Aijan Sharshenova
@aijanco.bsky.social
Political analyst
Academic tamada
Research: political populism, foreign policy analysis, political risk analysis, occasionally sustainable energy
Academic tamada
Research: political populism, foreign policy analysis, political risk analysis, occasionally sustainable energy
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🗳️🇰🇬 This Sunday, #Kyrgyzstan holds snap parliamentary #elections.
In a new article, FPC Senior Fellow Dr @aijanco.bsky.social unpacks the shift to a majoritarian system, declining party politics & the consolidation of presidential power.
📖 fpc.org.uk/kyrgyz-parli...
In a new article, FPC Senior Fellow Dr @aijanco.bsky.social unpacks the shift to a majoritarian system, declining party politics & the consolidation of presidential power.
📖 fpc.org.uk/kyrgyz-parli...
November 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🗳️🇰🇬 This Sunday, #Kyrgyzstan holds snap parliamentary #elections.
In a new article, FPC Senior Fellow Dr @aijanco.bsky.social unpacks the shift to a majoritarian system, declining party politics & the consolidation of presidential power.
📖 fpc.org.uk/kyrgyz-parli...
In a new article, FPC Senior Fellow Dr @aijanco.bsky.social unpacks the shift to a majoritarian system, declining party politics & the consolidation of presidential power.
📖 fpc.org.uk/kyrgyz-parli...
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As snap parliamentary elections approach in Kyrgyzstan, there’s a distinct lack of energy or interest.
Is Politics Dead in Kyrgyzstan?
As snap parliamentary elections approach, there’s a distinct lack of energy or interest.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
As snap parliamentary elections approach in Kyrgyzstan, there’s a distinct lack of energy or interest.
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Kyrgyzstan’s democracy wasn’t perfect, but it was very much alive.
As the upcoming election approaches, many struggle to recognize the country’s political arena.
As the upcoming election approaches, many struggle to recognize the country’s political arena.
Is Politics Dead in Kyrgyzstan?
As snap parliamentary elections approach, there’s a distinct lack of energy or interest.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Kyrgyzstan’s democracy wasn’t perfect, but it was very much alive.
As the upcoming election approaches, many struggle to recognize the country’s political arena.
As the upcoming election approaches, many struggle to recognize the country’s political arena.
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As Kyrgyzstan's snap parliamentary elections approach, there’s a distinct lack of energy or interest.
Is Politics Dead in Kyrgyzstan?
As snap parliamentary elections approach, there’s a distinct lack of energy or interest.
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As Kyrgyzstan's snap parliamentary elections approach, there’s a distinct lack of energy or interest.
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Join our IPPA webinar on Civil Society & Think Tanks in Central Asia Wed, 17 Sept.
I’ll present on state–civil society relations in Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan, and Dr. Vera Axyonova (Univ. of Birmingham) will discuss think tanks in Kazakhstan.
ucentralasia.org/resources-an...
I’ll present on state–civil society relations in Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan, and Dr. Vera Axyonova (Univ. of Birmingham) will discuss think tanks in Kazakhstan.
ucentralasia.org/resources-an...
Webinar: Civil Society and Think Tanks in Central Asia: Between Contestation, Cooperation, and Co-optation
ucentralasia.org
September 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Join our IPPA webinar on Civil Society & Think Tanks in Central Asia Wed, 17 Sept.
I’ll present on state–civil society relations in Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan, and Dr. Vera Axyonova (Univ. of Birmingham) will discuss think tanks in Kazakhstan.
ucentralasia.org/resources-an...
I’ll present on state–civil society relations in Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan, and Dr. Vera Axyonova (Univ. of Birmingham) will discuss think tanks in Kazakhstan.
ucentralasia.org/resources-an...
August 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Highly recommend @donnachadcu.bsky.social Unfinished Empire pub’d by @agendapub.bsky.social Clear eyed & perceptive contextual analysis of Russian imperialism, fascinating tour thru Ukraine, Caucasus, Moldova & Belarus. Concise & very accessible, will be staple on Int Rels reading lists for many yrs
June 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Highly recommend @donnachadcu.bsky.social Unfinished Empire pub’d by @agendapub.bsky.social Clear eyed & perceptive contextual analysis of Russian imperialism, fascinating tour thru Ukraine, Caucasus, Moldova & Belarus. Concise & very accessible, will be staple on Int Rels reading lists for many yrs
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The mass party is dead, right?
