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CONF./CFP- CESS Conference in Kyrgyzstan, August 4-7, 2008
Posted by: Central Eurasian Studies Society <cess muohio.edu>
Posted: 27 Nov 2007
CONF./CFP- CESS Conference in Kyrgyzstan, August 4-7, 2008
Call for Papers
Central Eurasian Studies Society Regional Conference (2008)
Date: August 4-7, 2008
The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) announces that its first
regional conference will be held the summer of 2008 in Kyrgyzstan.
Conference registration is open to the public. For more information,
see the information on CESS's website:
http://www.cess.muohio.edu/regional_conf_08.html. Due to space
limitations, we may have to close registration when capacity is
reached, and thus, non-presenting attendees are urged to pre-register
to ensure that their place is reserved.
Those wishing to present a paper at the conference are welcome to
submit a proposal in accordance with the guidelines below.
Conference dates: August 4-7, 2008
Conference location: Royal Beach Hotel, Choq Tal village, Issyk-Kul,
Kyrgyzstan, hosted by the Aigine Research Center and The University of
Central Asia.
The program will feature approximately 16 panels in sessions running
from Tuesday morning till Thursday noon. There will also be a
supplementary program including films and other cultural events, a
welcoming reception on Monday, August 4 and a conference conclusion
and lunch on Thursday, August 7.
The working languages of the conference are Russian and English.
Translation will be provided for a key lecture and closing speech.
Call for Paper and Panel Proposals
Panel and paper topics relating to all aspects of humanities and
social science scholarship on Central Eurasia are welcome. The
geographic domain of Central Eurasia extends from the Black Sea and
Iranian Plateau to Mongolia and Siberia, including the Caucasus,
Crimea, Middle Volga, Afghanistan, Tibet, and Central and Inner Asia.
Practitioners and scholars in all humanities and social science
disciplines with an interest in Central Eurasia are encouraged to
participate.
Submissions of pre-organized panels are strongly encouraged and will
be given some preference in the selection process. Individual papers
are also welcome and will be assigned by the program committee to an
appropriate panel with a chair and a discussant. CESS members wishing
to organize panels are encouraged to use the Central Eurasian Scholars
Network to make contact with interested colleagues.
Please note that due to a high level of interest in CESS conferences,
and the fact that the total number of participants in first regional
conference of CESS will be limited due to space constraints, we
anticipate that the selection of papers will be extremely competitive.
We encourage all who hope to attend to consider working with
colleagues to arrange a pre-organized panel, as this will improve your
chances of acceptance.
Submission of Proposals
The Conference Committee only accepts ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS -- please
fill out the web form for a panel or individual paper proposal at:
http://www.cess.muohio.edu/regional_conf_08.html. Those who don't have
access to the website may contact us at <frc_cessgmail.com> and we
will e-mail the submission forms in MS Word format.
The following information is required for submissions; we suggest that
you prepare the text before accessing the website so you can simply
paste the information into the form (but do not send it without the
form!):
FOR PAPER PRESENTERS: 1) Name, 2) Current institutional affiliation,
3) Title/position, 4) E-mail, 5) Postal address, 6) Telephone, 7) Fax,
8) Title of Paper, 9) Abstract of Paper (a summary of the paper of
200-300 words in Russian or English; abstracts longer than 300 words
may be rejected) 10) Any audio-visual equipment requests (specify --
e.g., overhead projector, slide project, video player), 11) A brief,
one-page CV or biographical statement which contains the information
which the panel chair may require for introductions, and includes the
presenter's educational background (highest degree, year awarded,
awarding institution,
and field of study).
FOR PANELS: Proposals may be submitted for regular panels (with
presentation of scholarly papers) and roundtable panels (featuring
discussion of a current topic in the field).
Regular panels MUST have three or four paper presenters, a chair, and
a discussant. In addition to the information for each of the paper
presenters on the panel (as indicated above), the following are also
required: a) a title for the proposed panel, and b) name, affiliation,
and contact information of the panel chair and discussant.
Roundtable panels MUST have between three and six presenters and a
chair (no discussant is required). As roundtables are oriented towards
a more informal discussion, no paper proposal is expected from
roundtable panelists, but please provide information for each of the
presenters on the panel (as indicated above, with the exception of an
abstract), as well as a) a title for the proposed roundtable, and b)
name, affiliation, and contact information of the panel chair.
Panels should be formed to work in one language (either Russian or
English).
Only complete panels with a full set of panelists, a chair, and a
discussant (for regular panels) will be considered for acceptance. If
a panel or roundtable as proposed does not include a full complement
of panelists, the panel may be wait-listed until it is complete.
Pre-organized panels should be thematically coherent and may be
organized/sponsored by a scholarly organization (optional).
The deadline for proposals is February 15, 2008. Please do not submit
your proposal until it is complete. In the case of panels, this means
having complete information on all panelists. Once your paper or panel
proposal information is complete, please fill out the appropriate
webform, available at: http://www.cess.muohio.edu/regional_conf_08.html
SPONSORED PANELS: CESS encourages other institutions supporting the
study of Central Eurasia, such as regional scholarly associations, to
organize "sponsored panels" at the CESS conference -- i.e., panels
organized by the sponsoring institution, involving their members and
receiving their imprimatur.
The following organizations have already offered their participation,
but other organizations are also welcome to contact CESS about
organizing their own panels:
Aigine RC has limited funds to support two panels on the biological
and cultural diversity of Central Asia for participants from
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkey. The support will be
provided for travel and accommodation expenses. Participants must
obtain their own funding from personal resources, their own
institutions, or grant-giving organizations to cover the conference
fees. Central Asian participants studying abroad at the time of the
conference are not eligible to apply. The contact person is Zemfira
Inogamova <inogamovagmail.com>
University of Central Asia will sponsor two panels: 1) "Issues and
Challenges of Teaching about Central Asia to Central Asians", 2)
"Socio-economic Development in the Mountain Regions of Central Asia".
Scholars from any countries are eligible to apply. The contact person
is Dr. Elmira Kochumkulova (University of Central Asia, Bishkek,
<elmira.kuchumkulovaucentralasia.org>).
IFEAC (Institut Francais d'Etudes sur l'Asie centrale) will sponsor
participation of three scholars from Uzbekistan. The contact person is
Bayram Balci, IFEAC, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, <balci_bayramyahoo.fr>)
Commitment to Participate:
By submitting a proposal, you are indicating your serious intention to
participate in the conference -- including your commitment to take the
necessary steps to obtain any required visa or funding -- unless
prevented by circumstances out of your control. You will be asked to
confirm your commitment in April after your proposal is accepted. Note
that, because withdrawal after the program has been put together is
very disruptive and harms the quality of panels, and prevents us from
including people in the program who would indeed be able to attend,
CESS rules stipulate that those who withdraw after May 1 without a
good reason are barred from participating in the conference the
following year, and those who fail to appear at the conference without
timely notice to the Conference Committee will be considered
"no-shows" and will be barred from participating for the next two
years. The deadline for such notification is seven days prior to the
conference (July 28), and after this date, no registration fees can be
refunded.
E-Mail Contact:
Since all communication with prospective participants are via e-mail,
and we will require your confirmation of participation in April after
proposals are accepted and again in June when all of your visa and
travel arrangements should be in place, it is vitally important that
you make sure we always have an e-mail address that will reach you. If
we LOSE CONTACT with you after your proposal is accepted, you will be
dropped from the program, will be counted as a "no-show", and will not
be able to participate in the conference.
Program Limitations:
No participant may present more than one paper at the conference,
including roundtable presentations. Without special justification, the
program committee will not schedule any individual to appear on more
than two panels as a presenter or discussant.
Schedule of Key Dates:
Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals: Friday, February 15, 2008.
Note: Submissions after this date may be accepted only in the case of
special justifying circumstances and at the discretion of the program
committee.
Notification of acceptance: by April 12.
The Conference Committee will provide, upon request, mailed or faxed
invitation letters to support an application for a visa or travel
funds; these will be sent in the second half of June. Note: Obtaining
a Kyrgyz visa can take a long time, and we urge participants to begin
the process immediately upon notification of their proposal's acceptance.
Deadline for notification of audio-visual requests: June 30.
Papers should be submitted to chairs/discussants: by Friday, July 4.
Paper presenters will be informed via e-mail in the middle of May of
the e-mail addresses of their panel's chair and discussant, to whom
they should send their papers by the deadline.
Conference: August 4-7, 2008
Arrival to Choq Tal is on the afternoon/evening on Monday, August 4.
Registration opens in the afternoon followed by a reception in the
evening. Panels begin Tuesday morning, August 5, and continue through
Wednesday and Thursday, August 6 and 7. There will be a concluding
party and the conference lunch on Thursday, August 7 at 1 pm.
Registration:
Each conference presenter is required to have a current CESS
membership. To join CESS or check on the status of your membership, go
to http://www.cess.muohio.edu/
Payment of registration fees IS REQUIRED for everyone attending the
conference. The fee covers a welcoming reception on Monday, coffee
breaks during the conference lunch on Wednesday and transport
Bishkek-Royal Beach-Bishkek. The fees are as follows:
Registration fee: $45/$40 for CESS members
Registration fee for regional scholars: $25/$20 for CESS members
Note: citizens of Central Eurasian countries currently
studying/researching outside of the region as well as citizens of
non-Central Eurasian countries currently studying/researching in
Central Eurasia are considered regional scholars.
Payment of registration fees will be accepted on site.
Travel and Accommodations
It is expected the majority of participants will stay at the Royal
Beach Club Hotel, Choq Tal village. There will be block booking
through Aigine RC. Requests should be sent to Guljan Kudabaeva
<kiguljangmail.com>
Another accommodation possibility is to stay in Choq Tal village
located nearby the Royal Beach Club Hotel. Participants shall book
rooms in the village individually. Aigine RC cannot provide any
contact information for this option.
There will be two buses going to Issyk-Kul on the noon and afternoon
of August 4. Participants will have to sign up for the buses by
sending an e-mail to Guljan Kudabaeva <kiguljangmail.com> after their
travel arrangements are set.
Information about the Royal Beach Club Hotel and Issyk-Kul,
transportation options, maps, and lodging information will be
available on the Aigine Research Center's CESS Conference Information
page: http://www.aigine.kg/Articles/ViewSection.aspx?ArticleID=253
Virtually all informational questions about the conference can be
answered by consulting the above-mentioned web pages. If you don't
have web access, or if you don't find the answer to your questions
there, you can contact the conference organizers by e-mail at
<frc_cessgmail.com>
The hosts of future CESS conferences are as follows:
2008- Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
2009- University of Toronto
Communications regarding local arrangements, including invitation
letters, should be addressed to:
Aigine Research Center
93 Toktogul Street
Bishkek 720040
Kyrgyzstan
Tel.: +996 (312) 666966, 667673
Fax: +996 (312) 667674
e-mail: <aigine.bishkekgmail.com>
Communications about proposal submission, program matters,
registration matters, the mailing list, and data updates should be
sent to the FRC CESS committee: <frc _cessgmail.com>
The members the Conference Committee are:
1. Dr. Ali Igmen (California State University, Long Beach, aigmencsulb.edu),
2. Dr. Anvar Mokeev (Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, anvarmokeevyahoo.com
3. Dr. Ainura Asamidinova (American University-Central Asia,
asamidinova_amail.auca.kg)
4. Dr. Daniel G. Prior (Miami University, priordgmuohio.edu)
5. Mr. Dilshod Sharipov (Central Asian Resource Centre, Almaty,
dilshodbekmail.ru),
6. Dr. Elmira Kochumkulova (University of Central Asia, Bishkek,
elmira.kuchumkulovaucentralasia.org)
7. Dr. Gulnara Aitpaeva (Aigine Research Centre, aitgulyahoo.com)
8. Dr. Gulmira Junushalieva (Kyrgyz-Russian Slavonic University,
dzun_gulmeramail.ru)
9. Dr. John Schoeberlein (Harvard University, schoeberfas.harvard.edu),
10. Dr. Laura Adams (Princeton University, lladams2earthlink.net)
11. Ms. Madeleine Reeves (University of Manchester, madeleinereevesgmail.com)
12. Dr. Mahinoor Mamatova (American University-Central Asia,
mamatovamail.auca.kg)
13. Ms. Venerahan Torobekova (International Ataturk Alatoo University,
venerahangmail.com)
LECTURE- Women in the Kyrgyz Parliament, Gulnara Ibraeva, AUCA-SRC, Bishkek, Nov. 30
Posted by: Alexander I. Pugachev <pugachev_amail.auca.kg>
Posted: 27 Nov 2007
LECTURE- Women in the Kyrgyz Parliament, Gulnara Ibraeva, Bishkek, Nov. 30
Social Research Center at American University of Central Asia
(www.src.auca.kg)
presents:
Lecture: Women in the Kyrgyz Parliament: Past Experience and Opportunities
of New Electoral Process
Time: 15.00, November 30th, 2007
Venue: 232, AUCA (Main Building)
Speaker: Gulnara Ibraeva, Candidate Nauk of Sociological Sciences, and Chair
of Sociology Department, American University of Central Asia
Synopsis:
Dr. Ibraeva will speak about important moments of lobbying special measures
to support women in politics and approved list of measures in the electoral
legislation. The presentation will also seek to answer the following
questions: what can be the outcomes of new electoral party system introduced
for the first time in Kyrgyzstan? In what way the used opacity procedures to
recruit women into parties can impact the results of forthcoming
parliamentary elections? Has the history of development of political parties
as closed man's clubs basically ended in Kyrgyzstan? Can the introduction of
special measures to support women, youth, and ethic groups be regarded as
progress or a way for failure? How do authorities and regimes formulate
"natural" categories of gender and age? What is the difference between age
and gender representation in the elective lists of political parities? What
is socio-demographical portrait of current female-candidates proposed by
political parties? How many new female candidates do we see in the current
election campaign? Which of potential female politicians will remain behind
the 2007 elections and why? In conclusion, Dr. Ibraeva will picture all
forms of resources owned by the female candidates, and describe scenarios of
how the party leaders can use the female political resource.
To register: Please send e-mail to pssmail.auca.kg
CONF./CFP - Iran and the Caucasus: Unity and Diversity, Yerevan, June 6-8, 2008
Posted by: Khachik Gevorgyan <iranistyahoo.co.uk>
Posted: 25 Nov 2007
CONF./CFP - Iran and the Caucasus: Unity and Diversity, Yerevan, June 6-8, 2008
Call For Papers
International Conference: "Iran and the Caucasus: Unity and Diversity"
June 06-08, 2008
Yerevan, Armenia
Dear Colleagues,
ARYA International University (Yerevan) and the Caucasian Centre for
Iranian Studies (Yerevan), in collaboration with the Armenian
Association for Academic Partnership and Support, are organising an
international conference entitled "Iran and the Caucasus: Unity and
Diversity" on the problems of Irano-Caucasica.
The Seminar will be held in June 06-08, 2008.
Venue: ARYA International University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Once being a part of Eranshahr, the Caucasus with its ethnical,
linguistic and cultural diversity and uniqueness still preserves the
elements of the Iranian cultural heritage. The Irano-Caucasian
geographical domain covers contemporary Iran, Iraq, Armenia, the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Northern Caucasus, Eastern
Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and those of the Central
Asian countries, which have experienced the strong cultural and
political influence of Iran.
The conference will address and seek to answer mainly to the following
questions: What were the main principles of cultural unity and
diversity in this huge area? How and in what capacity the cultural
interactions were taking place? How were the literary motifs in the
region reflecting on each other? What is the cultural future of the
region? What are the modes of peaceful coexistence of different
civilizations and cultures?
Scholars and postgraduate students are invited to submit papers and
panel proposals relating to all aspects of humanities and social
sciences on Irano-Caucasica, including:
1. Peoples and their Identities, Ethnic and National Diversity:
Minorities and their Rights;
2. Historical Issues of the Region: History of the Iranian and
Caucasian Peoples (Ancient, Medieval and Modern);
3. Literatures and Languages of the Region, Folklore, Textology;
4. Armenia as a Bridge between Iran and the Caucasus;
5. Economic and Political Problems and Challenges of the Region,
Geopolitics of the Irano-Caucasica: Interdisciplinary Approach;
6. History of Religion: Religions of the region, Christianity, Islam,
Ethno-Confessional Groups (the Yezidies, Alavies, Russian Sectarians, etc.);
7. Archaeology, Anthropology, and Sociology;
8. Caspian Region: Past, Present, Future;
9. The Cultural and Political Future of the Region.
Abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) are to be emailed by March 15,
2008 to: IranoCaucasicaarmacad.org
A brief CV, including contact details is to be included in the message.
A notification about acceptance of the papers will be sent due to
April 15, 2008.
Pre-organised panels should be thematically coherent and should
include title, abstracts, details of panel chair and participants.
The scheduled time for each paper will be 15 minutes plus 5 minutes
for discussion.
The working language of the Conference is English.
The conference papers are planned to be published in a separate volume.
For the scholars coming from the region there will be limited funding
to cover some expenses.
The next circular will be prepared right after the deadline for the
abstracts, and will contain details on programme, registration fee,
accommodation in Yerevan, the Armenian visa, etc.
Further information on the conference will appear on www.armacad.org.
For any further information do not hesitate to contact:
Dr. Khachik Gevorgyan,
Secretary of the Organising Committee
iranistyahoo.co.uk
ARYA International University
Shahamiryanneri street, 18/2
Yerevan
Armenia
Tel: +374 (10) 44-35-85
Fax: +374 (10) 44-23-07
www.arya.am
Email: aryaarminco.com
LECTURE- Evolving Islamic Identities in Central Asia, AUCA-SRC, Nov. 28
Posted by: Alexander I. Pugachev <pugachev_amail.auca.kg>
Posted: 25 Nov 2007
LECTURE- Evolving Islamic Identities in Central Asia, AUCA-SRC, Nov. 28
Social Research Center at American University of Central Asia
(www.src.auca.kg) with support of Social Science Research Council in New
York, USA, presents:
LECTURE: "Evolving Islamic Identities in Central Asia"
Speakers: Dr. Eric M. McGlinchey, USA, and Dr. Abdullo Khakim Rakhnamo,
Tajikistan
Time: 15.00, November 28th, 2007
Venue: 315, AUCA (Main Building)
Language: English/Russian (Interpretation into Russian/English will be
provided, if requested)
Synopsis:
Dr. McGlinchey will speak about the proliferation of Islamic identities in
post-Soviet Central Asia. It appears that religious identification in
Central Asia is considerably more complex and fluid than either discrete
categories or opposing dichotomies suggest. As such, his talk will provide a
much-needed inventory of variations in Muslim belief in Central Asia.
Second, he will provide brief explanations for why Islamic identities other
than the 'traditional' identities supported by the official clerical
hierarchy-the Central Asian muftiates-have grown in popularity and
prominence in recent years. Lastly, he will touch upon the near future of
Islam-a future in which, he thinks, the muftiates' 'traditional' Islam will
continue to lose out to new, more compelling articulations of belief, both
Muslim and Christian.
Dr. Rakhnamo will describe key problems of secular state establishment in
the Muslim societies relying on the experience of Tajikistan. In spite of
diversified practices in political life of Central Asian countries, there
appeared some tendency to view Islam as a monolithic process. More often,
development of Muslim communities is largely connected with status of
political and economic systems, levels of civil and juristic liberty. Dr.
Rakhnamo will brief about permeation of Islam into new societal arenas in
post-Soviet Tajikistan as well as interrelationship of secularism and
religion (Islam) there.
Bio: Dr. Eric M. McGlinchey is an Assistant Professor of Government and
Politics at Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason
University, USA. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2003.
Prior to joining George Mason University in August 2005, Dr. McGlinchey
worked at Iowa State University and was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Central
Asian Studies at Stanford University. Dr. McGlinchey's research interests
include comparative politics, Central Asian regime change, and political
Islam. He has written numerous articles on regime change and political
Islam.
Dr. Abdullo Khakim Rakhnamo holds Candidate Nauk of Political Sciences from
Tajik State University. Currently, he is teaching at the Tajik State
University. In 2006, he worked as a researcher at the Center for Strategic
Research under the Tajik President. He also worked as Adviser to the First
Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1995 -2005). He is the author of
numerous publications related to Islam in Central Asia. He delivered
lectures on Islam in Central Asia in Russia, USA, Germany and Central Asian
countries.
To register: Please send e-mail to pssmail.auca.kg
LECTURE- China and the EU in Central Asia, DIE, Bonn, Dec. 4, 2007
Posted by: Joern Graevingholt <joern.graevingholtdie-gdi.de>
Posted: 25 Nov 2007
LECTURE- China and the EU in Central Asia, DIE, Bonn, Dec. 4, 2007
The German Development Institute (DIE)
and the Centre for Development Research (ZEF)
cordially invite you to a lecture on
"Competing views? China and the EU in Central Asia"
held by
Dr. SHAO Yuqun
Deputy Director, Department of South Asia Studies,
Shanghai Institute for International Studies,
Visiting Fellow at the German Development Institute
On TUESDAY, 4 December 2007
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Venue:
Hörsaal, Ground Floor
German Development Institute (DIE)
Tulpenfeld 6, D - 53113 Bonn
Central Asia has recently received renewed public attention as the
European Union, under German presidency, has drafted and adopted a new
Central Asia strategy in the first half of 2007. The strategy comes in
the wake of such events as the Kyrgyz "Tulip Revolution" in spring
2005 and the shooting of demonstrators in Andijon, Uzbekistan, shortly
thereafter. It aims to combine Europe's interests in reliable energy
supply and effective measures against terrorism, religious extremism
and organised crime with a reinforced emphasis on the promotion of
human rights and democracy. Europe's influence in Central Asia,
however, depends largely on its relative weight compared to other
major powers interested in the region, namely Russia, the U.S., and
China. A geographic neighbour to Central Asia, China has taken an ever
increasing interest in the region since the former Soviet republics
became independent in 1991. Additional sources of energy, which China
needs to maintain its current level of economic growth, and the
prospect of an interesting market in the close vicinity of its less
developed Western province Xinjiang, are strong incentives for Beijing
to engage with Central Asia. In addition, China shares concerns about
political and religious extremism that it fears could spill over to
Muslim separatists in Xinjiang. How, then, do the European and the
Chinese perspectives on Central Asia relate to each other? Are the EU
and China natural competitors, or could they be possible partners, in
engaging with Central Asia?
