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The Status of Media and the Role of Social Media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Bishkek: Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2018), 53 pp.
"These recommendations are given to media of all four countries as they are important for the development of media in all four countries: It is necessary to create stronger communications between NGOs and the media; to foster cooperation and trust between the civil society and the media; to act as a
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Online Activism in Politically Restricted Central Asia: A Comparative Review of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan
In: Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change
Singapore: Springer (2018), pp. 961-976
"This comparative study examined the Internet’s role and wider social media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, three Central Asian countries in the democratization process. Specifically, this work aims to discuss how the Internet and social media are allowing Internet users wider opportuni
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Media Sustainability Index 2018: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: IREX (2018), xx, 314 pp.
"Macedonia and Montenegro saw the largest overall score increases this year, in comparison to 2017. The improvement across all objectives this year for Macedonia’s media sector can be attributed to political changes that prioritize media in democratic reforms. Although Montenegro’s score improve
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Defamation and Insult Laws in the OSCE Region: A Comparative Study
Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2017), 267 pp.
"This study examines the existence of criminal defamation and insult laws in the territory of the 57 participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). In doing so, it offers a broad, comparative overview of the compliance of OSCE participating States’ legislat
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Media Sustainability Index 2017: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: IREX (2017), xx, 290 pp.
"While a few much-needed improvements can be reported for the 2017 Europe & Eurasia Media Sustainability Index (MSI), overall there are signs of continued and worsening challenges facing those who wish to create and support a vibrant information system in the 21 countries studied in this volume [...
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Thirty Rising Media Markets 2016
London: ZenithOptimedia (2016), 51 pp.
"The markets we do include are a very diverse bunch, from the very closed and politically tightly controlled such as Laos; through a large number of nations on the African continent which have seen a sudden improvement in digital infrastructure thanks to the landing of several new submarine intercon
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Regional Assessment on Access to and Quality of Information on Environmental Issues for Internews Project “Media for Improved Reporting on Environment and Natural Resources in Central Asia” Funded by the European Union
Bishkek: Internews; SIAR Research&Consulting (2016), 73 pp.
"The main objective of this research project was to develop a baseline around quantity and quality information on environment and natural resources in Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in order to inform Internews’ Central Asia project, specifically capacity buil
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Media Sustainability Index 2016: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and EurAsia
Washington, DC: IREX (2016), xxii, 318 pp.
"The three countries that this year experienced a decrease in overall score—Belarus, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan—were ones last year that had showed small but unexpected increases. Last year’s Executive Summary indicated that such increases were unlikely to be part of a larger upward trend; pan
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Media Sustainability Index 2015: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: IREX (2015), xxii, 323 pp.
"Results of the 2015 MSI study for Europe & Eurasia (E&E) at first glance show encouraging results: the average of 21 overall country scores increased by 0.04 compared with last year, representing the highest average of overall scores so far this decade. Out of 21 countries studied, seven increased
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A Counter-Public of a Different Kind: Tajik Youth, Religious Authority and the Medialisation of Islam
In: New Media Configurations and Socio-Cultural Dynamics in Asia and the Arab World
Baden-Baden; London: Nomos; Bloomsbury (2015), pp. 149-173
On Media, Social Movements, and Uprisings: Lessons from Afghanistan, Its Neighbors, and Beyond
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, volume 39, issue 4 (2014), pp. 874-887
"From Tehran to Tahrir Square to Gezi Park-to mention only three key sites of protest made prominent in 2013-social media has been lauded as one of the key factors enabling popular uprisings and social movements. This has provided further hype for new or digital media, which were already being toute
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Media Sustainability Index 2014: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: IREX (2014), xx, 307 pp.
"The 2014 MSI study for Europe & Eurasia is marked by an overall constancy of scores, for better or worse. Taken as a whole, the average of 21 overall scores shows an increase of 0.01 compared with last year. Out of the 21 countries studied, 13 showed a change in score of less than 0.10. Of the rema
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Media Sustainability Index 2013: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: IREX (2013), xx, 317 pp.
Changing Media and Politics in Tajikistan
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2013), 66 pp.
The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World
Geneva: World Economic Forum; INSEAD (2013), 413 pp.
"Through the methodological framework of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), the report measures the extent to which 144 economies, from both the developed and developing worlds, take advantage of ICTs and other new technologies to increase their growth and well-being. The NRI identifies the most r
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Cinema in Central Asia: Rewriting Cultural Histories
London; New York: Tauris (2013), xx, 297 pp.
"Cinema in Central Asia is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the cinema of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan from its origins to the present day. Bringing together specialists from Central Asia, Russia, Europe and the United States, this companion to the
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What’s it For? Expectations of Internet Value and Usefulness in Central Asia
Information Technologies & International Development, volume 8, issue 3 (2012), pp. 69-84
"Research on Internet usage in developing regions typically focuses on user demographics or challenges to usage. However, few studies explore the needs and desires of users in developing regions—that is, what users want from the Internet—and even fewer connect those needs with the skills require
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The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World
Geneva: World Economic Forum; INSEAD (2012), 413 pp.
"The Report is composed of four thematic parts. Part 1 describes the conceptual framework and relates the findings of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2012. In addition, Part 1 features selected expert contributions on the general theme of hyperconnectivity. Part 2 includes two case studies showi
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Media Sustainability Index 2012: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: IREX (2012), xxi, 359 pp.
"TThe 2012 MSI study for Europe & Eurasia revealed a mix of positive developments, regression, and stagnation (or resilience, depending on one’s point of view). Nearly half of the 21 countries included in this study showed little change either way, their overall score moving by 0.10 or less. Six c
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Communication for Development: Strengthening the Effectiveness of the United Nations
Deep Insights
New York: UNDP, Bureau for Development Policy (2011), ix, 127 pp.
This publication outlines four communication approaches used by United Nations organizations: (i) behaviour change communication; (ii) communication for social change; (iii) communication for advocacy; and (iv) strengthening an enabling media and communications environment. The second part provides
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