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PANEL- Where Do Afghanistan's People Stand in Barak Obama's New Policy?, Kabul, Feb. 18
Posted by: Armanshahr Foundation <armanshahrfoundation@gmail.com> Posted: 12 Feb 2009 PANEL- Where Do Afghanistan's People Stand in Barak Obama's New Policy?, Feb 18 Invitation Armanshahr Foundation / OPEN ASIA in collaboration with the French Cultural Center is honored to invite you to its 29th (year three) monthly GOFTEGO seminar: Subject: And Where Do Afghanistan's People Stand in Barak Obama's New Policy? Speakers: Dr. Mohieddin Mehdi (political analyst) Mrs. Soraya Parlika (Head of the All Women's Union of Afghanistan) Mr. Gholam Mohammad Mohammadi (Deputy Director of Shoray-e Mottahed Melli) Discussant: Mojibrahman Mehrdad (Writer and Poet) Day and Date: Wednesday, 18 February Time: 14 Hours Place: French Cultural Centre, Esteghlal High School, Malek Azghar Square (across from Kabul Town hall) Contacts: 0775321697 or 0700047523 E-mail: armanshahrfoundation@gmail.com
CONF./CFP- 21st Annual Nicholas Poppe Symposium, U. of Washington, May 9, 2009
Posted by: Ilse Cirtautas <icirt@u.washington.edu> Posted: 12 Feb 2009 CONF./CFP- 21st Annual Nicholas Poppe Symposium, U. of Washington, May 9, 2009 Call For Papers 21st Annual Nicholas Poppe Symposium on Inner/Central Asian Studies Saturday, May 9, 2009 Place: University of Washington Denny Hall, 215 A Papers from students and faculty pertaining to Inner/Central Asian Studies are being solicited. Most welcome are papers that address the topic of "The Impact of Globalization on the Turkic and Mongolian Culture and Society" Please submit abstracts (250 words maximum) by April 18, 2009 to: Ilse D. Cirtautas Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization Denny Hall, Box 353120, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195 Phone: (206) 543-9963 Fax: (206) 686-7936 e-mail:icirt@u.washington.edu Organizer: Central Asian Studies Group-University of Washington
CONF./CFP- Conflict and Transformation in South Caucasus, Batumi, May 22-24
Posted by: CBSR Conference <cbsrconference@gmail.com> Posted: 12 Feb 2009 CONF./CFP- Conflict and Transformation in South Caucasus, Batumi, May 22-24 Call for Papers Centre for the Study of Caucasus and Black Sea Region (CBSR) at the University of Georgia First International Conference Date: 22-24 May 2009 Location: Batumi, Georgia The Conference is organized by the Centre for the Study of Caucasus and Black Sea Region, University of Georgia and the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports of Autonomous Republic of Adjara hosted by the Shota Rustaveli State University. The Centre for the Study of Caucasus and Black Sea Region (CBSR) is pleased to invite paper abstracts for First International Conference, March 22-24, 2009. Papers relating to humanities and social science scholarship on conflicts in South Caucasus are welcome. The event will be held at the Shota Rustaveli State University in Batumi, Georgia hosted by Institute of Kartvelology. The general topic of the conference is State Rhetoric, Search for Identity and Citizenship in the South Caucasus. This year, due to the generated conflict between Georgia and Russia centered over South Ossetia, we especially encourage proposals that touch on conflicts in Georgia. Deadline for submission of conference abstracts: 20 March 2009. Please include the following information with conference submission: * Name of presenter * Academic position and institutional affiliation * Title of the paper * Abstract of no more than 300 words which will be published in the * conference program * Audio-visual equipment needs * Contact information (please include e-mail address and telephone number) Submissions sent by March 20, 2009, will receive a response by March 30, 2009. The conference will host approximately 60 participants and the program includes welcome reception, conference opening, and a conference dinner. The University of Georgia Press will publish papers presented at the conference afterwards. A complete paper of 7-10 pages (1.5-spaced) for a presentation of no more than 15 minutes should be submitted by June 20, 2009. CBSR funds some of the costs of conference participation but does not waive the conference registration fee. If the scientific committee of the conference accepts the abstract then CBSR may cover travel and living expanses for the participant. Registration Fee is 50 Euro. Conference participants can submit the registration fee at the same time as they arrive on welcome reception or transfer money on the CBSR bank account. Payment is accepted by cash or credit card (All payments are in Euro). For further information, please, contact conference organizers by e-mail at: cbsrconference@gmail.com We hope you will be able to join us in Georgia! Tamta Khalvashi Executive Director of CBSR PhD Candidate The University of Georgia Centre for the Study of Caucasus and Black Sea Region University of Georgia 77a, Kostava Street, Tbilisi, 0175, Georgia www.cbsr.ge www.ug.edu.ge
CONF./CFP- 13th Found. for Endangered Languages Conf.: Khorog, Tajikistan, 24-26 Sept. 2009
