CAI | Central Asia Workshop 2026
The Central Asia Workshop (CAW) is a two-day convening sponsored by Yale University and hosted at KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan which brings together advanced graduate students and junior scholars working on topics of current interest in Central Asian Studies. The CAW provides participants the opportunity to engage in scholarly dialogue with peers from around the region and globe, as well as faculty from the humanities and social sciences.
The CAW is made possible by the Yale Office of International Affairs, the MacMillan Center's International Collaborative Research Grant, and the Central Asia Initiative.
Participants
Mehbara Abbasova, Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts Mubinzhon Abduvaliev, Tajik National University
Meruyert Doskaliyeva, al-Farabi Kazakh National university
Sanat Gülen, Istanbul University
Jeevanjot Kaur, Central University of Punjab
Guillaume Minea-Pic, L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
Gulnoza Najmiddinova, University of Uzbekistan
Merey Otan, Nazarbayev University
Kiraz Perinçek Karavit, Boğaziçi University
Anel Rakhimzhanova, New York University
Sarboz Saparov, al-Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Aijamal Sarybaeva, American University of Central Asia
Bolormaa Shinjee, Curtin University
Abylay Stambayev, University of California, Santa Barbara
Almira Tabaeva, Nazarbayev University
Rustem Zholdybalin, Nazarbayev University
Discussants
David Engerman, Yale University
Samuel Hodgkin, Yale University
Gabriel McGuire, Nazarbayev University
Jama Nurkalieva, Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture
Nariman Shelekpayev, Yale University
Juldyz Smagulova, KIMEP University