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New Azerbaijan

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By Sofya Omarova  This blog was previously published by Esquire, and it is available here Every year, the interest of Kazakhstanis to travel to neighbouring countries increases .  According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan , about 30 thousand of our compatriots annually visit Baku . Perhaps this is not such an impressive figure in comparison with 7.5 million foreigners vacationing…

Annual Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) World Convention 2016 

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By Sofya Omarova This blog was previously published by the Oxford Brookes University and it is available here  The 21st Annual Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) World Convention was held at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University from 14-16 April 2016. This year the ASN Convention hosted more than 150 panels. This included panels…

Ever wondered why practitioners treat researchers like a nuisance? The challenges of accessing expert knowledge, from two perspectives

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By Karolina Kluczewska This blog was previously published by the London School of Economics and is available here    The difficulty to reach practitioners and experts is one of the main challenges faced especially by young researchers and can overshadow fieldwork experiences and attempts to produce new knowledge. While researchers might get an impression that…

Overview of development aid to healthcare in Central Asia

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By Gulnaz Isabekova This publication is based on part of the article ‘Wer bekommt wieviel? Entwicklungshilfe im Gesundheitswesen der zentralasiatischen Staaten’, published in Zentralasien-analysen 108, 23.12.2016, pp. 02-11. To access the original article please follow http://www.laender-analysen.de/zentralasien/pdf/ZentralasienAnalysen108.pdf Executive summary: Central Asian countries have been target of international donors since independence in the early 1990s. Investing around…
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Democracy promotion programs and the role of epistemic communities in post-communist hybrid regimes

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by Aytan Gahramanova, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University Executive summary: International democracy promotion programs are grounded on the belief that democracy progresses in a linear fashion and that civil society is the primary engine of such a progression. Consequently, aid strategies and the assessment of civil society in hybrid regimes are elaborated…

Availability of healthcare workers and access to healthcare in the Southern Caucasus

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Gulnaz Isabekova There is a shortage of healthcare workers around the world, which is likely to increase in the upcoming years. Changing demographics and higher life expectancies are contributing factors to this trend. The research shows that qualified medical professionals are essential to patients’ access to quality healthcare, and their shortage may potentially lead to…

The Consolidation of Power under the Second President of Turkmenistan

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Tatia Chikhladze This blog addresses the political developments taking place immediately following the death of Saparmurat Niyazov: by whom and under what circumstances was his successor selected, and how did Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov manage to consolidate power after assuming his duties? In 2006, Niyazov passed away unexpectedly. Since he designated no potential successor, the regime faced…

Is Kazakhstan ready for a female president?

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by Maira Zeinilova, PhD researcher in Dublin City University When the CNN moderator Fareed Zakaria during the International Economic Forum held in June 2016 in St Petersburg, Russia, asked president Nazarbayev whether Kazakhstan was ready for a female president, Nazarbayev responded saying: “why not?” His answer sounded almost like the personification of Lenin’s historical statement…
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