“Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”

About Edward Lemon

Edward Lemon is a doctoral candidate at the University of Exeter. His research examines security, migration and politics in Tajikistan. Follow him on Twitter at @edwardlemon3.

Articles by Edward Lemon

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Francesc Badia i Dalmases is Editor and Director of democraciaAbierta.

European integration

Six countries. Six different paths to EU integration.

No to TTIP

The secretive EU-US trade deal explained

Transforming Tajikistan: how the Rahmon regime turned religion into a site of struggle

Edward Lemon 4 September 2018

This new book focuses on Tajik society’s turn to Islam as a means of coping with disorder.

How can we explain radicalisation among Central Asia’s migrants?

Edward Lemon and John Heathershaw 2 May 2017

Central Asia isn’t to blame for “exporting terrorism”, but the stigmatising experience of migration could be. Русский, Ўзбекча

The long arm of the despot

Edward Lemon 24 February 2016

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Tajikistan’s government doesn’t hesitate to go after its critics abroad. Intimidation, beatings and murder — this is Central Asia’s authoritarianism without borders.