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SHAPEDEM-EU co-authors a report on carbon pricing

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:38:00 GMT

Dr Aijan Sharshenova, SHAPEDEM-EU Research Fellow, co-authored (with a Harvard University Research Fellow Dr Rahat Sabyrbekov) a large report on opportunities and barriers to introducing carbon pricing in the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia. The report employs mixed methods to estimate the possibility and the extent of difficulty to introduce such climate mitigation mechanism in a land-locked lower income country. The report is funded by the CAREC Institute's research grant and is available online at https://www.carecinstitute.org/publications/exploring-carbon-pricing-in-central-asia-new-insights-from-the-kyrgyz-republic/

Publication on carbon pricing

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:15:03 GMT

Dr. Aijan Sharshenova, SHAPEDEM-EU research fellow, published a co-authored blog post on the future of carbon pricing (carbon tax) in the Kyrgyz Republic. This publication is a part of a research project funded by Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program established by the Asian Development Bank.

The blog post can be accessed the CAREC Institute's website at https://www.carecinstitute.org/carbon-pricing-in-the-kyrgyz-republic-a-path-to-sustainable-development-and-climate-resilience/

Publication on the Eurasian Economic Union

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:55:00 GMT

Dr Aijan Sharshenova, SHAPEDEM-EU Research Fellow, published an analytical brief on the pros and cons of the Eurasian Economic Union's membership for smaller member-states. The brief was published at the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), an independent non-profit think tank in Milano.

SHAPEDEM-EU Research Fellow discusses Gulf-Central Asia economic cooperation

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:49:00 GMT

Dr. Aijan Sharshenova, research fellow at SHAPEDEM-EU project at the IGSD, discussed inter-regional cooperation between Central Asia and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The interview is a part of the Hollings Center for International Dialogue's (a US-based think tank) series on Responsible Business. The interview is available at https://hollingscenter.org/central-asias-path-to-regional-cooperation/

SHAPEDEM-EU Research Fellow participates in the launch of MORDOR report

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:04:57 GMT

Dr Aijan Sharshenova, SHAPEDEM-EU Research Fellow, discussed the launch of a report on harnessing the democratising potential of the EU foreign policy agenda with one of the report's authors Dr Nathan Vandeputte.

MORDOR is an Erasmus+ project, co-funded by the European Union focusing on improving general education on authoritarianism and to prepare recommendations for EU foreign policy stakeholders regarding democracy support.

SHAPEDEM-EU Research Fellow delivers a guest lecture at the University of Lausanne

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:29:16 GMT

Dr. Aijan Sharshenova, SHAPEDEM-EU Research Fellow, delivered a guest lecture on Russian public diplomacy at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland on October 31, 2024.

SHAPEDEM-EU Research Fellow participates in the GCC-Central Asia roundtable

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:25:10 GMT

Dr. Aijan Sharshenova, SHAPEDEM-EU Research Fellow, participated in a roundtable discussion on the future of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Central Asia. The event was hosted by Hollings Center, a US-based think tank, and Bourse and Bazaar Foundation, a UK-based think tank, in Istanbul on November 16-17, 2024. The event brought together Central Asian and Middle Eastern political analysts, energy experts and economists to brainstorm interregional cooperation in the run-up to the GCC-C5 Summit in Samarkand next year.

SHAPEDEM-EU Research Fellow at the UCA Digital Forum

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:09:08 GMT

Dr. Aijan Sharshenova, SHAPEDEM-EU Research Fellow, chaired a session on smart cities, inclusion and quality of urban life at the Digital Forum organised by the University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, on November 14th, 2024.

SHAPEDEM-EU holds its 2nd Annual Progress Meeting

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:44:00 GMT

Professor Elena Korosteleva and Dr Aijan Sharshenova, SHAPEDEM-EU team at the University of Warwick, participated in the 2nd Annual Progress Meeting of the SHAPEDEM-EU Consortium. Professor Korosteleva reported on the progress of the deliverables under the Working Package 2 "Democratic practices and democracy support in the Eastern Neighbourhood and discussed prospects of future collaborations with the consortium members.

SHAPEDEM-EU is a consortium of 12 research, policy and civil society institutions set out to rethink, reshape, and review the EU’s democracy promotion policies, while elaborating and pilot testing a novel model of a Democracy Learning Loop. The project is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe funding framework.

SHAPEDEM-EU Fellow participates in a democracy dinner in Brussels

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:28:00 GMT

Dr. Aijan Sharshenova, research fellow at the SHAPEDEM-EU Horizon-funded project, participated in a closed dinner discussion of the policy brief "The EU support to democracy: Recognising the democratising potential of the EU's foreign policy agenda" published by Mapping and Organizing Research on Dictatorships EU-funded project. The discussion was organised by the European Partnership for Democracy and included EU officials, civil society and academia.