Dr. SHAO Yuqun is an expert on Central Asia and China's Central Asia
policy. During her visiting fellowship at DIE in autumn 2007, she has
done extensive research on the European approach towards Central Asia.
Her lecture will present a comparative view of the Chinese and the
European Central Asia policies.
RSVP, acceptances only, by 3 December 2007, to gisela.kuhlmanndie-gdi.de
LECTURE- Drugs and Organized Crime, Filippo De Danieli, Nov 26, OSCE Centre in Dushanbe
Posted by: Payam Foroughi <payamforoughiaol.com>
Posted: 24 Nov 2007
LECTURE- Drugs and Organized Crime, Nov 26, OSCE Centre in Dushanbe
As part of its Open Lecture Series, the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe invites you to:
"Drugs, Political (Dis)order, and the Central Asian Borderlands: The
Case of Tajikistan"
By Mr. Filippo De Danieli, PhD Student, University of London, SOAS
Monday, 26 November, 2007, 4:15 PM
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe
12 Zikrullo Khajaev St.
Abstract: The emergence of criminal networks as actors of political
and economic processes is one of the un-intended consequences of
Soviet Collapse. Among the Central Asian republics, Tajikistan has
also been affected by this "criminalization syndrome". In his
presentation, De Danieli will highlight why since 1991 the former
Soviet Union, and Tajikistan in particular, has demonstrated a fertile
ground for establishing criminal activities, specifically drug
trafficking. De Danieli will explore the negative (and positive)
effects of the shadow economy on broader political-economic dynamics
of the newly created states of Tajikistan and its neighborhood, in
addition to the effectiveness of international counter-narcotics and
border-control policies practiced in the region.
Bio: Filippo De Danieli is pursuing a Doctorate from the University of
London, School of Oriental and African studies (SOAS). His research
emphasis is on "The Drugs-Development-State-building Nexus in
Tajikistan". In 2002, De Danieli completed a study at the University
of Padova titled: "El poder sin atajos ni fronteras del narcotrafico:
El caso de la coca en Colombia" ("The Absolute Power of
Narcotrafficking: The Case of Coca in Colombia"). In 2005, De Danieli
completed a Master's thesis at the University of Roma titled: "La
Nuova via Della Seta: Droga e Geopolitica in Asia Centrale-Il Caso del
Tajikistan" ("The New Silk Road: Drug and Geopolitics in Central
Asia-case of Tajikistan"). For the past eight months, De Danieli has
been conducting fieldwork in Tajikistan for his PhD dissertation,
three months of which has been in his capacity as Intern with the
OSCE. For this, De Danieli has conducted nearly 100 interviews with
Tajikistan's civil society, international organizations, academics,
journalists, and government officials.
PANEL/CFP- Panel on Education in Afghanistan at CIES Conference, Mar 17-21, New York
Posted by: Michael Sinclair <msinclairafg04yahoo.ca>
Posted: 20 Nov 2007
PANEL/CFP- Panel on Education in Afghanistan at CIES Conference, Mar 17-21, NYC
The theme of the 52nd Annual Conference of the Comparative and
International Education Society (CIES - http://www.cies.ws) is
"Gaining Educational Equity Around the World. The conference will
place special emphasis on educational equity within and among regions
and countries, focusing on the impact of factors such as gender, race,
ethnicity, income, wealth, disability, and urbanization.
Proposals are encouraged that address the measurement, extent,
origins, and solutions for gaining education equity on a local,
national, regional, and international scale." (See
http://www.tc.edu/academic/ITS/CIES/papers.htm for full details.)
Within this framework, I hope to organize (together with Steve Bahry
at OISE/UT in Toronto, Canada) a panel on "Education Reconstruction
Under Conditions and Legacy of War, Occupation and Poverty: The
Special Case of Afghanistan". Proposals could be on any educational
area or topic including about recent challenges and experiences since
2001. We especially welcome proposals on successful, flawed or failed
initiatives and innovations in the field that involve an analysis of
the reception of education programs by students, parents, teachers,
and the broader community. Submission of papers written by or
co-authored by colleagues from Afghanistan will be particularly welcomed.
A CIES panel typically comprises 3-4 papers and a discussant; and
regardless is allocated only 1.5 hours in the conference program.
Please also note that all presenters must be CIES members at the time
of registration for the conference (see http://cies.ws/membership.htm).
If you would like to suggest a paper for this panel, please submit the
following information by e-mail to:
msinclairafg04yahoo.ca, with cc to stephen.bahrygmail.com, NOT LATER
than Monday November 26, 2007. (The final deadline for CIES to
receive panel submissions is December 1, 2007.) IF you intend to
submit a proposal please, owing to the very short lead time, so advise
by e-mail right away, with a tentative title and a few explanatory
sentences. This would then make it easier for Steve Bahry and I to
consider all the proposals eventually received. (Incidentally, Steve
will not be participating in this panel, and at present I do not
intend to either, unless such would be necessary so as to have four
presenters.)
Name of Panel Presenter:
Institution & Title:
E-Mail Address:
Mailing Address:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Paper Title:
Abstract (200 words maximum):
Keywords (maximum 4):
Thank you for your consideration. Best wishes,
Michael Sinclair, Ph.D
Independent Scholar (Toronto)
LECTURE- Electoral Dynamics in Kyrgyzstan, 1995-2007, AUCA, Bishkek, Nov. 23
Posted by: Alexander I. Pugachev <pugachev_amail.auca.kg>
Posted: 19 Nov 2007
LECTURE- Electoral Dynamics in Kyrgyzstan, 1995-2007, AUCA, Bishkek, Nov. 23
Social Research Center at American University of Central Asia
(www.src.auca.kg) presents:
LECTURE: Electoral Dynamics in Kyrgyzstan, 1995-2007: Candidate Typology,
Accountability, and Competitiveness
Presenter: Mr. Fredrik M. Sjoberg, PhD Candidate at Uppsala University,
Sweden, and London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Time: 16.30, November 23rd , 2007
Venue: 232, AUCA (Main Building)
Language: English (Interpretation into Russian to be provided)
Abstract: Elections are held regularly in Kyrgyzstan, but to what extent are
they meaningful? Meaningful in the sense that the winner is not known
beforehand and that politicians are held accountable. Are there any
interesting patterns in terms of electoral competition or candidate
profiles, perhaps along the lines of urban/rural, north/south? Where have
parties been more prevalent and does that give us a hint of how the
proportional system will work. At a time when Kyrgyzstan is preparing for
new elections a study on the most recent elections, both parliamentary and
local, seems warranted.
Bio: Fredrik M. Sjoberg is a PhD Candidate at Uppsala University and London
School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is currently a visiting
research fellow at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. In March/April 2006 he was a
visiting research fellow at the Social Research Center, AUCA.
How to register: Please send e-mail to pssmail.auca.kg.
CONF./CFP- Archives in Oriental Studies, Moscow, May 21-23, 2008
Posted by: Alexander A. Stolyarov <astol007gattamelata.com>
Posted: 19 Nov 2007
CONF./CFP- Archives in Oriental Studies, Moscow, May 21-23, 2008
Dear Colleagues!
Orientalists' Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Asian and African Countries, Moscow State University
Russian State University for the Humanities
are holding the International Conference
"Archival Branch of Oriental Studies"
Moscow, May 21-23, 2008
Information Letter No. 1
The problems to be discussed at the Conference:
1. Source studies in archives as fundamental field of the native
Oriental studies.
2. Traditional and modern methods of handling the documents.
3. Oriental sources in the Russian and foreign archives: General
characteristics, description, cataloging, and safety.
4. Oriental MSS in Russian libraries and archives.
5. Studies of newly revealed in archives oriental documents and MSS.
Also at the Conference there will be:
- Roundtable on the problem of specialists training for working with
archival oriental documents;
- Presentations of periodical and reference media publishing archival
documents.
Deadline for sending your claims for participation and abstracts
(about 1 page) by electronic (Word editor) or ordinary mail is January
1, 2008.
Address of the Organising Committee:
Archival Publications Unit
History Department
Institute of Oriental Studies of the RAS
12, Rozhdestvenka str.
Moscow 103031
Russia
Tel.: +7 (495) 621 80 03; +7 (495) 628 57 64
Fax: +7 (495) 625 77 88
e-mail: dmivas46mail.ru
Organising Committee
of the International Conference
"Archival Branch of Oriental Studies"
Rostislav B. Rybakov (Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS) - chairman;
Vitaly Yu. Aphiani (Archive, RAS) - deputy chairman;
Alexander Sh. Kadyrbaev (Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS) - deputy chairman;
Alexander D. Vasilyev (Institute of Asian and African Countries, MSU)
- executive secretary;
D. Yu. Arapov (Historical Faculty, MSU)
V. V. Belyakov (Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS)
D. D. Vasilyev (Orientalists Society, RAS; Institute of Oriental
Studies, RAS; Russian State University for the Humanities)
G. V. Dluzhnevskaya (Institute for the History of Material Culture, RAS)
I. V. Zaitsev (Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS; M.I. Rudomino
All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature)
V. P. Kozlov (Federal Archive Agency)
T. V. Kotyukova (All-Russian Archival Science and Records Management
Research Institute)
A. P. Logunov (Russian State University for the Humanities)
M. E. Malevinskaya (Russian State Navy Archive)
M. S. Meier (Institute of Asian and African Countries, MSU)
V. S. Myasnikov (Russian Historians Archivists Society)
R. G. Pikhoya (Russian State Academy of State Service)
M. R. Ryzhenkov (Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts)
A. A. Stolyarov (Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS)
A. N. Khokhlov (Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS)
A. A. Chernobaev ("Istoricheskyi Arkhiv [Historical Archive]" magazine)
V. I. Sheremet (Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS)
SEMINAR- Free Market Economy in Afghanistan, Kabul, Nov. 21, 2007
Posted by: Guissou Jahangiri <openasiafrancegmail.com>
Posted: 19 Nov 2007
SEMINAR- Free Market Economy in Afghanistan, Kabul, Nov. 21, 2007
Armanshahr Foundation/OPEN ASIA in collaboration with the Centre
Culturel Français is honoured to invite you to its fourteenth monthly
(Year Two) public seminar "Goftegu":
The Free Market Economy in Afghanistan:
Challenges and Solutions
Speakers:
Mr. Seyyed Massoud (Professor of Economy University of Kabul)
Mr. Latif Pedram (Head of the National Congress of Afghanistan)
Discussant: Mr. Omid Afghan (Professor of Sociology, Pedagogical University)
Date and Time: 21 November 2007 at 14:00
Place: The French Cultural Center
(Istiqlal High School, Across from Kabul Town Hall)
For more information: Tel 0700 233 802
Email: armanshaharfoundationgmail.com
Free Entry. Seminar in Dari.
CONF.- Georgia: The Rose Revolution: Four Years Later, Columbia Univ., Nov. 30
Posted by: Alla Rachkov <ar2052columbia.edu>
Posted: 18 Nov 2007
CONF.- Georgia: The Rose Revolution: Four Years Later, Columbia Univ., Nov. 30
"The Rose Revolution: Four Years Later"
November 30th, 2007
9:30 am-5:00 pm
Columbia University in the City of New York
School of International and Public Affairs
420 West 118th Street, 15th Floor, Room 1501
Co-Sponsored by
The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
and The Center for Georgian Studies at The Harriman Institute
Advance Registration is Necessary
Please email Name and affiliation to SIWPS PA Molly D'Ambra
mmd2137columbia.edu
Agenda
9:30 am Welcome and Introduction
Panel I - Energy and Economic Development
9:45 am-11:15 am
Jonathan Elkind, EastLink Consulting, LLC and The Brookings Institution
Vasilii Rukhadze, Visiting Scholar, The Harriman Institute
Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff, Consultant, Business Climate Reform in Georgia
11:20 pm-12:20 pm Keynote Address by Richard Miles, Former U.S. Ambassador
to Georgia
12:20 pm-1:45 pm Break
Panel II - Georgia, Russia and Frozen Conflicts
1:45 pm-3:15 pm
Irakli Alasania, Georgian Ambassador to the United Nations
Robert Legvold, Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Soviet Foreign
Policy, Columbia University
Ken Yalowitz, Former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, Director, John Sloan
Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College
Panel III - Democratic Development Since the Rose Revolution
3:30 pm-5:00 pm
Christopher Walker, Freedom House
Nicholas Gvosdev, Editor, The National Interest
Stephen Jones, Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, Mount
Holyoke College
Lincoln Mitchell, Arnold A. Saltzman Professor in the Practice of
International Affairs, Columbia University
Alexander Sokolowski, Senior Political Process Advisor Bureau for Europe
and Eurasia, USAID
5:00 pm-6:00 pm Reception
The conference will also include an exhibition of photographs of the
Rose Revolution by Steve Weinberg and campaign posters from
that period from the collection of Lincoln Mitchell, located on the
4th Floor of the International Affairs Building.
CONF.- Central Asian Studies: History, Politics and Society, Dec. 14-16, 2007, Univ. of Tsukuba
Posted by: U. of Tsukuba Central Asia Conference <tsukubasan2007hotmail.co.jp>
Posted: 18 Nov 2007
CONF.- Central Asian Studies Conference, Dec. 14-16, 2007, Univ. of Tsukuba
Conference: Central Asian Studies: History, Politics and Society, December
14-16, 2007, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Organized by the University of Tsukuba, Stockholm University,
University of Tokyo and University of Cambridge
Tentative Programme
December 14 (Fri.), 2007
Key note speech:
Komatsu Hisao (University of Tokyo)
Panel 1. Politics: Transformation and challenges
1. Bakhtiyor Babadjanov (Institute of History, Academy of Sciences of
Uzbekistan)
"Post-Soviet Re-Islamisation in Central Asia: Problems and New
Perspectives of the Research"
2. Stéphane A. Dudoignon (CNRS, Paris)
"'Sorcerers' vs. 'Priests'? Towards a Typology of Spiritual
Authority in Soviet and Present-Day Tajikistan (1924-1997)"
3. Allen J. Frank (Independent scholar)
"Mass-Market Islamic Literature in Turkmenistan: Sources and Currents"
4. Parvis Mullajanov, Tajikistan (Public Committee for Democratic
Processes, Tajikistan)
"Contemporary Conflict Analyses: Methodology, Specifics and
Approaches on the case of Civil War in Tajikistan (1992 -1997)"
5. Michael Fredholm (Stockholm University, Sweden)
"Russia's Role in Transforming Central Asia"
December 15 (Sat.), 2007
Panel 2. History reconsidered
Moderator: Hisao Komatsu (University of Tokyo)
1. Tomohiko Uyama (SRC, University of Hokkaido)
"Reconsidering the Interactions between the Tsarist Administration
and Central Asian Intellectuals: Is the Orientalism Theory Viable?"
2. Muhlisabonu Kadyrova (Institute of Oriental Studies, Acad. of
Science of Uzbekistan)
"Khwaja Ahrar and the Ahrarids: the ways of formation of "the
sacred clan" in Central Mawarannahr"
3. Guljanat Kurmangalieva (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan)
"In the Light of Oral History: From Stalin to Gorbachev (Living
History of Central Asian People: The Case of Kyrgyzstan Project)"
4. Cloé Drieu (National Institute of Oriental Languages and
Civilisations/New Sorbonne University (Paris))
"Central Asian Fiction Films as a Tool for History"
5. Suchandana Chatterjee (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian
Studies, Kolkatta, India)
"The Prelude and the Interlude Narratives of Transfer of Power in
Bukhara, 1920-24"
Panel 3: Linguistic Policy and its Implications
Moderator: Merrick Tabor (University of Stockholm)
1. Birgit Schlyter (University of Stockholm)
"Uzbek Language Policy and the Ideology of National Independence"
2. Toshinobu Usuyama (University of Tsukuba)
"Russian Language in Kyrgyz Society (tentative)"
3. William Fierman (Indiana University)
"Language Situation in Kazakhstan (tentative)"
4. Rano Turaeva (Max Planc Institute)
"Language and Identity in Horezm Region of Uzbekistan (tentative)"
5. Eric Schluessel (Indiana University)
"The language situation in Xinjiang"
December 16, 2007
Panel 4. Sustainability and local institutions and networks
Moderator: Carole Faucher (University of Tsukuba)
1. Shaila Fennel (University of Cambridge)
"Historical Dimension of Biodiversity in Central Asia"
2. Sergei Abashin (Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russia)
"Family, clan community and Turgunboi: on Collective and Individual
a 'traditional' society"
3. Ilhan Sahin (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan)
"Clan and Kinship Networks according to the Oral Sources" (Living
History of Central Asian People: The Case of Kyrgyzstan Project)
4. Nicolas de Pedro (OPEX, Spain)
"Central Asia and the Human Security Paradigm"
5. Ariane Zavaco (Graduate School of Social Sciences (EHESS, Paris),
French Institute of Research in Iran (IFRI, Tehran)
"Defining Cultural Identity in Tajikistan: The Oriental Roots in Question"
6. Takeshi Kimura (University of Tsukuba)
"Considering the Sustainability and its Potentials"
Panel 5. International Relations of Central Asia
Moderator: Yuasa Takeshi (Institute of Defense Studies, Japan)
1. Timur Dadabaev (University of Tsukuba)
"Functionalist Paradigm and Cooperation Schemes in Central Asia (tentative)"
2. Arutyun Ulunyan (Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation)
"Central Asia: looking from Moscow. Experts' and academicians'
approach to regional situation"
3. Merrick Tabor (University of Stockholm)
N.A.
4. Farkhod Talipov (National University of Uzbekistan)
N.A.
5. Omarov Nur (Kyrghyz - Russian Slavic University, Kyrgyzstan),
"Sovremennoe sostoianie i perspektivy integratsionnykh protsessov v
Tsentral'noi Azii" (Current State of Affairs and Prospects of
Integration Processes in Central Asia)
6. Anita Sengupta (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies,
Kolkata, India)
"The Geopolitics of Political Space in Uzbekistan"
CASC 2007 Bureau
For more information see: http://centralasia.tsukuba.ac.jp
Tel/Fax +81-29.853.76.47
E-mail: tsukubasanhotmail.co.jp
ROUNDTABLE- Transpersonal Psychology in Kyrgyzstan, Aigine Research Center, Bishkek, Nov. 20, 2007
Posted by: Zemfira Inogamova <aigine.bishkekgmail.com>
Posted: 14 Nov 2007
ROUNDTABLE- Transpersonal Psychology in Kyrgyzstan, Aigine, Bishkek, Nov. 20
Aigine Research Center in Bishkek presents:
Second Roundtable on:
"Transpersonal Psychology in Kyrgyzstan: Development Perspectives"
Aigine Research Center, Bishkek, November 20, 2007.
The Roundtable is intended to discuss the recent visit of the Aigine
members to the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto,
California, USA. There will be a presentation of the film "Pilgrimage
to Boz Tektir Miraculous Plain among Mountains" and further discussion
of it in the light of transpersonal concepts.
The film is one of 5 documentary films made by Aigine Research Center
to preserve traditional spiritual practices and voice of traditional
practitioners.
Participants: Researchers on Religion and Culture & Psychologists &
Cultural Practitioners
Date and time: 11:00-13:30, Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Venue: Aigine Research Center, Toktogul St. 93, Bishkek
Language: Russian and Kyrgyz
Synopsis of the Roundtable: There is a strong folk belief in the
Kyrgyz traditional society that certain people are chosen for a
spiritual mission like healing, reciting epics, guarding sacred sites,
mediating between this world and other worlds; and that their health
is directly affected by their acceptance or rejection of this
spiritual mission. Learning transpersonal psychology could provide
scientific paradigms to help explain many cases which Aigine RC has
been observing in Talas and Issyk-Kul.
Aigine Cultural Research Center (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) was founded in
2004 and takes as its mission: study and preservation of the natural
and cultural heritage and diversity of Kyrgyzstan; investigation of
unknown aspects of cultural and natural phenomena, seeking points of
rapprochement and interconnection among esoteric knowledge and
science, nature and culture, tradition and innovation, West and East,
and other experiences often felt to be in opposition.
Aigine Research Center
Toktogul St. 93
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Tel.: +996 (312) 666966 / 667673
Fax: +996 (312) 667674
E-mail: aigine.bishkekgmail.com
CONF./CFP- Wider Black Sea: International and Regional Security, Yerevan, 01/08
Posted by: Khachik Gevorgyan <iranistyahoo.co.uk>
Posted: 14 Nov 2007
CONF./CFP- Wider Black Sea: International and Regional Security, Yerevan, 01/08
Call for Papers (CFP) for the upcoming international conference
entitled "Wider Black Sea: Perspectives for International and Regional
Security", organized by Armenian International Policy Research Group
(AIPRG) and scheduled to take place on January 12-13, 2008 in Yerevan,
Armenia. The event is co-sponsored by the OSCE, NATO and Yerevan State
University Graduate Union. The conference aims at enhancing the debate
on the concept of the Wider Black Sea, involving international and
regional academic and political circles: bringing together differing
evaluations and views on the Wider Black Sea to pave a way for
discussing security perspectives in the light of a possible
political-military strategy; as well as discussing the compatibility
of Armenia's Foreign policy and security strategy with the concept of
the Wider Black Sea region and the NATO strategy.
The guest speaker of the Conference is
Matthew Bryza,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, USA.
