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Convener: Aksana Ismailbekova-completed her dissertation at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany. Based on her PhD dissertation, she wrote her monograph Blood Ties and the Native Son: Poetics of Patronage in Kyrgyzstan, which was published by Indiana University Press in 2017. Ismailbekovais a researchfellow at Leibniz-Zentrum-Moderner Orient (ZMO). Her researchworkfocuses on kinship, ethnicity, patronage, conflict and gender in Kyrgyzstan. “Success in academia: Academia in Central Asia and beyond” addresses several of the initiative’s priorities: it is designed to promote young researchers working on Central Asia who live in Europe, USA and Central Eurasia. The workshop addresses important issues in the academic community of Central Eurasia such as closed networks, lack of cross-border cooperation, and different sense of networking strategies. The workshop will give junior scholars a forum to network and facilitate the exchange of ideas, highlight possibilities of international cooperation, identify cross-cutting themes, research gaps, and helping them to jointly develop research projects and write grants. We will also examine the development of academia in different countries and suggest practical steps for young academics to be aware of employment opportunities outside and inside academia. This workshop is a unique opportunity for young scholars of Central Eurasia to come together and discuss their specific concerns, exchange experiences, and engage in a dialogue across disciplinary and national boundaries, which are usually subsumed in the framework of global academic practice. Additionally, it offers young scholars living in Western countries and Central Asia strengthening a sense of scientific communities.

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(This pre-conference workshop is open to up to 20 CESS members who have registered for the CESS conference (virtually or in person). To apply, send an email aksana_ismailbekova@yahoo.co.co.uk with CV and a brief paragraph explaining your research interests and your reason for wanting to participate in this workshop.)