Mapping the Media and Communication Landscape of Central Asia

Elira Turdubaeva is a visiting scholar at media and communications department at University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Evangelia Papoutsaki is associate professor at Unitec-Te Pukenga, New Zealand

• List of FiguresList of TablesIntroduction: Mapping the Communicative Ecology of Central Asia Media: Emerging Trends and Persisting IssuesElira Turdubaeva and Evangelia Papoutsaki Part I - Identity, Media and PoliticsChapter 1: Re-Orientalizing Central Asia: Role of Russian Media in Construction and Negotiation of Identity in TajikistanTahmina InoyatovaChapter 2: The Evolution of State-Sponsored Television Series in KazakhstanBerikbol DukeyevChapter 3: Efforts of Nation Branding in Post-Soviet KyrgyzstanVenera Narinova Chapter 4: Media’s Role in Political and Social Transformation in Central AsiaBerdak BayimbetovChapter 5: Kyrgyzstan’s News Media Discourses on Tribalism: 2009-2014Elmurat AshiralievPart II - Issues: Gender, Religion, Environment, Migration, ActivismChapter 6: The Media Landscape in Three Central Asian Countries, and its Impact on Key Social and Behavioral Dimensions in the RegionTatiana Karabchuk, Aizhan Shomotova, and Glenn W. MuschertChapter 7: Re

A compelling panorama of Central Asian states’ media landscape amidst the challenges of their post-Soviet transformation … this volume is a seminal contribution to Central Asian media studies. It not only adds a crucial media studies piece to the puzzle of Central Asian regional scholarship but also provides a rich array of Central Asian case studies for international comparative media research. The work establishes a robust foundation for future scholarly inquiry, offering invaluable insights for academics and students alike in the interconnected realms of journalism, media studies and Central Asian affairs.