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Sherzod Eraliev is a Researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute (University of Helsinki), focusing on Russian and Eurasian Studies with specialization in migration governance, political regimes, and transnational dynamics. Currently holds positions as a Postdoctoral Researcher and Visiting Scholar, alongside a Visiting Fellowship at The George Washington University (2019). His work bridges migration policy analysis, geopolitical shifts, and socio-economic impacts in post-Soviet spaces.
Research interests include: migration patterns in Central Asia/Russia/Turkey, labor migration to the EU, hybrid political regimes' migration policies, and the intersection of geopolitics with everyday lives of migrants. He has organized major conferences like the 2021 Aleksanteri Conference on Eurasian Migration, demonstrating leadership in academic discourse.
Publications emphasize comparative frameworks analyzing migration beyond Western-centric models, with recent focus on Uzbekistan's evolving labor migration strategies and geopolitical consequences of regional instability. Active in media engagement through podcasts and articles discussing Central Asian migrant challenges during crises like the Ukraine war and pandemic lockdowns.
Leading projects include IMPACT (2024-2026) analyzing post-Soviet migration in Finland and MiGRaTe (2021-2023) on illiberal migration governance. Collaborations span Europe and Eurasia, reflecting his transnational research network.
