Centre for Euro-Asian Studies (CEAS)

Established in 1996, the Centre for Euro-Asian Studies (CEAS) has earned a worldwide reputation for its unique expertise and leading research into Euro-Asian countries.

We have representatives in 14 countries throughout the world, and are looking forward to introducing new representatives in other countries. Our members believe in the importance of our work, not only now, but for the benefit of future generations. We hope to increase our understanding of the reality in CIS countries and Central & Eastern Europe. Our consultancy work and conferences provide a forum in which professionals can discuss and share information and strategies for success in these areas.

The Centre unites more than 30 professors and prominent academics who are working in Politics, Economics and Security of the countries in transition. We are confident that our students will go on to become leading diplomats, politicians and economists across Euro-Asia. We are actively engaged in research and consultancy in the Euro-Asian region, and are participants and contributors to the international conferences organised by organisations including the United Nations, the IMF and the World Bank.

Forthcoming Seminars - Spring 2011

All seminars take place from 17.00-18.00 in HumSS room 126

1	26 January, 2011	Dr Christian Nygaard, Co-ordinator, The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies Regulating property and exploitation rights of natural resources
2	2 February, 2011	Dr Gareth Winrow, The University of Reading Turkey: Energy Transit State or Energy Hub?
3	9 February, 2011	Rt. Hon. Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Q.C., House of Lords Change in the Caspian region and its impact on the UK
4	16 February, 2011	Max Watson, Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, and Director of the Central Bank of Ireland The Irish crisis: Lessons for Eastern Europe?
5	22 February, 2011	John Knight, Executive Vice President, Statoil, Norway Globalisation of Natural Gas
6	2 March, 2011	Dr Jan Drahokoupil, University of Mannheim, Germany Policy making in hard times in Eastern Europe: What difference did the crisis of 2008 make?
7	9 March, 2011	H.E. Kairat Abusseitov, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland TBA
8	16 March, 2011	Professor Martin Myant, Business School, University of the West of Scotland Comparing policy responses to economic crisis in Poland and the Czech Republic

Members of the Centre for Euro-Asian Studies

• Professor Yelena Kalyuzhnova - Director, CEAS 
• Dr Dominik Zaum - Deputy Director, CEAS
• Dr Christian Nygaard - Research Fellow and Centre Coordinator, CEAS
• Dr Christopher Waters - Senior Lecturer
• Professor Christoph Bluth - General Editor, Euro-Asian Studies, Palgrave Series (C.Bluth@leeds.ac.uk)
• Professor Mark Casson- Professor of Economics
• Professor Uma Kambhampati - Professor of Economics
• Dr Maria Plotnikova - Lecturer in Economics
• Professor Mike Utton - Professor of Economics
• Professor Craig Barker - Professor of Law
• Dr Ludek Rychetnik - Lecturer in Sociology (ludekr@btinternet.com)
• Dr Anne E. Peck - Visiting Professor (apeck@onetel.net.uk)
• Professor George Tridimas - Professor in Banking (g.tridimas@reading.ac.uk)
• Dr Jeff Hass - Lecturer in Sociology
• Professor Richard Pomfret - Professor in Economics (richard.pomfret@adelaide.edu.au)
• Ms Marina Bakanova - Country Economist (MBakanova@worldbank.org)
• Dr Natalya Ketenci- Alumni (npshevchik@hotmail.com)
• Dr Nada Massoud - Alumni (nada_massoud@yahoo.com)
• Dr Rosa Sarkeyeva - Alumni (r.sarkeyeva@chello.nl)
• Ms Botagoz Kulakbayev - Alumni (Botagoz.Kulakbayeva@kz.britishcouncil.org)
• Ms Manshuk Nurseitova - Alumni (man_nur@yahoo.com)
• Ms Aija Omarova - Alumni (aijaom@yahoo.com)
• Ms Natalya Kruchkova - Alumni
• Professor Michael Kaser - Professor of Economics (michael.kaser@economics.oxford.ac.uk)
• Dr Peter Kenway - Director of the New Policy Institute (peter.kenway@npi.org.uk)
• Professor Gareth Winrow - Professor of Politics
• Mr Mehmet Ögütçü - Honorary Fellow
• Mr Peter Wierts - PhD Student (P.J.Wierts@DNB.NL)
• Ms Katia Demikhina - PhD Student (Katia.Demekhina@ubs.com)
• Ms Stela Cani - PhD Student (s.cani@reading.ac.uk)
• Ms Mehriban Gutlymuradova - PhD Student (m.gutlymuradova@reading.ac.uk)

Taking your PhD in emerging markets and Euro-Asian Studies

• For further information please see postgraduate research opportunities.