Tag: 2020
Lockdown (dis)connect
Editorial
Narrowing down the digital divide in Central Asian education and civil activism
2020 will go down in history as the ‘lockdown year’ amid the global covid-19 pandemic. Coincidentally, 2020 was also...
Central Asian views on Eurasia’s turbulent 2020 events
Editorial
Covid-19 takes a backseat to war, protests, and power struggles
While the world continued to struggle with Covid-19 and had their eyes set on the outcome of the US elections,...
EUCAM fellows go online
The fellows that were selected for the 2020 spring fellowship were unable to come over to Groningen to work with us as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. After...
EUCAM Fellowship at a glance
Have a look at our EUCAM research fellowship video (developed by former CESS-EUCAM intern Yelena Kilina). We expect to publish a new call for spring 2021 fellows later this...
Narrowing the digital divide in Uzbekistan’s education system: Covid-19 lessons
The Covid-19 pandemic transformed everyday realities overnight, as most services and activities had to be moved online. Education worldwide was hit hard. As schools and universities shifted to online...
What does a ‘good life’ mean for Central Asia?
Editorial
Can life in Europe serve as a guide for development policies towards Central Asia?
Amid concerns and uncertainty about one’s own health and that of our loved ones, the COVID-19...
Invisible migration with visible consequences
Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek is growing fast. While official data indicates only a few thousand ‘visible’ migrants moving from rural areas to the capital each year, unofficial estimations point to...
Right to Privacy in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz citizens’ right to privacy is at risk. In autumn 2019, Kyrgyz news centered mainly on government plans to install in Bishkek Chinese facial recognition cameras that were donated...
How the EU links Central Asia to Afghanistan’s development
In 2019, the European Union (EU) released a new strategy for Central Asia. Whereas the strategy is focused on the five Central Asian ‘stans’, it does seek to include...
Become an EUCAM Spring 2020 Fellow: Call for Applications
The Europe Central Asia Monitoring (EUCAM) initiative of the Centre for European Security Studies (CESS) is open to applications for its civil society fellowship programme. Over the course of...