ESCAS @_ESCAS
ESCAS (European Society for Central Asian Studies) is a scholarly network for researchers and students across Eurasia. Joined September 2013-
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Statement by the European Society for Central Asian Studies @_ESCAS on #Xinjiang camps: We are dismayed at the disappearance of at least 435 Uyghur intellectuals and scholars, among whom 125 are students and 77 are university instructors. escas2019.excas.net/updates/xinjia… #思想转化 #新疆
Looking forward to welcoming you all
The final version of our official programme for @_ESCAS 27-29June, 2019 @UniofExeter @CentralAsiaNet will be out on Monday. Checkout the prelim online and, if you're a participant, let [email protected] know of any errors. escas2019.excas.net
1/3 The European Society for Central Asian Studies has released a statement on the situation our colleagues face in Xinjiang. Заявление также здесь на русском языке. escas.org
The second draft of the programme for the @_ESCAS conference @UniofExeter @CentralAsiaNet is published. Hope to see you there, 27-29 June. With @GCRF_COMPASS @CA_Survey @Wikistan_eu @H2020seneca and many others. escas2019.excas.net/updates/second…
A great piece in @Forbes about Ulughbek, a Central Asian ruler and astronomer who “instead of taking his place next to the giants of pioneering astronomy, such as Tycho Brahe, Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo – all of whom he preceded” is virtually unknown forbes.com/sites/jamiecar…
Following the Matt Hedges news, we meet today with 25 fellows from Central Asia to discuss, among other things, whether international cooperation is possible with autocracies - if so how! @CentralAsiaNet @anceschistan @CatOwenExeter excas.net/2018/11/jst201…
At @_ESCAS 2019 in June we will discuss this further in the context of Central Asian Studies. these are urgent, even existential, questions for Area Studies. @CESS_news escas2019.excas.net/updates/plenar…
#CfA - Postdoc at the Faculty of Theology @teologiafi @helsinkiuni - Applications from Eurasia or relevant to the region particularly welcome helsinki.fi/en/open-positi… Deadline: 9th December 2018

Temur Umarov 马铁�... @TUmarov
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Joanna Lillis @joannalillis
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Edward Lemon @EdwardLemon3
11K Followers 5K Following Professor, @bushschooldc @tamu. President, @oxussociety. Fellow, @kennaninstitute Formerly @HarrimanInst. Focus on Central Asia & organizing rare book fairs
Uzbekistan Tourism Am... @UZAmbassador
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Steve Swerdlow @steveswerdlow
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The Oxus Society for ... @OxusSociety
8K Followers 2K Following A non-profit organization dedicated to fostering academic exchange between Central Asia and the rest of the world. https://t.co/c93oQtpwhR
Bruce Pannier @BrucePannier
16K Followers 1K Following Central Asia traveler and chronicler, formerly of California, Colorado, NYC, former RFE/RL, currently in Prague, wander Central Asia every chance I get
Beril Ocaklı @BerilOcakli
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John Heathershaw @jhe... @HeathershawJ
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Dr. Aijan Sharshenova @AijanCo
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Paolo Sartori @PaoloSa86346296
2K Followers 2K Following Senior Research Associate @oeaw | Editor of JESHO and JCAH | Chairman of the Committee for the Study of Islam in Central Eurasia |
Dr Frank Maracchione @Frank_Ouh
3K Followers 4K Following Postdoc @UniKentPolitics - Global PE/IR, China, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. With @SPERIShefUni's Speri Presents..., @OxusSociety.
