Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus CCCAC SOAS, University of London

SOAS Centre of Contemporary Central Asia & the Caucasus

SOAS currently hosts a multi-disciplinary team of scholars working on Central Asia and the Caucasus, the largest grouping in any single institution in the U.K. and Europe. Alongside those engaged in the study of contemporary problems of post-Soviet transition, there is a broader grouping of scholars involved in the study of neighbouring areas (Iran and Afghanistan) and the archaeology, religion, linguistics, pre-history and history of Central Asia and the Caucasus, lending breadth and depth to the study of the region.

The principal role of the Centre is to promote, coordinate and disseminate information relating to, the academic study of Central Asia and the Caucasus across the disciplines and to act as a resource for academic, governmental, non-governmental and business constituencies with an interest in Central Asia and the Caucasus. It does so through the research and publications of its staff, new teaching programmes, an established seminar series and special events.

Our Centre Chairs says:

It is my pleasure to welcome you all to a new academic year, which promises to be a busy one for the Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus. We have a full programme of events coming up in 2018/19, including our regular evening seminar series, so do keep an eye on our regular e-bulletins.

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Events

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Thu24Jan

Networks, informality, and corruption: how to parse Central Asian governance

Panel discussion with Dr Abel Polese (Dublin City U, Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction), Prof Alena Ledeneva (UCL-SSEES) and Scott Newton (SOAS Law).

Thu31Jan

Muslims of Central Asia: Between National, Eurasian and Global

An examination of how throughout history various Muslim peoples of present-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan have negotiated their distinctively Central Asian Islamic identity.

Thu14Mar

Anthony Hyman Memorial Lecture 2019: Connecting citizens with the state? Changing discourses and programmes on community development & local governance in Afghanistan

The talk aims to uncover the different and clashing perspective and approaches by highlighting the fault lines between politics, development and peace-building in light of the latest Citizen’s Charter program implementation and the evolving peace talks in search of a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan.