🏆Thank you to all reviewers who supported the Journal of Central Asian Studies in 2025!
Your expertise strengthens the quality and impact of our publications 💚
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#PeerReview #AcademicPublishing #CentralAsia

This paper by A. Maltabarov, Y. Chukubayev, M. Sarybayev, and G. Apsattarova analyzes Central Asia's geopolitics using game theory to explore the strategies of the EU, Russia, China, and the US.
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#CentralAsia #EU #GameTheory

A recent study by J. Tariq and A. Karzazi examines the lived experiences of student entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan through interviews at De Montfort University Kazakhstan and Satbayev University.
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#HigherEducation #EntrepreneurialIdentity #CulturalContext

This paper by A. Mukhamediyeva contributes to the existing literature by providing new empirical evidence on the relationship between public debt policy and sustainable development in Central Asia.
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#SDGs #PublicDebt

This article by A. Bauyrzhankyzy examines whether national role conceptions explain divergent foreign policy trajectories, using Role Theory and Foreign Policy Analysis to highlight the distinct policies of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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#ForeignPolicy

📖New research
This paper by J. Yang investigates the relationship between employment insecurity and informal cross-border trade at the China–Kazakhstan border.
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#EmploymentInsecurity #InformalCrossBorderTrade #Trade

Our latest publication by G. Akhmetchina compares gender-equality policies in the EU and Kazakhstan, focusing on definitions, quotas, and labor-sector protections.
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#GenderEquality #EU #Kazakhstan #ComparativeAnalysis

One of our recent publications has been creatively turned into a comic by Academia.edu! Can you guess which one?

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#CentralAsia #ForeignPolicy #comics

We are excited to share research from Z. Davletbayeva, U. Bekish, A. Zagrebin, and A. Kusherbayev that develops a conceptual model of civil service competencies to support inclusive and human-centered governance.
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#InclusiveGovernance #CivilService

📚We are thrilled to share the research from G. Ismukhanova and M. Akmadi. Their paper unpacks the public discourse of Kazakh political experts through the lens of spiral dynamics theory.
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#SpiralDynamics #PoliticalDiscourse #vMEMEs #Kazakhstan

🤝"Uzbekistan-2030": A Dual Pursuit of Economic Diplomacy and Regional Integration for Sustainable Development in Central Asia
J. Masharipov and U. Khasanov examine Uzbekistan’s use of economic diplomacy and regional integration for sustainable growth: jcas-journal.com/index.php/jc...

#SDG #FDI

🌏Climate Governance: Comparing Centralized and Decentralized Approaches
In this article, Sandra Ingelkofer and Renata Faizova examine comparative climate governance approaches and their implications for effective climate action.
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#ClimateGovernance

🌏We invite you to read the new paper by Amangul Shugatai and Khishigjargal Bold, which explores Mongolia’s evolving foreign policy and its increasing engagement with Central Asian countries.
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#Mongolia #ForeignPolicy #CentralAsia

📢Call for papers
We invite submissions of original research articles, review papers, book reviews, and commentaries.
For more information, please visit our website: jcas-journal.com
#CentralAsia #AcademicPublishing #CallForPapers #InternationalRelations #Development #Decisionmaking