In Memoriam – Andrei V. Kubatin (1984-2020)
On October 29, 2020, Andrei Viktorovich Kubatin, an outstanding representative of the younger generation of Turkologists of Uzbekistan, passed away from Covid-19. Kubatin, a senior researcher in the National Center of Archaeology of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences and an Associate Professor at the Institute of Oriental Studies in Tashkent, was an extraordinary scholar who […]
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!
2020 CESS Board Election Results
Thank you very much to all members who voted in the recent elections to the CESS Board. We are very grateful to all the candidates who were nominated and thank them for their willingness to run for election. The results are: Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili has been elected President (President-Elect in 2020/21, President in 2021/22 and Past President in 2022/23). […]
2020 CESS Elections: Deadline Extended for Call for Nominations
CESS members, please consider nominating yourself or another member for the position of President-Elect or Board member (2 positions). Nominations are now open until September 8. Elections will run September 15-29, 2020. For details, see https://centraleurasia.org/about/board/elections/
CESS and ASEEES Joint Statement on United States Travel Restrictions for Kyrgyzstani Citizens
April 18, 2020 The Board of the Central Eurasian Studies Society and the Executive Committee of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies write to protest the recent inclusion of Kyrgyzstan to the list of countries currently facing travel restrictions to the United States. Under the current White House administration, the U.S. first […]
Letter to US Senator Mitch McConnell concerning S. 178, the Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019 or the UIGHUR Act of 2019
February 18, 2020 (sent by mail to Senator McConnell and reproduced here) Dear Leader McConnell: We strongly urge you to take immediate action to pass S. 178, the Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019 or the UIGHUR Act of 2019. The ongoing human rights crisis in Xinjiang calls for an urgent […]
Now Open: CESS 2020 Call For Proposals
The CESS 2020 call for proposals is open and will close on April 30, 2020.
In Memoriam – David Morgan (1945-2019)
Professor David Orrin Morgan passed away on October 23, 2019 due to endocarditis and multiple organ failure after aortic valve replacement and a coronary bypass graft two days prior. Although his death at age 74 was far too early, he left an enduring legacy through his family, scholarship, and the students he mentored. Best known […]
Turkologist Andrei Kubatin Acquitted September 26, 2019
September 27, 2019 CESS is very pleased to share the news of Andrei Kubatin’s acquittal yesterday by a Tashkent regional criminal court. Nadezhda Ataeva, President of the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia, posted a photo of Kubatin and his family with a comment, “Free!” See the following articles at Ferghana News and Eurasia.net […]
Statement concerning disappearance and sentencing of Tashpolat Tiyip, former President of Xinjiang University
We, the members of the Central Eurasian Studies society, express our strong concern over the disappearance and sentencing of Tashpolat Tiyip, a prominent Uyghur academic. Tashpolat Tiyip was the President of Xinjiang University. It has been reported that he currently faces execution in China.