Paper submissions are expected in the following areas:
1. The notion of the Wider Black Sea: security, political and economic
heritage
- The concept of the Wider Black Sea
- Security, political and economic components
2. Institutional and global challenges for the Wider Black Sea region
- The Wider Black Sea as a station on the way to EU and NATO
- A shared strategy towards the Wider Black Sea
3. The possible institutional role of the Wider Black Sea in conflict
resolution process (Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and
Transnistria)
4. Perspectives of different regional organizations and initiatives in
the light of the Wider Black Sea
- Wider Black Sea: an alternative or supplementary framework to
different regional organizations and initiatives
- Correlation between the notions of Wider Black Sea and post-Soviet space
5. Viewing the Wider Black Sea from Armenia
Applicants should sent Abstracts or Papers with their contact
information and institutional affiliation to conferenceaiprg. net.
The application deadline is November 30, 2007. The selection committee
will notify all applicants by December 10, 2007. Please check our
website: http://www.aiprg. net (Conferences & Seminars) for
conference-related updates, a detailed program listing, and
registration information. If you have any questions please feel free
to contact: infoaiprg.net
Sincerely, AIPRG Team
AIPRG Yerevan Office
50 Nalbandyan Str., Suite 16
Yerevan 0010, Armenia
Phone: (+374 10) 528 723
Email: infoaiprg.net
LECTURE- 18th Annual Nava'i Lecture in Central Asian Studies, Sean Roberts, Washington, DC
Posted by: Ctr. for Eurasian, Russian & European Studies <ceresgeorgetown.edu>
Posted: 14 Nov 2007
LECTURE- 18th Annual Nava'i Lecture in Central Asian Studies, Sean Roberts
CERES
Center for Eurasian, Russian and European Studies
Georgetown University
presents
The Eighteenth Annual Nava'i Lecture in Central Asian Studies
Abandoned in a Geopolitical Quagmire: The Uyghurs of Central Asia in
the Post-9/11 Era
with
Dr. Sean Roberts,
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Central Asian Studies
6:00 PM
November 29, 2007
Riggs Library
Georgetown University
Reception will follow the lecture
Click Here to RSVP
The lecture focuses on the fate of the stateless Uyghur nation of
Central Asia, both in former Soviet states and in China, following the
tragic events of September 11, 2001. Since the terrorist attacks on
New York's World Trade Center's twin towers, the Uyghurs have
virtually lost all international support for their tenuous position as
a minority under siege in the Xinjiang region of the People's Republic
of China. While the Uyghurs' situation in China is much like that of
the Tibetans, the Chinese state's assertions that the Uyghurs'
independence movement is a radical Islamic terrorist threat has meant
in the present global context that the international community has
more or less abandoned the Uyghurs, whose homeland is part of China
bordering on the post-Soviet Central Asian states. The talk explores
this abandonment in the context of the Uyghurs' difficult historical
engagement with geopolitics and their position in the post-9/11 world
order. The lecture's conclusions provide insights into the emergent
geopolitical context facilitated by America's "Global War on Terror"
as well as reflections on the persistent relevance of the nation-state
in an increasingly globalizing world.
Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University
Box 571031, ICC 111
Washington, DC 20057-1031
Ph. 202.687.6080
Fax. 202.687.5829
ceres.georgetown.edu
LECTURE- Global Recession and Oil Policy, Ustina Markus, CARC, Almaty, Nov. 14, 2007
Posted by: Galina Bityukova <gbityukovabilim.kz>
Posted: 9 Nov 2007
LECTURE- Global Recession and Oil Policy, U. Markus, CARC, Almaty, Nov 14, 2007
Corporate Educational Foundation "Bilim-Central Asia"
Central Asian Resource Center
With the Support of Higher Education Support Program and Special and
Extension Projects Office of the Central European University
Invites University level teaching scholars and researchers as well as
interested persons to take part in Lecture & Discussion Series. Our
next lecture is:
"Global Recession and Oil Policy"
Lecturer:
Professor Ustina Markus
The Department of Political Science
KIMEP
Time: Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 17.00-18.00
Location: Tulebaeva street 31, (the corner of Makataeva street, main entry,
first floor), Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Contact person: Galina Bityukova, gbityukovabilim.kz, tel.: 7 (7272) 59 76 18.
DISCUSSION- Afghanistan: Glass Half Empty or Half Full?, Nov. 13, 2007, New York
Posted by: Asia Society <policyasiasoc.org>
Posted: 6 Nov 2007
DISCUSSION- Afghanistan: Glass Half Empty or Half Full?, Nov. 13, 2007, N.Y.
Asia Society cordially invites you to a morning discussion
Afghanistan: Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
A Conversation with
Barnett Rubin
Director of Studies and Senior Fellow
Center on International Cooperation, New York University
Analyses of the international efforts to help rebuild Afghanistan
present conflicting reviews. While the country has come a long way in
the last six years and reached several milestones since the toppling
of the Taliban in 2001, there are many areas that require immediate
attention for the long-term success of the country. The efforts that
started with great potential—an international campaign to help
war-torn Afghanistan's reconstruction and development efforts and
create a free, democratic state seem to be under serious strain, if
not crisis. A booming drug economy, a weak central government, and a
resurgent insurgent force committed to undo the gains of the past six
years continue to pose a real threat to the Karzai government. Please
join us for a briefing with one of the world's leading experts on
Afghanistan to discuss the political uncertainty, the deteriorating
security situation, the status of the on-going reconstruction and
rebuilding, and the status of the international community's assistance
to Afghanistan, among other pertinent issues.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
8:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast and Registration
8:30 - 9:30 AM Program
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue at 70th Street, New York City
Policy programs at the Asia Society are generously supported by the
Nicholas Platt Endowment for Public Policy.
Purchase tickets: $7 Members, $7 Students, $12 Nonmembers
Online: http://tickets.asiasociety.org
By Phone: (M-F 10am to 5pm) 212-517-ASIA (2742)
CONF./CFP: AIPRG Annual Conference, May 17-18, 2008, Washington, DC
Posted by: Nicole Vartanian <nevart2000yahoo.com>
Posted: 6 Nov 2007
CONF./CFP: AIPRG Annual Conference, May 17-18, 2008, Washington, DC
"Looking Forward: Global Competitiveness of the Armenian Economy"
AIPRG Annual Conference
May 17-18, 2008, Washington, DC
Call for Papers
The Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG) will hold its
Annual Conference on the economy of Armenia on May 17-18, 2008, at the
World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC.
After more than a decade of transition from planned to market-based
economy, Armenia undertook important reforms and experienced high
rates of economic growth in recent years. In order to sustain this
growth and ensure further economic development, the country will need
to design and implement second-generation reforms based on lessons
learned during this transition and aimed at: (i) solidifying the
achievements of the transition period; (ii) ensuring a fair and level
playing field for private sector development; (iii) choosing strategic
directions for the country's export-oriented branches of the economy;
and (iv) laying foundations for future development by strengthening
institutions and modernizing social sectors, especially public education.
Submitted papers may broadly address the following topics:
* Raising competitiveness of the Armenian private sector
* Trends in productivity and the impact of government policies
* Impact of exchange rate fluctuations on growth and exports
* The role of education and the challenges of modernizing the education sector
* Financial markets and institutions
* Market structure and competition
* Trade and developments in Telecom and Transportation
* Role of the Diaspora
* Role of science and technology in development
* Challenges of public sector governance in the new era
* Strategic sectors for the country's future: export-oriented
manufacturing, IT, services, among others
Prospective authors should email their abstracts (outlining the main
directions of intended research, no longer than 1-2 pages) to
<annual_conferenceaiprg.net> by December 15, 2007. The Selection
Committee will notify authors of accepted abstracts by December 28,
2007. The deadline for drafts is April 1 and for completed papers is
April 28, 2008.
Select papers will be considered for publication in the Armenian
Journal of Public Policy (AJPP). A small grant covering travel
expenses and a small honorarium is available to a subset of papers
accepted for publication. Authors from Armenia are encouraged to
apply. The official language of the conference is English. For more
information on AIPRG please visit http://www.aiprg.net. Any further
questions regarding the conference may be directed to
<annual_conferenceaiprg.net>.
The conference is supported by the Government of Armenia and sponsored
by the World Bank, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the
US Agency for International Development (USAID).
LECTURE- Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in the Kyrgyz Republic, Nov. 8
Posted by: Alexander I. Pugachev <pugachev_amail.auca.kg>
Posted: 6 Nov 2007
LECTURE- Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in the Kyrgyz Republic, Nov. 8
Social Research Center at American University of Central Asia
(www.src.auca.kg) presents:
Lecture: Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in the Kyrgyz Republic
Presenter: Zarylbek Kudabaev, Professor, Doctor in Economics
Date and time: 4 p.m., November 8, 2007
Venue: room 232, AUCA (Main Building)
Language: Russian
Abstract: In his presentation, Dr. Kudabaev will consider methodology of
poverty assessment in the Kyrgyz Republic. The report will reflect figures
on alleviation of extreme poverty. It will be argued that the increase of
average income affects the poverty more than the redistribution of
resources. In addition, the strategy of direct support of the poorest
population and conditions for poverty reduction will be addressed.
Bio: Dr. Kudabaev is a Doctor in Economics and Candidate of Physics and
Mathematics Sciences. He graduated from School of Central
Scientific-Research Institute of Metallurgy, Moscow, Russia. Dr. Kudabaev is
author of two books, number of articles, and participant of many
international conferences on Economics, Statistic and Physic. Currently, he
is a head of Economics Department at the American University of Central
Asia.
How to register: Please RSVP to pssmail.auca.kg, giving your name and
institution.
ROUNDTABLE- Islam in Central Asia: Perspectives from the Field, SRC, AUCA, Bishkek, Oct. 30
Posted by: Aida Alymbaeva <alymbaeva_aimail.auca.kg>
Posted: 4 Nov 2007
ROUNDTABLE- Islam in Central Asia: Perspectives from the Field, Bishkek, Oct 30
[NOTE: This notice reached CEL after the fact, but we pass on the
information for the benefit of those interested in the topic. Those
interested in this event may request a summary from SRC-AUCA. --CEL]
The Social Research Center (www.src.auca.kg) at American University of Central
Asia presents:
ROUNDTABLE: Islam in Central Asia: Perspectives from the Field
PRESENTERS:
Dr. John Schoeberlein, Director, Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus,
Harvard University
Dr. Kadyr Malikov, PhD in Islamic Studies, Madrid University, Researcher,
Institute for Strategic Aanlysis, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavonic University,
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Eren Murat Tasar, PhD candidate, History Department, Harvard University,
Visiting Research Fellow, SRC, AUCA
Baris Isci, PhD candidate, Anthropology Department, Washington
University in St. Louis, Visiting Research Fellow, SRC, AUCA
TIME: 15:00, October 30, 2007
VENUE: Room 315, AUCA (Main Building)
LANGUAGE: Russian-English
Synopses:
In his presentation, Dr. John Schoeberlein will consider the clash
between analytical frameworks used to study Islam in Central Asia and
the realities of lived and practiced Islam. He will address the impact
of these analytical frameworks on the way that scholars have analyzed
Islam's role (both in the West and in Soviet/post-Soviet scholarship),
as well as the way that this has influenced policy-making, both in the
region and outside of it. In particular, he will explore how Islamic
practices are believed to intersect with politics. He will also
consider briefly how these understandings, and ensuing policies, have
in turn influenced social practice related to Islam.
Eren Murat Tasar will discuss Islam and the Soviet period. By the end
of the Soviet period, both the Communist Party and the Soviet
government had developed a well-established vocabulary and apparatus
for describing and managing practices identified as "Islamic" in the
Union's territory. He will look at the nature of this apparatus, how
it developed over the Soviet period, and its pre-Soviet roots. His
approach will be broad and comparative, touching upon the management
of religion in the Russian and Ottoman empires, as well as in colonial
South Asia under the British. The key influences and mechanisms
borrowed from these states will be outlined alongside their importance
for the development of institutions and concepts in the Soviet period
related to Islam.
Baris Isci will touch upon dynamics of Islamization in Kyrgyzstan. The
Kyrgyz people have long been considered the least "religious" of
Muslim Central Asians, and have been called "ignorant" and even
"atheist" by Soviet officials and scholars, foreign Muslims,
politicians, Western researchers, local religious authorities, and
even by the Kyrgyz themselves. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union,
however, the Kyrgyz Muslims have been displaying a growing interest in
Islam. In the relatively liberal religious realm that followed lifting
of restrictions on religious expression, various groups and
individuals have made it their main project to make "nominal" Muslim
Kyrgyz into "true" Muslims. Who are these competing claimants to
religious authority? What strategies, practices and resources do they
deploy to Islamize the Kyrgyz, and how do the Kyrgyz people respond to
these initiatives? In her presentation, she aims to address these
issues first by sketching a typology of Islamic groups operating in
Bishkek. Then, she will focus on a particular Islamic group that has
been one of the major actors operating in the capital.
In his presentation entitled "Features of Islamic Political Process in
Kyrgyzstan: Religious Resource as a Factor of Threat or as One of the
Elements of State Development?", Dr. Kadyr Malikov will brief on
general tendencies of contemporary Islamic political process in
Kyrgyzstan and its interaction with other political systems. Dr.
Malikov will touch upon the problem of interrelationship of Islam and
democracy from theological point of view by specifying common views
and disagreements. He will also consider the instruments of state
regulation of this interrelationship at three levels: state, society
and believers.
For more information, please contact Social Research Center (www.src.auca.kg).
LECTURE- Prisoner Women in Azerbaijan, CRRC-Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 3, 2007
Posted by: Rena Rzayeva <renacrrc.az>
Posted: 3 Nov 2007
LECTURE- Prisoner Women in Azerbaijan, CRRC-Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 3, 2007
[NOTE: This posting was received with delay. We send it for the
information of those who may be interested in the topic. --CEL]
Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC)–Azerbaijan, a Program of the
Eurasia Foundation invites is pleased to invite you to the
presentation of findings of CRRC Research Fellowship project "The Role
of Ethics and Current Attitudes towards Prisoner Women in Azerbaijan:
Society and Family Context", conducted by Prof. Dr. Fuad Mammadov,
CRRC Research Fellow 2006, professor at the Academy of Public
Administration under the President of Azerbaijan Republic.
The format of the training is: The presentation will be conducted in
Azerbaijani. Questions can be delivered both in Azerbaijani and Russian.
Overview: This presentation will discuss research results of the
research project conducted under CRRC auspices, which aimed to study
the relationship of prisoner women with their families in Azerbaijan
and evaluate the attitudes and norms existing in the society towards them.
The presentation will cover the problems of prisoner women, current
available opportunities in our society for them, new suggestions to
solve their problems and stimulate the improvement of their situation.
The level of necessary conditions to return prisoner women to normal
life after their release will be brought up for analysis.
Dr. Fuad Mammadov is currently a professor at The Academy of Public
Administration under the President of Azerbaijan Republic. He is the
President of "SIMURG" Association of Culture of Azerbaijan and a
chairman of the International Forum “The Culture of Civil Society”.
Prof. Mammadov is the author of more than 150 works on history and
theory of culture and science, including monographs, books, manuals
and collections, such as "Cultural science" (2002), "Assistance to
formation of a new cultural policy in Azerbaijan" (2001), "Culture of
Norway in a context of a world civilization" (2000), "What is the
culture of Peace?" (2002) and others. Since 2003 up to now he is the
representative of World Association of Nongovernmental Organizations
(WANGO) in Azerbaijan. Dr. Mammadov gave speeches and presented his
works for various audiences in Russia, Germany, Romania, Georgia,
Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Costa Rica, Norway, United States, Thailand,
Korea, and France.
Time and place of event: Saturday, November 3, 2007, 10:00 – 11:00 at
Western University, Istiqlaliyyat str., 27, 1st floor. Baku,
Azerbaijan. Please RSVP by November 2, 2007, 4 pm by writing to Ms.
Rena Rzayeva at renacrrc.az, mentioning your affiliation and interests.
CONF.- Armenia, Georgia, Iran: Common Cultural Heritage, Yerevan, 6 Nov. 2007
Posted by: Khachik Gevorgyan <iranistyahoo.co.uk>
Posted: 3 Nov 2007
CONF.- Armenia, Georgia, Iran: Common Cultural Heritage, Yerevan, 6 Nov. 2007
Workshop
Tuesday, 6 November, 2007
10.00-17.00
Venue: Arya International University,
18/2 Shahamiryanneri str., Yerevan
Arya International University in collaboration with the Armenian
Association for Academic Partnership and Support, and with the
financial support of the Cultural Centre of the Embassy of the Islamic
Republic of Iran in Armenia organise a workshop on the following
topic: "Iran, Armenia, Georgia: Common Cultural Heritage". Among
speakers are Prof. Dr. Garnik Asatrian, Prof. Dr. Jamshid Giunashvili,
Prof. Dr. George Sanikidze, Dr. Reza Atufi and others. The workshop
will mainly address the following issues:
1. The philosophy and the understanding of the idea of common culture
in the region.
2. The evidence of common material and spiritual cultures in the region.
3. Armenians in Georgia and Iran.
4. Georgians in Armenia and Iran.
5. Iranians in Armenia and Georgia.
6. The making of culture in our days.
7. Cultural interaction in progress: the future perspectives.
CONF./CFP- Contemporary Mongolia, Vancouver, 15-17 Nov 2008
Posted by: Central-Eurasia-Lfas.harvard.edu
Posted: 3 Nov 2007
CONF./CFP- Contemporary Mongolia, Vancouver, 15-17 Nov 2008
Posted by: Julian Dierkes <mongoliadierkes.net>
Upcoming Conference:
"Contemporary Mongolia - Transitions, Development and Social Transformations"
November 15-17, 2008
Vancouver, Canada
Call for Presentation Proposals
In the year of the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between
Canada and Mongolia, a major conference will be organized under the
auspices of the Program on Inner Asia at the Institute of Asian
Research of the University of British Columbia.
Spread over two days, academic discussions will focus on developments
in Mongolia in the areas of research on:
1. agricultural economics/pastoralism,
2. ecosystems,
3. education,
4. health,
5. mining and economic development,
6. politics and international relations,
7. religion, and
8. transition studies.
The third day of the conference will be devoted to
roundtable-discussions of an outlook for contemporary Mongolia.
We are now calling for proposals for presentations at this conference.
Interested scholars should email their presentation proposals of no
more than 250 words in English to mongoliadierkes.net by January 18, 2008.
The proposal should be accompanied by a curriculum vitae or a brief
biographical note. URLs for on-line CVs may also be substituted for this.
The proposal should identify which of the 8 broad areas of research
identified above the proposal would fall under. Proposed presentations
should be based on empirical research focused on contemporary Mongolia
in all disciplines of the social sciences, broadly conceived. The
presentations should engage with the scholarly literature in a given field.
Presentations on comparative research (including research on the Inner
Mongolian Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China) are
very welcome, although the presentation itself should focus on Mongolia.
Proposals from junior scholars (including advanced PhD candidates) and
from Mongolian scholars would be especially welcome.
Proposals that are accepted will lead to an invitation to the speaker
to participate, including funding for transport to and accommodations
in Vancouver. Speakers would be expected to circulate a paper ahead of
the conference.
For more information, please contact Dr. Julian Dierkes, Co-ordinator,
Program on Inner Asia, Institute of Asian Research, UBC at
mongoliadierkes.net or see
http://www.iar.ubc.ca/programs/InnerAsia/mongolia_conf2008.html.
CONF.- Rashid Al-din as an Agent and Mediator of Crosspollinations, London, Nov 8-9
Posted by: H. J. Cook <h.cookucl.ac.uk>
Posted: 3 Nov 2007
CONF.- Rashid Al-din as Agent & Mediator of Crosspollinations, London, Nov 8-9
[NOTE: This notice was unfortunately delayed and the registration deadline
has passed, but the conference materials may be available later. --CEL]
Rashid Al-din as an Agent and Mediator of Crosspollinations
In Religion, Medicine, Science and Art
London 8 - 9 November 2007
Please note that participation is free, but registration is required.
Last date of registration is: October 31, 2007.
For registration please contact Elizabeth Witchell at the Warburg Institute
Tel: (020) 7862-8949 - email: Elizabeth.Witchellsas.ac.uk
Programme: <http://warburg.sas.ac.uk/islamtibet/rashid.html>
CONF.- 20th Annual Georgian Studies Day, London, 14 Nov. 2007
Posted by: Tamara Dragadze <dragadzeukaol.com>
Posted: 3 Nov 2007
CONF.- 20th Annual Georgian Studies Day, London, 14 Nov. 2007
"Georgia: Past, Present and Future"
Anniversary Celebration of 20th Annual Georgian Studies Day
Organised by the Embassy of Georgia, University of Westminster and the
co-founder and convenor of the Annual GSD - Dr. Tamara Dragadze
To be held at the University of Westminster,
115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW
Wednesday, 14th November 2007
Programme
9.30 - Registration
10.00 Dr. Tamara Dragadze: Opening remarks
10.10 H.E. Gela Charkviani: Ambassador's overview
10.35 H.E. Giorgi Manjgaladze, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Keynote speech: How secure is Georgia? (t.b.c.)
