Central Asia Resources

Looking to study Central Asia?

This page serves as a repository for social science, language, and professional resources aimed at grads and scholars who are interested in studying Central Asia, conducting social-science fieldwork there, and exploring these contexts in general.

Kazakhstan's National Library in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2022

Social Science Resources

Adminstrative Statistics
Podcasts
- Central Asia Program Podcast Series
- Majlis Podcast on Central Asian Politics
Region-focused Platforms
- Abai Center
- Voices on Central Asia
Cite Scholarship from the Region
- Oxus Society's Scholars of Central Asia Article Database
Archival Resources
- A Guide to the Archives in Kazakhstan (In Russian and Kazakh)

Kazakh-language publications in a bookstore; the book in the center is red and the one to the right is tan

Kazakh-language publications in a bookstore, 2022

Language Resources

Summer Schools for Turkic Languages

The view of the Kazakhstani steppe from a train window. The steppe is lit by the sun, and the whole scene is very golden.

Train window view of the Kazakhstani steppe, 2022

Professional Resources

Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Central Eurasian Studies Society
Steppe Sisters (For Underrepresented Folks and Women in Central Asian Studies)