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Since its establishment in April 2014, the Center for Eurasian and Central Asian Studies (CECAS) has continued to conduct research integrating regional and thematic studies. CECAS provides information on current affairs in Central Asia and Eurasian region and fosters experts in the region by actively presenting research outcomes in diverse academic disciplines. CECAS also aims to promote public interests in Central Asia, and has forged research network for ongoing cooperation with domestic and foreign universities and research institutions. Based on various efforts and activities including academic events and publications, CECAS seeks to derive practical implications on policy and establish itself as a hub of Central Asian studies.

• NRF Humanities and Social Sciences Institute Support: Conducting research project “Eurasian Refugees as Cross-Border Migrants: the Multifaceted Changes and Impacts of Migration Dynamics” to analyze the changes and influences that cross-border movements of refugees, migrants, and diasporic groups brought on the dynamics of migration within Eurasia
• Korean Diaspora: Research on the life and culture of Koryo people in Central Asia and Eurasia and the characteristics of Koryo community in Korea
• New Regionalism in Eurasia: Research on the process and dynamics of Central Asia being formed as a region beyond the frame of nation states
• Eurasian Borders: Research on the aspects of interaction over borders in Central Asia and analysis of regional changes
• An ODA Project in Central Asia: A Collaborative Research on Directions for Advancing Development Cooperation in Central Asia
• Grants for a student club that studies Central Asia and Eurasia: Fostering undergraduate and graduate students interested in Central Asian and Eurasian Studies

Shin, B. (ed.) (2019). Historical and Cultural Experience of Islam in Central Asia. Zininzin.

Khalid, A. (2014).(Wonkyo Oh, Trans.) (2019). Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia. Zininzin.

Ko, K. (2019). Soviet’s Islamic Policy in Central Asia: Anti-Religious Campaign and Anti-Colonial Agenda. Slavic-Eurasian Studies, 34 (1).

Oh, W. (2019). The Aspects and Prospects of Everyday Islam in Contemporary Kazakhstan. Russian Language and Literature, 64.

Shin. B. S. et al. (2019). Historical and Cultural Experience of Islam in Central Asia. Zininzin.

Shin. B. S. (eds.) (2019). Politics, Society and Economy of Contemporary Islam in Central Asia. Zininzin.

Oh, W. K. (Transl.) (2019). Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia. Zininzin

Oh, W. K. (2019). The Aspects and Prospects of Everyday Islam in Contemporary Kazakhstan. Russian Language and Literature, 64.

Ko, K. Y. (2019). Soviet’s Islamic Policy in Central Asia: Anti-Religious Campaign and Anti-Colonial Agenda. Slavic-Eurasian Studies, 34(1).

Shin, B. S. et al. (2018). The heart of Eurasian beats again: The historic formation and dynamics of Central Asia. Zininzin.

Kang, J. W. et al. (2018). The traditional life and culture of Koreans in Central Asia(Koryosaram): Kazakhstan. Minsokwon.

Kang, J. W. et al. (2018). The traditional life and culture of Koreans in Central Asia(Koryosaram): Uzbekistan. Minsokwon.

Yang, S. J. (Transl.) (2018). A history of the Russian Far East. Zininzin.

Ko, K. Y. (2017). Influence of the Second World War on the establishment and activity of CAMSA (Central Asia Muslim Spiritual Assembly). Journal of Slavic Studies, 32(1).

Kim, T. Y. (2017). A comparative study of the mobilization potential for radical Islamic movements in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Russian Studies, 27(2).

Yang, S. J. (2017). Islam in the confessional policy of Russian Empire in the Kazakh Steppe and the role of the Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly in the late 18th and the first half of the 19th centuries. Journal of Slavic Studies, 32(4).

Oh, W. K (2017). The aspects and prospects of everyday Islam in contemporary Uzbekistan. Russian Studies, 27(1).

Choi, A. Y. (2017). A study on Islamic narrative in history textbooks of Uzbekistan. Journal of Slavic Studies, 32(1).

Choi, A. Y. (2017). A study on Korean youth’s perception of traditional culture – with a focus on analysis on influence from their country of origin. Journal of Slavic Studies, 32(4).

Beomshik Shin | Director | sbsrus@snu.ac.kr | International Relations

Kayoung Ko | HK Research Professor | kkynow@snu.ac.kr | History

Ayoung Choi | Research Fellow | cool3039@snu.ac.kr | Ethnology

Vadim Slepchenko | Research Fellow | omegaplan@snu.ac.kr | Russian Studies

Yuihyun Hwang | Research Fellow | katib@snu.ac.kr | Middle Eastern Regional Studies

Jiwon Park | Co-Researcher | nolmts@hanmail.net | Economics

Jung-hoo Park | Co-Researcher | wjdgn11@snu.ac.kr | International Politics

Minwoo Yoon | Co-Researcher | minwooy@hotmail.com | International Politics

Songha Joo | Co-Researcher | songha.joo@gmail.com | International Politics

Sunghee Yoo | Co-Researcher | hanngl@hknu.ac.kr | Sociology

Yongchool Ha | Co-Researcher | yong@snu.ac.kr | International Politics