From January 7 to 11, 2025, Kalamkas Yessimova, Chief Researcher at the Public Opinion Research Institute, took part in the joint conference of the European Society of Central Asian Studies (ESCAS) and the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference focused on the theme «Geopolitics, Migrations, and Identity».
The Public Opinion Research Institute organized a panel titled: Central Asian Diasporas: Values, Identity, Status
Chair: António Eduardo Mendonça (Portugal)
Presentations:
1. The «Others» Are Quite Different: Results of Opinion Polls Among Representatives of Smaller Ethnic Groups in Almaty – Beate Eschment, Researcher, Centre ZoiS, Berlin (Germany)
2. Central Asian Migrants in South Korea – Sangcheol Kim, Institute of Central Asian Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul (Republic of Korea)
3. The Factors of Labor Migration to South Korea: The Case of Kazakhstan – Youngmin Chu, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (South Korea)
4. The Situation of the «New» Kazakh Diaspora in Germany – Kalamkas Yessimova, Chief Researcher, Public Opinion Research Institute, Astana (Kazakhstan)
5. Kazakh Diaspora in Western European Countries: Identity and Values – Botagoz Rakisheva, Director, Public Opinion Research Institute, National Representative of WAPOR in Kazakhstan; Gulden Ashkenova, Deputy Director, Public Opinion Research Institute, Astana (Kazakhstan)
The international conference gathered over 300 participants from around the world.
We extend our gratitude to our colleagues—António Eduardo Mendonça, the main organizer of the Lisbon conference; Beate Eschment, Sangcheol Kim, and Youngmin Chu—for their support and collaboration in shaping the panel. Thank you to all participants who contributed to the discussion!
More details: http://www.escas.org/conferences/conference_2025_lisboa/