Luminos is the Open Access monograph publishing program from UC Press. Luminos
provides a framework for preserving and reinvigorating monograph publishing for the future …

Uzbekistan, a former Soviet republic, is currently experiencing dramatic social changes as a
result of both Western and Eastern influences. Notions of masculinity and what it means to …

In the last two decades, mobile phones and new technologies have transformed migration.
Some scholars argue that they help empower migrants, who are otherwise often …

This study explores the role of mobile phones in livelihood creation among Syrian refugees
in informal tented settlements in Akkar Governorate and the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon …

This book explores the daily survival strategies of people within the context of failed states,
flourishing informal economies, legal uncertainty, increased mobility, and globalization …

This paper focuses on the emerging patterns of educational mobility and unskilled labor
migration from Uzbekistan to Japan and South Korea. Labor migration and educational …

In an attempt to address the debate among social science scholars regarding whether or not
online political engagement is a legitimate form of political participation, this study …

This study explores media coverage of migration in Russia during the first few months of the
COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed and coded articles published in six mainstream Russian …

In this chapter, we explore the multifaceted role, logic and morality of informal transactions in
order to better understand the socio-legal context informing the meaning of corruption. Our …

The geopolitical positioning of Central Asia as the centre of the 'Eurasian Heartland'has
been the subject of extensive debates in academic and policy circles over the last three …