This is an open online academic seminar series for any scholar / student worldwide interested in the issues of development policy. The webinars will be run in English via Zoom and include presentations on theoretical and empirical approaches. Each webinar…
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A new paper by Ahlidin Malikov and Wojciech Ostrowski A new study by Dr Ahlidin Malikov (Westminster International University in Tashkent) and Dr Wojciech Ostrowski (University of Westminster) makes a substantial contribution to two major debates in contemporary political economy:…
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Join our next virtual seminar – Forum for Uzbek and Silk Road Studies Virtual Seminars. The speaker is Dr. Kamalbek Karymshakov, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, with a presentation titled “Drought and Migration: Evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic”. Abstract: We empirically examine the effect of the…
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14 May 2025 Further information and registration ink: https://events.westminster.ac.uk/87bLNy Professor Rick Fawn is a specialist in international security with a focus on the former communist space. He has published 15 books, most recently with Georgetown University Press, and conducted research…
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14 May 2025 Full details and registration link: https://events.westminster.ac.uk/WLKKeW 15:00-15:10 Welcome and Introduction Professor Andrew Linn Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Knowledge Exchange, UoW 15:10-15:20 Silk Road: A Journal of Eurasia Development Dr Bakhrom Mirkasimov Deputy Rector, Research and Innovation, WIUT…
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Join our next virtual seminar – Forum for Uzbek and Silk Road Studies Virtual Seminars. The speaker is Dr Linda Tjia Yin-nor from the City University of Hong Kong, with a presentation titled “Opportunities and Challenges of China’s Automotive Projects in Kazakhstan: The Complexity…
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In New Uzbekistan: The Third Resistance, edited by Bakhrom Mirkasimov and Richard Pomfret, examines the post-2016 economic transformation against the backdrop of a range of significant external changes, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. The editors have employed…
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TBEC 2024: Fostering Connectivity and Transforming Business Education Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT), in partnership with the University of Westminster, London, and the Center for Economic Research and Reforms, is pleased to announce the upcoming 3rd Tashkent Business and…
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Join our next virtual seminar – Forum for Uzbek and Silk Road Studies Virtual Seminars. The speaker is Dr Balihar Sanghera from the University of Kent, with a presentation titled “The digital economy in Kazakhstan: neofeudalism, rentierism, and precarity”. Abstract: The paper examines how…
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Join our next virtual seminar – Forum for Uzbek and Silk Road Studies Virtual Seminars. The speaker is Dr Alma Kudebayeva from KIMEP University, with a presentation titled “Changes in Social Assistance Policies and Subjective Well-being: Lessons from Kazakhstan”. Abstract: This paper investigates the…
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