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by Maira Zeinilova Ph.D. candidate at the Institute for International Conflict Resolution And Reconstruction, Dublin City University PDF file available here: Maira Zeinilova Women’s Political Participation Executive summary This policy brief is designed as the first in a series of interventions that suggest alternative direction in existing approaches to the advancement of women’s political participation (WPP) in Kazakhstan. The…

by Maurizio G. Totaro  Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Conflict and Development Studies, Ghent University PDF file available here: MaurizioTotaro Shfting Landscape Oil Industry Executive summary This brief states that the demise of the Northern Caspian oil project in Kashagan as a matter of cash-all-gone, as The Economist argued in 2014[i], is erroneous. Rather, the…

by Liga Rudzite, PhD candidate at the Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration, Tallinn University of Technology PDF file available here: Liga Rudzite EU development aid in Kyrgyzstan Executive summary Development cooperation is a complex policy field. Its goals and objectives are often disputed. The outcomes of theory-practice interaction are unpredictable and change dynamically over time…

by Karolina Kluczewska, PhD candidate at the School of International Relations,
University of St Andrews. PDF file available here: Karolina Kluczewska Aid in Tajikistan Executive Summary This policy brief analyses relations between donor agencies and local civil society organisations in Tajikistan, from the perspective of the latter. Its main conclusion is that despite the rhetoric of local…

by Tatia Chikhladze, PhD candidate, Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen PDF file available here: Tatia Chikhladze Post-Soviet Executive summary Our knowledge about authoritarian regimes is limited to their normal functioning modes. So far there has been no systematic study conducted on how authoritarian regimes function in times of political crises. Asking this question…