Posted by: Nicholas Ostler <nostler@chibcha.demon.co.uk> Posted: 12 Feb 2009 CONF./CFP- 13th Found. for Endangered Languages Conf.: Khorog, 24-26 Sept. 2009 Foundation for Endangered Languages in association with the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan and The Institute of Humanities, Khorog Conference: Endangered Languages and History Place: Institute of Humanities, Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Khorog Tajikistan Dates: 24-26 September 2009 Call for Abstracts: FEL XIII Endangered languages are often the remnants of old nations and civilizations. Many of these languages have been widely used in vast territories for centuries before giving way to more powerful and influential languages over a period of time for various social, economic, literary, political, and natural reasons. It is often precisely in the endangered languages of minorities and indigenous peoples that scholars seek answers to the historical developments of nations, their values and ethics, agricultural activities, habitat, way of life, migration patterns, arts and crafts, religious traditions, archaeological findings, etc. Endangered languages can serve to legitimise the sovereignty of the dominant nations, or to reaffirm their identity and authority over the territory, often at the expense of other languages. In the process, the endangered languages themselves may be strengthened or weakened as the past of the nation becomes a bone of contention. History also has value in the life of a community and can foster and promote a sense of identity among its members, thus perhaps playing a crucial role in the preservation or revitalisation of the endangered languages. The conference will discuss the complex interaction of Endangered Languages and History and how the study of history can encourage the preservation and promote the revitalisation of endangered languages. The following are some of the aspects of this interface which could be discussed at the conference, certainly not an exclusive list: - The role of endangered languages in the writing of history. Endangered languages as a medium for history writing, a source of historical data, and a basis for the buttressing of the historiography of a nation, region, empire, etc. - Methods and tools used to relate history to endangered languages, including the effects of imperialism and nationalism on their perceived status. The impact of conquest, political annexation, economic ascendency or cultural dominance on languages and their resulting endangerment; conversely, the contributions of endangered languages to the evolution of the language of empire. - Use of endangered languages in the study of literary sources and archaeological findings. Oral history, myth and oral literature as instruments of decipherment of sources. - The use of endangered languages in strengthening historic community identities, at any level from family to nation. Endangered languages as a symbol of homogeneity, an instrument of unity and a vehicle of identity. - What history tells us about the causes and trends of language attrition, including the role of language contact as a result of trade, war, conquest and missionary religion. - How historical studies can contribute to the revitalisation of endangered languages. - A historical perspective on the developing study of language endangerment and endangered languages. Historiography and epistemology of language endangerment. The languages of the conference: English, Russian and Tajik. Abstract and papers will be accepted in any of these languages. Abstract Submission An abstract of no more than 500 words should be submitted before 1st of March, 2009. After this deadline, abstracts will not be accepted. It is possible to submit an abstract in English for a Russian or Tajik paper. In addition to the abstract, on a separate page, please include the following information: NAME : Names of the author(s) TITLE: Title of the paper INSTITUTION: Institutional affiliation, if any E-MAIL: E-mail address of the first author, if any ADDRESS: Postal address of the first author TEL: Telephone number of the first author, if any FAX: Fax number of the first author, if any For submission of abstracts three methods are possible, as below. 1. EasyChair (English abstracts only): Authors will have to take the following steps: - go to http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=felxiii2009 - if you already have an EasyChair account you can just enter your user name and password and log in. - if you don't have an account click on the link 'then click here' and follow the instructions and then log in. - click on 'new submission' and follow the instructions. You will be taking the "Abstract Only" option, which requires Latin-1 characters. Consequently, submission in Russian or Tajik is not possible via EasyChair. We shall publish more guidelines for the submission process on http://www.ogmios.org 2. E-Mail: In case you are not able to submit your abstract via EasyChair, please send it (with details) via e-mail to hakimelnazar@yahoo.com and nostler@chibcha.demon.co.uk with the subject of the e-mail stating: "FEL Abstract: <last name of the author(s)>: <title of paper>". If the abstract is in Russian or Tajik it should also be copied to yshp@mail.ru. 3. Post: Finally, in case you are not able to submit your abstract via EasyChair or e-mail, please send your abstract and details on