Projects
Crossroads Central Asia develops and implements research, policy dialogue, and capacity-building projects focused on political, social, and regional developments in Central Asia.
Since 2015, CCA has implemented projects supported by the Volkswagen Foundation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UNDP, the Soros Foundation, the Hollings Center, and the CAREC Institute.
Selected Projects
Social Cohesion in Central Asia and the Caucasus
2025–2026
A research and capacity-building initiative examining social cohesion and public policy across Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Supported by: Volkswagen Foundation
Exploring Carbon Pricing in the Kyrgyz Republic
2024–2025
A policy research assessing the feasibility of carbon taxation and emissions trading in Kyrgyzstan and implications for climate policy.
Supported by: CAREC Think Tank Network / CAREC Institute
Debating International Relations in Central Asia
2020–2021
A research and publication project examining regional change and Central Asian states’ relations with major external powers.
Supported by: Hollings Center for International Dialogue
Open Parliament: Tracking the Kyrgyz Legislature
2020
A digital governance project that developed an online platform for tracking parliamentary voting, MPs, factions and legislation in Kyrgyzstan.
Supported by: SDC project implemented by UNDP in the Kyrgyz Republic
Firms, Kinship and Economic Growth in Kyrgyzstan
2018–2019
A field research project examining how family and social networks affect entrepreneurship and small business development in Kyrgyzstan.
Supported by: UK Department for International Development (DFID) implemented by University of Wisconsin–Madison
Transparency in Public Procurement in Kyrgyzstan
2017
A governance project that developed monitoring tools for Kyrgyzstan’s public procurement portal to improve transparency of data access.
Supported by: Soros Foundation Kyrgyzstan