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• 2007-2011 - PhD in Social anthropology, School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), (Paris, France), (co-tutelle program)
• 2006-2011 - Kandidat of  historical sciences (Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences)
• 2006 - Master of Public administration, University Lyon 3, (Lyon, France)
• 2000 - Diploma  in international relations, Department of  International Relations, Kyrgyz State National University (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

PhD thesis/Kandidatskaya (2011): “Transformatsiya Kyrgyzskogo kochevnichestva v rabotah zapadnih uchenih v 1920-30-e godi, (Transformation du Nomadism Kirghiz dans les années 1920-30-s dans les travaux des chercheurs occidentaux) Phd/Kandidatskaya Thesis” (Transformation of Kyrgyz Nomadism in 1920-30 in the works of western scholars )

• Pastoral societies of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan (nomadism and socialism)
• Transnationalism and migration Central Asia and Russia
• Cultural heritage and politics
• Religion and secularism
• Body
• Anthropology of knowledge.

• WWII rhetoric in the context of kyrgystani labor migration. “The Muslim World” (forthcoming, January 2020)

Book Chapters:

• Evolution of Land Use in Pastoral Culture in Central Asia with Special Reference to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in V. Squires (ed.), Rangeland Stewardship in Central Asia: Balancing
• Improved Livelihoods, Biodiversity Conservation and Land Protection, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012, pp. 51-67.

In Russian:

Non-referred articles:

• Integratsiya Kyrgyzskih kochevnikov v sotsialisticheskuu sistemu,(Integration of Kyrgyz nomads into socialistic system (2005) Pontes #5, Moldova State University, April  2005.
• Sravnitelnoe izuchenie pastoralnih soobtchestv Kirgiztana I Kazakhstana, (Comparative study of pastoralist societies in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan (Karaganda State University, Kazakhstan), – № 2(54). – С. 385–391.
• Evolutsiya zemelnih reform v kontekste kochevnichekoi kulturi, (Evolution of land reforms in the context of nomadic culture of Central Asia), (Academic Review, American University of Central Asia), – № 1(9). – С. 118–124.
• Teoreticheskie diskussii po nomadismu (Theoretical discussions in the context of nomadism), Bishkek Humanitarian University, – № 2(15). – С. 12–15. 

Bookreview:

• Антропология академической жизни: междисциплинарные исследования by Г. А. Комарова,Руслан Рахимов, Ab Imperio, 2/2013, pp. 354-359

Articles in online newspapers: (in kyrgyz)

• “The polluting indifference of Song kol lake” (Соң-Көлдүкирдеткенкайдыгерлик) http://www.azattyk.org/a/kyrgyzstan_blog_son_kol_blog/27813071.html

 Co-founder and president of the Kyrgyz Anthropological Association