papaer to the following address (to arrive by 1 March, 2009): FEL XIII Conference Administration Foundation for Endangered Languages 172 Bailbrook Lane Bath BA1 7AA United Kingdom The name of the first author will be used in all correspondence. Writers will be informed once their abstracts have been accepted and they will be required to submit their full papers for publication in the proceedings before June 15, 2009 together with their registration fee (amount still to be determined). Each presentation at the Conference will last twenty minutes, with a further ten minutes for discussion and questions and answers. Keynote lectures (by invitation only) will last forty-five minutes each. Important Dates * Abstract arrival deadline: March 1, 2009 * Notification of acceptance of paper: March 30, 2009 * In case of acceptance, the full paper is due by June 15, 2009. (Further details on the format of text will be specified to the authors) * Conference dates: September 24-26, 2009 A day's excursion is planned for September 27, and transit to or from the conference site (via Dushanbe in Tajikistan) will take two days from most parts of the world. Transit within Takijistan will be provided. The Institute of Humanities in Khorog is an affiliate of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. The institute is engaged in the study of culture, history, languages, folklore and literary tradition of the people of Badakhshan region of Tajikistan. The institute holds an extensive archive of oral traditions of the Pamir and adjacent areas. Khorog is capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. The Foundation for Endangered Languages is a non-profit membership organization, registered as Charity 1070616 in England and Wales, founded in 1996. Its objective is to support, enable and assist documentation, protection and promotion of endangered languages all over the world. The Foundation awards small grants for projects. It also publishes a newsletter, OGMIOS: Newsletter of Foundation for Endangered Languages. FEL has hosted an annual conference since 1996, most recently in Barcelona, Spain (2004), Stellenbosch, South Africa (2005), Mysore, India (2006), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, (2007) and Ljouwert/Leeuwarden, Netherlands (2008). The FEL conferences bring together experts, scholars and enthusiasts from all over the world to discuss issues pertinent to the endangerment of languages. The Proceedings of FEL conferences are available as published volumes. For further information visit: www.ogmios.org
CONF. INFO.- CIAS 2009 at the University of Toronto
Posted by: Central and Inner Asia Studies U of Toronto <cias@utoronto.ca> Posted: 12 Feb 2009 CONF. INFO.- CIAS 2009 at the University of Toronto Dear Colleagues, As you may already know, the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) is meeting at the University of Toronto this year from October 8-11. In view of this, and the worsening global economic situation, we have decided to postpone plans for CIAS 2009 and instead submit panels to the CESS conference. See: http://www.cess.muohio.edu/ and http://www.utoronto.ca/ceres/centralasiaconference.html We have now submitted proposals for three panels, drawn from submissions to CIAS 2009. Now it becomes the decision of the CESS organizers whether or not to include our panels. We are awaiting their response. We look forward to the possibility of seeing you in Toronto in October 2009 and hope that CIAS will return to its normal, more informal format in 2010. Sincerely, Michael Gervers and Nicholas Corbett
LECTURE- The Middle East, the Caspian and U.S. Oil Dependency, Florida International Univ., Miami, Feb. 12
Posted by: Francesco Ortoleva <forto001@fiu.edu> Posted: 12 Feb 2009 LECTURE- The Middle East, the Caspian and U.S. Oil Dependency, Miami, Feb. 12 Middle East Studies Center-Lecture Series 2008-09 SIPA - School of International and Public Affairs College of Arts and Sciences Title: "The Middle East, the Caspian and U.S. Oil Dependency: The Fantasy and Reality of Thinking Green" By: Hossein Ebneyousef President, International Petroleum Enterprises Date: Thursday, February 12th, 2009 Time: 5:00 PM Venue: GC East Ballroom (Graham Center - University Park Campus) Hossein Ebneyousef has been the President of International Petroleum Enterprises since 1988. He manages the Company's worldwide consulting services and technical assistance on oil and natural gas development opportunities in the Middle East, North Africa and the Caspian Sea region. Previously he worked for Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) for fourteen years -- six years with ARCO International, on projects in the Middle East; six years with ARCO Oil & Gas, on evaluating oil and gas producing properties for time rating of reserves and coordination of legal, geological, engineering, operation and business evaluation efforts towards acquisition or sales of oil and gas properties; and two years with ARCO's Corporate Planning, on identification and analyses of critical global oil-related issues and response strategies. Hossein Ebneyousef holds BS and MS degrees in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University (LSU) and University of Southern California (USC), respectively. For details contact Francesco Ortoleva at the Middle East Studies Center School of International and Public Affairs Florida International University University Park, DM 369A Miami, FL 33199 305-348-1792 email: mesc@fiu.edu http://mesc.fiu.edu
