#  Abai Zurdinov 

Fellow, Weatherhead Scholars Program

Associate Professor, Department of International Relations and Law, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic

 

 

 



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Abai Zurdinov is an associate professor at the Diplomatic Academy of Kyrgyzstan. He researches democratic institutions and legal reform in Central Asia and advises on international law and governance. He holds a PhD in legal sciences, awarded by the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic.

**Research Interests:** Political processes in central Asia; international law; democracy and governance; international relations; and the role of NGOs in freedom of expression and democracy.



 

 

 





 

 

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