11.00 Mr. Risto Talas (former convener): Annual Georgian Studies Day's move
to Lloyds Old Library; Insurance business in Georgia
11.20 Coffee Break
11.40 H.E. Denis Corboy (Kings College and Former EU Envoy): International
Relations; internal factors
12.00 Professor Neil MacFarlane (Oxford University): International Relations;
external factors
12.20 Professor Peter Lydyard (Westminster and UCL): Bacterio-phage and the
unique Phage Institute in Georgia
12.40 Professor Nino Porakishvili (University of Westminster): Distance
Learning in Georgia
1-2 Lunch
2.00 Mr. David Magradze (BP): The pipeline impact on Georgia
2.15 Ms. Eka Iakobashvili (Prison Reform International and Essex University):
Human Rights and legal reform in Georgia past, present and future
2.30 Mr. Michael Church: Tourism in Georgia
2.45 Ms. Maka Bakradze: Georgian Arts and Culture in London,UK
3.00 Mr. Peter Nasmyth: Georgian slide show
3.30 Tea
Work in Progress Reports
3.50 St. Gregory's and Mkurnali charity work with street children
(Tamara Dragadze)
4.00 Bristol Tbilisi Twinning
4.10 Newport Kutaisi Twinning
4.20 Georgian Banking update
4.30 British-Georgian Chamber of Commerce in London
4.40 Professor Michael Vickers on Archaeology work update
4.50 H.E. Stephen Nash on British-Georgian Society
5.00 Michael Bloom: Georgian folk singing in the UK
5.10 Any other business including next year's tentative GSD date
5.20 RECEPTION (with special comment on Georgian wines and singing from
Maspindzeli Choir)
Your name must be given in advance, for University security policy,
to: p.lydyarducl.ac.uk
LECTURE- The Greek Community of Armenia, AUA, Yerevan, Oct. 30
Posted by: Khachik Gevorgyan <iranistyahoo.co.uk>
Posted: 30 Oct 2007
LECTURE- The Greek Community of Armenia, AUA, Yerevan, Oct. 30
Public lecture
The Greek Community of Armenia
Presented by
Dr. Marine Mkhitaryan
Tuesday, October 30, 18:00
Dr. Marine Mkhitaryan works for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and is a
Board Member of Yerevan City Greek Community and a Lecturer at the French
University in Armenia where she teaches courses on intercultural and cross-
functional management. Dr. Mkhitaryan worked in Greece while conducting
postdoctoral studies in the field of archaeology, ancient history and culture.
She is a graduate of the Department of Physics of Yerevan State University and
she earned her Ph.D. from the Institute of Physics. During the lecture Dr.
Mkhitaryan will discuss the past and current situation of national minorities,
mainly of the Greek community, in Armenia, present Armenian-Greek relationships
and introduce the book "Not Even My Name" about the Pontic Greeks in the
Ottoman Empire.
Admission is Free
American University of Armenia,
Small Auditorium, 5th Floor
The lecture will be given in Armenian with simultaneous translation in English
For further information, please contact the
Graduate School of Political Science and
International Affairs at 51-26-77
Sincerely yours,
Khachik Gevorgyan
TALK- Muslim Cultural Reform in Rural Russia, James Meyer, Columbia, Nov. 1
Posted by: James H. Meyer <jhm2133columbia.edu>
Posted: 30 Oct 2007
TALK- Muslim Cultural Reform in Rural Russia, James Meyer, Columbia, Nov. 1
On the Educational Front Lines: Muslim Cultural Reform in
Rural Russia, 1890-1910
James H. Meyer, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harriman Institute
Thursday, 01 November 2007, 6:00pm-7:30pm
1219 International Affairs Building
420 W. 118th St. 12th Floor
http://russia-islam.harrimaninstitute.org/events.html
Dr. James H. Meyer
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harriman Institute
Columbia University
CONF.- Revisiting Perestroika, Univ. of Helsinki - Programme Available Online
Posted by: Aleksanteri Institute 7th Annual Conference <aleksanteri7gmail.com>
Posted: 30 Oct 2007
CONF.- Revisiting Perestroika, Univ. of Helsinki - Programme Available Online
Seventh Annual Aleksanteri Conference
Revisiting Perestroika - Processes and Alternatives
November 29 - December 1, 2007
The Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland
http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/conference2007
The political foundation for the reforms of perestroika, whose outcome
was to seal the fate of the USSR, was laid in Mikhail Gorbachev's
"basic theses" presented to the Central Committee of the CPSU in 1987.
Twenty years down that road which led to the demise of an entire way
of life and the re-constellation of the international system,
Helsinki's Aleksanteri Institute is hosting an intellectual forum to
revisit this era of dramatic changes. The central aim of the 7th
Annual Conference is to reassess the perestroika epoch, its causes and
effects, while considering alternative perspectives and paths not taken.
The preliminary Conference programme is published in the following address:
http://www.aleksanteri.helsinki.fi/freereg/list.php
The observers and the wider public are asked to register beforehand in
the following address:
http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/conference2007/registration.htm
Aleksanteri Institute
Conference secretariat
fcree-aleksconfhelsinki.fi
Unioninkatu 33 (P.O. Box 42)
00014 University of Helsinki
phone +358-(0)9-191 28616
fax +358-(0)9-191 28616
CONF./CFP- ASN 2008 Convention (Deadline Reminder: November 1)
Posted by: Dominique Arel <dareluottawa.ca>
Posted: 25 Oct 2007
CONF./CFP- ASN 2008 Convention (Deadline Reminder: November 1)
***Deadline Reminder: 1 November 2007***
Call for Papers
"Nation, Identity, Conflict, and the State"
13th Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
International Affairs Building,
Columbia University, NY
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
10-12 April 2008
Contact information:
proposals must be submitted to:
dareluottawa.ca and darelasngmail.com
100+ panels on the Balkans, Central Europe and the Baltics, Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Central Asia and Eurasia, the Caucasus,
Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kurdistan, China and surrounding countries
**INCLUDING a Special Section on Theoretical Approaches to Nationalism**
THEMATIC Panels on
Islam and Politics, Genocide and Ethnic Violence, Anthropology of
Identity, Citizenship and Nationality, Religion, Language Politics,
Conflict Resolution, Autonomy, Gender, EU Integration, Diaspora and many more
AWARDS for Best Doctoral Student Pape
AND the Screening and Discussion
of **New Films/Documentaries**
The ASN Convention, the most attended international and
inter-disciplinary scholarly gathering of its kind, welcomes
proposals on a wide range of topics related to national identity,
nationalism, ethnic conflict, state-building and the study of empires
in Central/Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Balkans,
Eurasia, and adjacent areas. Disciplines represented include
political science, history, anthropology, sociology, international
studies, economics, geography, sociolinguistics, psychology, and
related fields.
The Convention also features a section devoted to theoretical
approaches to nationalism, from any of the disciplines listed above.
The papers in this section need not be grounded in an area of the
former Communist bloc usually covered by ASN, provided that the
issues examined are relevant to a truly comparative understanding of
nationalism-related issues. In this vein, we are welcoming
theory-focused and comparative proposals, rather than specific case
studies from outside Central/Eastern Europe and Eurasia. A dozen
panels are expected to be featured in the Nationalism section.
Since 2005, the ASN Convention has acknowledged excellence in
graduate studies research by offering Awards for Best Doctoral
Student Papers in five sections: Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus, Central
Asia/Eurasia, Central Europe, Balkans, and Nationalism Studies. The
winners at the 2006 Convention were Tammy Lynch (Boston U, History,
Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus), Judith Beyer (Anthropology, Max Planck
Institute for Social Anthropology, Central Asia/Eurasia), Zsuzsanna
Magdo (U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, History, Central Europe),
Connie Robinson (New School U, Sociology, Balkans), and Wendy
Pearlman (Harvard U, Political Science, Nationalism). Doctoral
student applicants whose proposals will be accepted for the 2008
Convention, who have not defended their dissertation by 1 November
2007, and whose paper is delivered by the deadline, will
automatically be considered for the awards.
The 2008 Convention is also inviting submissions for documentaries or
feature films made within the past few years and available in VHS or
DVD format. Most films selected for the convention will be screened
during regular panel slots and will be followed by a discussion
moderated by an academic expert. Films on the 2007 Program included
the Oscar-nominated My Country, My Country (US, 2007), Vukovar-Final
Cut (Serbia and Montenegro, 2006), A Lesson of Belarusian (Poland,
2006), Orange Revolution (US, 2007) and Final Solution (India, 2005).
The 2008 Convention invites proposals for INDIVIDUAL PAPERS or
PANELS. A panel includes a chair, three presentations based on
written papers, and a discussant. Proposals using an innovative
format are encouraged. Examples of new formats include a roundtable
on a new book, in which the author is being engaged by three
discussants (nine book panels were featured in the 2007 Convention);
a debate between two panelists over a critical research or policy
question, following rules of public debating; or special
presentations based on original papers where the number of
discussants is equal to or greater than the number of presenters.
Other innovative formats are also welcome.
The 2008 Convention is also welcoming offers to serve as DISCUSSANT
on a panel to be created by the program committee from individual
paper proposals. The application to be considered as discussant can
be self-standing, or accompanied by an individual paper proposal.
There is NO APPLICATION FORM to fill out in order to send proposals
to the convention, EXCEPT FOR A FACT SHEET THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT
www.nationalities.org. All proposals and fact sheets must be sent by
email to Dominique Arel at both dareluottawa.ca and darelasngmail.com.
INDIVIDUAL PAPER PROPOSALS must include the name, email and
affiliation of the author, a postal address for paper mail, the title
of the paper, a 500-word abstract and a 100-word biographical
statement that includes full references of your last or forthcoming
publication, if applicable. Graduate students must indicate the title
of their dissertation and year of projected defense. They can also
submit the full references of a recent or forthcoming publication.
PANEL PROPOSALS must include the title of the panel, a chair, three
paper-givers with the title of their papers, and a discussant; the
name, affiliation, email, postal address and 100-word biographical
statements of each participant and include full references of their
last or forthcoming publication, if applicable. Graduate students can
indicate the title of their dissertation and year of projected defense.
PROPOSALS FOR FILMS OR VIDEOS must include the name, email and
affiliation of the author, a postal address for paper mail, the
title, a 500-word abstract of the film/video and a 100-word
biographical statement.
PROPOSALS USING AN INNOVATIVE FORMAT must include the title of the
panel, the names, emails, affiliations, postal addresses, 100-word
biographical statements of each participant (same specifications as
above) and a discussion on the proposed format.
INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS TO SERVE AS DISCUSSANT must include the name,
email, affiliation, postal address, a paragraph on the areas that the
applicant has expertise to serve as a discussant, and a 100-word
biographical statement (same specifications as above).
All proposals must be included IN THE BODY OF A SINGLE EMAIL, except
for the Fact Sheet that must be attached. Attachments other than the
Fact Sheet will be accepted only if they repeat the content of the
email message/proposal, and if all the information is contained IN A
SINGLE ATTACHMENT. The reception of all proposals will be
acknowledged electronically (with some delay during deadline week,
due to the high volume of proposals).
Participants are responsible for covering all travel and
accommodation costs. Unfortunately, ASN has no funding available for panelists.
An international Program Committee will be entrusted with the
selection of proposals. Applicants will be notified in December 2007
or January 2008. Information regarding registration costs and other
logistical questions will be communicated afterwards.
The full list of panels from last year's convention, for the
geographical and thematic sections, and the section on Theories of
Nationalism, can be accessed at
http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2007_final_program.pdf.
The film lineup can be accessed at
http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2007_film.pdf.
<http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2007_film.pdf>
The programs from past conventions, going back to 2001, are also
online at www.nationalities.org.
Several dozen publishers and companies have had exhibits and/or
advertised in the Convention Program in past years. Due to
considerations of space, advertisers and exhibitors are encouraged to
place their order early. For information, please contact Convention
Executive Director Gordon N. Bardos (gnb12columbia.edu).
We look forward to receiving your proposal!
The Convention organizing committee:
Dominique Arel, ASN President
Gordon N. Bardos, Executive Director
David Crowe, ASN Chair of Advisory Board
Sherrill Stroschein, Program Chair
Deadline for proposals: 1 November 2007 (to be sent to both
dareluottawa.ca AND darelasngmail.com)
The ASN convention's headquarters are located at the:
Harriman Institute
Columbia University
1216 IAB
420 W. 118th St.
New York, NY 10027
212 854 8487 tel
212 666 3481 fax
gnb12columbia.edu
CONF.- Oral History Project Tajikistan, OSCE Academy Bishkek, March 13-15, 2008
Posted by: Tim Epkenhans <t.epkenhansosce-academy.net>
Posted: 25 Oct 2007
CONF.- Oral History Project Tajikistan, OSCE Academy Bishkek, March 13-15, 2008
Conference
Oral History Project Tajikistan – Presentation and Evaluation
OSCE Academy
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
March 13–15, 2008
The OSCE Academy is conducting throughout 2007 a large scale Oral
History Project in Tajikistan in order to collected memories from all
parts of the Tajik society focusing on the developments in Tajikistan
since independence in 1991.
The project aims to preserve popular memory of experiences and
perceptions of the initial 15 years of independence of Tajikistan. In
the transition from a Soviet Union republic into an independent
country, consolidating itself as a viable nation-state, Tajikistan has
gone through a path full of challenges and achievements. Among these
challenges and achievements one would count the process of gaining
independence in 1991, the costly civil war of 1992-1997, the
transformation of the economic structure of the country, the growth of
a more pluralist, multi-party political spectrum, the overcoming of
geopolitical challenges, and ultimately the establishment of a
sustainable, viable state.
Most of these issues and processes have been studied and commented on
by numerous scholars, experts and public figures. In the formation of
this knowledge, many sources have been consulted, from the opinions of
leaders and activists, to documentary evidence, to statistical data,
to expert and scientific analysis, and more. In combination or
individually, these sources of knowledge have produced many
theoretical conclusions about Tajikistan's development.
In all of this, however, one silence has been noticeable. That is the
silence of ordinary persons who have lived through all these
transforming processes. An ordinary, one-of-the-many man or woman does
not pretend to know the dialectics of state formation; he or she would
not offer a scientific hypothesis or a complete theoretical
proposition concerning the transition process of the country. However,
this person is able simply to share his or her experience of living
through these times, surviving through difficulties, and celebrating
happy moments. These experiences and observations may not consciously
appeal to some universal logic of life, nor aim at universal or
abstract explanation of grand processes. Rather, they are individual
and family experiences, political and apolitical observations of every
day. They are stories of going to school in a winter, of surviving
through illnesses lacking medical help, of co-operating with relatives
and neighbors in overcoming food shortage, and of making sense of what
it meant to become an independent state, and not a Soviet Republic,
"as of today".
In short, this is the oral history of the country as experienced and
perceived by its ordinary people, put together by many individual
stories. Rather than a neat, academic text with a grand beginning and
a grand conclusion, with facts, data, regressions and arguments in the
middle, this is an episode of popular memory captured on tape; a
memory that spans, one the one hand, the lifetime of an individual,
and on the other hand, an infinity of consecutive generations.
Capturing the episode of the last fifteen years, this project aims at
informing the infinite story.
Oral historiography has multiple uses and values. It provides
important stories "from the street" or "from the bottom" of the
processes usually ‘better known’ from above. It can inform in unique
ways future studies and understanding of the concerned society from
anthropological, sociological, psychological, and other perspectives.
It can preserve in a greater completeness and accuracy an otherwise
selective, ephemeral, and mutating popular memory of life experiences;
it will instill the multiplicity of voices, the diversity of emphases
and silences, for the times to come much later. Ultimately, one day,
it will provide an instructive, enriching source about the past for
the generations of Tajiks yet to be born.
At present the Academy with its partners in Tajikistan has collected
some 900 interviews and the first part of the project will be
concluded by the end of the year. To present and discuss the project
the OSCE Academy will organize a conference from March 13 to 15, 2008
in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.
The OSCE Academy invites interested researchers and academics who
would like to contribute to this conference discussing the current
results, the methodology and future prospects of this unique project
in Central Asia. To be considered for the conference, please submit a
statement of interest as well as a CV to t.epkenhansosce-academy.net
The deadline for the application is 15 January 2008.
Attention: There is only limited funding by the OSCE Academy for
financial support to cover travel expenses and accommodation in
Bishkek. For further information please contact
t.epkenhansosce-academy.net
About the OSCE Academy:
The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is designed to promote and enhance the
principles and values of the OSCE in the Central Asia. Located in
Bishkek, the OSCE Academy is strongly embedded in the wider Central
Asian academic and political context and follows a distinctive
regional approach. As a regional centre for post-graduate education,
capacity building, research and regional dialogue the Academy offers
an absorbing and demanding program. www.osce-academy.org
Dr. Tim Epkenhans
Director
OSCE Academy
Bishkek - Kyrgyz Republic
LECTURE- Ethnography and Empire in Russian Turkistan, Tashkent, Nov. 8
Posted by: IFEAC <administrationifeac.org>
Posted: 24 Oct 2007
LECTURE- Ethnography and Empire in Russian Turkistan, Tashkent, Nov. 8
Institut Français d'Etudes sur l'Asie Centrale
French Institute of Central Asian Studies
Invitation to the lecture:
"The Sarts are a People with a Future":
Ethnography and Empire in Russian Turkistan
Sergei Abashin, Researcher, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Moscow
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, 6:15 pm
Museum of Applied Arts
ul. Rakatboshi, 15
Tashkent
Free admission. Lecture in Russian with French translation.
For more information:
Tel. 139.47.03 - administrationifeac.org - www.ifeac.org
CONF./CFP- Int'l Conference on Georgia (1918-1921 and 1991-2007), May 2008
Posted by: Stephen Jones <sfjonesmtholyoke.edu>
Posted: 22 Oct 2007
CONF./CFP- Int'l Conference on Georgia (1918-1921 and 1991-2007), May 2008
Call for Papers
An International Conference on the Georgian Democratic Republic
(1918-21) and its Successors (1991-2007) will take place on 23-25 May,
2008. We invite proposals for presentations. Please keep the proposal to
no more than 300 words. The themes of the conference are:
1. The role of geopolitics, energy and regional powers in Georgian
foreign policy. This would include comparisons of Georgian strategic
significance in 1918-21 with the present, the role of oil, and the
changing goals of foreign powers in the region (think for example of
Georgia's transformed relationship with Turkey).
2. The role of Europe both in terms of intellectual links with
Georgia and influence over policy. Europe has always been a major
influence on Georgian politics. How could we compare Europe's role in
Georgia at the beginning of the 20th century (consider the mandates of
foreign powers in Georgia after 1918 including occupation by the
British) with European strategies today (the European Neighborhood
Policy, for example).
3. Cultural life and the impact of changes in social structure and
political values on government policies. How does the change from a
predominantly rural population to urban one affect domestic politics?
How have political norms and values changed the conduct of domestic
politics when comparing 1918-1921 to 1991-2007?
4. Foreign views of Georgia. Writers, journalists and politicians
have always seen Georgia as an exotic place. What role does it play in
the Western imagination? How did they view the First Republic and why?
What do they see today? Can these images of Georgia influence Georgian
relations with foreign states? How have the views of Georgia changed
since 1918?
5. The role of the Diaspora. The Georgian Diaspora, traditionally
small, but which has increased enormously in recent years due to the
harsh realities at home, amounts to close to a million and plays an
important role economically (remittances sent home), in lobbying abroad,
and in reconstruction of the state. After 1918, and again following
independence in 1991, many from the original Diaspora returned to their
homeland. Under Saakashvili, a number, like ballerina Nino Ananiashvili,
have taken up important roles in society. How do the Diasporas of 1918
and post-1991 compare? What has their contribution been to Georgian
politics?
6. A comparison of democracy goals and democratic institutions. This
question will help us unravel some of the more simplistic
interpretations of democracy. The nature of the word and the values it
embodies have changed since 1918. Democracy today, for example, strongly
identifies with the market and the special protection of minorities. Did
it mean the same to Georgians in the First Republic?. What did
democratic political institutions look like in 1918 and how do they look
now? How did they work then, how do they work now? This will include
comparisons of the media, parliament, the constitution, and judiciary.
7. How is the First Republic perceived today in historical and
political texts? History has a purpose. In the Soviet period, the First
Republic was the bête noir of Soviet power. How does the Georgian state
look at the First Republic today? What does an analysis of school
textbooks tell us? To what degree has the First Republic's obscurity
been the result of historical manipulation by the state?
Please send your proposals to Professor Stephen Jones at
sfjonesmtholyoke.edu.
CONF./CFP- Central and Inner Asia Seminar, Univ. of Toronto, May 16-17, 2007
Posted by: Central and Inner Asia Studies U. of Toronto <ciasutoronto.ca>
Posted: 21 Oct 2007
CONF./CFP- Central and Inner Asia Seminar, Univ. of Toronto, May 16-17, 2007
Dear Colleagues,
The Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Central & Inner Asia Seminar
(CIAS 2008) will be held at the University of Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, in the Croft Chapter House on Friday and Saturday May 16-17, 2008.
The proceedings of the conference will be published in due course in
"Toronto Studies in Central and Inner Asia". Volume 9, the papers
from CIAS 2007, will be available before the upcoming conference.
The theme of this year's gathering is "The Material Culture, Language
and Religion of Central and Inner Asia". Scholars from any relevant
discipline are invited to submit proposals for papers.
The time allowance for any presentation is 20 minutes. Please include
the title, a one-page summary and a short copy of your curriculum
vitae and send them, by email, to me at gillian.longutoronto.ca or
to Professor Michael Gervers at gerverschass.utoronto.ca
The deadline for submissions is December 21, 2007 and those selected
will be notified by email as soon as possible thereafter.
We regret that we do not have the financial resources to help with
any transportation or accommodation costs. However we will do our
best to expedite visa applications and offer hospitality during the
conference.
We look forward to receiving many interesting proposals and to
hosting another stimulating and enjoyable conference in Toronto in May.
Please forward this message to anyone else who may be interested.
For further information see www.utoronto.ca/cias The website will
be updated regularly as more information becomes available.
Sincerely,
Gillian Long
Administrative Co-ordinator for CIAS
416 978 4882
CONF.- Civil Society in Kazakhstan, German-Kazakh Society, Berlin, 11 Nov. 2007
Posted by: Deutsch-Kasachische Gesellschaft <infodekasges.de>
Posted: 19 Oct 2007
CONF.- Civil Society in Kazakhstan, German-Kazakh Society, Berlin, 11 Nov. 2007
Civil Society in Kazakhstan: Theory and Practice
The German-Kazakh Society invites all interested persons to participate
in this conference, to be held November 5, 2007, in Berlin, 10.00-17.00,
Bundespresseamt, Reichstagufer 4, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Aim & Topics:
This international conference aims to bring politicians, leaders of
Kazakh and German NGOs, practitioners and academics together to discuss
the various issues concerning the development of the civil society and
the role of NGOs in the democratisation of Kazakhstan as well as to show
the opportunities of the German-Kazakh cooperation in this sphere.