PANEL/CFP- ESCAS Panel Proposal on Landscape Issues in Central Asia
Posted by: Jeanne Féaux de la Croix <jeannefeaux@yahoo.co.uk> Posted: 12 Feb 2009 PANEL/CFP- ESCAS Panel Proposal on Landscape Issues in Central Asia [We regret the delay in distributing this posting; note the short deadline of Feb. 12. --CEL] Dear Colleagues, Please find below an ESCAS panel proposal on landscape issues in Central Asia, for which we are seeking submissions. Panel proposal: Concepts of space and use of the environment in Central Asia ESCAS conference, Budapest 3-5 September 2009 This panel will offer different theoretical approaches to thinking about places in Central Asia. From archaeological deduction to geographic city-mapping to phenomenological approaches in studying peoples' relationship with places, thinking about place provides us with a productive lens for thinking about different environments and interactions. Central Asia offers a rich history and great variety of examples of contested places, the meaning of mazars, mahallas, mikrorayons, borders, routes and corridors of moving people, goods and ideas, field and pasture systems, waterways and their management, imagined Virgin Lands, Silk Roads, new and old seats of power. Proposals that would give the panel an interdisciplinary character are particularly welcome. Topics could reach from the politics of archaeology to concepts of personhood, urban and rural livelihoods, development strategies and policy-making, migration, religion and group relations. Please address your proposals to Rebecca Reynolds rebeccajreynolds@gmail.com and Jeanne Féaux de la Croix jeannefeaux@yahoo.co.uk by the 12th of Febuary. Further details on the conference can be found at http://www.escas.pz.nl/main.php?obj_id=751930146 Jeanne Feaux de la Croix 2F4, 185 Causewayside Edinburgh EH9 1PH
LECTURE- China-Central Asia Energy Cooperation and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, New York, Feb. 19
Posted by: Rafis Abazov <polra99@hotmail.com>
Posted: 11 Feb 2009
LECTURE- China-Central Asia Energy Coop. and the Shanghai Coop. Org., Feb. 19
Harriman Institute and Eurasian Initiative
Present
Harriman Institute Central Asia Lecture Series
By Professor Pan Guang
Director and Professor of the Shanghai Center for International
Studies and the Academic Director of Institute of Eurasian Studies at
the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Join us and learn about Central Asia!
The event is free and open to the public.
February 19, 2008, at 12.00 in 1219 IAB
Location:
Harriman Institute, IAB,
420 West 118th Street,
New York, NY 10027
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information please contact Rafis Abazov: ra2044@columbia.edu
Or Alla Rachkov: ar2052@columbia.edu
http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/programs/central_asian_events.html
CONF.- The Changing Social Role of Islam in Post-Soviet Eurasia, Harvard Univ., Mar. 20-21, 2009
Posted by: Project on Islam in Eurasia <islam-eurasia@fas.harvard.edu> Posted: 11 Feb 2009 CONF.- Changing Social Role of Islam in Post-Soviet Eurasia, Harvard, Mar 20-21 Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to announce the upcoming event of the Project on Islam in Eurasia: Conference on "The Changing Social Role of Islam in Post-Soviet Eurasia" March 20-21, 2009 Harvard University Project on Islam in Eurasia CGIS South Room S020 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA The Project on Islam in Eurasia will hold a conference on "The Changing Social Role of Islam in Post-Soviet Eurasia" on March 20-21, 2009. The conference will gather a number of the scholars who have been most focused on trying to understand the social transformations in which Islam plays a role in the post-Soviet period. The purposes of the conference are to assess the current state of scholarship and to identify key issues that deserve further investigation. This conference is a part of the Project on Islam in Eurasia, which seeks to develop a better understanding of the dynamic changes which are taking place in the social life of post-Soviet Muslim societies. The Project also aims to help this understanding reach a wider audience both in the West and in the region itself, and especially to help policy-makers make more informed decisions related to this topic. Unfortunately, scholarship, public attention, and policy making have been heavily focused on the "problems," "risks," and "threats" that Islam is considered to pose for post-Soviet societies and states, with very little attention being devoted to the broad spectrum of other issues for which Islam plays an important role. For more information about the focus and activities of the Project on Islam in Eurasia, please see our website (http://islam-eurasia.fas.harvard.edu) We invite those interested in attending the conference to submit the Registration Form on our website: http://islam-eurasia.fas.harvard.edu/ie_conf_09.html Please note that while the conference is free and open to the public, the number of attendees that we can