Soziologie

» Veröffentlicht am 7. Mai 2024

Neuer Sammelband "Shifting Security and Power Constellations in Central Asia and the Caucasus" erschienen

In diesem Sammelband wird ein aktueller Überblick über die zeitgenössische zentral-eurasische Politik geboten, Schlüsselthemen, Trends und Transformationspfade identifiziert
sowie die konzeptionellen Grundlagen von Sicherheit und Macht analysiert. Zu den Hauptthemen gehören die autokratische Ausbreitung und Regimesicherheit in Zentralasien,
die strategische Lage in Afghanistan, Chinas veränderte Rolle in der zentralasiatischen Sicherheit, Regierungsprobleme in Kirgisistan als Rentierstaat und die destruktive
Rolle der internen Sicherheitsdienste im Kontext des demokratischen Übergangs in Armenien, E-Justiz und Cybersicherheit in Kirgisistan sowie die Politik des autoritären Neoliberalismus
und des Arbeitswiderstands in Kasachstan.

Mit Beiträgen von Zhansaya Aitbay | Serik Beimenbetov | Marie-Sophie Borchelt Camêlo | Shalva Dzebisashvili | Aziz Elmuradov | Lia Evoyan | Bradley Jardine | Edward Lemon | Aliia Maralbaeva | Zumrat Sanakulova | Aijan Sharshenova | Farkhod Tolipov | Akram Umarov.

» Veröffentlicht am 29. November 2021

Understanding Asia colloquium series continues with new theme

Understanding Asia colloquium series continues with a new theme Transnational Care and new round of speakers this winter term. The colloquium series is a joint cooperation of four working groups - WG Missbach, WG Nguyen, WG Pfaff and WG Vasilache. Please see the attached link for details of all the lectures in this series and details of how to register. All are warmly welcome to join. 

WG Social Anthropology (WG Pfaff) launched a new lecture series titled Shaping Asia. The theme of the series in this winter term is Heritage. Please see the attached link for details of all the lectures in this series and details of how to register. All are warmly welcome to join. 

» Veröffentlicht am 26. November 2021

Expert roundtable "Winning Hearts and Minds? Public Diplomacy and Norm Entrepreneurs in Central Asia" organised in cooperation with the OSCE Academy

On 26. November, the Expert roundtable “Winning Hearts and Minds? Public Diplomacy and Norm Entrepreneurs in Central Asia” took place that I organised in cooperation with my colleague Dr. Aijan Sharshenova from the OSCE Academy. This half-day long expert roundtable brought together several qualified speakers to discuss foreign public diplomacy actors and norm entrepreneurs in Central Asia. Based on a selection of experts on foreign policy, public diplomacy and soft power, this roundtable aims to spark a discussion on the varieties, formats and contents of external public diplomacy efforts in Central Asia. The key purpose of this workshop was to increase awareness and understanding of soft power and public diplomacy and to facilitate a policy-relevant discussion on how and why external powers choose to have their norm entrepreneurs in Central Asia.

- Chiara Pierobon

» Veröffentlicht am 29. Oktober 2021

Annual meeting of the OSCE Group of Friends of Youth and Security (GoFYS)

On 29. October I was delighted to attend - as invited speaker - the annual meeting of the OSCE Group of Friends of Youth and Security (GoFYS) focused on “On Investing in Education for Safer Societies” that this year was co-chaired by Spain, United States of America and Kyrgyzstan. During the meeting, I talked about the role of education in the transformative journeys of youth by sharing my experience as a lecturer and as manager of academic and research projects involving universities in the region.

- Chiara Pierobon

» Veröffentlicht am 25. Oktober 2021

Andreas Vasilache neuer Dekan der Fakultät

Das diesen Monat begonnende Wintersemester 2021/2022 bringt einige Veränderungen mit sich. In der Lehre vollzieht sich mit dem neuen Semester ein Wechsel von der digitalen hin zur Hybridlehre, sodass nun auch wieder vor Ort und in physischer Ko-Präsenz gelernt und gelehrt werden kann. Für viele Studierende und Lehrende stellt dies eine wilkommende Veränderung zu den letzten Semestern dar. Daneben vollzieht sich ein administrativer Wechsel in der Fakultät: Andreas Vasilache folgt als neuer Dekan auf Detlef Sack, der dieses Amt in den letzten zwei Jahren inne hatte. Wir wünschen dem neuen Dekan Andreas Vasilache viel Erfolg.

» Veröffentlicht am 13. Oktober 2021

Latest publication on EU's prevention of violent extremism (PVE) in Central Asia

My latest paper “EU Efforts to Prevent Violent Extremism (PVE) by Engaging Civil Society in Kyrgyzstan” was published by Central Asian Affairs. The paper examined the EU’s engagement in preventing violent extremism (PVE) through the involvement of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Kyrgyzstan. In particular, by providing new insights into the EU-funded civil society projects under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) and its program Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism (STRIVE), the article deepens our understanding of the security–development nexus and the approach to stability and peace that characterises EU assistance on the ground. At the same time, by looking at the concrete activities carried out by EU-funded organisations in Kyrgyzstan, this article presents a classification of CSO forms of engagement in PVE that is relevant for the selected country and beyond. This study was conducted in the framework of the research-professionalisation project “Between Stability and Transformation: Regional and Transnational Cooperation in Central Asia and between Central Asia and Europe” funded by VolkswagenStiftung and in cooperation with the OSCE Academy in Bishkek.

