Troy Sternberg

After flying into Osh our law-professor host collected us and we sped out of the parking lot. We were pulled over by the traffic police with a warning to obey the traffic rules before we had even reached to the main road. At breakneck speed we careened into the city of crowded streets, low buildings and green parks. ‘1000 professors will be there,’ our host promised. What?!!’ Ariell said, ‘Will we be in a stadium??’ ‘Oh, wait, I mean one hundred,’ the professor laughed. There were many calls to Ruslan, the director of international studies at Osh State University, to… Read More »Summer School and Academic Exchange at Osh State University in Kyrgyzstan

By Troy Sternberg and Takahiro Tomita What does rural to urban migration signify in contemporary Mongolia? Does it represent depopulation of the countryside, a pastoral diaspora or rational economic choice? Paired with urban-to-suburban grassland movement and dairy production near cities, mobility reflects an ongoing process physically and conceptually in the country. These were key themes addressed in our Transformation of Urban-Steppe Relationships and Well-being in Contemporary Mongolia forum. Through talks, discussion and evaluation ideas emerged about migration in Mongolia’s changing social context. The exciting event brought together two creative projects on February 9-10, 2023. The seminar/workshop at Kobe University, Japan… Read More »Migration in Mongolia Workshop: PPIA meets EESP in Kobe, Japan

In April 2022, the research team met in Tokyo, Japan for to launch our project ‘Post-Pandemic Societies in Inner Asia’.