accommodate is limited, and we will select attendees, in part on a first-come, first-served basis, but also taking into consideration the prospective attendee's profile, since we are aiming to foster a strong discussion in the conference and audience participation is a crucial part. The target group of attendees would include scholars and advanced students who are studying themes related to the conference, and those who work in government and development institutions, as well as non-governmental entities which are concerned with social policy and the situation regarding religion in this region. In completing the form below, please make sure the extent to which you fit this profile (or another profile that could be as relevant for the conference). Note that we will accommodate others as well as space allows. The conference will be held in Room S020 on the Concourse Level of the CGIS South Building at Harvard University (1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA). The public portion of the conference will begin at 9:00 am on Friday, March 20 and conclude at 5:30 pm on Saturday, March 20, 2009. The following is a list of those who will present papers at the conference with their paper titles (many not yet finalized), and the discussants, who will also play a major role in the conference. The order of presentations is not yet finalized. Each presentation, together with the discussant's response and general discussion, will be given 45 minutes. Paper Presentations: Bakhtiyar Babadjanov (Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent) -- TBA [based on field research in Uzbekistan] Bayram Balci (French Institute for Central Asian Studies, Tashkent) -- TBA [based on field research in Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan] Vladimir Bobrovnikov (Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Moscow) -- [Tentative: The Transformation of Shari'a into Communal Rituals in Post-Soviet Daghestani Kolkhozes] Kathleen Collins (Univ. of Minnesota) -- TBA [based on survey research and fieldwork in Central Asia and Azerbaijan] Habiba Fathi (Institute for Ismaili Studies, London) -- [Tentative: Views of Secularism among Muslim Believers in Central Asia] Morgan Liu (Ohio State University) -- TBA [based on fieldwork in Southern Kyrgyzstan] Maria Louw (Aarhus University) -- "Navigating Ambiguous Secularisms" Aleksei Malashenko (Carnegie Center, Moscow) -- [Tentative: Sufis, the Shari'a, Islamic Education and the State: Changes from the 1990s to the Present] Makhach Musaev (Institute of History, Makhachkala) -- [Tentative: New Developments in Islamic Education in Daghestan] Nabi Rahimov (Khujand State University) -- [Tentative: Islam and Ideas of Nation in Tajikistan] Rufat Sattarov (Humboldt University, Berlin) -- "Pillars of 'Local Islam': Religious Practices in Today's Azerbaijani Society" John Schoeberlein (Harvard University) -- "A Critique of Conceptual Frameworks for Assessing Post-Soviet Islam" Mukaram Toktogulova (American University of Central Asia, Bishkek) -- [Tentative: Diverse Visions of Islam in Kyrgyzstan] Discussants (list is not finalized): Laura Adams (Harvard University) Devin DeWeese (Indiana University) Jocelyne Cesari (Harvard University) Michael Hall (Open Society Institute, New York) Ed Schatz (Univ. of Toronto) Thomas Simons (Harvard University) For Those Wishing to Attend If you are interested in attending the conference, please complete the form below. Please note that space is limited, so only those to whom we send a confirmation will be able to attend the conference. We will send additional information about the conference to confirmed attendees as the conference dates approach. Please note: attendees must find their own resources to cover conference-related expenses, as we have no resources to assist in covering travel or accommodations. You will also need to make your own arrangements for travel and accommodations. See our website for additional information (http://islam-eurasia.fas.harvard.edu/ie_conf_09.html). I want also to mention - especially to those who expressed interest in presenting their paper at this conference: We had a huge response when we made the preliminary announcement of the conference (over 1,000 responses!). Though we could not accommodate additional presentations in this conference, this tremendous response convinced me that there is a great deal of interesting work being done, and we should strive to organize another conference that would provide the opportunity for presentation and discussion of that work. I have resolved to try to mobilize the resources to hold another conference next year for which we will announce an open Call for Papers if I am successful. We hope in any case to remain in dialogue with those who are unable to present at or attend our March conference. The Project on Islam in Eurasia is a three-year project (and perhaps the beginning of longer-term undertakings), so we look forward to future cooperation with those who share this common interest. For those who are unable to attend, I would mention that the papers of the conference will be published as a book -- check our website for more information about the Project's future publication. Sincerely, John Schoeberlein Director of the Project on Islam in Eurasia and of the Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus at Harvard University Project on Islam in Eurasia, Harvard University http://islam-eurasia.fas.harvard.edu email: islam-eurasia@fas.harvard.edu Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus, Harvard University http://centasia.fas.harvard.edu email: centasia@fas.harvard.edu