Not so fast.
Our new book, "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" explores the puzzle of why several of Europe's most prominent populist radical right parties are successfully reviving this "outdated" model.
The book is completely Open Access 👇
Not so fast.
Our new book, "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" explores the puzzle of why several of Europe's most prominent populist radical right parties are successfully reviving this "outdated" model.
The book is completely Open Access 👇
Our brand new monograph, discussing the findings of our work together during the last seven years, is now out for @oxfordacademic.bsky.social and free to read and download!
June 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The mass party is dead, right?
Not so fast.
Our new book, "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" explores the puzzle of why several of Europe's most prominent populist radical right parties are successfully reviving this "outdated" model.
The book is completely Open Access 👇
Not so fast.
Our new book, "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" explores the puzzle of why several of Europe's most prominent populist radical right parties are successfully reviving this "outdated" model.
The book is completely Open Access 👇
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Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 3 - 1 Qatar 🇶🇦
Huge home win for Kyrgyzstan in the World Cup qualifiers even though their chances of qualifying are beyond slim
Huge home win for Kyrgyzstan in the World Cup qualifiers even though their chances of qualifying are beyond slim
March 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 3 - 1 Qatar 🇶🇦
Huge home win for Kyrgyzstan in the World Cup qualifiers even though their chances of qualifying are beyond slim
Huge home win for Kyrgyzstan in the World Cup qualifiers even though their chances of qualifying are beyond slim
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FPC’s Director, @skcoughtrie.bsky.social, is speaking tomorrow at an evidence session at @ukparliament.parliament.uk on Transnational repression in the UK
🗓️ Wed 26 March
⏰ 2:15pm
➡️ committees.parliament.uk/event/23773
🗓️ Wed 26 March
⏰ 2:15pm
➡️ committees.parliament.uk/event/23773
26 March 2025 - Transnational repression in the UK - Oral evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
14:00 - Room 5, Palace of Westminster
committees.parliament.uk
March 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
FPC’s Director, @skcoughtrie.bsky.social, is speaking tomorrow at an evidence session at @ukparliament.parliament.uk on Transnational repression in the UK
🗓️ Wed 26 March
⏰ 2:15pm
➡️ committees.parliament.uk/event/23773
🗓️ Wed 26 March
⏰ 2:15pm
➡️ committees.parliament.uk/event/23773
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From @aijanco.bsky.social Gulf States Offer Development Assistance in Central Asia as Western Donors Step Back
www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
Gulf States Offer Development Assistance in Central Asia as Western Donors Step Back — Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
Engaging in development assistance in Central Asia provides the GCC with an opportunity to boost its influence in the region.
www.bourseandbazaar.org
March 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
From @aijanco.bsky.social Gulf States Offer Development Assistance in Central Asia as Western Donors Step Back
www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
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As Western donors pull back, Gulf states are stepping up aid and development programmes in Central Asia. What is driving this shift?
@aijanco.bsky.social explores the impact for our blog.
Read more here: www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
#CentralAsia #GulfStates #foreignaid #development
@aijanco.bsky.social explores the impact for our blog.
Read more here: www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
#CentralAsia #GulfStates #foreignaid #development
Gulf States Offer Development Assistance in Central Asia as Western Donors Step Back — Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
Engaging in development assistance in Central Asia provides the GCC with an opportunity to boost its influence in the region.
www.bourseandbazaar.org
March 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
As Western donors pull back, Gulf states are stepping up aid and development programmes in Central Asia. What is driving this shift?
@aijanco.bsky.social explores the impact for our blog.
Read more here: www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
#CentralAsia #GulfStates #foreignaid #development
@aijanco.bsky.social explores the impact for our blog.
Read more here: www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
#CentralAsia #GulfStates #foreignaid #development
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Russia and Central Asia have been mutually shaped by decades of labor migration, but these long-running ties have begun to fray.
To Russia With Waning Love: Changing Migration Dynamics in Central Asia
Russia and Central Asia have been mutually shaped by decades of labor migration, but these long-running ties have begun to fray.
