Between Peace and Conflict in the East and the West, 1st ed. 2021 Studies on Transformation and Development in the OSCE Region

This open access book features various studies on democratization, transformation, socio-economic development, and security issues in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) geographical region and beyond. Written by experts and scholars working in the field of human dimension, security, transformation and development in Europe and Asia, particularly in post-soviet and communist countries, it examines the connectivity that the OSCE provides between the East and the West.

The 2021 edition of this Compilation Series of the OSCE Academy presents studies on peace and conflict as well as political regime development in various member states of the OSCE as well as their economic, security and human rights performance and the challenges countries and society face currently.

Conflict Management, International Parliamentary Assemblies and Small States:  The Cases of Georgia and Moldova.- Financing Peacebuilding in the OSCE Region.- OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine.- The Implications of China’s Xinjiang Policies for OSCE.- China’s Emerging Political and Economic Dominance in the OSCERegion.- Islamization in OSCE Region, the Case of Kyrgyzstan.- Organized Crime in Kyrgyzstan.- The 2020 Violent Change in Government in Kyrgyzstan.- IRPT in Tajikistan.- From Landlocked to Land-linked? Central Asia’s Place in the Eurasian Economy.- Gender Difference in Households Expenditure in Higher Education in Mongolia.- Transitional Justice Albania.- The Effects of Covid-19 on Conflict Zone in Georgia.- US Classified Documents 1988 on Nargono Karabach Conflict.- Covid-19 in Central Asia.- Glocal Governance in the OSCE Region.

Anja Mihr is a DAAD Associate Professor at OSCE Academy in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) and Program Director of the Center on Governance through Human Rights at Humboldt-Viadrina Governance Platform in Berlin (Germany).

This is an open access book

Offers comparative studies on development and transformation in the OSCE region

Examines economic, security and human rights performance in various countries

Links Central Asian policies to Europe and North America