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Post-Soviet Protests: The Causes and Consequences of Public Uprisings in Central Asia
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Images of Care: Marriage, Family Making, and the Reproduction of the Social Order in Tajikistan
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Citizen Perception and Participation in Local Government in Post-Soviet Countries: Case of Kyrgyzstan
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Democratically Digging Together: A Study of Archaeology and Civil Society
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A Comparative Study of the Opportunities and Threats of China and India’s Economic Projects for Central Asian Countries
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Renewable Energy Targets and Policies in Traditional Oil-Producing Countries: A Comparison of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan
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A Global South 2.0? Evaluating the Concept of World Majority in Russian Foreign Policy
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization amidst the Rising International Tensions
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Open Access | Research article | First published Issue 02, 2025
Social Capital and Performance of Public Councils in Kazakhstan
Gulnur Makulbayeva and Dina Sharipova


Open Access | Research article | First published Issue 02, 2025
Russia’s Strategic Engagement With the Afghan Taliban Post-2021: A Realist Appraisal of Geopolitical Interests, Security Calculus, and Regional Diplomacy
Abdul Wasi Popalzay


Open Access | Research article | First published Issue 02, 2025
Research Ethics Education for the Social Sciences in Central Asian Contexts
Elaine Sharplin, Gulzhanat Gafu, Aipara Berekeyeva, Almira Tabaeva and Raigul Abildina


Open Access | Research article | First published Issue 02, 2025
Russia and Ukraine in “Mazepa’s Shadow”: Caught Between Disintegration and Integration
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Open Access | Research article | First published Issue 02, 2025
Russian Internet News Sites, 2008–2018: Fostering an Informed Citizenry?
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