The Central Eurasian Studies Society ( CESS ) is a North American-based society for scholars concerned with the Central Eurasian region. The society seeks to "promote high standards of research and teaching, and to foster communication among scholars through meetings and social networking", and to "facilitate interaction among senior, established scholars, junior scholars, graduate students, and independent scholars in North America and throughout the world". Created in 2000, the society holds annual conferences and presents awards for recent publications.
18-830: Initial discussion about the creation of a society for Central Asian studies in North America began in the late 1990s during workshops at the University of Wisconsin–Madison . Eventually consensus was reached for the establishment of the Central Eurasian Studies Society, and the first annual conference was held in October 2000. In April 2001, CESS was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in Massachusetts. The organization grew rapidly, and by 2003 had over 1,500 members from 70 countries. The Central Eurasian Studies Review ,
36-550: A Master of Arts in applied International Studies geared towards "mid-career professionals". The Jackson School is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). In addition to its undergraduate journal, Jackson Journal , the school also houses two refereed journals, the Journal of Japanese Studies and the Journal of Korean Studies . The Sephardic Studies Digital Library Collection
54-459: A subject of systematical information collection and organization thanks to the numerous travels made by British and Russian agents, soldiers, scholars into the region. The British Royal Geographical Society and Russian Geographical Society published dozens of travel books on the region. The late 19th century Russian Orientalist Vasilii Vladimirovich Bartold is credited as the founder of the modern study of Central Asian history. The collapse of
72-562: Is a collection of digitized works concerning Sephardic Jews , at the University of Washington in Seattle. It was created by Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, part of the Jackson School. The collection contains over 1,500 books and other documents primarily in Ladino , also Ottoman Turkish, Hebrew and French, written from the 16th century up to the mid-20th century. "Nearly all" of the material in
90-421: Is the discipline of studying the culture , history , and languages of the region of Central Asia . The roots of Central Asian studies as a social science discipline goes to 19th century Anglo-Russian Great Game . During the 19th century, Central Asia became a subject of systematical information collection and organization thanks to the numerous travels made by British and Russian agents, soldiers, scholars into
108-928: The Canadian Studies Center ; Center for Global Studies ; Center for European Studies ; Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies ; South Asia Center ; and Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas . In 2016 the Jackson School hosted the annual meeting of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs , of which it is a founding member. The Jackson School offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in six subjects: Asian Studies, Comparative Religion, European Studies, International Studies, Jewish Studies, and Latin American & Caribbean Studies. It also grants Master of Arts degrees and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in International Studies. Since 2015 it has, additionally, offered
126-705: The Central Eurasian Studies Society . There are many prominent global think tanks and research organizations from the United States, the United Kingdom, India, China, Germany, and from the region itself, who are focused on Central Asian studies. These include the Cambridge Central Asia Forum, Harriman Institute, Central Asia Program, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs, Tillotoma Foundation etc. One of
144-647: The Far Eastern and Russian Institute at the University of Washington (UW), established under Poppe's direction in 1949, became an early prototype of Central Asian Studies. The Central Asian Studies Program , later formed by Cirtautas in 1968 at the UW, and the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University have been the leading research and teaching programs. Many scholars involved in Central Asia studies belong to
162-626: The United States . The 2012 conference was held at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana The society's first international conference (called a "regional conference") was held in August 2008 in Choktal , Kyrgyzstan . Additionally, CESS presents two awards every year – a Book Award and a Best Graduate Student Paper Award. Each winner receives $ 500, and the best graduate student paper will be published in
180-621: The academic journal Central Asian Survey . The main publication of CESS is the Central Eurasian Studies Review , published bi-annually in the spring and summer. It was first published in January 2002. The publication is divided into four sections: Perspectives, Research Reports (for on-going research only), Conferences and Lecture Series, and Educational Resources and Developments. All current and past issues are available online. Central Asian studies Central Asian studies
198-453: The 1920s. Far Eastern and Russian Institute The Jackson School of International Studies ( JSIS ; officially Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies ) is a school within the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington . It specializes in international relations and area studies . The school was founded in 1909 as the Department of Oriental Subjects , and
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#1732890609583216-489: The Soviet Union in 1991 led to an increased interest in the study of Central Asia. Contemporary Central Asian studies have been developed by pioneers such as Nicholas Poppe , Denis Sinor , Ilse Laude-Cirtautas , Alexandre Bennigsen , Edward Allworth , Yuri Bregel and Hasan Bulent Paksoy among others. Several American research universities have programs on Central Asia. The Mongolian and Altaic Studies Program within
234-600: The United States' largest recipient of United States Department of Education grants in support of area studies and hosted eight National Resource Centers . Its oldest center, the East Asia Center , was established with a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense in 1959 as the Far Eastern Institute. It was followed by the Middle East Center . Other National Resource Centers hosted by the Jackson School are
252-519: The library came from families in Seattle, which has the third largest Sephardic community in the United States. The University of Washington says the collection has more volumes than the collections of the Library of Congress or of Harvard University. It is said to be the nation's largest or second largest collection of Ladino texts, and the largest electronic collection of such material. Professor Devin Narr began
270-418: The oldest sources for Central Asia are the memoirs of travelers who passed through Central Asia. Some of the earliest extant examples were left by Arab geographers who passed through the region. In the 19th centuries numerous Europe and American published their travelogues of Central Asia. This includes American journalist Anna Louise Strong who passed through Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in
288-412: The region. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, interest in the field increased considerably. Central Asian studies in contemporary times is represented by a plethora of prominent scholars, institutions and academic programs throughout the world. The roots of Central Asian studies as a social science discipline goes to 19th century Anglo-Russian Great Game . During the 19th century, Central Asia became
306-497: Was renamed in 1983 to honor Henry M. Jackson . The University of Washington established a Department of Oriental Subjects in 1909 under the chairmanship of Herbert Henry Gowen . The department became the School of International Studies in 1976, and, in 1983, was renamed the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, in honor of Henry M. Jackson . As of 2016, the Jackson School was
324-666: Was the society's main publication first published in 2002, but is no longer published. However, links to previous copies are archived on their website [1] . By 2003 the CESS Secretariat had been established at Harvard University's Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus. The secretariat would later becoming a rotating secretariat, moving to Miami University in 2007 and Indiana University in 2011 [2] . CESS has held an annual conference since 2000, usually in October. The conferences are held at various universities throughout Canada and
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