ESCAS 2025 Regional Conference – Jan. 5 Extended Deadline

ESCAS has extended their Call for Proposals until January 5, 2025. Don’t miss your chance to apply!
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Keynote Speakers and Cultural Program

In addition to the presentations that are happening as part of the session panels, the CESS 2024 Conference in Almaty is happy to announce two keynote speakers, Sarah Cameron and Gulnara Abikeyeva as well as an exciting cultural program. Information on the cultural program and the keynote presentations can be found in the attached document […]
CESS 2024 – Almaty
The CESS 2024 Conference is scheduled to take place in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 6 to 9 June 2024, hosted by the esteemed Turan University, one of Kazakhstan’s leading educational institutions. The deadline to submit proposals was March 9, 2024, and abstracts are no longer accepted. The Conference committee communicated the proposals outcomes […]
Building Bridges in a Divided World: University of Pittsburgh Hosts Pivotal Workshop on Overcoming Societal Polarization

The Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh has announced a call for papers for an upcoming workshop aimed at addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our times: societal polarization. This event, scheduled for February 23-25, 2024, invites scholars from diverse disciplines and traditions to explore how individuals, communities, and […]
Save the Date: Central Eurasian Studies Society Announces 2024 Conference in Almaty

The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) is excited to announce its upcoming annual conference for 2024, scheduled to take place in the vibrant city of Almaty, Kazakhstan. This highly anticipated event is set to occur from June 6 to June 9, hosted by the esteemed Turan University, one of Kazakhstan’s leading educational institutions. The conference, […]
Call for Proposals: 28th Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)

The Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) is set to host its annual World Convention at Columbia University’s International Affairs Building from May 16-18, 2024. This event, sponsored by the Harriman Institute, gathers experts in the fields of nationalism, identity, and ethnicity. Following the successful in-person return of the convention in May 2023, the […]
Advertising & Exhibit at CESS 2023

Advertise at CESS 2023, our annual conference to be held at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA on October 19-22, 2023. The conference program currently includes over 300 panelists and features more than 100 panels on topics covering all aspects of the politics, history, culture, and society of the Central Eurasian region. Advertising in the […]
The 2022 Summer Conference in Tashkent

After multiple years of pandemic-related uncertainty, the Central Eurasian Studies Society held its 7th Summer Conference in 2022 at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The conference, organized jointly with the European Society for Central Asian Studies (ESCAS), took place on June 23-26, 2022 in an in-person format. See the Tashkent Conference page for […]
2021 Annual Conference Now Virtual

2021 CESS Annual Conference Now Entirely Virtual In light of the surging number of cases of COVID-19 and continuing difficulties of international travel, the CESS Board has decided to switch the format of the 2021 Annual Conference to entirely virtual. Please do not make any travel plans to attend the conference in person. The conference […]