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March 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Russia and Central Asia have been mutually shaped by decades of labor migration, but these long-running ties have begun to fray.
New book of translations. “Ghazals & Ruba’iyat” by Alisher Navoiy. Includes the ghazals from the Navoiy/Cho’lpon book, completely rewritten, plus 2 new ghazals and 15 ruba’iyat. Available on Amazon…
March 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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The cuts to US development aid will be widely felt among grantees in Central Asia, but leaders from the region are eyeing support from other, more neutral donors. As @aijanco.bsky.social explains, the Gulf states are emerging as development donors of choice.
www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
Gulf States Offer Development Assistance in Central Asia as Western Donors Step Back — Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
Engaging in development assistance in Central Asia provides the GCC with an opportunity to boost its influence in the region.
www.bourseandbazaar.org
March 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The cuts to US development aid will be widely felt among grantees in Central Asia, but leaders from the region are eyeing support from other, more neutral donors. As @aijanco.bsky.social explains, the Gulf states are emerging as development donors of choice.
www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...
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Meanwhile, caught in the middle, Central Asian governments continue to play a balancing game between China, Russia & the West.
FPC Senior Fellow @aijanco.bsky.social explores this dynamic, with a focus on the impact of sanctions on the region. 5/5
➡️ shorturl.at/IpnRj
FPC Senior Fellow @aijanco.bsky.social explores this dynamic, with a focus on the impact of sanctions on the region. 5/5
➡️ shorturl.at/IpnRj
Three years on: Are sanctions finally hitting home in Central Asia? - The Foreign Policy Centre
Last year, on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury published yet another list of sanctioned companies and in...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Meanwhile, caught in the middle, Central Asian governments continue to play a balancing game between China, Russia & the West.
FPC Senior Fellow @aijanco.bsky.social explores this dynamic, with a focus on the impact of sanctions on the region. 5/5
➡️ shorturl.at/IpnRj
FPC Senior Fellow @aijanco.bsky.social explores this dynamic, with a focus on the impact of sanctions on the region. 5/5
➡️ shorturl.at/IpnRj
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#Prague @charlesuni.cuni.cz #Postdoc #AcademicSky
“Foreign Policy Adaptation to the Threat of Foreign Interference in the #EuropeanUnion and #NATO.”
ims.fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/post...
“Foreign Policy Adaptation to the Threat of Foreign Interference in the #EuropeanUnion and #NATO.”
ims.fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/post...
Postdoctoral Research Position at the Institute of International Studies - INTERFER Project | IMS - Institut mezinárodních studií
The Institute of International Studies announces an open call for a postdoctoral research position within the project INTERFER, focused on foreign interference and national and international reactions...
ims.fsv.cuni.cz
February 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#Prague @charlesuni.cuni.cz #Postdoc #AcademicSky
“Foreign Policy Adaptation to the Threat of Foreign Interference in the #EuropeanUnion and #NATO.”
ims.fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/post...
“Foreign Policy Adaptation to the Threat of Foreign Interference in the #EuropeanUnion and #NATO.”
ims.fsv.cuni.cz/en/news/post...
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Job! Our department just advertised a 4-year Lectureship in Eurasian Studies at Glasgow University.
This is a rare opportunity to join one of Europe's top Area Studies departments, building up our expertise on Central Asia or the Caucasus. More details:
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
This is a rare opportunity to join one of Europe's top Area Studies departments, building up our expertise on Central Asia or the Caucasus. More details:
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
Lecturer in Eurasian Studies
Job Purpose The School of Social and Political Sciences is seeking to appoint a fixed-term lecturer in Eurasian Studies with specific expertise in one or more countries of the post-socialist Eurasi...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
February 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Job! Our department just advertised a 4-year Lectureship in Eurasian Studies at Glasgow University.
This is a rare opportunity to join one of Europe's top Area Studies departments, building up our expertise on Central Asia or the Caucasus. More details:
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
This is a rare opportunity to join one of Europe's top Area Studies departments, building up our expertise on Central Asia or the Caucasus. More details:
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
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New article alert!
@adridelrio.bsky.social & Masaaki Higashijima examine at
@cpsjournal.bsky.social the relationship between elite divisions within authoritarian governments and democratization prospects.Check it out!
