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Established in 2008 by FRIDE as a project seeking to monitor the implementation of the EU Strategy for Central Asia, EUCAM has grown into a knowledge hub on broader Europe-Central Asia relations. With CESS guidance and cooperation EUCAM will seek to continue to raise the profile of European-Central Asian relations in general, and more specifically to: - Critically, though constructively, scrutinize European policies towards Central Asia; - Enhance knowledge of European engagement with Central Asia through top-quality research; - Raise awareness of the importance of Central Asia and Europe’s engagement, as well as discuss European policies among Central Asian communities; - Expand the network of experts and institutions from Europe and Central Asia and provide a forum for debate.

  1. A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXVII: Vulnerability and harm reduction

    JAN 16

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXVII: Vulnerability and harm reduction

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXVII: Vulnerability and harm reduction by EUCAM

    38 min
  2. A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXVI: (GO)NGOs

    10/21/2025

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXVI: (GO)NGOs

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXVI: (GO)NGOs by EUCAM

    39 min
  3. A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXV: Climate change

    09/24/2025

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXV: Climate change

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXV: Climate change by EUCAM

    39 min
  4. A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXV: Climate change (Teaser)

    09/17/2025

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXV: Climate change (Teaser)

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXV: Climate change (Teaser) by EUCAM

    1 min
  5. A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXIV: Regional Identity

    08/29/2025

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXIV: Regional Identity

    Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold. In this episode, hosts Rashid Gabdulhakov and Kamila Smagulova meet with Timur Dadabaev, who is a Professor of International Relations and the Director of the Special Programme for Japanese and Eurasian Studies at the Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Tsukuba in Japan. Timur explains how Central Asian regional identity evolves distinctly from Eastern Europe, Russia or South Asia while it has an inclusive disposition towards different local and external influences. In this way Central Asian countries can accept their Soviet past, use Turkish connectivity, and work with China, Europe and Russia. In a frank exchange Timur, Kamila and Rashid discuss the differences between Central Asian and European regional identities. They also address how youth can percieve regional identity, that seems weak 'at home' but strong 'abroad'.

    47 min
  6. A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXIII: The Caspian Sea

    06/17/2025

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXIII: The Caspian Sea

    Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold. In this episode, hosts Rashid Gabdulhakov and Yelena Kilina meet with Douwe van der Meer who is an independent researcher focusing on energy, climate, water and security issues in Central Asia and the South Caucasus and with Julian Postulart who specializes on the South Caucasus and Central Asia, with a background in regional geopolitics, memory and identity politics, and military and security affairs. Together they published Receding Waters, Rising Challenges: Navigating the Caspian Sea’s Geopolitical Moment. The podcasts discusses what is happening in the Caspian ecology, focussing on concerns over the Sea’s water level. At a time when the Caspian features in geopolitical calculations of littoral states and European Union corridor plans, it should be imperative to avoid an Aral Sea scenario that would negatively affect all stakeholders.

    40 min
  7. A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXII: Subjective well-being

    04/01/2025

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXII: Subjective well-being

    Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold. In this episode, hosts Rashid Gabdulhakov and Yelena Kilina meet with Dina Sharipova (Associate Professor at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan) and Alma Kudebayeva (Associate Professor at KIMEP University, Kazakhstan) to discuss ‘Changing Well-Being in Central Asia: Evidence from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan’. Comparing Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, but also Uzbekistan, the conversation explores subjective well-being or how people evaluate their lives across economic, social, political and cognitive dimensions. One key aspect is the perception of the level of freedom, which often differs from the actual state of freedom. The idea of 'a good life' that was a hot topic some years ago in EU-Central Asia relations is also considered in the chat as well as the policy implications of the concept of subjective well-being.

    37 min
  8. A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXI: Education and Dialogue

    03/12/2025

    A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XXI: Education and Dialogue

    Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold. In this episode, hosts Rashid Gabdulhakov and Kamila Smagulova are back in the classroom with Pal Dunay, director of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, to discuss education in Central Asia. We learn about the OSCE Academy and the role it plays in educating talented youth from Central Asia and we hear about the OSCE Academy's research focus. Hosts and guest discuss the link between education and dialogue between people, groups and countries.

    46 min
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Established in 2008 by FRIDE as a project seeking to monitor the implementation of the EU Strategy for Central Asia, EUCAM has grown into a knowledge hub on broader Europe-Central Asia relations. With CESS guidance and cooperation EUCAM will seek to continue to raise the profile of European-Central Asian relations in general, and more specifically to: - Critically, though constructively, scrutinize European policies towards Central Asia; - Enhance knowledge of European engagement with Central Asia through top-quality research; - Raise awareness of the importance of Central Asia and Europe’s engagement, as well as discuss European policies among Central Asian communities; - Expand the network of experts and institutions from Europe and Central Asia and provide a forum for debate.

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  • Creator
    EUCAM
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
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