Ainur Begim
About
Ainur "Aina" Begim received her B.A. degree from Bates College and her M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University. Aina was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oslo from 2017 to 2021. In 2016-2017 she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Russian and East European Studies and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to graduate studies, Aina worked as a credit analyst on Wall Street.
Her research and teaching interests include sustainable finance; ESG data; financial ethics; entrepreneurship; natural resources and energy transitions; financialization and globalization; economic anthropology and social studies of finance; Eurasia and Norway.
Aina is the head of Business Transitions to Sustainable Development, an interdisciplinary NTNU network, based in Ålesund, that brings together researchers and practitioners from business and finance, social sciences, natural sciences, and technology working on sustainability, ESG, and circular economy.
Aina is affiliated with the Center for Energy Ethics, University of St Andrews, Cultures of Finance Group and “Oikos” Working Group, Institute for Public Knowledge (IPK), New York University, and the Center for Russian and East European Studies, University of Pittsburgh.
Competencies
Research
Research interests include sustainable finance; ESG data; financial ethics; entrepreneurship; natural resources and energy transitions; financialization and globalization; economic anthropology and social studies of finance; Eurasia and Norway.
Publications
2022
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Begim, Ainur.
(2022)
Surreal events, “TV zombies,” and social media in postsocialist Kazakhstan: Reflecting on violence in Russia’s sphere of influence.
HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory.
volum 12 (3).
Academic article
2018
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Begim, Ainur.
(2018)
Am I Muslim or Just Kazakh? Politics of Care in Postsocialist Kazakhstan.
Reconceiving Muslim Men: Love and Marriage, Family and Care in Precarious times.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Begim, Ainur.
(2018)
How to retire like a Soviet person: informality, household finances, and kinship in financialized Kazakhstan.
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
volum 24 (4).
Academic article
2010
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Begim, Ainur.
(2010)
Abschied von den Mythen. [The Modern Entrepreneur: Farewell to Myths.].
Impulse.
Article
Journal publications
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Begim, Ainur.
(2022)
Surreal events, “TV zombies,” and social media in postsocialist Kazakhstan: Reflecting on violence in Russia’s sphere of influence.
HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory.
volum 12 (3).
Academic article
-
Begim, Ainur.
(2018)
How to retire like a Soviet person: informality, household finances, and kinship in financialized Kazakhstan.
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
volum 24 (4).
Academic article
-
Begim, Ainur.
(2010)
Abschied von den Mythen. [The Modern Entrepreneur: Farewell to Myths.].
Impulse.
Article
Part of book/report
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Begim, Ainur.
(2018)
Am I Muslim or Just Kazakh? Politics of Care in Postsocialist Kazakhstan.
Reconceiving Muslim Men: Love and Marriage, Family and Care in Precarious times.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Teaching
Courses
Media
2023
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Academic lectureBegim, Ainur. (2023) “Searching for Meaning and Objectivity: ESG Data and Responsible Investments in the Age of Sustainability". Departmental Seminar, UiO Department of Social Anthropology . Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo; Oslo, Norway. 2023-02-15 - 2023-02-15.
2022
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LectureBegim, Ainur. (2022) Green Data, Green Capitalism?. TEFT-lab symposium . TEFT Lab, NTNU and Sparebanken Møre; 2022-06-02 - 2022-06-02.
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Academic lectureBegim, Ainur. (2022) Moral or Pragmatic? The Case of ESG. Energy Cafe, University of St. Andrews Energy Climate Finance Network . University of St. Andrews Energy Climate Finance Network; St Andrews, Scotland. 2022-06-07 - 2022-06-07.
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Academic lectureBegim, Ainur. (2022) Sustainable Finance, Regulation, and ESG Data through the Eyes of Practitioners. Guest Lecture at UiO Law Faculty . University of Oslo Law Faculty; 2022-10-31 - 2022-10-31.
2021
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Academic lectureBegim, Ainur. (2021) Data, Finance, and Ethics: The Case of ESG in Sustainable Finance. Norwegian Anthropological Association Annual Conference . Norwegian Anthropological Association; Bergen. 2021-11-25 - 2021-11-26.
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Academic lectureBegim, Ainur. (2021) “Greening” Finance in the Wake of the Pandemic: Sustainability Work and Hunt for Non-Financial Data. Finance’s Pandemic Promises, ERC-sponsored project The Hau of Finance: Impact Investing . ERC-sponsored project The Hau of Finance: Impact Investing; University of Bologna. 2021-10-06 - 2021-10-07.
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Academic lectureBegim, Ainur. (2021) Words and Numbers: Sustainable Finance, Stories, and Data. Energy Ethics 2021 Conference "Energy Transitions and Planetary Futures" . University of St. Andrews; St Andrews, Scotland. 2021-10-25 - 2021-10-27.
2019
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Academic lectureBegim, Ainur. (2019) Oil Wealth, Ethical Risks, and Market Reason. 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association . American Anthropological Association; Vancouver. 2019-11-24 - 2019-11-24.
2017
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Academic lectureBegim, Ainur. (2017) From Words to Numbers. Inception Workshop ; 2017-12-15.
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Academic lectureBegim, Ainur. (2017) Household Finances, Offshore Money, and Bonds of Kinship in Financialized Central Asia. Household Finances, Offshore Money, and Bonds of Kinship in Financialized Central Asia . UiO Museum of Cultural History; Oslo. 2017-09-14.
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Academic lectureBegim, Ainur. (2017) How to Retire Like a Soviet Person: Informality, Household Finances, and Kinship in Financialized Kazakhstan. How to Retire Like a Soviet Person: Informality, Household Finances, and Kinship in Financialized Kazakhstan . UiO Department of Social Anthropology; Oslo. 2017-08-30.