#OpenAccess #Dictatorsky #comparativesky #CivMilSky #PolSci tinyurl.com/bdf6ryws
@adridelrio.bsky.social & Masaaki Higashijima examine at
@cpsjournal.bsky.social the relationship between elite divisions within authoritarian governments and democratization prospects.Check it out!
#OpenAccess #Dictatorsky #comparativesky #CivMilSky #PolSci tinyurl.com/bdf6ryws
Democratic Reforms in Dictatorships: Elite Divisions, Party Origins, and the Prospects of Political Liberalization - Adrián del Río, Masaaki Higashijima, 2024
Divisions among regime elites in autocracies are often an important step toward political liberalization. However, we know little about when such divisions cont...
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December 19, 2024 at 11:59 AM
New article alert!
@adridelrio.bsky.social & Masaaki Higashijima examine at
@cpsjournal.bsky.social the relationship between elite divisions within authoritarian governments and democratization prospects.Check it out!
#OpenAccess #Dictatorsky #comparativesky #CivMilSky #PolSci tinyurl.com/bdf6ryws
@adridelrio.bsky.social & Masaaki Higashijima examine at
@cpsjournal.bsky.social the relationship between elite divisions within authoritarian governments and democratization prospects.Check it out!
#OpenAccess #Dictatorsky #comparativesky #CivMilSky #PolSci tinyurl.com/bdf6ryws
“responsible statecraft” 🤨
Keep pesky Kyiv out of the way while Moscow and Washington carve up Ukraine. Fucking breathtaking.
December 17, 2024 at 3:59 AM
“responsible statecraft” 🤨
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Besides the previous reading list on #Afghanistan, we have also one (much larger) on #CentralAsia: including books, podcasts, institutions, language learning... Here too I would be grateful for your tips for new entries! #academicsky
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Central Asia for beginners list
Introduction to Central Asia: Beginner's list Last updated: December 2024 Author: Anna Jordanova, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Czechia Contact (tips for new entries are welcome!):...
docs.google.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Besides the previous reading list on #Afghanistan, we have also one (much larger) on #CentralAsia: including books, podcasts, institutions, language learning... Here too I would be grateful for your tips for new entries! #academicsky
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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📢 Publication alert: as part of a special issue on climate dis/misinformation, I published an article comparing the way Éric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen mobilised environmental issues in their programmes for the presidential campaign.
The article is open access! 🙌
doi.org/10.15847/obs...
The article is open access! 🙌
doi.org/10.15847/obs...
Le Pen, Zemmour and the ‘patriotic ecology’ of the French far right: The case of the 2022 presidential elections
| Observatorio (OBS*)
doi.org
December 4, 2024 at 3:55 PM
📢 Publication alert: as part of a special issue on climate dis/misinformation, I published an article comparing the way Éric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen mobilised environmental issues in their programmes for the presidential campaign.
The article is open access! 🙌
doi.org/10.15847/obs...
The article is open access! 🙌
doi.org/10.15847/obs...
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A massive, coordinated expensive Tik-Tok promotion campaign helped a pro- Russian candidate in Romanian presidential elections. He declared he spent no money on the campaign...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Romania hit by major election influence campaign, amid Russian cyber-attacks
Romania's intelligence service reveals details of what it says is an attempt from abroad to meddle in the country's presidential election.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:58 AM
A massive, coordinated expensive Tik-Tok promotion campaign helped a pro- Russian candidate in Romanian presidential elections. He declared he spent no money on the campaign...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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If you like all the new op-eds on the mainstreaming of the far right by gatekeepers and big names, you should read the book ...
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
December 5, 2024 at 8:19 AM
If you like all the new op-eds on the mainstreaming of the far right by gatekeepers and big names, you should read the book ...
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
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Dear academic friends and colleagues, please join us in signing our open letter with the RUTA Association and expressing our support and solidarity with Georgian students and scholars in their ongoing fight for academic freedom, sovereignty, democracy and justice ruta-association.org/news/open-le...
November 29, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Dear academic friends and colleagues, please join us in signing our open letter with the RUTA Association and expressing our support and solidarity with Georgian students and scholars in their ongoing fight for academic freedom, sovereignty, democracy and justice ruta-association.org/news/open-le...