The following main topics are determined to serve as a guideline to
participants:
1. Civil Society in East and West: notion, history, chances;
2. The role of the Central Asia Strategy of the European Union in the
democratic development of this region;
3. Civil Society in Kazakhstan: myth or reality?
4. The NGOs and the Power of Kazakhstan: "ruled democracy" or
successful dialog?
5. Experiences and opportunities of German-Kazakh cooperation of NGOs.
The admission is free, but limited, please register as soon as possible.
For further information please feel free to contact
Ms. Galina Nurtasinowa
Managing Director, German-Kazakh Society
Deutsch-Kasachische Gesellschaft e.V.
Colditzstr. 34-36, D-12099 Berlin, Germany
E-mail: infodekasges.de
Phone: +4930 / 70 02 34 78
Fax: +4930 / 70 02 48 80
Mobile: +49177 / 572 33 00
www.dekasges.de
CONF.- Eurasia Conference in Hannover, Oct. 27, 2007
Posted by: Hans-Heinrich Nolte <cnoltevgwsaol.com>
Posted: 19 Oct 2007
CONF.- Eurasia Conference in Hannover, Oct. 27, 2007
Rundbrief 124, Verein für Geschichte des Weltsystems, 2007-10-14
http://www.vgws.org
Prof. Dr. Hans- Heinrich Nolte
Bullerbachstr. 12,
30890 Barsinghausen 2007-10-08
Tel 05105/64332
CNolteVGWSaol.com
Veranstaltungen:
Die Stellung Eurasiens nach 1990
27.10.2007
Volkshochschule Hannover
Theodor Lessingplatz (Lessingsaal)
10.00-10.15 Quo vadis Eurasien? Dr. Dariusz Adamczyk (Hannover)
10.15-10.45 Indien als Regionalmacht im globalen Kontext
Prof. Dr. Dietmar Rothermund (Heidelberg)
10.45-11.15 China als Großmacht im globalen Kontext
Prof. Dr. Thomas Heberer (Duisburg)
11.15-11.45 Die Interessen Japans in Asien
Prof. Dr. Claudia Derichs (Hildesheim)
11.45-13.00 Fragen und Diskussion, 13.00-14.00 Mittagspause
14.00-14.30 Russland zwischen China und EU: ein ordnungspolitisches
Dilemma? Dr. O. Kirchner (Hannover)
14.30-15.00 Mittlerer Osten zwischen "Irakisierung" und Atombombe
Dr. Christian Lekon (Lefke)
15.00-16.30 Fragen und Abschlussdiskussion
Literatur zur Vorbereitung: Osteuropa Nr. 57
(8-9) August-September 2007)Sondernr. Machtmosaik
Zentralasien - Sepp Linhart, Susanne
Weigelin-Schwiedrzik Hg.: Ostasien im 20.
Jahrhundert, Wien 2007 (Promedia) Hans-Heinrich
Nolte Hg.: Transformationen in Osteuropa und
Zentralasien, Bad Schwalbach 2007 (Wochenschau)
CONF./CFP- Kazakhstan-2030, Almaty, Dec. 7-8
Posted by: Ibrahim Keles <qeleshhotmail.com>
Posted: 19 Oct 2007
CONF./CFP- Kazakhstan-2030, Almaty, Dec. 7-8
Information
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Suleyman Demirel University
International scientific and practical conference devoted to 10th
anniversary of Strategy "Kazakhstan-2030" on the topic: "All-round
Accelerated Modernization of Kazakhstan and Central Asia Economics:
current state and perspectives".
Almaty, December 7-8, 2007
The conference program: plenary and section sessions, round-table
discussions. Sections of the conference:
1. Social-Economic Modernization: purpose, factors, and patterns.
2. State Support of Innovation Business and Corporate Management Development.
3. Financial Provision of Economic Modernization.
4. Marketing and Logistics improvements in the context of Innovative
Modernization of Economics of RK.
5. Problems of Accounting, Auditing, and Analysis under the conditions
of Economy Modernization.
6. Modernization as a basis of stable development of Kazakhstan economics.
7. Financial Globalization, Capital Movement, Economic Development and
their Impact on Central Asia.
8. The Transition Period of the Central Asia to the free Market
Economy: Success and Problems.
Participation Forms and Documents for the Conference
1. Plenary Session speech: time 20 min.
2. Section Session speech: time up to 10 min.
3. Participation as a listener
Coffee-break
Terms of Participation and Publication of Articles
For the participation in the conference the following documents should
be sent to organizers up to October 20, 2007.
1. Scientific article printed and on floppy.
2. Author's (authors') bio data.
3. Copy of receipt for entrance fee of 3500 tenge (per 1 publication).
Funds may be sent to the account __________ or may be paid in cash to
the responsible person from accounting and auditing department.
To Conference Participants:
1. The opening ceremony will be on December 7, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., at
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Address: Almaty, Str.
Timiriazev, rectorat, 15th floor.
2. Registration of conference participants will be held on December 7,
from 9:00 to 10:00, rektorat, 15th floor.
3. Travel and accommodation fees are up to conference participants.
4. For organizing purposes we ask to inform us of the necessity of
booking hotel, contact tel.: 8-723-2475404, add. 1403.
Articles Requirements:
The printed version A4 (210x297) and electronic version (MS Word) of
the article in the volume of 6 pages must be submitted to organizers
of the conference.
Allowed languages of articles: Kazakh, Russian, English, and Turkish.
Format requirements: left, right, up, and down margins – 20 mm, line
spacing – single, MS Word, font Times New Roman.
The name of the article is printed in capital letters (bold), central
alignment. Below: surname, name, patronymic (name), full name of
university (organization), city, after intend of 2 intervals the main text.
The text of the article should be thoroughly checked and edited.
Articles are accepted till October 20, 2007. Address: 050038, Republic
of Kazakhstan, Almaty, ave. Al-Farabi, 71, GUK-3, Faculty of Economics
and Business, Department of Accounting and Auditing.
Apply for information: tel.: 8-723-2475404, add. 1403. E-mail for
English articles is conferencesdu.kz, http://www.sdu.edu.kz
The issue of collected scientific articles is planned by the beginning
of the conference.
CONF./CFP- Pamir Mountains Panel, Assoc. of American Geographers, Apr. 15-19
Posted by: Stephen Cunha <sc10humboldt.edu>
Posted: 19 Oct 2007
CONF./CFP- Pamir Mountains Panel, Assoc. of American Geographers, Apr. 15-19
[NOTE: The deadline is Oct. 20; the posting was delayed because of
Central-Eurasia-L's technical problem. --CEL]
Call for Papers:
Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting
Boston, April 15-19, 2008
The Pamir Mountains of Central Asia
A paper session co-sponsored by the Mountain Geography Specialty Group and
the Asian Geography Specialty Groups
Organized by: Stephen Cunha (Humboldt State University) and
Sarah J. Halvorson (The University of Montana)
This paper session provides a forum for researchers working in the Pamir
Mountains of Central Asia. Popularly called the 'Roof of the World," the
Pamir rise above the Central Asia steppe and desert where the Hindu Kush,
Karakoram and Tien Shan ranges converge. Most of this range falls within
the isolated multifrontier of Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous
Oblast, with parts in Afghanistan, China, and Kyrgyzstan. Mountain runoff
sustains the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, Central Asia's lifelines and
principle tributaries to the Aral Sea. Current issues include population
relocation following the Tajik civil war, opium and weapons trafficking,
poverty reduction, improving education and agricultural productivity,
transborder commerce, environmental hazards such as the potential Lake
Sarez dam collapse, and securing the new Tajik National Park.
Papers that focus on aspects of physical geography, human geography, and
environment-society relations are welcome. We are interested in
empirically grounded work as well as contributions of a more conceptual
and theoretical nature. In organizing this paper session on the Pamir, we
seek to promote interaction and dialogue among researchers working in and
on the mountains of Central Asia.
We ask that you send your paper title, abstracts, and PIN no later than
*October 20* to one of the co-organizers:
Stephen Cunha (sc10humboldt.edu)
Sarah J. Halvorson (sarah.halvorsonumontana.edu)
Stephen F. Cunha
Professor of Geography
Humboldt State University, Arcata CA 95521
Tel: 707/826-4975
Fax: 707/826-3205
CONF.- Islamization of Central Asia, Collège de France, Paris, 7-9 Nov. 2007
Posted by: Etienne de la Vaissière <vaissierens.fr>
Posted: 19 Oct 2007
CONF.- Islamization of Central Asia, Collège de France, Paris, 7-9 Nov. 2007
Thème : Islamisation de l'Asie centrale. Pratiques sociales et
acculturation dans le monde turco-sogdien
Lieu : Collège de France, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot 75005 Paris,
salle G. Budé
Programme
Mercredi 7 novembre
9.30 G. Veinstein E. de la Vaissière : Introduction
L'islamisation du monde samanide
10.00 L. Treadwell : "Generous giving does not dissipate wealth":
class, culture and power in the Samanid city
10.30 A. Naymark : Kuhandiz, Shahristan, Rabad: Sociological
Significance of Town's Tri-Partite Division in Early Islamic Mawaraannahr
11.00 P. Pourshariati : Conversion in Iran and Central Asia: A
Preliminary Comparative Assessment
11.30 D. Tor : The Islamisation of Central Asia in the Samanid Era and
the Reshaping of the Muslim World
Etude régionale (I) : la Sogdiane
14.30 P. Lur'e : Khamirs and few other Arabs in Sogdian writings
15.00 S. Mantelli : The Sogdian Fortress of Kafir Kala: Archaeological
Evidences from the New Excavation (2005-2007)
15.30 A. Ataxozhdaev : (Les monnaies de Kafir Kala)
16.00 F. Grenet : Le palais de Nasr b. Sayyar Samarcande (années 740)
16.30 Y. Karev : Nouvelles données sur la révolte de Muqanna'
17.00 Dj. Mirzaakhmedov : La production céramique dans le Maverannahr
VIIIe-XIIIe siècle
Jeudi 8 novembre
Les frontières du monde musulman
9.30 D. Durkin-Meister : Khwarezian in the Islamic period
10.00 S. Stark : Approaching the Periphery: Highland Ustrushana in the
Early Islamic Period
10.30 A. Gricina : Khushkat durant le Haut Moyen-Âge
11.00 G. Bogomolov : La transformation des pratiques funéraires de
l'oasis de Tashkent aux VIIIe-XIe siècles
11.30 Y. Burjakov : Les mines et la métallurgie en Asie centrale aux
VIIIe-XIe siècles
La conversion des Turcs
14.30 É. de la Vaissière : Le Ribat en Asie centrale
15.00 J. Paul : Islamizing Sufis in Central Asia in the pre-Mongol period
15.30 A. Klapony : The conversion of the Turks to Islam as seen by
Arabic and Persian geography
16.00 Hua Tao : The Muslim Qarakhanids and their Invented Ethnic Identity
16.30 M. Biran : Discussion
Vendredi 9 Novembre
Etude régionale (II) : la Bactriane
9.00 E. Bosworth : The Appearance and Establishment of Islam in Afghanistan
9.30 D. Klimburg Salter : Buddhist painting in the Hindu Kush ca.
700-900 CE : Reflections on the cooexistence of pre-Islamic and
Islamic artistic cultures during the early centuries of the Islamic era
10.00 Z. Vesel : L'importance du mécénat des dynasties mineures de
l'Iran oriental (10-12e) dans le domaine de l'histoire des sciences
11.00 N. Sims-Williams : The Arab-Hephtalite coinage a view from Gozgan
11.30 F. de Blois : Islamization and Persianization in Khurasan, in
the light of new documents from Bactria
14.30 Discussion générale
Argumentaire
L'islamisation d'une culture, sa transformation en société musulmane,
est un phénomène que l'on peut rarement saisir, que ce soit
ethnographiquement ou historiquement. Or le passage en Asie centrale
de la période pré-islamique la période islamique offre un exemple
aussi ancien que riche d'informations d'une telle mutation culturelle
et sociale. L'Asie centrale pré-islamique est en effet extrêmement
bien décrite aussi bien par les travaux des archéologues que par les
textes chinois, les récits arabes ou les documents de la pratique
trouvés sur place. Si d'autres régions ont connu l'Islam quelques
décennies plus tôt l'Iran sassanide, le Proche-Orient et l'Afrique du
nord byzantins la pauvreté des sources sur la période précédant
immédiatement la conquête militaire rend souvent difficile l'étude des
processus d'acculturation (quoique des études soient plus avancées
pour le Proche-Orient). En Asie centrale, la comparaison est possible,
car on connaît relativement bien le point de départ : la région est
nettement mieux connue en 700 que ne le sont par exemple l'Afrique du
Nord ou l'Iran la même date. Cette richesse des sources permet de
saisir le maintien ou le rythme de la disparition de phénomènes
pré-islamiques de longue durée au sein de la culture musulmane. Dès
lors, on peut de confronter ces sources aux sources arabo-persanes et
ce travail peut se révéler particulièrement utile l'historien puisque
ce dernier possède un point de repère externe évitant de réifier
celles-l en un discours juridique ou religieux dépourvu de tout
arrière-plan social.
C'est donc bien d'acculturation, au del du seul aspect religieux, dont
nous souhaiterions traiter, dans la mesure où ce terme recouvre
l'ensemble des pratiques sociales depuis la façon de construire les
caravansérails jusqu'aux motifs monétaires en passant par
l'organisation des milices rurales ou par les formes de religiosité.
Ce colloque aurait pour but de rassembler des spécialistes venus de
toutes les disciplines, travaillant sur la fin de la période
pré-islamique comme sur les données arabo-persanes et turques
pré-mongoles, afin de travailler autour de la notion d'acculturation.
L'aspect relativement directif de la problématique est assumé : il ne
s'agit pas de juxtaposer des communications, qui sur les Samanides,
qui sur les Sogdiens, qui sur les Turcs, mais bien d'évaluer les parts
respectives des héritages et des apports dans une mutation globale
embrassant tous les domaines du champ social. De manière secondaire,
ce colloque permettrait aussi de faire dialoguer pour la première fois
spécialistes russophones, en particulier archéologues, épigraphistes
et numismates, et collègues occidentaux, en général spécialistes des
textes et restés l'écart du terrain, par del les coupures
traditionnelles entre l'histoire et les disciplines techniques, entre
les études persanes et turques, islamiques et pré-islamiques. Outre
les progrès dans la problématique, il s'agirait également, plus long
terme, de faire renaître une communauté scientifique autour de la
question de la haute période islamique en Asie centrale et pour cela
une attention particulière serait faite aux jeunes chercheurs et une
traduction simultanée en russe serait assurée.
CONF.- The Post-Soviet Caucasus: Identities and Conflicts, Brussels, Nov. 9-10
Posted by: Aude Merlin <aude.merlinskynet.be>
Posted: 19 Oct 2007
CONF.- The Post-Soviet Caucasus: Identities and Conflicts, Brussels, Nov. 9-10
Le Caucase Post-Sovietique : Identites et Conflits
Bruxelles, vendredi 9 et samedi 10 novembre 2007
Institut de Sociologie
Salle BAUGNIET
Vendredi 9 novembre 2007
8h30-9h : Accueil des participants
9h : Allocution d'ouverture : Pascal Delwit, Doyen de la Faculté de
Science politique, ULB
Présidence : Barbara Delcourt, Université libre de Bruxelles
Exposé introductif :
9h15-9h35 : Jean Radvanyi, Professeur à l'INALCO, "Le Caucase
aujourd'hui : enjeu géopolitique, enjeu de recherches"
I. Héritages historiques, usages historiographiques
9h35-9h55 : Claire Mouradian, directrice de recherche au CERCEC,
EHESS, Paris, "La guerre des histoires. Visions russe et nationales
des guerres du Caucase"
9h55-10h15 : Thorniké Gordadze, directeur de l'Institut d'Etudes sur
le Caucase et l'Asie centrale, Bakou, "Nationalisme et stalinisme, un
lien paradoxal en Géorgie, 1956-2003"
10h15-10h35 : Arsen Saparov, (sous réserve) PhD de la LSE, post
doctorant au CERCEC, "The Creation of the Autonomies in the Caucasus
and Modern Conflicts"
10h35-10h55 : Discussion
Pause café
II. Le religieux au cœur des mobilisations
Présidence : Anne Marie Vuillemenot, Université libre de Bruxelles
11h05-11h25 : Silvia Serrano, maître de conférences à l'Université
d'Auvergne, chercheur au CERCEC : "Washington vaut-il bien une messe ?
Un cas de mobilisation religieuse en Géorgie"
11h25-11h45 : Anna Zelkina, SOAS Research Associate, Londres,
"Interpreting Islam in the North Caucasus"
11h45-12h05: Maïrbek Vatchagaev, doctorant à l'EHESS : Obostrenie na
Severnom Kavkaze : dzhamaat kak forma soprotivleniia? (L'aggravation
au Nord-Caucase : le djamaat comme forme de résistance ?)
12h05-12h25 : discussion
12h30-13h : lunch
III. Le Caucase du Sud : des conflits "gelés" ?
Présidence : Eric Remacle, Université libre de Bruxelles
13h10-13h30 : Sabine Freizer, docteure en Science politique de la
London School of Economics, Europe Program Director à ICG, "Conflicts
in the South Caucasus: an update"
13h30-13h50 : Michel Ivor, (sous réserve) doctorant à l'ULB : "Le
conflit du Nagorno-Karabakh : aspects civils et interétatiques"
13h50-14h10 : Bruno Coppieters, Professeur à la VUB: "Negotiating
Secession after Kosovo: Lessons for South Ossetia and Abkhazia"
14h10-14h50: discussion
Pause café
IV. Le Caucase du Nord
1. Précarité des équilibres et ressources internes
Présidence : Nina Bachkatov, Université de Liège, Université libre de Bruxelles
15h10-15h30: Salvatore di Rosa, doctorant à l'Université de Gand,
"Conflict and Group Identity in the North Caucasus"
15h30-16h00 : Kazimourza Soultanov, chargé de cours à l'Université de
Makhatchkala, Daghestan : "Internal resources of peace-building in
Northern Caucasus"
16h-16h20 : Katrien Hertog, doctorante à la KULeuven, "Soft aspects of
peacebuilding in the Russian-Chechen conflict"
Discussion et clôture de la première journée
Samedi 10 novembre :
IV. 2- Les mutations de la Tchétchénie à l'aune des évolutions russes
Présidence : Jean Radvanyi, INALCO
10h-10h20 : Moussa Basnoukaev, maître de conférences à l'Université de
Grozny : "La situation économique en Tchétchénie aujourd'hui"
10h20-10h40 : Alexeï Malachenko, Professeur à la Haute Ecole
d'Economie, Moscou : "Les évolutions actuelles en Tchétchénie à l'aune
des évolutions russes"
10h40-11h : Aude Merlin, chargée de cours à l'ULB : "Modes de contrôle
et de circulation de la violence. Analyse comparée des cas ingouche,
tchétchène et daghestanais"
Discussion
Conclusions générales
Les langues de travail seront le français et l'anglais
Workshop languages will be French and English
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Peut-on encore parler du Caucase comme entité régionale ?
Convoité par trois Empires puis soviétisé, le Caucase a connu, lors de
la perestroïka, de fortes mobilisations identitaires et territoriales,
puisant un certain nombre de références dans l'histoire. C'est en
outre dans cette région que se sont concentrés la plupart des conflits
armés qui ont éclaté dans l'espace post soviétique lors de
l'effondrement de l'URSS.
Alors que la période post-soviétique voit les trajectoires se
singulariser et que la diversité des itinéraires et des enjeux liés
aux conflits saisit l'observateur, y a-t-il encore une pertinence à
parler du Caucase comme entité cohérente ? Les passerelles
géographiques, les répercussions de certains événements sur d'autres,
la circulation d'acteurs entre le Nord et le Sud, la porosité des
frontières interétatiques interrogent la notion de "région-système".
Ces deux journées se proposent de confronter des études sur les
mobilisations identitaires et les conflits en jeu, en croisant les
regards et en questionnant certains éléments de comparaison entre
Caucase du Sud et Caucase du Nord, par delà les frontières issues de
l'éclatement de l'Union soviétique.
Comment les historiographies jouent-elles dans le renouveau
identitaire que l'on observe à la fin des années 1980, et peut-on y
déceler des éléments de mobilisation nationale comparables ? Le
renouveau religieux occupe-t-il une place spécifique dans la région ?
Quels moyens sont utilisés pour tenter de résoudre les conflits
ouverts ou gelés, et peut-on tirer des conclusions comparatives
fertiles pour la réflexion ultérieure ?
C'est à ces questions que tenteront de répondre les interventions et
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SEMINAR- Meeting of Young Specialists of Central Asia in Paris, Oct. 26-27
Posted by: Svetlana Gorshenina <gorshenicanoe.ens.fr>
Posted: 19 Oct 2007
SEMINAR- Meeting of Young Specialists of Central Asia in Paris, Oct. 26-27
The Asia Network (Réseau Asie) - IMASIE, CNRS/FMSH - and the IFEAC
(French Institute of Central Asian Studies) are organising a meeting of
young specialists of Central Asia entitled "Research in Central Asia:
current activities and potential developments". About 50 young scholars
(including Master and PhD students, as well as recent doctors) from
Europe and Central Asia will take part. They will present research
concerning the Turkic, Iranian, Russian (post soviet) and Chinese
domains and will include anthropologists, archaeologists, ethnologists,
grographers, historians, linguists and sociologists amongst others. The
event is open to everyone wishing to assist. It will take place at
Paris, on the 26th and 27th of October 2007 from 9:00 AM till 7:00 PM on
the 26th and from 9:00 AM till 1:00 PM on the 27th at the following
address:
Amphithéâtre, CNRS,
Campus Gérard Mégie,
3, rue Michel Ange, 75016 Paris.
