Dr. Nozima Akhrarkhodjaeva​

Current Project
 

Beyond the Script is an original qualitative portrait study documenting the lives and trajectories of accomplished women in Central Asia. Drawing on in-depth interviews and narrative methods, the project explores how women in the region navigate identity, social expectations, and professional life. The first round of interviews has been completed; a second round of 10–15 interviews is planned for autumn 2026.

Research Interests
 

• Women's lives, identity, and social norms in Central Asia

• Qualitative and narrative research methods

• Post-Soviet gender and social change

Education

2016 — PhD, Political Science, University of Bremen

2010 — MA, Political Economy, Central European University, Budapest

2009 — MA, Comparative Politics and Sociology, Jacobs University Bremen

2007 — BA, Business Administration and Marketing, Tashkent State Technical University

Work Experience
 

2024–2025 — Consumer and Trade Insights Manager, JT International, Germany

2017–2023 — Senior Market Research Manager, The Lifesights Company, Germany

2016–2017 — Research Associate, Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen

Publications

Akhrarkhodjaeva, N. (2017). The Instrumentalisation of Mass Media in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes. Stuttgart: Ibidem.

Akhrarkhodjaeva, N. “Die Medienlandschaft Kasachstans: Verschwinden die letzten Biotope der Pressefreiheit?,” (The media landscape in Kazakhstan), Zentralasien-Analysen 59, 11.

Akhrarkhodjaeva. N. Russian Media and Journalists’ Dilemma between “Exit, Voice, and Loyalty,” Russian Analytical Digest 197.

Akhrarkhodjaeva, N. (2017). Consumption and Perception of Mass Media by the Russian Population. Russian Analytical Digest 197.

Guliyev, F. & Akhrarkhodjaeva, N. (2014). Why Ukraine's Euromaidan is not Spreading to other Post-Soviet States. Washington Post, Monkey Cage blog.

Guliyev, F. & Akhrarkhodjaeva, N. (2009). The Trans-Caspian Energy Route. Energy Policy 37(8): 3171–3182.