Join the information session on Zoom about the program Writing Across Boundaries to find out more about the content of the program, how to apply, and who is eligible. When:…

Register now for CESS 2023 pre-conference workshops. Success in academia in Central Asia and beyond: Developing Career Perspectives for PhD Graduates in Social Sciences The workshop is designed to promote…

CESS invites nominations for two new members of our Board of Directors and an incoming President. These positions are for three years, starting from the Annual Conference in 2023 and…

John Olsen’s Research Leads to Mongolia’s Highest Honor. Photo: Johannes Setzer University of Arizona Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and long-time CESS member John W. Olsen has received the Order…

We are pleased to announce that the CESS 2023 annual conference keynote speaker is renowned Dr. Ayşe Zarakol, author of After Defeat: How the East Learned to Live with the…

The CESS Public Outreach Award is presented to an individual, a group of individuals, or an organization in recognition for extraordinary work that contributes to advancing and making accessible knowledge of Central…

CESS is currently seeking nominations for the Edward Allworth Lifetime Service to the Profession Award. A member of CESS must make the award on behalf of the nominee. Recipients of the…

You can now book your hotels for our annual conference. Here are the options offered within walking distance. Use the link to book. Additional hotel options will follow soon. Wyndham Pittsburgh…

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…

CESS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CAMCA Network, which unites professionals from 10 countries comprising the CAMCA (Central Asia, Mongolia, the Caucasus and Afghanistan) region. The memorandum…

Visa Support Letters for the CESS2023 Conference presenters Accepted conference presenters who need to obtain a US visa to attend the upcoming conference in Pittsburgh may request a letter of…

If your proposal is accepted for inclusion in the conference program, your next steps will be: 1. Ensure you are an active CESS member by the registration deadline. This is a…

CESS Book Awards are now open! The deadline for submissions is July 1, 2023. CESS gives two Book Awards annually, one in the Social Sciences and one in History & Humanities. The Book…

The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) invites universities in Central Eurasia and North America to submit proposals to host our annual conferences, from 2024 onwards. Please see the attached document…

Travel Grants for the 2023 Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, are now closed. The deadline for submitting travel grant applications for travel to the 2023 Annual Conference is May 27,…

Cities worldwide are undergoing a profound transformation process under the umbrella of neoliberalism. Decentralization and deregulation of urban policy, and an increasing marketization and commercialization of public space led to…

Date and time: Friday, April 7, 8PM Kyrgyzstan Time, 4PM CEST, 10AM EDT The Central Eurasian Studies Society and Central Asian Scholarly Space invite you to join our new Global Trialogue…

As we welcome the arrival of spring, we also celebrate Novruz! Novruz is a time for renewal, reflection, and joy. As we look forward to the warmer weather and longer days…

We’re extremely excited to announce that CESS’ communications committee has welcomed seven new members in addition to its current members Barbara Junisbai, Katia Svensson, and Inge Snip. New Members Bossan…

Scholars, practitioners, and artists are invited to join The Zhelezka Project: On the Tracks through Central Asia, an experimental mobile summer school taking place from August 19 until September 3,…

The CESS 2023 proposal submissions deadline has been extended to March 12. Central Eurasian Studies Society 23rd Annual Conference, October 19-22, 2023Center for Governance and Markets  at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,…

Dialogues between Blackness and Central Asia are not new but have been deemed unimportant in academia - it exposes whose and what type of work is privileged

The 2022 annual CESS conference was held in Bloomington, IN. from October 20th to 23rd at the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center (IAUNRC) at Indiana University “The Central…

The CESS 2023 proposal submissions deadline. March 1, is coming up.Central Eurasian Studies Society 23rd Annual Conference, October 19-22, 2023Center for Governance and Markets  at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA About…

Omar Sadr, the recipient of the 2022 CESS Best Book Award in the Social Sciences for his 2021 book “Negotiating Cultural Diversity in Afghanistan,” talked with CESS Communications Associate Kenneth…

Join CESS’ Communications Committee now to help share the important work the Society is doing and support our vibrant community of scholars, practitioners, and organizations. The Communications Committee is responsible…

What are effective ways to access people’s memories about their own and their community’s experiences in 1991? What methods are appropriate for initiating an oral history collection: whose voices should…

Register now for the CESS Annual Conference 2022 CESS Annual Conferences have been held at universities around North America since 2000, with conferences as large as 70 panels and attracting…

The Membership Committee of the Central Eurasian Studies Society would like to invite all past, current and prospective members of CESS to a virtual Town Hall meeting to discuss your…

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…