On Monday, October 28, 2024, the College of Social Sciences and China & Central Asia Studies Center at KIMEP University will host distinguished scholar Professor Elizabeth A. Wishnick for a guest lecture, titled "China’s Expanding Role in Central Asia—Russia’s Partner or Competitor?". The lecture is a part of the scholarly activities of the U.S.-Central Asia Research Network (U.S.CARNet), a collaborative network of scholars from Central Asia and the United States with a focus on East Asia and China Studies. The network is organized and supported by the American Councils for International Education.
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- Date: Monday, October 28, 2024
- Time: 17:30 to 18:45
- Format: In-Person
- Location: Hall No.220, Valikhanov Building
- Working Language: English
In this lecture, Dr. Wishnick will examine how China’s perspective on geopolitics, domestic politics, economic interests, and cultural factors shape its role in Central Asia, with special emphasis on Kazakhstan. Dr. Wishnick also will address the contention by some experts that, since the full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia’s role has been diminishing as China’s expands. Beijing’s effort to increase its influence is occurring at a time when Central Asian states are developing their own agenda for regional integration. In conclusion, she will address how Central Asian states are responding to efforts by China to expand its role in the region.
The Speaker
Elizabeth Wishnick is a Senior Research Scientist in the China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division at CNA. She was a Professor of Political Science at Montclair State University from 2005-2024 and the Coordinator of MSU’s Asian Studies Undergraduate Minor from 2010-2019. Since 2002, she has been a research scholar at WEAI. She previously taught undergraduate and graduate courses in international relations, Chinese politics, and Chinese foreign policy at Barnard College, Columbia College, and SIPA. Dr. Wishnick has dual regional expertise on China and Russia and is an expert on Chinese foreign policy, Sino-Russian relations, Northeast Asian and Central Asian security, and Arctic geopolitics.
Participation:
This is an in-person event, open to all interested participants. If you are not a member of the KIMEP community and wish to attend, please contact us via email.
