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A unique category of hereditary chieftains, called manaps, emerged among the northern Kirghiz (Central Asian Turkic mountain nomads) in the early nineteenth century and dominated Kirghiz politics and society until the Stalin era.

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History of the Northern Kirkhiz Chieftans, 1800-1935 (30KB.pdf)

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My project investigates the development of a positive relationship between displaced persons and the resurgence of nationalist parties in Serbia, and how this phenomenon challenges the state's project of European integration.

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Displaced Persons, the Resurgence of Nationalism, and Challenge to European Integration in Serbia (181KB.pdf)

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Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Kazakhstan has skyrocketed since the turn of the century. This is largely due to Chinese government policies, both financial incentives for Chinese firms as well as loans for the Kazakh government, which push state owned enterprises (SOEs) to invest there.

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China's Support for Investment in Kazakhstan: Good Neighbor, Good Economics or Good Geopolitics? (346KB.pdf)

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The project concerned whether and how ethnic Uzbeks in a Central Asian city are articulating their communal aspirations using the language or ideas of Islam and just society.

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Islam, Virtuous Society, and Societal Problems in Post-Soviet Central Asia (101KB.pdf)

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My ethnographic research among emergent activist groups demanding more governmental accountability in Sarajevo, the capitol of Bosnia-Herzegovina, suggests that citizens mobilize the newly available discourses on democratization, including the languages of representation, participation, transparency etc., but simultaneously assign them with specific local meanings and expectations.

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Think Future: Constructing Hope and Anti-Nationalism in Bosnia-Herzegovina (127KB.pdf)

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The research conducted in Ukraine focused on finding which domestic sources and in what way influence Ukraine‟s foreign policy, taking Ukraine‟s policy towards Russia as an example. During the research I was better able to indentify the domestic factors involved in foreign policy making, and thus better define the concept of "domestic sources‟.

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Domestic Sources of Ukraine's Policy towards Russia (1991-2004) (136KB.pdf)

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My research focused on the transformation of the Bulgarian wine industry and its cultural implication to understand agricultural developments and transnational governance.

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Globalization and Standardization: Revival of the Bulgarian Wine Industry (397KB.pdf)

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My research resulted in findings that were, I believe, largely indicative of a situation that had existed in Georgia since the end of the Abkhazian War in 1993 and up to August of 2008.

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The Russian Language in Georgia: A Case Study of the Social Pressures Facing Russian-Speaking Minorities in the CIS (30KB.pdf)

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How is the Holocaust remembered in Russian popular culture? In particular, what do Russian films about the Holocaust reveal about Russian-Jewish identity? How do these films reflect and shape the understanding of the Holocaust in Russia?

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The Holocaust in Soviet and Russian Cinema (144KB.pdf)

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This project investigates the role of educational actors in Albanian education reform and democratization.

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Localizing Global Subjects: A Study of Educational Actors in the Process of Albanian Democratization (285KB.pdf)

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