PhD in Politics and Government, University of Kent, School of Politics and International Relations, United Kingdom, 2019.

MA in Political Sociology, Dalarna University College, Sweden (2005-2006).

BA in International and Comparative Politics, American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan (2000-2004).

• electoral and party politics
• democratization in the post-Soviet region
• political regimes and institutions
• contentious politics.

‘Tough Times Ahead for Kyrgyz Coalition’, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, 10 Jan.,2011. Also available at: http://iwpr.net/report-news/tough-times-ahead-kyrgyz-coalition.

‘March 2005: parliamentary elections as a catalyst of protests’ in Sally N. Cummings(ed.), Domestic and International Perspectives on Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Tulip Revolution’: Motives, Mobilization and Meanings. Central Asian Survey, Vol 28, Nos 3-4 (2008), pp 335-345. Also available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02634930802536761.

‘Parliamentary form of governance: risks versus opportunities’, a joint article, published by the Institute for Public Policy (14 Oct., 2006). Also available at: http://ipp.kg/en/analysis/305-14-10-2006.

Review of Speaking Soviet with an Accent: Culture and Power in Kyrgyzstan by Ali Igmen. Anthropology of East Europe Review 32, Vol 2, 2014. Also available at:
https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/aeer/article/view/13453.