Further details, including a detailed program can be obtained at:
http://www.reseau-asie.com
Le Réseau Asie - IMASIE (Institut des Mondes Asiatiques, CNRS/FMSH,
Paris) et l'IFEAC (Institut français d'études sur l'Asie centrale,
Tachkent) organisent une réunion des jeunes spécialistes de l'Asie
centrale sous forme de journées d'études sur l'Asie centrale intitulées
"Recherche sur l'Asie centrale : état des lieux et potentialités".
Cette rencontre tentera de réunir une cinquantaine jeunes chercheurs
originaires d'Europe et d'Asie centrale de niveau DEA (Master), thèse,
post-doc et plus, travaillant sur l'Asie centrale, représentant les
quatre domaines importants de cet espace, à savoir les mondes turc,
iranien, russe (post-soviétique) et chinois et relevant de disciplines
scientifiques diverses : anthropologie, archéologie, ethnologie,
géographie, histoire, linguistique, sociologie, etc. Cet événement,
ouvert à tous les publics (les chercheurs confirmés sont
particulièrement bienvenus) aura lieu à Paris les 26 et 27 octobre 2007
(de 9h00 à 19h00 pour le 26 octobre et de 9h00 à 13h00 pour le 27
octobre) à l'adresse suivante : Amphithéâtre, CNRS, Campus Gérard Mégie,
3, rue Michel Ange, 75016 Paris. Le programme détaillé et la description
des objectifs de ces journées d'études sont consultables sur le site :
http://www.reseau-asie.com .
CONF./CFP- ASN 2008 Convention - Deadline Reminder: Nov. 1
Posted by: Central-Eurasia-Lfas.harvard.edu
Posted: 19 Oct 2007
CONF./CFP- ASN 2008 Convention - Deadline Reminder: Nov. 1
[The announcement is also available at www.nationalities.org]
***Deadline Reminder: 1 November 2007***
Call for Papers
"Nation, Identity, Conflict, and the State"
13th Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
International Affairs Building,
Columbia University, NY
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
10-12 April 2008
Contact information:
proposals must be submitted to:
dareluottawa.ca and darelasngmail.com
100+ panels on the Balkans, Central Europe and the Baltics, Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Central Asia and Eurasia, the Caucasus,
Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kurdistan, China and surrounding countries
**INCLUDING a Special Section on Theoretical Approaches to Nationalism**
THEMATIC Panels on
Islam and Politics, Genocide and Ethnic Violence, Anthropology of
Identity, Citizenship and Nationality, Religion, Language Politics,
Conflict Resolution, Autonomy, Gender, EU Integration, Diaspora and many more
AWARDS for Best Doctoral Student Papers
AND the Screening and Discussion of **New Films/Documentaries**
The ASN Convention, the most attended international and
inter-disciplinary scholarly gathering of its kind, welcomes proposals
on a wide range of topics related to national identity, nationalism,
ethnic conflict, state-building and the study of empires in
Central/Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Balkans, Eurasia,
and adjacent areas. Disciplines represented include political science,
history, anthropology, sociology, international studies, economics,
geography, sociolinguistics, psychology, and related fields.
The Convention also features a section devoted to theoretical
approaches to nationalism, from any of the disciplines listed above.
The papers in this section need not be grounded in an area of the
former Communist bloc usually covered by ASN, provided that the issues
examined are relevant to a truly comparative understanding of
nationalism-related issues. In this vein, we are welcoming
theory-focused and comparative proposals, rather than specific case
studies from outside Central/Eastern Europe and Eurasia. A dozen
panels are expected to be featured in the Nationalism section.
Since 2005, the ASN Convention has acknowledged excellence in graduate
studies research by offering Awards for Best Doctoral Student Papers
in five sections: Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus, Central Asia/Eurasia,
Central Europe, Balkans, and Nationalism Studies. The winners at the
2006 Convention were Tammy Lynch (Boston U, History,
Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus), Judith Beyer (Anthropology, Max Planck
Institute for Social Anthropology, Central Asia/Eurasia), Zsuzsanna
Magdo (U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, History, Central Europe),
Connie Robinson (New School U, Sociology, Balkans), and Wendy Pearlman
(Harvard U, Political Science, Nationalism). Doctoral student
applicants whose proposals will be accepted for the 2008 Convention,
who have not defended their dissertation by 1 November 2007, and whose
paper is delivered by the deadline, will automatically be considered
for the awards.
The 2008 Convention is also inviting submissions for documentaries or
feature films made within the past few years and available in VHS or
DVD format. Most films selected for the convention will be screened
during regular panel slots and will be followed by a discussion
moderated by an academic expert. Films on the 2007 Program included
the Oscar-nominated My Country, My Country (US, 2007), Vukovar-Final
Cut (Serbia and Montenegro, 2006), A Lesson of Belarusian (Poland,
2006), Orange Revolution (US, 2007) and Final Solution (India, 2005).
The 2008 Convention invites proposals for INDIVIDUAL PAPERS or PANELS.
A panel includes a chair, three presentations based on written papers,
and a discussant. Proposals using an innovative format are encouraged.
Examples of new formats include a roundtable on a new book, in which
the author is being engaged by three discussants (nine book panels
were featured in the 2007 Convention); a debate between two panelists
over a critical research or policy question, following rules of public
debating; or special presentations based on original papers where the
number of discussants is equal to or greater than the number of
presenters. Other innovative formats are also welcome.
The 2008 Convention is also welcoming offers to serve as DISCUSSANT on
a panel to be created by the program committee from individual paper
proposals. The application to be considered as discussant can be
self-standing, or accompanied by an individual paper proposal.
There is NO APPLICATION FORM to fill out in order to send proposals to
the convention, except for a FACT SHEET that can be downloaded at
www.nationalities.org. All proposals and fact sheets must be sent by
email to Dominique Arel at both dareluottawa.ca and darelasngmail.com.
INDIVIDUAL PAPER PROPOSALS must include the name, email and
affiliation of the author, a postal address for paper mail, the title
of the paper, a 500-word abstract and a 100-word biographical
statement that includes full references of your last or forthcoming
publication, if applicable. Graduate students must indicate the title
of their dissertation and year of projected defense. They can also
submit the full references of a recent or forthcoming publication.
PANEL PROPOSALS must include the title of the panel, a chair, three
paper-givers with the title of their papers, and a discussant; the
name, affiliation, email, postal address and 100-word biographical
statements of each participant and include full references of their
last or forthcoming publication, if applicable. Graduate students can
indicate the title of their dissertation and year of projected defense.
PROPOSALS FOR FILMS OR VIDEOS must include the name, email and
affiliation of the author, a postal address for paper mail, the title,
a 500-word abstract of the film/video and a 100-word biographical statement.
PROPOSALS USING AN INNOVATIVE FORMAT must include the title of the
panel, the names, emails, affiliations, postal addresses, 100-word
biographical statements of each participant (same specifications as
above) and a discussion on the proposed format.
INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS TO SERVE AS DISCUSSANT must include the name,
email, affiliation, postal address, a paragraph on the areas that the
applicant has expertise to serve as a discussant, and a 100-word
biographical statement (same specifications as above).
All proposals must be included IN THE BODY OF A SINGLE EMAIL, except
for the Fact Sheet that must be attached. Attachments other than the
Fact Sheet will be accepted only if they repeat the content of the
email message/proposal, and if all the information is contained IN A
SINGLE ATTACHMENT. The reception of all proposals will be acknowledged
electronically (with some delay during deadline week, due to the high
volume of proposals).
Participants are responsible for covering all travel and accommodation
costs. Unfortunately, ASN has no funding available for panelists.
An international Program Committee will be entrusted with the
selection of proposals. Applicants will be notified in December 2007
or January 2008. Information regarding registration costs and other
logistical questions will be communicated afterwards.
The full list of panels from last year's convention, for the
geographical and thematic sections, and the section on Theories of
Nationalism, can be accessed at
http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2007_final_program.pdf.
The film lineup can be accessed at
http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2007_film.pdf
The programs from past conventions, going back to 2001, are also
online at www.nationalities.org.
Several dozen publishers and companies have had exhibits and/or
advertised in the Convention Program in past years. Due to
considerations of space, advertisers and exhibitors are encouraged to
place their order early. For information, please contact Convention
Executive Director Gordon N. Bardos (gnb12columbia.edu).
We look forward to receiving your proposal!
The Convention organizing committee:
Dominique Arel, ASN President
Gordon N. Bardos, Executive Director
David Crowe, ASN Chair of Advisory Board
Sherrill Stroschein, Program Chair
Deadline for proposals: 1 November 2007 (to be sent to both
dareluottawa.ca AND darelasngmail.com)
The ASN convention's headquarters are located at the:
Harriman Institute
Columbia University
1216 IAB
420 W. 118th St.
New York, NY 10027
212 854 8487 tel
212 666 3481 fax
gnb12columbia.edu
LECTURE- The Republic of Armenia: Challenges and Opportunities, Columbia Univ., Oct. 22
Posted by: Nicole Vartanian (nicole.vartanianhunter.cuny.edu)
Posted: 19 Oct 2007
LECTURE- Republic of Armenia: Challenges and Opportunities, Columbia U., Oct 22
The Harriman Institute and the Armenian Center at Columbia University
are pleased to present former United States Ambassador to the Republic
of Armenia, John Marshall Evans, who will deliver a talk on Monday,
October 22, 2007, titled: "The Republic of Armenia: Challenges and
Opportunites." The program will take place beginning at 2:00 PM at the
Faculty House, Harison Room, 2nd Floor, 400 West 117th Street.
Evans was U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia between 2004 and
2006. A career U.S. diplomat with extensive experience in Central and
Eastern Europe, Evans is the former director of the State Department's
Office of Analysis for Russia and Eurasia. He is a winner of the
Meritorious Honor Award and the CIA Director's Exceptional Performance
Award. From May 2002 until his appointment to Yerevan, Evans directed
the Office of Russian Affairs. A native of Williamsburg, Virginia,
Evans studied Russian history at Yale University (B.A. 1970) and at
Columbia University, where he began a Ph.D. before joining the foreign
service. Evans has publicly called for the U.S. Congress to
acknowledge and reaffirm the 1915 Armenian genocde, in addition to
urging reconciliation between the Republics of Armenia and Turkey.
For further information regarding this event, please contact Mark
Momjian by sending email to mm977columbia.edu or by calling
212-751-2524.
LECTURE- Post-War Stability in Tajikistan, OSCE Centre Dushanbe, Oct. 22
Posted by: Payam Foroughi <pforoughiosce.org>
Posted: 18 Oct 2007
LECTURE- Post-War Stability in Tajikistan, OSCE Centre Dushanbe, Oct. 22
As part of its Open Lecture series, the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe invites
all interested to the following presentation:
"Explaining Post-war Stability in Tajikistan: Political and Economic Aspects"
By Ms. Stina Torjesen, Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of
International Affairs
Monday 22 October, 2007, 4 PM
12 Zikrullo Khajaev St., Dushanbe
Abstract: The case of Tajikistan is a rare example of an emergence of
post-war stability - yet at the same time Tajikistan's experiences run
counter to key elements of what has been termed the 'post-conflict
reconstruction orthodoxy'. This talk will highlight Tajikistan's
demobilization, disarmament, and reintegration (DDR) process and the
quick provision of incentives to civil war commanders and combatants,
such as comprehensive amnesties and the offer of government positions
and economic assets having created stakes in the peace process for a
number of actors. The consolidation of President Rahmon's power since
2001 will also be discussed, including questions regarding the
viability of Tajikistan's long-term political and economic development.
Bio: Stina Torjesen is a Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute
of International Affairs (NUPI). She recently submitted her PhD
dissertation entitled 'Understanding regional co-operation in Central
Asia 1991-2004' to the University of Oxford. The basis for Torjesen's
talk at the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe is her role as researcher and
co-author of the UNDP-funded report on Small Arms Survey titled
"Tajikistan's Road to Stability: Reduction in Small Arms Proliferation
and Remaining Challenges", the research for which entailed 160
interviews and 76 focus groups. Torjesen has also conducted a Small
Arms Survey in Kyrgyzstan in 2003, which entailed the organization of
a household survey in the Batkan and Osh districts. Torjesen's other
experiences in Central Asia includes working as a Gender Specialist
while serving as a United Nations Volunteer with Kazakhstan's civil
society and government bodies.
CONF.- The (Re)Making of Identity in Russia Today, Columbia Univ., Oct. 18-20
Posted by: Serguei A. Oushakine <oushakinprinceton.edu>
Posted: 18 Oct 2007
CONF.- The (Re)Making of Identity in Russia Today, Columbia Univ., Oct. 18-20
Conference
Agents and Agencies: The (Re)Making of Identity in Russia Today
Thursday - Saturday, October 18 - 20, 2007
Venue: Thursday - Room 1501 International Affairs Building;
Friday and Saturday - Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Center
Organizers: The Harriman Institute of Columbia University and ISE
(Information. Scholarship. Education.) Center (Russia)
Program
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Location: Room 1501 International Affairs Building
10:00 - 12:00 Group Identity: From Oppositions to Diversity
Chair: Tatiana Smoliarova, Columbia University
Tatiana Leonidovna Kaminkaya, Novgorod University
"Implied Group Identities in Contemporary Periodicals: The Linguistic /
Rhetorical Aspect"
Joan Chevalier, US Naval Academy, Annapolis
"Identity and Ethnos in the Periphery of the Russian Federation [on
Tuvan identity]"
Tatiana Dmitrievna Venediktova, Moscow University
"Post-Soviet Jeremiade, or Discourse of Cultural Decay in the Russian
Academy"
Discussant: Boris Gasparov, Columbia University
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 3:30 Identity and Mass Culture
Chair: Valentina Izmirlieva, Columbia University
Tatiana Vladimirovna Vorontsova, ISE-Center, Moscow
"The Users of Cyrillic LiveJournal: Authorial Characters as the Social
Reality
Catharine Nepomnyashchy, Harriman Institute/Barnard College
"Jane Austen on Russian Language Blogs"
Discussant: Serguei Oushakine, Princeton University
3:00 - 4:00 Coffee Break
4:00 - 6:00 Nonverbal Communication and Visual Representations of
Identities
Chair: Elizabeth Kridl Valkenier, Columbia University
Ruslan Kukharenko, Committee for the Preservation of the Monuments and
the Cultural Heritage, Kiev
"The Rise and Fall of Monuments: The Visualized Change of Russia's Image
in Post-Colonial Space"
Alisa Yurievna Prudnikova, Ural University, Yekaterinburg
"Contemporary Art in the Urals: In search of a Slip-Away Regional
Identity"
Discussant: Christina Kiaer, Northwestern University
Friday, October 19, 2007
Location: Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Center
10:00 - 12:00 Identity as Process
Chair: Boris Gasparov, Columbia University
Leokadia Mixailovna Drobizheva, Institute of Sociology, Moscow
"Civic, Regional, and Local Identity: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"
Padma Desai, Columbia University
"The Search for Identity: Where is Russia Heading?"
Discussant: Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 3:30 Identity and Ethnicity
Chair: Beth Mitchneck, University of Arizona
Elise Giuliano, University of Miami
"Ethnicity and the Absence of Mobilization"
Sergey Glebov, Smith College
"The Lives of Tygyn: Native History, Imperial Memory, and Contested
Identities on Russia's North-Eastern Frontier"
Yulia Nikolaevna Pinigina, Irkutsk MION
"University as an Ethnic Project: The Case of Buryat State University's
Subsidiary at Bokhan"
Discussant: Andrei Kortunov, New Eurasia Foundation, Moscow
4:00 - 6:00 Ideology of Discourses and Discourses of Ideology
Chair: Alan Timberlake, Columbia University
Galina Ivanovna Zvereva, Russian University of the Humanities, Moscow
"Discourse as the Vehicle of Identity: Recent High School Textbooks of
National History"
Antonina Berezovenko, Fordham University
"Discourses of Power: Linguistic Profiles of Leaders of Today's Russia"
Brenda Connors, Naval War College, Newport
"Decoding the Nonverbal Communicative Style of Vladimir Putin"
Boris Gasparov, Columbia University
"Soviet - Mock-Soviet - Non-Soviet: The Evolution of Newspaper Language
in 1990s-2000s"
Discussant: Alexander Motyl, Rutgers University
6:30 - 7:30 Keynote Address
Yoshiko Herrera, University of Wisconsin
"Identity as a Variable: Defining and Measuring Social Identities in
Russia"
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Location: Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Center
10:00 - 12:00 Facets of Civic Identities
Chair: Catharine Nepomnyashchy
Sergei Nikolaevich Astapov, Rostov-on-the-Don University
"The Confessionalism and Cultural Components of Religious Identity"
Nadezhda Yurievna Kravchenko, Saratov University
"The Process of Formation of Civic Identity in the Saratov Region"
Serguei Oushakine, Princeton University
"From Ethnic Trauma to Ethnic Vitalism: Narratives of Victimhood and
Resistance in Russian Social Sciences"
Discussant: Beth Mitchneck, University of Arizona
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch Break
2:00 - 4:00 Identity: Past, Present, and Future
Chair: Jane Burbank, NYU
Sergei Leonidovich Kropotov, Ural University, Yekaterinburg
"From the "Holy Land" with an Industrial Heritage to "Disneyland" with
Shopping Malls: Double Identity of the Russian Frontier"
Artem Yurievich Rykun, Tomsk University
"The Clever Town People Identity: Figures, Factors, and Futures"
Doug Blum, Providence College
"National Identity and Globalization: Youth, State, and Society in
Post-Soviet Eurasia"
Discussant: Keith Darden, Yale
4:00 - 6:00 Global Discussion
Co-chairs: Catharine Nepomnyashchy, Harriman Institute / Barnard
College, and Andrei Kortunov, ISE-Center, Moscow
Timothy J. Colton, Harvard University
Steven Kotkin, Princeton University
LECTURE- Afghanistan's Nuristan Region, Boston University, Oct. 15
Posted by: Michael Carroll <mcarrollbu.edu>
Posted: 18 Oct 2007
LECTURE- Afghanistan's Nuristan Region, Boston University, Oct. 15
[This announcement was delayed due to Central-Eurasia-L's technical
problems. --CEL]
The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies is pleased to present
Dr. Richard Strand and Dr. David Katz for a presentation titled,
"Afghanistan's Nuristan Region in Strategic and Ethnographic Context."
This seminar will take place on Monday, October 15 at 4PM in Room 310
of the Boston University George Sherman Union (775 Commonwealth Ave.)
Afghanistan's Nuristan Region in Strategic and Ethnographic Context
A Lecture by Dr. Richard Strand and Dr. David J. Katz
October 15, 2007 - 4 P.M.
GSU - Room 310
775 Commonwealth Ave.
The region called Nuristan is one in a chain of ethnic refuge areas
that line the mountains of the Indian Plate collision zone from
Afghanistan to Southeast Asia. Nuristan lies in the Hindu Kush
mountains of northeastern Afghanistan, spanning the basins of the
Alingar, Pech, Landai Sin, and Kunar rivers. It is the homeland of a
unique group of Indo-European-speaking tribal peoples, now called
Nuristanis, who fled and resisted Islam as it spread eastward. In
1895-96 the Nuristanis were finally conquered by the Afghan armies of
Amir Abdur Rahman Khan, and the people were obliged to abandon their
ancient religious beliefs in favor of Islam.
Nuristanis are today such devout Muslims that they were the first
citizens of Afghanistan to successfully revolt against the communist
overthrow of their government in 1978. Their success inspired others
throughout the country to rise up against the Soviets. Today Nuristan
remains a key region in a strategic and ethnographic context.
Michael Carroll
Center Administrator
American Institute of Afghanistan Studies
745 Commonwealth Ave. Rm. 639
Boston, MA 02215
mcarrollbu.edu
American Institute of Afghanistan Studies
E-mail: aiasbu.edu
http://www.bu.edu/aias
617-358-4649
Fax: 617-358-4650
LECTURE- The State and Health NGOs in the Kyrgyz Republic, SRC-AUCA, Oct. 17
Posted by: Alexander I. Pugachev <pugachev_amail.auca.kg>
Posted: 17 Oct 2007
LECTURE- The State and Health NGOs in the Kyrgyz Republic, SRC-AUCA, Oct. 17
[Please note: this posting was originally sent on Oct. 11, but due to
problems with the list, we could not distribute it until now. --CEL]
Social Research Center at American University of Central Asia
(www.src.auca.kg) presents:
Lecture: Collaboration Between State and Health NGOs in the Kyrgyz Republic
Presenter: Alexander Pugachev, MSc. in Social Research, Social Research
Center
Time: 16:00, October 17th
Venue: Room 232, AUCA (Main Building)
Language: Russian
Synopsis: The Ministry of Healthcare is the central state agency for the
management and implementation of health policy in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Nevertheless, local health NGOs are quite active in providing important
social services that supplement, and in some cases replace, the role of the
state. The majority of NGOs in this field are busy with providing basic
health services to vulnerable groups. Inevitably, these NGOs also have to
collaborate with state agencies in order to fulfill their missions and
perform their activities. Understanding that health NGOs strongly depend on
donor support, this paper will examine the question of whether state-NGO
partnerships can reduce the reliance of NGOs on donor support in the future
and improve service delivery in Kyrgyzstan. Based on interviews with
representatives of state agencies and NGOs, it also provides an overview of
the current status of state-NGO collaboration while looking at such factors
as mutual understanding between actors, the role of donor impact/competition,
actor characteristics, and the funding framework.
