A Chat in the Yurt - Episode XII: Research Positionality

Step into our Yurt and join us for a monthly conversation on Europe-Central Asia developments. In these series of podcasts EUCAM welcomes guests from both regions to discuss exciting new research and the latest developments in Europe and Central Asia. Guests range from academics to policymakers and from journalists to civil society activists. What is happening in Europe that Central Asians should know about? What events are unfolding in Central Asia that Europeans should understand? Together, we discuss society trends, political developments, and economic turns while assessing the past and looking ahead to what may unfold. In the twelfth episode Rashid Gabdulhakov and Kamila Smagulova talk are joined by Alexa Kurmanov, a PhD candidate in Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Together they discuss challenges in doing sensitive field research in Central Asia.