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Authored Books

Akiner, Shirin (2005) Violence in Andijan, 13 May 2005: An Independent Assessment. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University.

Akiner, Shirin (2004) The Caspian: Politics, Energy and Security. London: Routledge.

Akiner, Shirin (2001) Tajikistan: Disintegration or Reconciliation? London: Royal Institute of International Affairs.

Akiner, Shirin (1995) The Formation of Kazakh Identity; From Tribe to Nation-State. London: Royal Institute of International Affairs.

Edited Book or Journal Volume

Berland, Joseph C. and Rao, Aparna, eds. (2004) Customary Strangers: New Perspectives on Peripatetic Peoples in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia,. Westport, CN: Praeger.

Book Chapters

Akiner, Shirin (2006) 'Conflict and Post-Conflict Tajikistan: A Case Study.' In: Tschirgi, N and Mancini, F, (eds.), Impacts of Security and Development Policies in Achieving Sustainable Peace. New York, NY: International Peace Academy.

Akiner, Shirin (2005) 'Political Processes in Post-Soviet Central Asia.' In: Amineh, M. P. and Houweling, H., (eds.), Central Eurasia in Global Politics. Conflict, Security, and Development. Leiden: Brill, pp. 117-144. (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology, v. 92)

Akiner, Shirin (2005) 'Towards a Typology of Diasporas in Kazakhstan.' In: Mehendale, S. and Atabaki, T., (eds.), Central Asia and the Caucasus : transnationalism and diaspora. London: Routledge Curzon, pp. 21-65.

Akiner, Shirin (2004) 'Caspian Intersections.' In: Akiner, Shirin, (ed.), The Caspian: Politics, Energy, Security. London: Routledge, pp. 3-14.

Akiner, Shirin (2004) 'The Contestation of Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia. A Nascent Security Threat.' In: Carter, Hannah and Ehteshami, Anoushiravan, (eds.), The Middle East's Relations with Asia and Russia. London: Routledge Curzon, pp. 75-102. (Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series)

Akiner, Shirin (2004) 'Emerging Caspian Challenges Ten Years On: Achievements, New Concerns, Future Prospects.' In: Akiner, Shirin, (ed.), The Caspian: Politics, Energy, Security. London: Routledge, pp. 365-99.

Akiner, Shirin (2004) 'Environmental Security in the Caspian Sea.' In: Akiner, Shirin, (ed.), The Caspian. Politics, Energy and Security. London: Routledge Curzon, pp. 341-362.

Akiner, Shirin (2004) 'United Kingdom's Perspectives on Central Asia.' In: Santhanam, K and Dwivedi, R, (eds.), India and Central Asia: Advancing the Common Interest. India: Anamaya, pp. 71-82.

Akiner, Shirin (2003) 'Central Asian Republics.' In: Lewis, D. S. and Clifton, Laura, (eds.), Annual Register: A Record of World Events 2002. Bethesda, MD: Keesing's Worldwide LLC, pp. 326-335.

Akiner, Shirin (2003) ''Kazakhstan', 'Kyrgystan', 'Tajikstan', 'Turkmenistan', 'Uzbekistan'.' In: Day, Alan J., (ed.), Political Parties of the World, 5th edition. London: John Harper Publishing, 281-83, 289.

Akiner, Shirin (2003) 'Politics of Energy in the Caspian Sea Region 2002.' In: Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. London: Europa Publications, pp. 11-16.

Akiner, Shirin (2000) 'Emerging Political Order in the New Caspian States: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.' In: Bertsch, Gary K., Craft, Cassady, Jones, Scott A. and Beck, Michael D., (eds.), Crossroads and Conflicts: Security and Foreign Policy in the Caucasus and Central Asia. London: Routledge.

Akiner, Shirin (2000) 'Political Trends in the New Caspian States: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.' In: Mustafa, H and Abraham, M, (eds.), Caspian Energy Resources: Implications for the Arab Gulf. Abu Dhabi: Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research, 71-109, 203.

Akiner, Shirin (1997) 'Between tradition and modernity - the dilemma facing contemporary Central Asian women.' In: Buckley, Mary, (ed.), Post Soviet Women: From the Baltic to Central Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 261-304.

Journal Article

Akiner, Shirin (2003) 'The Politicisation of Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia.' Religion, State and Society, 31 (2). pp. 97-122.

Akiner, Shirin (2001) 'Central Asian Republics 2000.' Annual Register: A Record of World Events, 2000. pp. 292-97.

Akiner, Shirin (2001) 'Kazakhstan: History, The Economy.' Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2000. pp. 289-97.

Akiner, Shirin (2001) 'Modernisation, Politics and Islam in the Post-Soviet Central Asian States.' Religion und Politik (Sozialwissenschaftliche Studien des Schweizerischen Instituts für Auslandforschung), vol. B. pp. 105-18.

Akiner, Shirin (2001) 'Politics of Energy in the Caspian Sea Region.' Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2000. pp. 11-16.

Akiner, Shirin (2000) 'Central Asian Republics 1999.' Annual Register: A Record of World Events, 1999. pp. 308-14.

Akiner, Shirin (2000) 'Islam in the Newly Independent Central Asian States in the 1990s.' Harvard International Review, 10. pp. 62-65.

Akiner, Shirin (1996) 'Islam, the state and ethnicity in Central Asia in Historical Perspective.' Religion, State and Society, 24 (2/3). pp. 91-132.