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This case study analyzes admissions and recruitment processes at Montclair State University, including the use of electronic and online applications, open houses, and outreach methods. The author draws lessons from his observations to apply to his home university of University of Education, Winneba in Ghana.

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Brew Case Study.pdf

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The purpose of this case study was to examine the grant administration practices at Kent State University in the USA and derive lessons for improving upon grant administration at the University of Education, Winneba in Ghana. Specifically, the study sought to describe and compare the organizational structure and policy framework within which grant administration is carried out at Kent State, the pre- and post-award practices, resources and faculty development practices at KSU and UEW. Lessons were drawn to help improve upon the practice at UEW.

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Anyan Case Study.pdf

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There is much enthusiasm among researchers and policy-makers alike concerning the pacifying effects of trade and broader interdependence among states. The European Union is an often cited example of greater regional integration as a way to enhance peace and security among neighboring states.

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Regional Integration as a Conflict Management Strategy in the Balkans and South Caucasus (280 KB pdf)

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Pre-colonial Central Asia was politically fragmented, characterized by a patchwork of competing tribal loyalties, kingdoms, and city-states. Nevertheless, territories now encompassed by modern states such as Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and India shared a common Islamic sect (Sunnism) as well as Persian high culture. Islamic scholars (the ulama) invested in a consistently eclectic skillset – Islamic law, poetry, sufism, astrology, etc. – to traverse a social continuum that permeated even the colonial borders established starting in the 1860s.

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Islamic Scholars and Persian High Culture in Central Asia: 1747-1917 (396 KB pdf)

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Migration is one of the very few options that citizens of Tajikistan have to be employed; however, this option comes with abuses of their rights. Organizing is an important way through which migrants can support each other, stay informed about their rights and obligations, and advocate for better protection of their rights by holding duty-bearers accountable. Despite the potential benefits of unions to advocate for improved conditions, migrants from Tajikistan do not organize.

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Together on the Move: Organizing Among Tajik Migrants in Russia for Protection of Their Rights (439 KB pdf)

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Throughout Kazakhstan, many Soviet landmarks, buildings, and memorials survive, and their continued existence poses questions about the significance and contribution of the Soviet Union to Kazakh national identity and independence (Gentile 2004; Adams 2010). Likewise, the absence of Soviet landmarks in certain areas, raises questions about efforts taken to de-Sovietize the landscape. For three months I conducted research aimed toward understanding the nature of Kazakh nationalism in a post-Soviet landscape.

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Soviet Memorial Landscapes in Kazakhstan (470 KB pdf)

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A report on CSML’s efforts to support the 2011 presidential and legislative elections, through IREX’s Liberian media partners and civil society organizations.

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Strengthened Media for Transparent Elections Report.pdf

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Fifteen hundred years ago, the first attempt at a legal transplant - the export of the Roman Corpus Justus Civilis – took place. Since that time, myriad states have sought to strengthen their legal institutions through the import of foreign bodies of law. Despite the lengthy history of this practice and the central role it played in both the law and development movements and the reform of the transition economies, we know very little as to why attempts at reform succeed or failed. What conditions facilitate successful legal reform?

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Imported Institutions: The Political Economy of Legal Reform in China and the Former Soviet Union (514 KB pdf)

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My study explores the forging of Russian nationalism and patriotism in the crucible of the Great War. I examine how the Russian government, Russian Orthodox church, and various groups within the empire defined and promoted patriotism and Russian national identity (both "russkii and rossiiskii") by looking at censorship and propaganda, court cases, mobilization campaigns, efforts to honor and memorialize soldiers, and exclusion of the "unworthy" from the national community.

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"A Hard Country to Love"-Patriotism and National Identity in Russia's Great War (608 KB pdf)

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This research demonstrates that in the period from 1988 through 2012 the content of the Armenian national identity has been contested. Manifested in liberal and illiberal forms this contestation triggered “cultural wars” among co-ethnics and organized diverging political projects of remembering the Genocide and territorial aspirations in Karabagh. Given Armenia’s semi-consolidated authoritarian regime, data suggests that if the public’s identity preferences are overlooked, identity contestation can evoke “cultural wars” seeking alternative means of expressions.

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National Identity Contestation and Democracy in Post-Soviet Armenia (642 KB pdf)

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