Dr Jazz @jazzdallagnola
971 Followers 808 Following Senior Research & Teaching Associate @uzh_ikmz. Associate Editor @CA_Survey . #surveillance #CCTV #smartcity #FirstGen
Jeremy Morris @postsocialismus
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Dilmurad Yusupov 🇺... @d_yusupov
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Paolo Sorbello @PaoloBottleneck
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Central Asian Survey @CA_Survey
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Amanda E. Wooden @aewooden
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Central Asia @ ANU @CentralAsiaCAIS
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Emrah Kaya @dremrhkaya
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Ylarfiew @Ylarfiew82981
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Zeynep Tuba Sungur @ztubasungur
854 Followers 491 Following Researcher on Afghanistan & South Asia @ASBU_BCE / @METU_ODTU / @SOAS
Prorhu @Prorhu430
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David X. Noack @davidnoack
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Photaez @Photaez0DT
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Chowrel @ChowrelOlVa
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Zsófia Kraus @ZsofiaKraus
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IG: diannafi @ummihasfa
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Divya Malhotra @I_am_okay____
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Lisa Randisi @Lisa_Randisi
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Rory Fleming-Stewart @RFlemingStewart
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The Red Line - Podcas... @TheRedLinePod
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melisa Bouker 19 @BoukerMelisa
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Fiona K. Naeem @fionaknaeem
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Sobi Soby ✹ @sobysobi
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Tanmayee Sarma @sarma_tanmayee
8 Followers 22 Following Doctoral Candidate at Centre for Inner Asian Studies, SIS, JNU, New Delhi/ Department of Political Science , Battadev University, Pathsala
A. Bilal @peacescholar
32 Followers 1K Following
Sara Berloto @SaraBerloto
1K Followers 4K Following Head of Research @Italychina | PhD @nasp_school @LaStatale @DipartimentoSPS | TA @unibocconi | Fmr Research Fellow @SDABocconi | Tennis at heart
Botagoz Rakisheva @Bota_Rakisheva
0 Followers 5 Following
John Irgengioro @JIrgengioro
306 Followers 995 Following PhD Candidate at Ghent University. Prev. visiting researcher @NUedukz & @UCNZ. Research on Soft Power, Central Asia's relations with Russia, China, EU.
G'ayratjon Jumayev @GayratjonG11078
39 Followers 623 Following
Dr. Mөldir Qabyl @MoldirQabyl
280 Followers 667 Following PhD Social Policy @UoNSociology, female employment & family policy. Almaty born and raised🍎
Maria Urpi 🇺🇦 @urpi_maria
234 Followers 3K Following I'm with #development #sustainability #humanrights #PWD Passionate about #leavenoonebehind #CentralAsia 🇰🇬 🇰🇿 #Empathy #Independence #Partnership 🇮🇪
Taalaigul Usonova @TaalaigulU
31 Followers 301 Following
Aigul @aigulka_a
107 Followers 1K Following
Jeunes Chercheur·es ... @BureauJCGisAsie
398 Followers 867 Following Bureau des jeunes chercheur·es du @GisReseauAsie 🌏 Young Scholars Committee for PhD Students & Early Career Researchers in #AsianStudies across France & beyond
Rebecca Ciattini @CiattiniRebecca
115 Followers 595 Following PhD Student in Asian and African Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Working on Persian Literature.
Remote Xuar @Remote_Xuar
561 Followers 110 Following Remote Xuar project explores the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region using methods of remote ethnography. Funded by @HorizonEU
Alice Politi @alice_politi
900 Followers 2K Following Research Associate @stjohnscam @CamGeopolitics |Fellow @NATO_DefCollege |ex Policy Advisor @SciTechgovuk
Gabit Gabdullin🇰�... @GabitGabdullin
43 Followers 80 Following @CEES_GlasgowUni PhD candidate, University of Glasgow #Kazakhstan #CentralAsia #Eurasia #EurasianEconomicUnion
Thijs Korsten @thk2812
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Charlie Norman @charlienorman02
72 Followers 297 Following Student @univofstandrews | Laidlaw scholar | Researching/ Interested in Eurasia, Identity | Once called a budding Bruce Pannier
Zefirka @delovayakyz
125 Followers 131 Following ведущий научный сотрудник в отделе добра министерства счастья и наивности
Ayetees is…furiousl... @ayetees
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Mokhidil @Mokhi_PGR
50 Followers 161 Following PGR @Surrey Sociology into international student mobility and democratization. Projet Research Coordinator Unesco Tashkent Office
Naureen Durrani @durrani_naureen
643 Followers 312 Following Professor, Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, Director, Central Asian Research Centre for Educational Innovation and Transformation (CARCEIT)
Petya Andreeva (Пе�... @Peteto90
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@mchonos.bsky.social @Mchonos
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Anouchka @_freeasabird
71 Followers 576 Following
Zhandos Ybrayev @zybrayev
163 Followers 888 Following Econ PhD @umassamherst. Kazakh 🇰🇿 Monetary Policy, Macroeconomics, Inequality, Central Asia
Beibit 🇰🇿 @Etozhebeibit
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Bahtiyor Eshchanov @BahtiyorEshchan
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Azamat @azamat_GQ
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Alina Isakova @AlinaIsakova11
192 Followers 832 Following Research Associate @worldentities, Uni Bielefeld. Interorganisational cooperation, conflict prevention, constructing global governance
Joanna Lillis @joannalillis
29K Followers 3K Following Almaty-based journalist covering Central Asia for The Economist. Author of Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan. https://t.co/s0M5UaLi4r
Edward Lemon @EdwardLemon3
11K Followers 5K Following Professor, @bushschooldc @tamu. President, @oxussociety. Fellow, @kennaninstitute Formerly @HarrimanInst. Focus on Central Asia & organizing rare book fairs
Steve Swerdlow @steveswerdlow
15K Followers 7K Following Human rights lawyer, Associate Professor of the Practice of Human Rights, Dept. of Pol. Science & Int'l Relations @USC Former @hrw. Central Asia, Eurasia.
