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🏅 Announcement - 2026 CESS Book Awards🏅

CESS will announce the winners of the 2026 Book Awards at our Annual Membership Meeting on November 7, 2026, at 10:00 EST.

For more details on the awards, see this link: buff.ly/GvsXhHK

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September 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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📣 Upcoming Election Announcement 📣

The 2026 CESS Board Elections have been tallied!

We look forward to sharing them at CESS's Annual Membership Meeting, held virtually on November 7th, 2026, at 10:00 EST (15:00 UTC).

🔗 Stay tuned for an Annual Membership Meeting registration link!

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September 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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🚨 TWO DAYS LEFT 🚨

There is still time to vote in this year's Central Eurasian Studies Society Board elections.

📅 Voting will run until September 2, 2026.

👉️ View their nomination statements and more information about CESS elections in the recent post on our website: buff.ly/gRpaRLd

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August 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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💥 Open Voting Period 💥

There is still time to vote in this year's Central Eurasian Studies Society Board elections.

📅 Voting will run until September 2, 2026.

👉️ View candidate statements and more information about CESS elections in the recent post on our website: buff.ly/gRpaRLd

#CESS2026
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August 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Michael Hall - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Hall's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/71H0vhU

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Gulnoza Ismailova - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Ismailova's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/xs9bqwf

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Sarah Cameron - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Cameron's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/QRPERzp

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Louise Bechtold - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Bechtold's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/mzLybZG

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
John Simpson - Graduate Student Representative Nominee

👉️ Read Simpson's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/ZgCVzca

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 26, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Ali Bahrani-Pour - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Bahrani-Pour's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/ToBEZ3J

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Kuat Akizhanov - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Akizhanov's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/ZLvRGa0

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Shota Bekadze - Graduate Student Representative Nominee

👉️ Read Bekadze's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/OGHtskv

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Işık Bonnenfant - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Bonnenfant's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/esdtqbN

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Andrey Khojeev - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Khojeev's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/Ohy5BKG

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 26, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Chynarkul Ryskulova - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Ryskulova's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/Ky1PVnR

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August 25, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Malika Kartanbaeva - Graduate Student Representative Nominee

👉️ Read Kartanbaeva's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/syyVFWb

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Aigerim Bakhtiyarova - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Bakhtiyarova's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/olQdajc

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Javeed Ahwar - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Ahwar's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/RR4jUWM

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 25, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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🔍️ Candidate Spotlight
Snezhana Atanova - Candidate for CESS Board of Directors

👉️ Read Atanova's full nomination statement on the CESS website: buff.ly/VNfhJ1H

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #boardelections #vote
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August 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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📣 Sponsor Spotlight 📣
Central Eurasian Studies Society extends its gratitude to our 2026 Silver Sponsor, the Northwestern University Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies Research Program.

👉️ To become an Institutional Member, see our membership page: buff.ly/KRoYJBi

#CESS2026
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August 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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💥 CESS Regional Conference 2026 Highlight 💥
Interview with Abel Polese

We were glad to catch Abel Polese for a brief interview on his experience at the CESS Regional Conference 2026.

Watch the interview here: buff.ly/fc2ToRt

#cess2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #nazarbayevuniversity
Interview with Abel Polese - CESS 2026
We were glad to catch Abel Polese for a brief interview on his experience at the CESS Regional Conference 2026. 👥 Polese's research focuses on politics and governance in the Caucasus, Central Asia,…
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August 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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📣 Sponsor Spotlight 📣
Central Eurasian Studies Society extends its gratitude to our 2026 Silver Sponsor, the El Umiti Corporate Fund.

👉️ To become an Institutional Member, see our membership page: buff.ly/KRoYJBi

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #NazarbayevUniversity #astana
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July 31, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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💥 We are happy to share more highlights from CESS 2026! 💥

📹️ See our recent montage on YouTube: buff.ly/imOmX2O

What was your favorite part of last month's conference?
💬 Let us know in the comments below!

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies #NazarbayevUniversity #astana
CESS 2026 Merey Otan Photo Montage
💥 We are happy to share more highlights from CESS 2026! 💥 What was your favorite part of last month's conference? 💬 Let us know in the comments below! 🎵 Music credits: Temeki (Cigarette) by…
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July 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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📣 Sponsor Spotlight 📣
The Central Eurasian Studies Society extends its gratitude to our 2026 Gold Sponsor, the MacMillan Center's Central Asia Initiative at Yale University.

👉️ To become an Institutional Member, see our membership page: buff.ly/KRoYJBi

#CESS2026 #centraleurasia #eurasianstudies
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July 23, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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📣 Sponsor Spotlight 📣
Central Eurasian Studies Society extends its gratitude to our 2026 Gold Sponsor, the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies - Harvard University.
👉️ To become an Institutional Member, see our membership page: buff.ly/KRoYJBi
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July 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM