistan — 200
Armenia — 70
Kyrgyzstan - not decided
#Kazakhstan #CSTO