Welcome to the Central Eurasian Studies Society
The mission of the Central Eurasian Studies Society 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; to promote cooperation among persons and organizations concerned with the scholarly study of Central Eurasia; and to promote general knowledge of and public interest in Central Eurasia.
Latest news
2018 CESS Award Winners Announced
CESS announced the winners of the 2018 Book Awards, Best Graduate Student Paper Award, and the Edward Allworth Lifetime Service to the Profession Award on October 26, 2018 at the CESS 19th Annual Conference held at the University of Pittsburgh.
CESS 2019 date and location announced
CESS is delighted to announce that our 20th Annual Conference– CESS 2019– will be held at George Washington University in Washington D.C. from October 10-13, 2019. Look out for the call for proposals in the coming months!
CESS Lifetime Service to the Field Award renamed in honor of Professor Edward Allworth
CESS and the Harriman Institute of Columbia University, are delighted to announce the renaming of the CESS Lifetime Service to the Field Award in honor of the late scholar of Central Asia, Professor Edward Allworth (1920-2016).
Statement concerning the detention of Rahile Dawut, Professor of Uyghur folklore, detained in Xinjiang
On behalf of the members of the Central Eurasian Studies society, we write to express our strong concern over the disappearance of our academic colleague Rahile Dawut.
New CESS Blog Post: “The Central Eurasianist Current of the 2018 Modern Rivers of Eurasia Symposium
A new post is up at The CESS Blog by Patryk Reed of the University of Pittsburgh, The Central Eurasianist Current of the 2018 Modern Rivers of Eurasia Symposium.
New CESS Blog Post: “Securitisation and Mass Detentions in Xinjiang”
A new post is up at The CESS Blog by Rachel Harris of SOAS University of London: Securitisation and Mass Detentions in Xinjiang.
CESS 2018 Election Results
August 16, 2018: The results of the 2018 CESS elections are now in!
New CESS Blog post: “The Afterlives of Yurt Wall-hangings: Tus Kiiz”
A new post is up at The CESS Blog by Guldana Salimja of the University of British Columbia: The Afterlives of Yurt Wall-hangings: Tus Kiiz.
2018 CESS Book Awards Shortlists
CESS announces the shortlists for the 2018 Book Awards in both the social sciences and history and the humanities. For the first time, we are offering both awards in the same year.
Now Open: CESS Elections
Elections to the CESS Board of Directors are now open! Voting runs from July 16 until the end of August 6, 2018. All activated CESS members are eligible to vote.