Session 5
Thursday (May 6):
10.00-11.30 AM EST
CHAIR
Hélène Thibault
(Nazarbayev U, Kazakhstan)
SPEAKERS
Gulzat Baialieva
(U of Tübingen, Germany)
Social Media Mobilization and Populism in Kyrgyzstan
Aksana Ismailbekova
(Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Germany)
aksana_ismailbekova@yahoo.co.uk
The Native Son Japarov:
The Embodiment of Injustice?
Georgy Mamedov
(American U of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan)
“Japarov is our Trump”:
Why Kyrgyzstan is the Future of Global Politics
Asel Doolotkeldieva
(OSCE Academy, Kyrgyzstan)
The Long Rise of Nationalist Populism in Kyrgyzstan