CONF./CFP- Inner Eurasia: Transcending Boundaries, Columbia Univ., March 28
Posted by: Gulnar Kendirbaeva <gk2020@columbia.edu> Posted: 4 Feb 2009 CONF./CFP- Inner Eurasia: Transcending Boundaries, Columbia Univ., March 28 Call For Papers The Organization for the Advancement of Studies of Inner Eurasian Societies at Columbia University is pleased to announce the Second Annual OASIES Student Conference "Inner Eurasia: Transcending Boundaries" which will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Columbia University in New York City. We welcome papers on any topic related to Inner Eurasian studies, including any historical or current aspects of Turkic, Tungusic, Tibetan, Persian, Mongolic, and Afghan societies. We particularly encourage the submission of working papers on topics relevant to the study of Inner Eurasia which transcend or are not readily accommodated within established geographical, temporal, political, academic, or other boundaries. Submission Instructions Submission deadline: March 2, 2009 Please include the following information with all submissions: 1) Name of presenter 2) Academic position and institutional affiliation 3) Title of the paper 4) Abstract of no more than 300 words which will be published in the conference program 5) Audio-visual equipment needs 6) Contact information (please include e-mail address and telephone number) Submissions sent by email to contact@oasies.org as an attachment (pdf or doc) by March 2, 2009, will receive a response by March 9, 2009. A complete paper of 7-10 pages (double-spaced) for a presentation of no more than 15 minutes should be submitted (also by email) by March 18, 2009. Unfortunately we will not be able to provide any financial aid to participants. For current information regarding the event visit www.oasies.org
SEMINAR- Reinventing the Basmachi, Beatrice Penati, TOSCCA (Oxford), Feb. 13
Posted by: Alexander Morrison <a.s.morrison@liverpool.ac.uk> Posted: 4 Feb 2009 SEMINAR- Reinventing the Basmachi, Beatrice Penati, TOSCCA (Oxford), Feb. 13 The Oxford Society for the Caspian and Central Asia (TOSCCA) Seminar, Friday 13th February 2009 (4th Week, Hilary Term) The Hovenden Room, All Souls College, Oxford, 5pm Dr Beatrice Penati (Independent researcher, associated to the Centre d'études des mondes russes, caucasien et centre-européen, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris) "Re-inventing the Basmachi: émigré propaganda, sovietology and nation-building" Dr Penati's paper will cover the history of the 1920s Basmachi revolt in Ferghana and Eastern Bukhara alongside émigré Turkestani responses to it, in particular in the journal Yash Turkestan. She will also consider how the revolt was portrayed in post-war historical literature, and the views of the Basmachi advanced by Central Asian historians today. Dr Alexander Morrison Lecturer in Imperial History The School of History University of Liverpool 9 Abercromby Square Liverpool L69 7WZ Tel: 0151 794 2392
LECTURE- Gender Activism in Afghanistan, Deniz Kandiyoti, SOAS, Mar. 16
Posted by: Jane Savory <js64@soas.ac.uk> Posted: 3 Feb 2009 LECTURE- Gender Activism in Afghanistan, Deniz Kandiyoti, SOAS, Mar. 16 Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Anthony Hyman Memorial Lecture The lures and perils of gender activism in Afghanistan by Deniz Kandiyoti (Professor of Development Studies, SOAS) At 6.30pm On Monday, 16 March 2009 In the KLT, Lower Ground Floor, Main Building, SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG All Welcome (the lecture is free and open to the public. No booking is required.) Enquiries: Jane Savory, js64@soas.ac.uk / 020 7898 4892 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 email js64@soas.ac.uk fax +44 (0)20 7898 4489 web www.soas.ac.uk/centres/
CONF.- Eurasian Perspectives: In Search of Alternatives, Kolkata, Feb. 4-6
Posted by: Suchandana Chatterjee <suchandanachatterjee@hotmail.com> Posted: 3 Feb 2009 CONF.- Eurasian Perspectives: In Search of Alternatives, Kolkata, Feb. 4-6 International Seminar Eurasian Perspectives. In search of alternatives February 4-6, 2009 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies Kolkata February 4th Inaugural 10 am to 11 am Tea 11a.m. t0 11.30 a.m. 1st Academic Session Reflections on alternatives 11.30 am to 1.30 pm Chairperson: Professor Madhavan Palat Vladimir Boyko, Endangered heartland: Russian Central Asia between domestic and external geopolitics Farkhad Tolipov, Towards the New Paradigm of International Relations: The Implications of Central Asian Geopolitics Roy Allison, Virtual regionalism and its role in Russian-Central Asian relations Sattar Mazhiitov, Globalization and the Eurasian doctrine of Kazakhstan: historical, social and political parameters Lunch 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm 2nd Academic Session 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm Local Histories and cultural expressions Chairperson: H.S. Vasudevan Uyama Tomohiko, The roles of small regions in intercultural relations and conflicts: from Bokey Horde to Abkhazia Judith Beyer, Coming of age and authority: aksakals in contemporary Kyrgyzstan Naganawa Norihiro, Muslim travellers from Russia to the Ottoman Empire: some thoughts on a research agenda Marina Baldano, History of the formation of a composite version of the epic 'Geser' in the context of nation-building Jeta Sankrityayana, A passage from India: Rahula Sankrityayana’s intercultural quests February 5th 3rd Academic Session 10 am to 11. 