Faculty & Staff

• DAAD Scholarship, October 2007, Carl Von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany
• DAAD Scholarship, October 2005, Carl Von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany

• China’s BRI in Central Asia
• Geopolitics and international relations in Central Asia
• SCO and other international organizations

Articles in English, indexed in Scopus and Web of Science:

• Izimov R., Muratalieva Z., Role of SCO in the Eurasian Continent//  India Quarterly, A Journal of International Relations, Vol.75, Number I,  March 2019, P.43-56 //https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0974928418821 
• Izimov R., Muratalieva Z. (2018) The Central Asian Track of the One  Belt One Road Initiative: Opportunities and Risks. International  Organisations Research Journal, vol. 13, no 3, pp. 128–142 (in English).  DOI: 10.17323/1996-7845-2018-03-08.  https://iorj.hse.ru/data/2018/11/26/1141386191/R.%20Izimov,%20Z.%20Muratalieva.pdf 
• Muratalieva, Z. T., Esenbekova, A. T., & Tatkalo, N. S. (2022). China  in the Shadow of Russia: Covert Tools for Expanding China’s Influence  over Kyrgyzstan’s Security. India Quarterly, 78(1), 88–103.  https://doi.org/10.1177/09749284211068166 

Articles in books (including co-authored): 

• Izimov R., Muratalieva Z. (2020) China’s Belt and Road Initiative:  Impacts and Effects for Central Asia. In: Lukin A. (eds) The “Roads”  and “Belts” of Eurasia. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp 83-101 //  https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-0856-1_3
• In the gentle embrace of the dragon? "Soft power" of China in  Kazakhstan, Almaty, 2018. Soros Foundation Kazakhstan (В нежных  объятиях дракона? «Мягкая сила» Китая в Казахстане, Алматы,  2018. Фонд Сорос Казахстан) // https://www.soros.kz/wpcontent/uploads/2018/12/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0 %B9-%D0%B2-%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%81%D1%82 %D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5-.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2H0Wo9eIevA0ktKyAqKJbV_1eSMPSWn9GxnLs nCfDJ81ifN6HRVxPBxgk
• Muratalieva, Nargiza. (2020) "Crumbling Hegemonic Order in Central  Asia." Gaida's Dance with Tiger and Dragon: 219.
• Muratalieva Nargiza (2022) Regional Cooperation in Central Asia and  Role of Logistics. In: Yann Alix (eds) Logistics and Diplomacy in  Central Asia. France, pp 212-222.
• Muratalieva Nargiza, Soft Power of China in Kyrgyzstan: Impediments  and Limitations, OSCE Policy Brief #84, February 2023 // https://www.osce-academy.net/upload/file/Policy_brief_84.pdf

Online publications:

• Impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on Central Asia: the case of  Kyrgyzstan. 2019 // https://caa-network.org/archives/18074 
• South Korea in Central Asia: inclusion in Eurasia, 2019 // https://caa network.org/archives/1551 
• What is the new regional policy of Uzbekistan striving for? 2019 //  https://caa-network.org/archives/1624 
• Why are the regions of Kyrgyzstan not developing? 2020 //  http://longreads.cabar.asia/regions
• Will Chinese Investments in Kyrgyzstan Go Green? 2021 //  https://cabar.asia/en/will-chinese-investments-in-kyrgyzstan-go-green
• Issues of SCO Identity: Directions and Trends, 2022 //  https://cabar.asia/en/issues-of-sco-identity-directions-and-trends     
• Kyrgyzstan’s Path to Peak Repayments to China: Context and  Dilemmas // https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/kyrgyzstans-path-to-peak-repayments-to-china-context-and-dilemmas/ 
• China’s Electric Vehicle Expansion in Central Asia // https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/chinas-electric-vehicle-expansion-in-central-asia/

• Introduction to Political Science (ICP-101.1)
• Method of Political Research (ICP-251.1)
• Democracy and Authoritarianism in Comparative Perspective (ICP-305)