Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold. 
 
In this first episode we welcome Irna Hofman, the Netherlands; and EUCAM fellow alumni Nushofarin Noziri, Tajikistan and Sevara Khamidova, Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan, for a discussion on ‘Modern Day Central Asia’.

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode I: Modern Central Asia

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the second episode we welcome from Kazakhstan an EUCAM fellow alumna, Kamila Smagulova and Dr. Zhanibek Arynov, for a discussion on ‘The Future of EU - Kazakhstan Relations’.

A Chat In The Yurt - Episode II: Kazakhstan Focus

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the third episode we welcome two EUCAM associate researchers, Dr. Fabienne Bossuyt and Nafisa Hasanova and together we place Uzbekistan in the spotlight, covering domestic, regional and foreign policy issues.

A Chat In The Yurt - Episode III: Uzbekistan Focus

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the fourth episode Rashid Gabdulhakov welcomes Florian Coppenrath, PhD candidate at the Humboldt University of Berlin and associated researcher at the Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient in Berlin for a discussion about the economics of hip-hop music production in Kyrgyzstan.

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode IV: Kyrgyz hip-hop

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the fifth episode Jos Boonstra, in the role of host, discusses the scope, narrative and perceptions of Russian propaganda in Kyrgyzstan togetehr with Dr Rashid Gabdulhakov (Assistant professor, Centre for Media and Journalist Studies, University of Groningen) and Boris Nurdinov (Project Coordinator, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Kyrgyzstan).

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode V: Russian Propaganda

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the sixth episode Rashid and Yelena talk about Team Europe initiatives on Digital Connectivity and on Water, Energy and Climate in Central Asia together with Alouddin Komilov, a researcher from Uzbekistan, currently affiliated with the Institute for Advanced International Studies and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent and Shyngys Zipatolla, a researcher from Kazakhstan, currently working as a lecturer at Karaganda Buketov University in Kazakhstan.

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode VI: EU Global Gateway

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the seventh episode Rashid and Yelena talk about the impact of climate change in Central Asia together with Khudonazar Imomyorbekov, an environmental specialist from Tajikistan focusing on sustainable development and forward-looking societies in Central Asia.

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode VII: Climate Change

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the eighth episode Yelena Kilina hosts Sonya Imin, who is a mixed Uyghur American PhD researcher, artist and filmmaker focusing on Uyghur artistic production in the diaspora. The discussion revolves around one of the recent projects, a Contemporary Uyghur Anthology: "Under the Mulberry Tree," which is a collection of art, poetry and prose that made its debut last year and was released again earlier this spring.

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode VIII: Uyghur Culture

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the ninth episode Rashid and Yelena talk about decarbonization, energy transition, and climate policy in Central Asia with Roman Vakulchuk, senior researcher at NUPI (the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs).

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode IX: Energy Transition

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the tenth episode Yelena and Jos talk about the concept of strategic autonomy and how it might apply to Central Asia together with Nargis Kassenova, senior fellow and director of the Program on Central Asia at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies (Harvard University).

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode X: Strategic Autonomy for Central Asia

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the eleventh episode Rashid Gabdulhakov and Kamila Smagulova talk are joined by Dr. Aijan Sharshenova to discuss about Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has been going on for nearly two years, and its impact on Central Asia.

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XI: War Impact

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the twelfth episode Rashid Gabdulhakov and Kamila Smagulova talk are joined by Alexa Kurmanov, a PhD candidate in Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Together they discuss challenges in doing sensitive field research in Central Asia.

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XII: Research Positionality

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the thirteenth episode Rashid Gabdulhakov and Kamila Smagulova are joined by Gulzat Botoeva who is a senior lecturer in Criminology at Swansea University and Assel Tutumlu, assistant professor in Political Science at the Near East University. Together they discuss the USTA mentorship programme, which is an academic grassroots programme that supports Central Asian
scholars in publishing in renown academic journals.

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XIII: Academic Mentorship

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold.

In the fourteenth episode Rashid Gabdulhakov and Kamila Smagulova are joined by Costas Politis, Chairman of the Greek Cultural Center in Tashkent, in a discussion focused on the Greek diaspora in Uzbekistan.

A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XIV: Greek Diaspora in Uzbekistan

Established in 2008 by FRIDE as a project seeking to monitor the implementation of the EU Strategy for Central Asia, EUCAM has grown into a knowledge hub on broader Europe-Central Asia relations. With CESS guidance and cooperation EUCAM will seek to continue to raise the profile of European-Central Asian relations in general, and more specifically to:

- Critically, though constructively, scrutinize European policies towards Central Asia;
- Enhance knowledge of European engagement with Central Asia through top-quality research;
- Raise awareness of the importance of Central Asia and Europe’s engagement, as well as discuss European policies among Central Asian communities;
- Expand the network of experts and institutions from Europe and Central Asia and provide a forum for debate.

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