Bruce Pannier @BrucePannier
16K Followers 1K Following Central Asia traveler and chronicler, formerly of California, Colorado, NYC, former RFE/RL, currently in Prague, wander Central Asia every chance I get
Navbahor Imamova @Navbahor
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Eurasianet @eurasianet
42K Followers 682 Following Critical perspectives and on-the-ground reporting from the Caucasus and Central Asia. Support our independent journalism: https://t.co/qsSJyWE3FU
Peter Leonard @Peter__Leonard
21K Followers 1K Following Quot homines, tot sentenciæ. So many heades, so many iudgementes | My writing can currently be found at the Havli Substack - https://t.co/sEW0mS4H9Y
John Heathershaw @jhe... @HeathershawJ
4K Followers 1K Following Professor @exeterpolitics. Author of "Security After Christendom" (2024) and "Indulging Kleptocracy" (2025). Academic freedom by/for/of academics.
Chris Rickleton @ChrisRickleton
7K Followers 3K Following Journalist living in Central Asia. Ex-@RFERL @AFP @Eurasianet. Views my own.
Jeremy Morris @postsocialismus
12K Followers 3K Following Russia, Ukraine and other places in the 'former East'. Global Studies Professor. Безродный космополит и "бодрый постколониалист". My opinions, not my employer's
Central Asian Survey @CA_Survey
4K Followers 156 Following A quarterly journal concerned with the history, politics, cultures, religions and economies of the Central Asian and Caucasian regions. Retweets ≠ endorsements
Amanda E. Wooden @aewooden
2K Followers 3K Following critical political scientist at Bucknell U, my views. Eurasia, extractivism, 💦 glaciers, climate, enviro justice. #longCOVID. she/her.
Central Asia @ ANU @CentralAsiaCAIS
3K Followers 257 Following Central Asian Studies at the Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies, Australian National University.
Irna Hofman @IrnaHofman
1K Followers 1K Following Rural Central Asia | Tajikistan | Global China | agrarian change | everyday geopolitics | ethnography | runner |🐕 @cadsleiden @oxfordgeography
FES Central Asia @ca_fes
287 Followers 44 Following
Wikistan @Wikistan_eu
782 Followers 91 Following A community of research, expertise and communication on #CentralEurasia @cetobac @EHESS_fr. Tweets on Central Eurasian Studies, Calls and Tenders, #OpenScience
Elena Paskaleva @Elena_Paskaleva
1K Followers 631 Following Material culture of #CentralAsia, Timurid Architecture, Islamic Art and Architecture, Critical heritage #uzb #SilkRoads #culturalheritage
Christopher Schwartz,... @schwartztronica
849 Followers 2K Following Research scientist @ritgci | PhD @hiw_kuleuven | Simulation Ethics | RT≠E
CESMI @CESMItweets
213 Followers 100 Following The Central Eurasian Scholars and Media Initiative fostering contacts and communication among scholars & journalists of issues facing Central Eurasian societies
Carnegie Russia Euras... @CarnegieRussia
37K Followers 640 Following Latest insights from the Global Think Tank’s experts on Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. Part of @CarnegieEndow. RT ≠ endorsement. На русском @CarnegieRu
CSIS Europe, Russia, ... @csiserep
29K Followers 139 Following Forward-looking analyses on transatlantic relations & political developments in Europe, Russia & Eurasia: led by director @maxbergmann
Rebecca Tolen @rebeccatolen
83 Followers 313 Following Freelance editor with 18 years in university press publishing. Anthropologist. Hoosier. Progressive.
