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The Center for Eurasian and Central Asian Studies (CECAS) was founded to do research on political, economic, social, historical, and cultural
phenomena in Central Asia and Eurasia. CECAS has sought to provide information on current issues in Central Eurasian region and foster experts
in the region by actively presenting research outcomes in diverse academic disciplines. CECAS also aims to promote public interests in Central Asia by hosting academic conferences/seminars and cultural events where researchers, specialists, and employees get to interact with each other. Finally, it has forged research network for ongoing cooperation with domestic and foreign universities and research institutions.

• Border studies: Research on increased connectivity and changes in Central Asia following the opening of borders and the growth of movements and flows between nations
• Migration studies: Research on the movement and flow of people, commodities, capital, and culture among Central Asian countries and with other regions
• Islam studies: Research on the impacts of Islam that serves both as a religion and cultural norms on the lifestyle of the people in Central Asia
• Diaspora studies: Research how the life of Koryo-saram and Jews have changed through oral history and collection of archives

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 (IR) | IR in Eurasia, International environmental/energy politics, Comparative regional studies

Ayoung Choi | Co-Researcher | cool3039@snu.ac.kr | Ethnology | Migration in Central Asia, Ethnic issues in Eurasia

Hyosup Kim | Co-Researcher | khsup@snu.ac.kr | Geography | Regional identity in Eurasia, Regional integration, Border studies

Kayoung Ko | Co-Researcher | kkynow@snu.ac.kr | History | Diaspora in Eurasia, Border regions, Human rights