Services
We design and deliver studies for development programmes, donors, universities and companies that need evidence from the region before they decide. We run fieldwork in local languages from our base in Bishkek, and report in English or Russian.
Our team has delivered work for
What you can commission
Most commissions fall into one of the areas below. Many combine them: a market study with a political risk briefing, or an evaluation that draws on our regional monitoring. Every study is scoped in writing before work begins.
For international organisations, donors, implementing partners and evaluation firms
You receiveAn inception note with tools, a report with findings and recommendations, and a presentation to your team.
For companies, business associations and investors working in the region
You receiveA report in Russian or English, the data tables behind it, and a briefing for management.
For diplomatic missions, international organisations and investors
You receiveWritten assessments you can circulate internally, and direct access to the analyst who wrote them.
Not sure which fits? Describe the question and we will suggest a design and a budget range.
Recent assignments
Three recent contracts with the firm. Reports belong to the clients; summaries and references are available on request.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
How residents and experts in Kyrgyzstan see regional and global geopolitical polarisation. Focus groups and expert interviews in Bishkek, with transcripts and an analytical report for the university’s research team.
Search for Common Ground, Kyrgyzstan
Good practices and lessons from Promoting Social Cohesion in Local Communities, which combined community mobilisation, small grants and partnerships with local civil society.
Search for Common Ground, Kyrgyzstan
Good practices and lessons from a 14-month capacity-building project run with the State Commission on Religious Affairs.
Earlier work
Target Research was set up to take on commissioned research directly. Its founder has a longer record: country analysis, evaluations, multi-country media research and national surveys for UN agencies, EU-funded programmes and universities. A fuller list is available on request.
These contracts were held by Dr Juraev as an individual or by Crossroads Central Asia, not by Target Research LLC.
How a study runs
Timelines depend on scope. A desk study can take two weeks; a multi-region survey with focus groups usually takes two to three months.
We discuss the decision you face, what you already know, your budget and your deadline. No charge.
Research questions, methods, sample, deliverables, schedule and a fixed price.
Questionnaires and interview guides drafted, translated and agreed with you before fieldwork starts.
Led or supervised by the researcher who designed the study, with field partners for surveys and regions outside Bishkek. Short progress updates throughout.
Draft, your comments, final report, and a presentation to your team. Data handed over in the agreed form.
Who does the work
You deal with the person who designs your study and writes your report, from the first call to the final briefing.
Founder and Principal
Political scientist with more than twenty years of research and evaluation on governance and security in Central Asia. PhD in International Relations, University of St Andrews; former Deputy Director of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek.
Full profile on the About page →Each study is staffed with associate researchers chosen for its topic and languages. Surveys and fieldwork outside Bishkek are run with established data-collection partners in each country, under our supervision.
See how we write
Commissioned reports stay with our clients. These public pieces show the standard of analysis and writing you can expect.
Evidence review · October 2026
Twelve pages on four countries: who is excluded, what the evidence says works, and what to test first.
Read the review →Monthly · since March 2026
Positions and trajectories for all five Central Asian states over the next 12 to 18 months.
See the monitor →Flash Note · October 2026
A one-page assessment published the day after the summit.
Read the note →For procurement teams
Start a conversation
Send a short description of the question, the countries involved and your timeline. We reply within two working days, and the first conversation costs nothing.