Analytical materials
The results of a sociological survey conducted by Alisher Gardonshoev, a graduate of the CABAR.Asia School of Analytics, show that the residents of the capital of Tajikistan have an overwhelmingly positive attitude towards sociological surveys. At the same time, a quarter of those surveyed believe that the government should take the results of such surveys into account.
“Women are underrepresented at both the national and local levels. While only a few of them are represented among the Cabinet of Ministers’ 21 members, there is not a single woman among the 40 district leaders or the president’s 7 regional plenipotentiary representatives. There are no women among the country’s 32 mayors of cities and towns”, – notes Jyldyz Abdyldaeva, a participant of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics, in an article for CABAR.asia. (more…)
There is an assumption that most of the income of Tajiks is spent on food. Is this really true, and what does this have to do with world crises? Freelancer Zoir Sayfurov and economist Muslihiddin Gaipnazarov analyzed the dynamics of family budget expenditures of Tajiks in recent years. (more…)
“The region is in need of the establishment of a regional platform for cooperation on matters concerning the energy sector. This will ensure a more efficient allocation of the resources and increase the value of the internal regional trade” – notes Ibrahim Mammadov (Azerbaijan) in an article, exclusively for CABAR.asia. (more…)
Iranian sociologist Seyyed Javad Miri believes there is a need to re-establish an understanding of Iran as a cultural space without any imperialist connotations. In an interview with political scientist Shamsiddin Rizoev, Professor Miri spoke about how ideas of national identity and multiculturalism are being constructed and broken through in contemporary Iran. (more…)
February analytical articles in foreign press discussed the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan, the meeting of the president of Kyrgyzstan with his former counterparts, the “Belt & Road Initiative” and Tajikistan, energy crisis in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and the geopolitical dynamics in the region. (more…)
“At the end of last year the government of Kazakhstan announced plans to introduce new requirements for obtaining citizenship of the country, which point to the existing dilemma of Kazakhstan’s national identity,” – Dias Takenov, a graduate of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics analyzes the new amendments in an article for CABAR.asia. (more…)
Tajikistan’s waste collection and recycling market is underregulated, believes Anisa Abibulloeva, environmental activist and graduate of the CABAR.asia school of analytics. In her opinion, this creates both risks and opportunities for the different parties involved in this process — waste collectors, the state, and civil society.
Women are underrepresented in Tajikistan’s financial sector, argues Mukhayo Kamolova, a CABAR.asia School of Analytics participant. She believes that this is due to the conservative mindset of society, a significant imbalance between women and men, the low level of education of the population that puts obstacles in the professional development of women, and the existing market mechanisms that do not work correctly. In addition, there are certain problems that create barriers to women’s professional development.
“Kyrgyz government needs to structure its approach to soft power as a foreign policy tool, take a stock of existing soft power capacity, and track all possible opportunities to promote Kyrgyzstan as a brand and its national interests abroad”, – notes Dr. Aijan Sharshenova (Kyrgyzstan) in an article, exclusively for CABAR.asia. (more…)