30 am Linguistic Transformations Chairperson: Professor Shankar Basu Maria Gritsko, Linguistic security during the period of acceleration of economic and socio-cultural globalization and self identification of nationalities Anna Yessengalieva, The role of language in forming modern society in Kazakhstan Saltanat Meiramova, Language socialization and the benefits of bilingualism today Tea 11.30 am –11.45am 4th Academic Session 11.45 am to 12.45 pm Migration and demography Chairperson: Professor K. Warikoo Muzaffar Olimov, Tajikistan in a changing Eurasia: reorientation? Sharad Soni, Post Soviet migration of Mongolian Kazakhs to Kazakhstan Lunch 12.45 pm to 1.45 pm 5th Academic Session 1.45 pm to 3.15 pm Economy and Politics Chairperson: Professor R.G. Gidadhubli P.L Dash, Russia's New Concept of Middle East in Eurasia Sreemati Ganguli, Energy: The New Vector in Alliances in Eurasia Jatinder Khanna, Harnessing youth power for peace: perspectives from Eurasia Tea 3.15 pm to3..30 pm 3.30 pm Special lecture- Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Historian of Decline and Prophet of Resurrection by Professor Madhavan K. Palat February 6th 6th Academic Session 10 am to 1pm Strategic Perspectives Chairperson: Professor P.L. Dash Sanjay Chaturvedi, Climate change and northern Eurasia. Towards alternative geopolitics Abdomajid Eskandari, Central Asia and Caucasus. New Paradigms Ajay Patnaik, Competing Geopolitical interests and Conflicts in the Caucasus Mirzokhid Rakhimov, Central Eurasia. Challenges of regional and international cooperation Oybek Makhmudov, Problems of regional organization in countering non traditional threats in Central Asian countries Siddharth Saxena, Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Prospects of Development in the Eurasia Region Lunch 1 pm to 2 pm 2 pm - 5 pm Symposium on Contemporary Challenges of Official Policy and Globalization in Siberia and the Russian Far East 2.00 p.m. General Introduction to the Panel 2.15 p.m. Presentations of the Panel Vladimir Lamin, Investment and the problems of Transport corridors in Siberia in the deliberations of the Baikal Economic Forum Marina Baldano, Development of Communications Infrastructure and the implications for Buryatia Viktor Dyatlov, The Structure of Chinese Migration into Siberia and the Russian Far East Denis Anan'ev, History of assimilation of Northern Asia in the context of geographical determinism and the Heartland theory Dr Arun Mohanty, Concept of Greater East Asia and Russia's Tasks 4 p.m. Discussion 5 p.m. Tea
CONF./CFP- American Center for Mongolian Studies Annual Meeting, Chicago, Mar. 27
Posted by: Brian White - ACMS <bwhite@mongoliacenter.org> Posted: 3 Feb 2009 CONF./CFP- American Ctr. for Mongolian Studies Annual Meeting, Chicago, Mar. 27 ACMS Annual Meeting - Call for Posters SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 1, 2009 The American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) is organizing a Mongolian Studies poster session to be held on Friday, March 27, 2009 at Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers (301 East North Water Street, Chicago, IL), in Chicago Ballroom VI, in conjunction with the ACMS' Annual Meeting. Posters on any topic related to Mongolia, the Mongolian people or historical subjects related to the Mongols are welcome. Poster presenters are required to appear at the meeting to discuss their work. Posters may be in either English or Mongolian language, and students and scholars from all countries and fields of study are invited to participate in the poster session and reception. To propose a poster for the session, please send a brief abstract (no more than 250 words) to Enkhbaatar Demchig at info@mongoliacenter.org before March 1, 2009. Posters will be accepted on a rolling basis. For more information visit: www.mongoliacenter.org/poster. The ACMS Annual Meeting is being held in conjunction with the Association of Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Conference. You do not need to be registered for the AAS conference to participate, but poster presenters should be members of the ACMS at the time of the meetings. For more information about developing an academic poster, please see the following example for anthropology at http://www.aaanet.org/mtgs/poster.htm. The American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) is an American Overseas Research Center that supports research and academic exchange in Inner Asia. It maintains offices in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and at Western Washington University. More information on the ACMS and academic resources related to Mongolia may be obtained at www.mongoliacenter.org.