CONF.- Central Eurasian Studies Society, U. of Washington, Seattle, Oct. 18-21
Posted by: John Schoeberlein <centasiafas.harvard.edu>
Posted: 17 Oct 2007
CONF.- Central Eurasian Studies Society, U. of Washington, Seattle, Oct. 18-21
The 8th Annual Central Eurasian Studies Society Conference will be
held at the University of Washington from October 18-21, 2007. This
international conference welcomes academic specialists on Central
Eurasia from all over the world and includes a public lecture and film
series. The Keynote Address, "Nationalizing States Revisited," will
be delivered by Professor Rogers Brubaker, Department of Sociology,
UCLA, and will take place on Friday, October 19, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm
in Kane Hall room 120 on the University of Washington campus. Films
from the region will be shown in the Allen Auditorium in
Suzzallo-Allen Library on Saturday, October 20, from 9 am to 4 pm.
Both events are free and open to the public. These free public events
are sponsored by the Ellison Center for Russian East European and
Central Asian Studies, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation and Open
Society Institute Budapest.
You may view the program of panels and speakers at
http://www.cess.muohio.edu/CESS_Conference.html
This same website provides information about registration fees, etc.
On-site registration for the CESS conference will take place from 5 to
7 pm on Thursday, October 18, in the Walker-Ames Room of Kane Hall
http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/ and will continue on Friday and
Saturday between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm in room 108 of the Husky
Union Building (HUB) http://depts.washington.edu/sauf/hub/.
More information about the conference at Univ. of Washington can be found at:
http://jsis.washington.edu/ellison/CESS.shtml
Information about the Central Eurasian Studies Society can be found
at: http://www.cess.muohio.edu
CONF.- Aesthetic Perceptions in the Mongolian Context, Paris, Oct. 20
Posted by: Yves Dorémieux <keldrxyahoo.fr>
Posted: 17 Oct 2007
CONF.- Aesthetic Perceptions in the Mongolian Context, Paris, Oct. 20
Paris (IESR, 14 rue Ernest Cresson, Metro Denfert-Rochereau)
October 20th, 2007 (9 am to 17:30 pm)
What are aesthetic perceptions in the Mongolian context? This workshop
aims at a better understanding of fundamental themes in Mongolia.
Among the Mongols and Kazakhs, the beautiful, the properly done, the
correct gesture appear one of the basis of daily life. We shall
explore the way the notion of "aesthetics", though somewhat uncommon
in cultural anthropology, may enable new analytic approaches in the
Mongolian context.
This workshop is organised by the "Altai" young scholars' network with
the sponsorship of the Asia Network (MSH & CNRS, Paris). Full program
and abstracts available on http://csmc.no-ip.org/~ymen/ .
LECTURE- Rouben Galichian - Historical Cartography of Armenia, Yerevan, Oct. 19
Posted by: Khachik Gevorgyan <iranistyahoo.co.uk>
Posted: 17 Oct 2007
LECTURE- Rouben Galichian - Historical Cartography of Armenia, Yerevan, Oct. 19
How have foreign cartographers (map-makers) delineated Armenian
borders over the centuries?
Today, why and to what (political?) end is there incorrect use of some
geographical terms?
London-based author Rouben Galichian, a possessor of an extensive
collection of maps, opens a new approach to discovering this question,
taking his audience on a journey to explore the way map-makers viewed
Armenia throughout the ages, from ancient times to the modern era.
Rouben Galichian was born in Tabriz, Iran, to a family of immigrant
Armenians who had fled Van in 1915 and arrived in Iran via Armenia,
Georgia and France. After attending school in Tehran he received a
scholarship to study in the UK and graduated from the University of
Aston, Birmingham, in engineering.
His experience is in Electrical, as well as Oil, Gas and Petrochemical
Industries as project director.
His interest in geography and cartography started early in life but he
began seriously studying this subject in 1970's. In 1981 he moved to
London with his family, where he had access to a huge variety of
cartographic materials.
His first book entitled "Historic Maps of Armenia. The Cartographic
Heritage" became a bestseller in its kind. (I. B Tauris, London,
2004). His second book "Countries South of the Caucasus in Medieval
Maps" was released on 20 September, 2007 in Yerevan, published jointly
by Pritinfo in Yerevan and Gomidas Institute of London.
Join us at Common Ground on Friday, October 19 at 7pm. to hear this
informative presentation.
Common Ground
Tpagrichner 9
Yerevan
Republic of Armenia
Tel.: +374 10 56 84 50
CONF./CFP- Central Eurasian Studies Conference, 22-23 Mar. 2008, Bloomington, Indiana
Posted by: Kristoffer Rees <kris.reesgmail.com>
Posted: 4 Oct 2007
CONF./CFP- Central Eurasian Studies Conference, 22-23 Mar. 2008, Bloomington
The Association of Central Eurasian Students (ACES) of Indiana University
Call For Papers
15th Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference
Saturday 22 March - Sunday 23 April 2008
Submission deadline: 18 January 2008
ACES invites panel and individual paper proposals for the Fifteenth
Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference to be held Saturday, 22
March and Sunday, 23 March 2008 at Indiana University in Bloomington,
Indiana. Graduate students, professors, and independent scholars are
cordially invited to submit abstracts of papers covering all topics
pertaining to Central Eurasian Studies.
Central Eurasian Studies is defined for the purposes of this
conference as the study of the historical and contemporary Afghan,
Balto-Finnic, Hungarian, Mongolic, Persian, Tibetan, Tungusic, and
Turkic peoples, languages, cultures, and states.
An extensive, but by no means comprehensive, list of topics addressed
by this conference may be found at the end of this announcement.
Submission Instructions
Submission of pre-organized panels is strongly encouraged. Individual
papers are also welcome and will be assigned by the Conference
Committee to a suitable panel. An honorable distinction of best paper
will be awarded. All participants will receive a certificate of
participation.
Please include the following information on all submissions:
1) Names of all authors (note name of the person presenting the paper);
2) Institutional affiliation and title/position;
3) Contact information, including e-mail address, postal address, and
telephone/fax numbers;
4) Curriculum Vitae (1 page);
5) Paper title;
6) An abstract of no more than 300 words, to be included in the
Conference Program;
7) Geographic location and thematic panel preference. Thematic panel
preferences include, but are not limited to: socio-economic issues,
nationalism and identity, natural resources management, music and
culture, politics, history, education, and archaeology; and
8) Any audio-visual equipment needs (overhead, slide projector,
PowerPoint, etc.)
Due to space constraints, abstracts exceeding 300 words cannot be accepted.
ACES regrets that it cannot provide any funding to participants.
Submission deadline: 18 January 2008.
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by 15 February 2008.
Submit this information:
Via e-mail as an attachment (pdf, .doc or .rtf formats preferred) to:
acesindiana.edu
Or via hard copy sent to:
The Fifteenth Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference
The Association of Central Eurasian Students ( ACES)
Goodbody Hall 157
Indiana University
1011 East Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47405-7005
USA
Fax: (812) 855-7500
Some covered topics:
Azerbaijan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Finland, Karelia, Estonia, Buryatia,
Turkmenistan, Uyghur, Manchu, Kazakh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Kyrgyz
Republic, Xinjiang, Tibet, Mongolia, Manchuria, Hungary, Tatarstan,
Volga, Siberia, Tungusic, Tajikistan, Persia, Iran, Evenki,
Afghanistan, Ferghana Valley, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Central Eurasian
steppe an/or oases, Inner Asia, Sufism, Chaghatay, Mari, "Silk Road",
Ottoman Empire, Orkhon, politics, nationalism, identity, ethnicity,
state-building, ancient and contemporary religion, Islam, Nestorian
Christianity, Buddhism, Lamaism, Qing Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty,
shamanism, cinema, film, literature, history, linguistics,
anthropology, musicology, folklore, archaeology, architecture, art,
law - in short, the historical and contemporary Afghan, Balto-Finnic,
Hungarian, Mongolic, Persian, Tibetan, Tungusic, and Turkic peoples,
languages, cultures, and states.
SEMINAR- Documentary Film on Kyrgyzstan: DemocracyLarge, SOAS, London, Oct. 11
Posted by: Jane Savory <js64soas.ac.uk>
Posted: 3 Oct 2007
SEMINAR- Documentary Film on Kyrgyzstan: DemocracyLarge, SOAS, London, Oct. 11
Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
University of London
Seminar
Documentary on Kyrgyzstan: DemocracyLarge
52 Minutes. Kg productions and CNRS Images
Directed by Emmanuel Hamon and Boris Pétric
Thursday, 11 October 2007
5.30-7.00 pm
G52, Main Building, SOAS
Boris Pétric, Anthropologist, CNRS, Paris, and director of the film,
will introduce the film and lead the discussion.
Following the tulip Revolution of March 2005, the Kyrgyz citizens set
out to elect their new president in June in the hope of voting for
democracy in this former Soviet Central Asian Republic. The film
documents aspirations and voices of people in a Kyrgyz village. It
seeks to understand local perceptions of recent political and economic
changes. These local perceptions are contrasted with the official
discourse of international organisations (World Bank, UNDP, Soros
Foundation and so on). The latter are seen as playing a key role in
promoting democratic processes in this country and portrayed as
architects of a democratic Kyrgyzstan.
The film depicts the strategies used by the local people on the day of
the election which question the political correctness of international donors.
Dr Boris Pétric is social anthropologist at CNRS, Paris and Ecole des
Hautes Etudes en sciences Sociales (EHESS, Paris). Boris was based for
years in Uzbekistan at the French Institute of central Asian Studies
(IFEAC). After his first book Power and Gift Exchange in the
Post-Soviet Uzbek Society (PUF: Paris, 2002), he shifted focus on
Kyrgyzstan. His current research focuses on the transformation of the
political scene in Kyrgyzstan in the context of international and
transnational presence (NGO and development agencies).
Contact: Bhavna Dave (Centre Chair) bd4soas.ac.uk (Tel: 020 7898
4734) or Jane Savory js64soas.ac.uk (Tel: 020 7898 4892)
All are Welcome (seminars are free and open to the public). Booking
is not required unless otherwise stated.
Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus, School of
Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, Thornhaugh
Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG
Centre website: http://www.soas.ac.uk/cccac/
Jane Savory
Office Manager, Centres and Programmes Office
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
tel +44 (0)20 7898 4892
fax +44 (0)20 7898 4489
email js64soas.ac.uk
web http://www.soas.ac.uk/centres/
CONF./CFP- Regimes and Revolutions: 3rd U Chicago Conf. on Eurasian Archaeology
Posted by: Charles Hartley <chartleyuchicago.edu>
Posted: 3 Oct 2007
CONF./CFP- Regimes and Revolutions: 3rd U Chicago Conf. on Eurasian Archaeology
Call For Papers
The 3rd University of Chicago Conference on Eurasian Archaeology
Regimes and Revolutions:
Power, Violence, and Labor in Eurasia
Between the Ancient and the Modern
May 1-3, 2008
University of Chicago
Recent decades have witnessed a turn in anthropological archaeology
away from totalizing, top-down accounts of elite power. In their
stead, society and politics have come to be theorized within community
organizations and more diffuse locations of authority. But the
contemporary politics of Eurasia’s independent states cautions against
an archaeological about-face. Grassroots claims to power can be
restricted and communities can be both incapable of, and disillusioned
by, engagement in political struggles. Rulers can indeed hold a firm
grasp on political order, exerting tremendous power, deploying the
weapons of coercive violence, and marshalling the forces of labor.
The authoritarian politics of the present remind us of the need to
consider power and violence in the past. The modern politics of
Eurasia challenge us to disentangle social and economic
transformations from political ones and to probe not only the
archaeology of social lives within communities but also the
politics-egalitarian, despotic, charismatic, bureaucratic,
traditional-that ordered these lives. What does political authority
over the longue durée look like across Eurasia? What is the role of
material culture in preserving regimes and producing revolution? How
can we explore the work of power without subsuming it to the domain of
governmental institutions? The 3rd University of Chicago Conference
on Eurasian Archaeology will examine the instruments of power, the
semiotics of legitimation, and the mobilization of labor in the
constitution of politics from prehistory to today.
The University of Chicago Conferences on Eurasian Archaeology bring
together graduate students and senior researchers from institutions
across North America, Europe, and Asia. Organized and run by the
graduate students of the University of Chicago, each conference
centers on a theme that is intended to encapsulate a broad set of
pressing issues in the field. But the conferences also provide a
forum for sharing new data, testing original ideas, and developing
cross-cultural conversations that will forward the next decade of
research in Eurasia.
Individuals interested in presenting should send an abstract of no
more than 200 words along with a completed submission form to Charles
Hartley <chartleyuchicago.edu> by December 15, 2007. Please include
the full name of the presenter and all co-authors, with their
institutional affiliations, mailing addresses, and e-mail addresses.
Additional information is available at the conference website:
http://acc.spc.uchicago.edu/eurasianconference/
Scholars interested in organizing thematic sessions should contact
Charles Hartley no later than November 1, 2007.
Graduate students are strongly encouraged to participate. Papers will
be selected for presentation based on how closely they fit to the
overall theme of the conference. There is no registration fee for the
conference.
CONF./CFP- Workshop on Islam and Democracy in Asia, Louisvill, Ky., Mar. 13-14
Posted by: Shiping Hua <shiping.hualouisville.edu>
Posted: 2 Oct 2007
CONF./CFP- Workshop on Islam and Democracy in Asia, Louisvill, Ky., Mar. 13-14
Call for Papers
Workshop: "Islam and Democracy in Asia"
Hosted by the Center for Asian Democracy (CAD) and the Institute for
Democracy and Development (IDD), the University of Louisville,
Louisville, Kentucky, the United States, March 13-14, 2008.
We are looking for (1) theory-oriented papers that address the
relationship between Islam and democracy, (2) history-oriented works
that trace the introduction of Islam to Asia, and (3) area-based papers
that deal with the contemporary issues of Islam and democracy in South
Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia, including Xinjiang in China.
The following are suggested topics: (1) The Compatibility (or
incompatibility) of Islam with Democracy; (2) The Historical Diffusion
of Islam through Asia (3) Asian Islam and Arab Islam: Similarities and
Differences (4) The Taliban and Islam in Afghanistan (5) Islam in
Pakistan (6) Islam and Religious Conflicts in India (7) Asia's Radical
Islamic Diaspora (8) Islam in Central Asia and Western China (9) Islam
and Democratization in Indonesia (10) Islam and Democracy in Malaysia.
The organizers are open to other topics relevant to Islam and democracy
in Asia.
Prospective participants of the workshop should submit a one-page
proposal by November 1, 2007. Acceptance of proposals will be sent to
the authors by November 15, 2007.
We will cover the costs of the participants for airfare, room/board, and
provide an honorarium.
CAD website: http://louisville.edu/asiandemocracy
Proposals and inquiries should be sent to: Dr. Shiping Hua, CAD
Director, at shiping.hualouisville.edu
Shiping Hua, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director
Center for Asian Democracy
The University of Louisville
Ford Hall 301
Louisville, Kentucky 40292
USA
Phone: 502-852-3305
email: s0hua002louisville.edu
http://www.louisville.edu/asiandemocracy
CONF.- The World of Islam: History, Society and Culture, Moscow, Dec. 11-13
Posted by: Igor Alexeev <ialxyvgmail.com>
Posted: 27 Sep 2007
CONF.- The World of Islam: History, Society and Culture, Moscow, Dec. 11-13
International Conference on Islamic Studies
"The World of Islam: History, Society and Culture"
December 11-13, 2007, Moscow
Dear Colleagues,
Russian State University for the Humanities and Mardjani Foundation
for Support of Research and Cultural Programs are organising an
international conference "THE WORLD OF ISLAM: HISTORY, SOCIETY and
CULTURE" which probably will be held in December, 11-13 2007 in Moscow.
The conference aims to discuss various problems of Islamic history and
contemporary political and cultural development of Muslim societies
from a wide interdisciplinary perspective.
We are calling for contributions related to various fields of social
sciences: history, cultural anthropology, political and social
science, cultural studies within the Conference general problematique.
We are also most welcoming participants specialising in Arabic and
Islamic Studies as well as social and political science.
Conference discussions are planned to be held around the following
general problems:
* Study of 'Classical' Islamic Heritage (annales, manuscripts etc.)
* Islam in Russia and Eurasian countries: an imperial legacy and
contemporary problems
* A 'Greater Middle East' and Islam in the 20th and 21st centuries'
During the Conference will be held and international symposium "Egypt,
Middle East and Russia" organised in collaboration with the Cairo
University, Egypt.
Also two special "round tables" will be organised as a part of
conference activities:
Round Table - I
Islamic religious knowledge and the modern challenges of Russian society
Round Table - II
Islamic Economy: tendencies and perspectives of development
We are welcoming contributions in research fields mentioned above as
well as additional panel proposals within the general conference
problematique. The Conference working languages are Russian, English
and Arabic.
If you are interested in participating in the conference, please
contact the Conference organising team before October 15, 2007 by the
following e-mails: ialxyvgmail.com; fond-mardjaniyandex.ru
CONF.- Women in War, Ohio State University, Oct. 26-27, 2007
Posted by: Serguei Alex. Oushakine <oushakinPRINCETON.EDU>
Posted: 26 Sep 2007
CONF.- Women in War, Ohio State University, Oct. 26-27, 2007
NOTE: Some papers in the program are on Chechnya and Afghanistan
International and Interdisciplinary Conference on
Women in War
Organizers:
Yana Hashamova
Helena Goscilo
http://slaviccenter.osu.edu/WIW/schedule.html
Schedule
October 26 (Friday) 3:30-9 pm
Opening Remarks - 3:30
Panel 1- The Yugoslav Wars and the Other - 4:00-6:00
Chair/Discussant: Snjezana Buzov (Ohio State)
Jennifer Erickson (University of Oregon), "Racism, Classism, Gender, and
War: The Case of Romani Women in Bosnia-Herzegovina"
Amy Szabo (Ohio State), "The Silent War on Women: Ethnic Conflict and the
Development of Sex Trafficking in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina"
Aleksandra Milicevic (University of North Florida), "Men and Women in the
Wars in Former Yugoslavia"
Screening of Esma's Secret (2006) - 6:00-7:30
Reception - 7:30-9:00
October 27 (Saturday) - 9:00-6:00
Panel 2 - Women Writers and the Yugoslav Wars - 9:00-10:30
Chair/Discussant: Angela Brintlinger (Ohio State)
Ajla Demiragic (University of Sarajevo), "(Out)Living the War: Literary
Representation of War in Contemporary Fiction by Women Writers from Bosnia
and Herzegovina"
Jessica Wienhold (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), "Engendering
Defamiliarization: Dubravka Ugresic's 'point of pain'
in The Museum of Unconditional Surrender"
Coffee Break - 10:30-10:45
Panel 3 - Memory and the Yugoslav Wars - 10:45-12:15
Chair/Discussant: Dorothy Noyes (Ohio State)
Julie Mertus (American University), "Memories of Sisterhood United,
Sisterhood Divided"
Ramajana Hidic Demirovic (Indiana University), "Dichotomy of Memory? Women
Surviving Memories of the Genocide in Bosnia"
Lunch - 12:15-1:30
Panel 4 - Film and the Yugoslav Wars - 1:30-3:00
Chair/Discussant: Brian Baer (Kent State University)
Yana Hashamova (Ohio State), "War Rapes: Redefining Motherhood, Fatherhood,
and Nationhood"
Olha Rudich (Ohio State), "Milcho Manchevski's Before the Rain: Zamira's
Love and Religious and Ethnic Conflicts"
Panel 5 - Women's Representations and the War on Terror - 3:00-4:30
Chair/Discussant: Ruby Tapia (Ohio State)
Wendy Hesford (Ohio State), "Staging Terror, Staging Gender"
Reshmi Mukherjee (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), "Studying the
Gaze: Submission or Subversion?"
Coffee Break - 4:30-4:45
Panel 6 - Women in Afghan and Chechen Conflicts - 4:45-6:45
Chair/Discussant: Helena Goscilo (University of Pittsburgh)
Kirsten Rutsala (Oklahoma University), "Shifting Between Worlds: Gender
Identity in the Second Chechen War"
Trina Mamoon (University of Alaska - Fairbanks), "Desperate and Dangerous:
'Black Widows' and the Chechen Conflict"
Sergei Oushakine (Princeton), "Private Traumas of Local Wars: On Mothers,
Objects, and Relations"
Reception - 7:00-9:00
CONF.- The Roads of Pilgrimages between Central Asia and Hijaz, Tashkent,
3-4 Oct. 2007
Posted by: Alexandre Papas <alex.pclub-internet.fr>
Posted: 25 Sep 2007
CONF.- The Roads of Pilgrimages between Central Asia and Hijaz, Tashkent, 3-4 Oct
The French Institute for Central Asian Studies (IFEAC),
in association with the Tashkent Islamic University, the Institute of
Oriental Studies Al-Biruni, the UNESCO and the CNRS,
is pleased to announce an international conference on:
The Roads of Pilgrimages (hajj, ziyarat) between Central Asia and Hijaz
October 3-4, 2007
Dedeman Hotel, Tashkent
Organized by Bakhtyar Babadjanov, Bayram Balci, Alexandre Papas and
Thierry Zarcone.
