Become a CESS member in 2021
Happy new year! Here's why you should join or renew your membership of CESS in 2021. Plus: NEW Regional Student Membership - join for just $10!
WELCOME TO THE CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES SOCIETY
The mission of the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) is to:
- facilitate communication and interaction among scholars of the Central Eurasia region, and in doing so to promote high standards of scholarship and instruction about the Central Eurasia region;
- promote cooperation among people and organizations concerned with the scholarly study of Central Eurasia;
- promote general knowledge of and public interest in Central Eurasia.
Read about CESS in multiple regional languages, and find out more about our conferences, membership, and awards offered by CESS.
The Central Eurasian Studies Society is proud to host a curated communication channel for the latest in scholarship relating to the Central Eurasian region: The CESS Blog. We feature regular posts about Central Eurasian scholarship, field research reports, conference summaries, and photo essays. Our columns consider trending ideas in the study of the region.
Latest news
Job vacancy at CESS
CESS seeks a part-time, remote working Administrative Coordinator commencing January 1, 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter. Applications closed on December 21, 2020. (post updated on Dec 22, 2020)
Author Interview: 30 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Turns and Twists in Economies, Politics, and Societies in the Post-Communist Countries, edited by Alexandr Akimov and Gennadi Kazakevitch
A new post is available at The CESS blog. Alfinura Sharafeyeva (University of Adelaide) interviews Alexandr Akimov (Griffith University), one of the editors of the volume 30 Years since the Fall of…
2020 Book Award Winners
The winners of this year’s awards were announced during the Online Week of Central Eurasian Studies on October 14, 2020. Many congratulations to Matthew King and Timothy Grose, the 2020…