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Online seminar: How to organise your own research?
Zarina Adambusinova and Aizhan Sharshenva on the practical and theoretical skills needed to organise research
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Center Polis Asia
We study socio-political processes, the search for civic identity, civic education, and the politics and culture of memory in Kyrgyzstan and the wider Central Asia region.
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We run workshops, training seminars, research presentations, expeditions to places of memory, and discussions on the most pressing topics and events in Kyrgyzstan and the Central Asia region
Online seminar: How to organise your own research?
Zarina Adambusinova and Aizhan Sharshenva on the practical and theoretical skills needed to organise research
Read more →Evening of a Hard Day: On the KUT well-being concept
Our researcher Eleri Bitikchi on the “KUT” well-being concept.
Read more →Discussion theses “Events in Kazakhstan: causes, situation and prospects for Central Asia”
What happened in Kazakhstan in January 2026? Background, actors, the situation today and prospects for the future.
Read more →Research
The centre conducts research on socio-political processes, the search for civic identity and civic education, and the politics and culture of memory in Kyrgyzstan and the region
Online seminar: How to organise your own research?
Zarina Adambusinova and Aizhan Sharshenva on the practical and theoretical skills needed to organise research
Read more →Evening of a Hard Day: On the KUT well-being concept
Our researcher Eleri Bitikchi on the “KUT” well-being concept.
Read more →The “Kut” concept and the potential of using traditional knowledge
Can traditional knowledge of nomadic herding help preserve pasture resources, and how can it be passed on to young people?
Read more →Our focus areas
Today we work in several areas: analysis and research of socio-political processes, civic education, and the study of the past and memory in Kyrgyzstan
Esimde – rethinking our own history
A research platform for studying and making sense of the processes, events and “blank spots” that remain in the memory of the people and in history.
Academy of Civic Education
A community of equals — active, critically thinking, reflective people who are successful in their creative and professional fields.
Visit the website →How to reach us
Address
27 Togolok Moldo St., 3rd floor,
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Drop by — we are always glad to meet new people.