Conference Program:
October 3
Opening Session
Bahrom Abdukhalimov, State Advisor on Islamic Affairs
Soraya Karimova, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies
Anna Paolini, UNESCO Representative in Uzbekistan
Rovshan Abdullaev, Rector of the Tashkent Islamic University
Bayram Balci, Director of IFEAC
Chair: Thierry Zarcone
Hamid Algar (University of California, Berkeley)
Central Asian Naqshbandis at the Haramayn
Necdet Tosun (Osh State University-Marmara University, Istanbul)
Hajj (Pilgrimage) from the Sufi Point of View
Masami Hamada (Kyoto University)
Imaginary Invitation to the pilgrimage
Alexandre Papas (CNRS, Paris)
Pilgrimage Roads and Mystical Paths: The Travels of a Qalandar Sufi,
Muhammad Zalili, from Yarkand to Mecca (17-18th-Century)
Afternoon Session
Chair: Elizaveta Nekrassova
Minoru Sawada (Toyama University, Japan)
Pilgrimage to Sacred Places in Taklamakan Desert: Mausoleums of Imams
in Khotan Province
Nadirbek Abdulakhatov (Ferghana Regional Museum, Ferghana)
"Sacred" Objects in the Mazars of Ferghana: Between Fetishism and Islam
Sharifa Toshova (Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent)
Haji of Central Asia: Itineraries and Impressions
Ashirbek Muminov (Institute of Oriental Studies, Almaty)
Isnad, Silsila, 'An'ana in Central Asia: New Aspects Appearing after
Hajj and Ziyara
Thierry Zarcone (CNRS, Paris)
The Zawiya al-Uzbakiyya at Jerusalem, a Central Asian Resting-House on
the Hajj Road
October 4
Morning Session
Chair: Ahatjan Hasanov
Lola Dodkhudaeva (Academy of Sciences, Tajikistan)
Hajj in Political Legitimization of the Rulers of Imperial Herat
(Kurts, Timurids)
Thomas Welsford (Oxford University)
Piety, Refuge and Dynastic Change: the Re-Opening of Iran to Central
Asian Pilgrim Traffic, 1600-1650
Omonullo Buriev (Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent)
Description of the Pilgrimage in Muntahab at-Tavorih by Khakimkhon Tura
Alfina Sibgatullina (Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow)
Tatar Hajjname
Shovosil Ziyodov (Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent)
Hadjnomalar (Hajj Stories): Lithographies Available in Tashkent
Afternoon Session
Chair: Alexandre Papas
Naima Neflyasheva (Center for Civilization and Regional Studies at the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow)
Hajj from Russian Empire as a Frontier Situation
Bakhtyar Babadjanov (Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent)
Ziyarat to Mazars as a Form of Islamic Practice in the Soviet Era
Stéphane A. Dudoignon (CNRS, Paris)
Globalised Pilgrimage? Hajj in Post Soviet Central Asia: Individual
Narratives and Collective Practices
Vladimir Bobrovnikov (Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow)
Al-Hajj and al-Ziyara in Making (Post-)Soviet Muslims: a Comparative
Study of the Cases of Daghestan and Uzbekistan
Abdulhakim Jozjoni (Islamic University, Tashkent)
The Question of Taliban and Ziyarat in Afghanistan
The conference is open to the public and free of charge.
Contacts: balciifeac.com.uz or administrationifeac.com.uz
CONF.- Interchanges and Influences in Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, London,
2-3 Nov 2007
Posted by: Lilla Russell-Smith <russellsmithbtinternet.com>
Posted: 25 Sep 2007
CONF.- Interchanges and Influences in Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, London, 2-3 Nov
"Interchanges and Influences in Chinese Buddhist Sculpture"
2-3 November 2007, 9am-6pm
This international academic conference will reassess Chinese Buddhist
Sculpture exploring issues of patronage, scientific dating,
conservation methods, multi-cultural influences, iconography and the
history of collecting. The conference is organised by Dr Anne Farrer,
Programme Director of the MA in East Asian Art, Sotheby's Institute of
Art, and Dr Lilla Russell-Smith, Chair, Circle of Inner Asian Art and
is supported by the British Academy and the Chiang Ching-kuo
Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange.
Papers will include topics of interest to readers of this list:
Annette Juliano (Professor of Asian Art History, Rutgers University,
Newark, USA) "Northern Zhou Buddhist sculpture reconsidered"
Madhuvanti Ghose (Alsdorf Curator of Indian and Himalayan Art, Art
Institute, Chicago, USA): "Some early Chinese Buddhist sculptures and
the influences upon them from the Indian sphere"
Ann Paludan (Independent scholar, UK) "Buddhist sculpture and the
classical tradition"
Lukas Nickel (Lecturer, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, SOAS, and
University College, University of London, UK): "Buddhist bronzes from
Shandong Province"
Zong Zhang (Research Fellow, Institute of World Religions, Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China):
"Steles and stupas: exemplification of the form changes in Chinese
Buddhist sculpture" (In Chinese with translation)
Katherine R. Tsiang (Associate Director, Center for the Art of East
Asia, Department of Art History, University of Chicago, USA): "Demons,
Jewels, and Sixteen Princes in the North Cave at Xiangtangshan"
Hsueh-man Shen (Lecturer and Senior Curator of Chinese Art at the
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK): "Likeness and presence:
deposits inside Buddha statues"
Dorothy C. Wong (Associate professor, McIntire Department of Art,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA): "Tang Buddhist
sculptures brought to Japan in the seventh and eighth centuries"
Marianne Yaldiz (Independent scholar, Berlin, Germany): "Vajrapani in
the literature and the sculptural art of Central Asia"
Khau Ming Rubin (PhD Candidate, SOAS, London, UK): "Redating the
Buddhist sculpture of Yanqi (Karashahr), ancient Xinjiang"
Chhaya Bhattacharya-Haesner (Independent scholar, Berlin, Germany)
"Terracotta art of Khotan in the Turfan Collection of Museum für
Asiatische Kunst, Berlin"
Marilyn Gridley (Research Associate, Center for East Asian Studies,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA): "The meaning of the Uighur,
Liao, Amber Guanyin"
Kevin McLaughlin (Oriental Museum, Durham University): "Song lacquered
sculptures"
Roderick Whitfield (Emeritus Professor, Department of Art and
Archaeology, SOAS, London, UK): "Gilt bronze sculptures of Gansu and Ningxia"
Beth McKillop (Keeper, Asian Collections, Victoria and Albert Museum,
London, UK): "Buddhist sculpture from the Eumorfopoulos Collection in the V&A"
Györgyi Fajcsák (Curator, F. Hopp Museum of East Asian Art, Budapest,
Hungary): "In the footsteps of the Buddha: collecting Buddhist
sculpture in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries"
Fee: £30 for one day; £50 for two days
Location: Sotheby's Institute of Art, 30 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3EE
To book a place please call Emilie Faure on +44 (0)20 7462 3249 or
send an email to e.fauresothebysinstitute.com
For more information and a full list of speakers please see
http://www.sothebysinstitute.com/day-eve-6.html
Dr. Lilla Russell-Smith
Co-Editor, Journal of Inner Asian Art and Archaeology
Chair, Circle of Inner Asian Art
russellsmithbtinternet.com
LECTURE- Electricity Sector in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, Stacy Closson, AUCA,
Bishkek, Sept. 28
Posted by: Alexander I. Pugachev <pugachev_amail.auca.kg>
Posted: 22 Sep 2007
LECTURE- Electricity Sector in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, Stacy Closson,
Bishkek, Sept. 28
Social Research Center at American University of Central Asia
(www.src.auca.kg) presents:
Lecture: The Impact of Informal Socio-Economic Network Activity on the
Electricity Sector: Comparing Georgia and Kyrgyzstan Since Independence
Presenter: Dr. Stacy Closson, London School of Economics and Political
Science, Visiting Research Fellow, Social Research Center
Time: 17:00, September 28th
Venue: Room 232, AUCA (Main Building)
Language: English
Synopsis: Both Georgia and Kyrgyzstan have recently experienced a change in
regime, due in part to the public's dissatisfaction with the management of
the energy sector. Since independence, both countries experienced technical
and commercial losses in the electricity system, which negatively impacted
on economic growth. The role of non-transparent, trans-territorial
political-economic networks was particularly destructive to the development
of an effective domestic and regional energy system. However, the new
Georgian government's efforts to enhance its electricity sector management
and performance have outpaced those of Kyrgyzstan. One explanation may be
that informal networks continue to monopolize transactions in the Kyrgyz
energy sector. These developments, and their impact on maximizing Kyrgyzstan's
potential in a regionally integrated system, will be discussed.
Dr. Stacy Closson recently defended her PhD dissertation at the London
School of Economics and Political Science entitled, "State Weakness in
Perspective: Trans-territorial Energy Networks in Georgia, 1993-2003." At
present, she is a research fellow at American University's Social Research
Center. In October, she will begin a 2-year Trans-Atlantic Post-Doc
Fellowship for International Relations and Security (TAPIR) at the Center
for Strategic Studies in Zurich, Switzerland focusing on European energy
security.
How to register: Please RSVP to pssmail.auca.kg, giving your name and
institution.
CONF./CFP- KCTOS Conference Section on Europe and Central Asia, Vienna, Dec.
6-9
Posted by: Peter Felch <peter.felchgmx.at>
Posted: 21 Sep 2007
CONF./CFP- KCTOS Conference Section on Europe and Central Asia, Vienna, Dec 6-9
KCTOS Conference: Knowledge, Creativity and Transformations of Societies
December 6-9, 2007, Vienna, Austria
Posted by: Peter Felch peter.felchgmx.at
Call for participation and abstracts for section on Europe-Central
Asia relations; deadline September 28, 2007
>From December 6 to 9, 2007, Vienna/Austria will host an international
conference under the title "KCTOS: Knowledge, Creativity and
Transformations of Societies".
One of the conference sections on the topic "Europe and Central Asia
-- More than Security and Energy? Defining an Emerging Partnership"
will deal with the EU strategy for Central Asia, recently produced
under the German presidency, with a special focus on the aspect of
culture and inter-cultural dialog. It will also consider the role and
place of Europe among the geo-political players in this region.
The section language will be English.
Details about the conference, its programme and registration
procedure, the a.m. section as well as a short abstract about its
topic are available on www.inst.at/kctos/index_english.htm
respectively www.inst.at/kctos/sektionen_a-f/felch.htm.
Potential lecturers are urgently invited to submit abstracts and short
CVs by email to peter.felchgmx.at not later than 28 September, 2007.
The organizers also ask to pass on this information to any other
person, which may be interested in the topic.
For questions about the section, please contact:
Peter Felch
ARTilek Eurasia
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Tel. +996-772-60 84 26
peter.felchgmx.at, felchpochta.ru
For questions about the conference, the organizers, programme,
accommodation etc. please see the INST website www.inst.at, the
conference website www.inst.at/kctos/index_english.htm
or contact INST/Herbert Arlt, arltinst.at
CONF./CFP- University of Pittsburgh, REES and GOSECA Graduate Student Conference
Posted by: GOSECA University of Pittsburgh <gosecaconferenceyahoo.com>
Posted: 21 Sep 2007
CONF./CFP- University of Pittsburgh, REES and GOSECA Graduate Student Conference
University of Pittsburgh, REES, and GOSECA
Fifth Annual Graduate Student Conference
February 22nd - 24th, 2008
Generation Removed? Assessing Nostalgia, Memory, and Legacy in Russia,
Eastern Europe, and Central Asia
The collapse of communist regimes in the former Soviet Union, Eastern
Europe, and Central Asia led to radical shifts in social, economic,
political, and cultural realities. Subsequently, the transition to
postcommunism dramatically affected the worlds of both the living and
the dead, transforming epistemologies, as well as lifestyles. The
changes also prompted the revisiting of the past and its relationship
to the present. As the first generation removed from the communist era
comes of age and examines its heritage, it seeks to negotiate its
identity with a world audience. Nostalgia, memory and legacy have
lasting impacts on such efforts and provide useful frameworks for this
endeavor.
Examples of presentation topics include:
- Postcommunist religious vestiges: revival and opposition
- The impact of the collective memory of super power status on
contemporary Russian foreign policy
- The impact of clan structures on Central Asian society
- Nostalgic contemporary views of the Czechoslovakia's Golden Era of
the 1920s and 1930s
- The effects of the Soviet legacy on cultural institutions
- Monuments and memories: communist legacies and the appropriation of the past
REES and GOSECA invite papers that assess the current and past roles
of nostalgia, memory and legacy in the Russia, Eastern Europe, and
Central Asia. The conference is deliberately interdisciplinary and
aims to deepen our understanding of the region as a whole using a
broad range of approaches to examine an intricately woven matrix of
issues. Participation is open to graduate students in the social
sciences, the humanities, and the professional schools.
Abstracts should be no more than 250 words long. Please submit
abstracts by December 1st, 2007 to the following email address:
gosecaconferenceyahoo.com
GOSECA Conference Organizing Committee
Russian and East European Studies Graduate Student Conference
University of Pittsburgh
GOSECA is the Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and
Central Asia (GOSECA) at the University of Pittsburgh
CONF./CFP- Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) 2008
Posted by: Dominique Arel <dareluottawa.ca>
Posted: 21 Sep 2007
CONF./CFP- Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) 2008
Call for Papers
"Nation, Identity, Conflict, and the State"
13th Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
[The announcement is also available at www.nationalities.org]
International Affairs Building,
Columbia University, NY
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
10-12 April 2008
***Proposal deadline: 1 November 2007***
Contact information:
proposals must be submitted to:
dareluottawa.ca and darelasngmail.com
100+ panels on the Balkans, Central Europe and the Baltics, Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Central Asia and Eurasia, the Caucasus,
Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kurdistan, China and surrounding countries
**INCLUDING a Special Section on Theoretical Approaches to Nationalism**
THEMATIC Panels on
Islam and Politics, Genocide and Ethnic Violence, Anthropology of
Identity, Citizenship and Nationality, Religion, Language Politics,
Conflict Resolution, Autonomy, Gender, EU Integration, Diaspora and many more
AWARDS for Best Doctoral Student Papers
AND the Screening and Discussion of **New Films/Documentaries**
The ASN Convention, the most attended international and
inter-disciplinary scholarly gathering of its kind, welcomes proposals
on a wide range of topics related to national identity, nationalism,
ethnic conflict, state-building and the study of empires in
Central/Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Balkans, Eurasia,
and adjacent areas. Disciplines represented include political science,
history, anthropology, sociology, international studies, economics,
geography, sociolinguistics, psychology, and related fields.
The Convention also features a section devoted to theoretical
approaches to nationalism, from any of the disciplines listed above.
The papers in this section need not be grounded in an area of the
former Communist bloc usually covered by ASN, provided that the issues
examined are relevant to a truly comparative understanding of
nationalism-related issues. In this vein, we are welcoming
theory-focused and comparative proposals, rather than specific case
studies from outside Central/Eastern Europe and Eurasia. A dozen
panels are expected to be featured in the Nationalism section.
Since 2005, the ASN Convention has acknowledged excellence in graduate
studies research by offering Awards for Best Doctoral Student Papers
in five sections: Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus, Central Asia/Eurasia,
Central Europe, Balkans, and Nationalism Studies. The winners at the
2006 Convention were Tammy Lynch (Boston U, History,
Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus), Judith Beyer (Anthropology, Max Planck
Institute for Social Anthropology, Central Asia/Eurasia), Zsuzsanna
Magdo (U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, History, Central Europe),
Connie Robinson (New School U, Sociology, Balkans), and Wendy Pearlman
(Harvard U, Political Science, Nationalism). Doctoral student
applicants whose proposals will be accepted for the 2008 Convention,
who have not defended their dissertation by 1 November 2007, and whose
paper is delivered by the deadline, will automatically be considered
for the awards.
The 2008 Convention is also inviting submissions for documentaries or
feature films made within the past few years and available in VHS or
DVD format. Most films selected for the convention will be screened
during regular panel slots and will be followed by a discussion
moderated by an academic expert. Films on the 2007 Program included
the Oscar-nominated My Country, My Country (US, 2007), Vukovar-Final
Cut (Serbia and Montenegro, 2006), A Lesson of Belarusian (Poland,
2006), Orange Revolution (US, 2007) and Final Solution (India, 2005).
The 2008 Convention invites proposals for INDIVIDUAL PAPERS or PANELS.
A panel includes a chair, three presentations based on written papers,
and a discussant. Proposals using an innovative format are encouraged.
Examples of new formats include a roundtable on a new book, in which
the author is being engaged by three discussants (nine book panels
were featured in the 2007 Convention); a debate between two panelists
over a critical research or policy question, following rules of public
debating; or special presentations based on original papers where the
number of discussants is equal to or greater than the number of
presenters. Other innovative formats are also welcome.
The 2008 Convention is also welcoming offers to serve as DISCUSSANT on
a panel to be created by the program committee from individual paper
proposals. The application to be considered as discussant can be
self-standing, or accompanied by an individual paper proposal.
There is NO APPLICATION FORM to fill out in order to send proposals to
the convention, except for a FACT SHEET that can be downloaded at
www.nationalities.org. All proposals and fact sheets must be sent by
email to Dominique Arel at both dareluottawa.ca and darelasngmail.com.
INDIVIDUAL PAPER PROPOSALS must include the name, email and
affiliation of the author, a postal address for paper mail, the title
of the paper, a 500-word abstract and a 100-word biographical
statement that includes full references of your last or forthcoming
publication, if applicable. Graduate students must indicate the title
of their dissertation and year of projected defense. They can also
submit the full references of a recent or forthcoming publication.
PANEL PROPOSALS must include the title of the panel, a chair, three
paper-givers with the title of their papers, and a discussant; the
name, affiliation, email, postal address and 100-word biographical
statements of each participant and include full references of their
last or forthcoming publication, if applicable. Graduate students can
indicate the title of their dissertation and year of projected defense.
PROPOSALS FOR FILMS OR VIDEOS must include the name, email and
affiliation of the author, a postal address for paper mail, the title,
a 500-word abstract of the film/video and a 100-word biographical statement.
PROPOSALS USING AN INNOVATIVE FORMAT must include the title of the
panel, the names, emails, affiliations, postal addresses, 100-word
biographical statements of each participant (same specifications as
above) and a discussion on the proposed format.
INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS TO SERVE AS DISCUSSANT must include the name,
email, affiliation, postal address, a paragraph on the areas that the
applicant has expertise to serve as a discussant, and a 100-word
biographical statement (same specifications as above).
All proposals must be included IN THE BODY OF A SINGLE EMAIL, except
for the Fact Sheet that must be attached. Attachments other than the
Fact Sheet will be accepted only if they repeat the content of the
email message/proposal, and if all the information is contained IN A
SINGLE ATTACHMENT. The reception of all proposals will be acknowledged
electronically (with some delay during deadline week, due to the high
volume of proposals).
Participants are responsible for covering all travel and accommodation
costs. Unfortunately, ASN has no funding available for panelists.
An international Program Committee will be entrusted with the
selection of proposals. Applicants will be notified in December 2007
or January 2008. Information regarding registration costs and other
logistical questions will be communicated afterwards.
The full list of panels from last year's convention, for the
geographical and thematic sections, and the section on Theories of
Nationalism, can be accessed at
http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2007_final_program.pdf.
The film lineup can be accessed at
http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2007_film.pdf.
<http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2007_film.pdf>
The programs from past conventions, going back to 2001, are also
online at www.nationalities.org.
Several dozen publishers and companies have had exhibits and/or
advertised in the Convention Program in past years. Due to
considerations of space, advertisers and exhibitors are encouraged to
place their order early. For information, please contact Convention
Executive Director Gordon N. Bardos (gnb12columbia.edu).
We look forward to receiving your proposal!
The Convention organizing committee:
Dominique Arel, ASN President
Gordon N. Bardos, Executive Director
David Crowe, ASN Chair of Advisory Board
Sherrill Stroschein, Program Chair
Deadline for proposals: 1 November 2007 (to be sent to both
dareluottawa.ca AND darelasngmail.com)
The ASN convention's headquarters are located at the:
Harriman Institute
Columbia University
1216 IAB
420 W. 118th St.
New York, NY 10027
212 854 8487 tel
212 666 3481 fax
gnb12columbia.edu
CONF./CFP- 2008 Soyuz Annual Meeting: Contemporary Critical Inquiry Through
the Lens of Postsocialism, Apr. 24-27, 2008, Berkeley
Posted by: Alexei Yurchak <yurchakberkeley.edu>
Posted: 18 Sep 2007
CONF./CFP- 2008 Soyuz Annual Meeting: Critical Inquiry/Postsocialism, Apr. 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS
2008 Soyuz Annual Meeting
University of California, Berkeley
April 24-27, 2008
THEME:
"Contemporary Critical Inquiry Through the Lens of Postsocialism"
The disintegration of Soviet and Eastern European socialisms not only
ushered in rapid and overwhelming transformations in the former socialist
lifeworlds, but also engendered the emergence of the problem-space of
"postsocialism" that spans well beyond the boundaries of the former
socialist states. In this year's Soyuz conference, we would like to
consider: how can theoretical insights gained in our critical engagements
with postsocialism shed new light on questions central to contemporary
anthropology and critical social inquiry more broadly.
For example, how might our inquiry of postsocialism illuminate:
* current global configurations of liberalism and neoliberalism,
democracy and neo-conservatism, sovereignty and citizenship, biopower
and international law, religion and secularism, risk and security,
global capitalism and labor outsourcing?
* complex parallels between late socialist and late capitalist social
formations at the level of institutions, practices, sentiments,
knowledge, subjectivity, aesthetics?
* current postcolonial engagements (considering that the ideological
opposition capitalism/socialism, in relation to which postcolonial
criticism emerged, is now in the past)?
We are now inviting submissions for the conference. The selected papers will
interrogate the relevance of the theoretical insights gained in engagements
with postsocialism for other contexts, areas and problems of contemporary
world. They will consider the implications of postsocialism, both as a
historical formation and as a problem-space, for the problems interrogated
in contemporary anthropology and social inquiry.
The conference organizing committee:
Alexei Yurchak (UC Berkeley)
Dominic Boyer (Cornell)
Dace Dzenovska (UC Berkeley)
Larisa Kurtovich (UC Berkeley)
Alex Beliaev (UC Berkeley)
Nina Aron (UC Berkeley)
The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2008.
Please send submissions electronically (preferable) to: yurchakberkeley.edu
Or by mail to:
Alexei Yurchak
232 Kroeber Hall
Department of Anthropology
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
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