John Heathershaw is Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Exeter and director of the Central Asian Political Exiles (CAPE) project. In 2015-16, he chaired the Central Eurasian Studies Society Taskforce on fieldwork safety.
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Published in: oDRThe struggle for freedom of speech in Tajikistan: Khayrullo Mirsaidov and the question of international responsibility
The conviction of a well-known journalist once again raises the question of the international community’s attitude...
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Published in: oDRThe Skripal attack and the post-Soviet practice of extraterritorial security
Traditional methods of national security fail to address “extraterritorial security” and the context of global...
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Published in: oDRAcademic freedom in Tajikistan: critical engagement and solidarity
If academic solidarity and forms of critical engagement with Tajikistan are going to emerge, we must first recognise...
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Published in: oDRAcademic freedom in Tajikistan endangered: what is to be done?
In Tajikistan, academic freedom is severly under threat. But how should the international academic community respond?
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Published in: oDRHow can we explain radicalisation among Central Asia’s migrants?
Central Asia isn’t to blame for “exporting terrorism”, but the stigmatising experience of migration could be....
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Published in: oDRThe ‘Muslim radicalisation of Central Asia’ is a dangerous myth
Security think-tanks and expert communities in the Western world are perpetuating the dangerous myth that Muslim...