Alexander Cooley @CooleyOnEurasia
9K Followers 861 Following Claire Tow Professor of Political Science @BarnardCollege. International order, Eurasia, authoritarianism, sovereignty, kleptocracy + governance. My views only.
CIAHColl @ciahcoll
206 Followers 146 Following The Central and Inner Asian History Collective is a group of scholars pursuing collaborative and digital approaches to the study of history.
Transitions magazine @TransitionsMag
5K Followers 1K Following Transitions highlight issues and trends shaping Central and Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, and Eurasia – with a special emphasis on solutions journalism.
Shukhrat Uzbek Law @Uzbek_Lawyer
887 Followers 2K Following La Ilaha Illa-Ilah, Muhammadun Rasulu-Ilah. Advokat-Himoya Law firm, Corporate/Criminal/Civil Law, Human Rights Telegram:+998909707524 https://t.co/lOm6wiJ2w7
Ingrid S @ingridsundlee
402 Followers 732 Following
Zohra Ismail-Beben @zohrabeben
494 Followers 482 Following Anthropologist working in Central Asia. Interested in the nexus of sociopolitical and environmental & issue of climate change affecting mountain communities
NichoIas WaImsIey @Hulegu
2K Followers 2K Following Gentleman at Large | back and forth between Astana and Tokyo | I do what I enjoy and enjoy what I do | IG: ngwalmsley
Alex Nice @AlexNicest
5K Followers 3K Following
Эрика Марат @DCErica
6K Followers 775 Following
Susan Elliott @AmbElliott
4K Followers 3K Following President and CEO National Committee in American Foreign Policy @NATLCOMMITTEE; Former US Amb to Tajikistan, Former US Consul General to Northern Ireland
Tynchtyk Zhanadyl �... @tynch_zhan
3K Followers 1K Following Passionate about enhancing Kyrgyz society through promoting IT & Tourism. Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Mihra Rittmann @MihraRittmann
5K Followers 2K Following Senior Central Asia Researcher at Human Rights Watch Find me @mihrarittmann.bsky.socialMalika @malikakg
3K Followers 426 Following
David Osborn @david_osborn
2K Followers 2K Following Politics, media, information security & how they relate. Russia, C Asia, M East for many years, now in France.
natalia antelava @antelava
18K Followers 4K Following Journalist | Co-founder @Codastory & @zegfest (check us out!) | @JSKstanford 2024 | past life: BBC foreign correspondent in Central Asia, Mid East, US, India
tom balmforth @BalmforthTom
8K Followers 3K Following Chief Correspondent, Ukraine, Moldova @Reuters https://t.co/oaQubft9mN
Emil Umet @emil_umet
8K Followers 4K Following
Uluk @kydyrbaev
6K Followers 370 Following A family guy with a vast interest in inclusive economic growth, business enabling environment, investment climate, and PPP. My tweets reflect my own views.
Silk Road Reporters @silkroadreports
897 Followers 263 Following News, politics, business, and culture from across #CentralAsia #Kazakhstan #Russia #Uzbekistan #Turkmenistan #Tajikistan #Afghanistan
Allegra Lab @allegra_lab
8K Followers 3K Following Allegra is a multimodal publication platform in anthropology. Gradually transitioning to https://t.co/ODXYrEv4qM. Follow us there!
Jane Buchanan @JaneMBuchanan
3K Followers 738 Following Human rights researcher, trainer, advocate. #business+human rights #Ukraine #Russia #disability #children's rights. Former @hrw.
Reid Standish @ReidStan
10K Followers 6K Following Correspondent covering Eurasia for @RFERL. Author of the China In Eurasia briefing. https://t.co/mWGcqYDFkd
Tolkun Umaraliev @tolkunkg
4K Followers 409 Following Central Asia Russian Chief Editor at @RFERL. Ex Managing Editor for Digital at @CurrentTimeTV. Alumnus of @OSCE_Academy. RTs≠endorsm. Tweet in RU/EN/KG/UZ
Daniil Kislov / Да�... @dan_ferghana
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The Eurasian Knot (@e... @euraknot
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Central Asia Program @CentralAsiaProg
9K Followers 571 Following We promote academic and policy research on contemporary Central Asia. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of GW University.
Rachel Denber @Rachel_Denber
6K Followers 547 Following Deputy Director, Europe and Central Asia division Human Rights Watch