Research
Analysis and research of socio-political processes in Kyrgyzstan and the region.
Center Polis Asia
About us
A research centre in Bishkek working on questions of society, memory and civic identity.
Who we are
Center Polis Asia is a research centre working in Kyrgyzstan and the Central Asia region.
The centre conducts research on socio-political processes, the search for civic identity and civic education, and the politics and culture of memory.
We hold workshops, training seminars, research presentations, expeditions to places of memory, and discussions on the most pressing topics and events in Kyrgyzstan and the region.
What we do
Civic education
Training seminars, workshops and a community of active, critically thinking people.
Past and memory
Studying the past and memory: discussions, expeditions to places of memory, work with the “blank spots” of history.
Our projects
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.
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