Link: https://brill.com/view/journals/caa/8/2/article-p150_3.xml#.YW5JoFP3PhA.linkedin

- Chiara Pierobon

» Veröffentlicht am 8. Oktober 2021

Open Lecture "EU's support to civil society in Central Asia: assessing the substance of CSO/LA, EIDHR and IcSP"

On 8. October, I presented the main findings of her research on EU’s support to civil society in Central Asia at the workshop “Human Rights in Central Asia: Troubled Nexuses between Internationalization and State Building” organised by the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies. The open lecture was based on 75+ semi-structured interviews collected with EU-funded civil society organisations (CSOs) and implementing partners in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in the past 10 years and sheds light on the main outcomes and shortcomings of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) and the EU thematic program CSO/LA in development.

- Chiara Pierobon

» Veröffentlicht am 26. September 2021

Presentation of study on “Ending Gender-based Violence: the Spotlight Initiative in Kyrgyzstan”

On 26. September I presented - together with my colleague Dr. Allia Maralbaeva - the preliminary findings of our current study on “Ending Gender-based Violence in Kyrgyzstan” at the conference “Glocal Transformation in Central Asia” organised by the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and Friedrich Ebert Foundation Kyrgyzstan. The study investigates how the Spotlight Initiative seeks to stimulate ownership and agency of an array of state and non-state actors that are engaged in addressing domestic violence from an institutional and legal perspective. The research project is conducted in the framework of the postdoctoral program ”Institutional Change and Social Practice. Research on the Political System, the Economy and Society in Central Asia and the Caucasus" funded by the VolkswagenStiftung.

- Chiara Pierobon

» Veröffentlicht am 16. September 2021

Presentation of study on "German and Russian public diplomacy in action in Kyrgyzstan”

I was delighted to present my co-authored paper “Winning hearts and minds of Kyrgyz people? German and Russian public diplomacy in action” with my colleague Dr. Aijan Sharshenova from the OSCE Academy in Bishkek at the annual convention of the German Political Science Association (DVPW) held virtually on 14-16 September, 2021. This research paper contributes to bridging theoretical concepts of soft power with the empirical realities of public diplomacy on the ground through a comparative analysis of the efforts of Germany and Russia's sponsored foundations in the Kyrgyz Republic. The study was conducted in the framework of the professionalisation program “Institutional Change and Social Practice. Research on the Political System, the Economy and Society in Central Asia and the Caucasus” funded by VolkswagenStiftung.

- Chiara Pierobon

» Veröffentlicht am 15. August 2021

Publication of co-edited volume “Central Asia After Three Decades of Independence Politics and Societies Between Stability and Transformation”

It is my pleasure to announce that my new book “Central Asia After Three Decades of Independence Politics and Societies Between Stability and Transformation” coedited with Dr. Steve Schlegel and Nora Becker from TU Dortmund University was recently published by Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. This volume results from the research-based professionalization project “Between Stability and Transformation: Regional and Trans-national Cooperation in Central Asia and between Central Asia and Europe” that was funded by VolkswagenStiftung (2016 to 2019).

- Chiara Pierobon

» Veröffentlicht am 29. April 2021

"European Union, civil society and local ownership in Kyrgyzstan: analysing patterns of adaptation, reinterpretation and contestation in the prevention of violent extremism (PVE)" has been recently published in the journal Central Asian Survey.

My article “European Union, civil society and local ownership in Kyrgyzstan: analysing patterns of adaptation, reinterpretation and contestation in the prevention of violent extremism (PVE)” has been recently published in the journal Central Asian Survey.

This article investigates the agency of EU-funded civil society organisations (CSOs) in Kyrgyzstan by focusing on their contribution to one particular EU instrument: the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), and its programme: Strengthening Resilience to Violence and Extremism (STRIVE). The findings offer new insights into the processes of adaptation, reinterpretation and contestation through which EU-funded civil society exercises ownership while engaging in the prevention of violent extremism (PVE). You can access the article using the following link: https://lnkd.in/dwffXz6

- Chiara Pierobon

» Veröffentlicht am 30. März 2021

Understanding Asia: Bridging Margins - Colloquium Series 2021

The colloqium series is a joint cooperation of four working groups (WG Missbach; WG Nguyen; WG Pfaff and WG Vasilache) of the Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University. Lecture coordinators are Dr. Phill Wilcox (phill.wilcox@uni-bielefeld.de) and Dr. Éva-Rozália Hölzle (eva_rozalia.hoelzle@uni-bielefeld.de).

To register for the zoom events, please click on the "Register here" displayed next to each individual lecture below. The link will lead you to the site where you will be able to sign up for the respective lecture. Thank you in advance for your participation!

» Veröffentlicht am 10. Dezember 2019

"Mid-term conference of the "German-Russian Year of Higher Education Cooperation and Science 2018 - 2020"

It was a pleasure to attend the mid-term conference of the "German-Russian Year of Higher Education Cooperation and Science 2018 - 2020" last week in Moscow, where I represented the Center for German and European Studies (CGES/ZDES) together with my colleague and DAAD lecturer Annette Mehlhorn.

Blog written by Chiara Pierobon

» Veröffentlicht am 10. Dezember 2019

New article "Global Governance, Multi-Actor Cooperation, and Civil Society" by Chiara Pierobon

Chiara Pierobon's article "Global Governance, Multi-Actor Cooperation, and Civil Society" is now published online! The contribution is part of the "Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions" by Springer.

» Veröffentlicht am 15. November 2019

Selection workshop “Institutional Change and Social Practice. Research on the Political System, the Economy and Society in Central Asia and the Caucasus”

From 12. To 14 November I had the pleasure to organise - together with Prof. Andreas Vasilache from Bielefeld University as well as Prof. Christoph Schuck and my collage Nora Becker from Dortmund University - the selection workshop for the newly-launched postdoctoral fellowship program “Institutional Change and Social Practice. 

Blog written by Chiara Pierobon