LECTURE- Globalization Is Great, Tom Palmer, SRC, AUCA, Bishkek, Feb. 9
Posted by: Social Research Center - AUCA <src@mail.auca.kg> Posted: 3 Feb 2009 LECTURE- Globalization Is Great, Tom Palmer, SRC, AUCA, Bishkek, Feb. 9 The Social Research Center (SRC) at American University of Central Asia (www.src.auca.kg) together with the Free Market Institute presents: LECTURE: Globalization is great! Speaker: Dr. Tom G. Palmer, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Time: 5 p.m., February 9, 2009 Venue: Room 315, AUCA (Main Building) Language: English Synopsis: It's common for opponents of globalization to use the term as a catchall for all the features of human life that they don't like; while at the same time they enjoy many of the fruits of globalization from goods to music to foods. The core policy issue is whether a border should be used to stop transactions that would be allowed if both parties were on the same side of it. To learn the answer come and hear Dr.Palmer's take on this. Bio: Dr. Tom Palmer holds Ph.D. in Politics from Oxford University. At present, Dr. Palmer is the senior fellow at the Cato Institute, director of the Cato Institute Byrne Project on Middle East Liberty, and the cato.ru project. In 1995-1999 served as the director of special projects, Cato Institute, and as the director of Cato University. Some other activities include the membership in the Editorial Board, Institute for Dissemination of Information on Social and Economic Sciences (Moscow); Board of Directors, Foundation for Economic Education; Scientific Advisory Board, Turgot Institute (Paris). Selected recent publications are "Challenges of Democratization," Alrai Al Aaam (and other Middle Eastern papers), September 2, 2006, "John Locke Lite," Reason, January 2005 (review of Michael Otsuka, Libertarianism Without Inequality) and Globalization and Culture: Homogeneity, Diversity, Identity, Liberty (Berlin: Liberales Institut, 2004) (also published in Spanish, Arabic, and Russian). How to register: Please send RSVP to pss@mail.auca.kg with your name and affiliation.
PANEL/CFP- CESS 2009, Panel on Education and Training in Afghanistan
Posted by: Michael Sinclair <msinclairafg04@yahoo.ca> Posted: 31 Jan 2009 PANEL/CFP- CESS 2009, Panel on Education and Training in Afghanistan CESS 2009 Panel on "International and Canadian Roles in Rebuilding Education and Training in Afghanistan: Afghan and Non-Afghan, Governmental, NGO and Other Perspectives" We envision a well-focused panel with a practical orientation on "what has worked, and not worked -- and why," including suggestions helpful to governments, NGOs and others actively concerned with social reconstruction and human security for the Afghan people and with international educational assistance to Afghanistan. Participation is encouraged from diverse perspectives -- including NGO workers as well as government & aid agency officials, teachers, academics, graduate students and others vitally interested in the topic. The panel could include reports and analysis regarding several of the following: (1) Perspectives of the Islamic Government of Afghanistan, and of stakeholders including NGOs and other civil society organizations in the country, on needs and challenges in education and training with emphasis on relevant Canadian and international expertise and experience (2) Policies and planning of the international community (governments, international organizations, INGOs, etc.) in support of education, training and reconstruction in Afghanistan (3) Experiences, and lessons learned, concerning the participation of the international community and other external actors -- NGOs, professional & civil service bodies, educational institutions, civil society organizations, etc. -- regarding: - special initiatives / innovative activities and programs to address critical needs, e.g. for women and girls, peace education, literacy, teachers - training for the public, private, social and community sectors and services, e.g. general management, entrepreneurship and small business development and support; police, military, judicial system - training for professionals and paraprofessional occupations - other training for the labour market, including skilled trades, "informal" employment sector - twinning and linkage projects of schools, other institutions, professional bodies, government departments, etc. - training in computers, information & virtual technologies, other distance education - assistance to strengthen educational planning and management at all levels - support including training for capacity building and sustainability in public administration (national, provincial, municipal, rural) The above are not mutually exclusive and concern Formal Education, as well as Nonformal, Adult and Community Education: - Primary, Secondary, Post-Secondary (colleges, universities, etc.) - Teacher Training and support - Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) - curriculum reform, including teaching and learning materials (textbooks), resource centres, etc. - language of instruction and the role of languages in Afghanistan in education; mother tongue education - rural education (4) Challenges in identifying and fulfilling appropriate roles for external support towards sustainability in education and training in Afghanistan The presentation mode is a "Roundtable Panel" for "discussion of a current topic in the field". This enables flexibility, with three to six presenters, and is oriented towards a more informal discussion. Written papers are not required, nor an abstract. (Further information is contained in the CESS "Call for Papers", http://www.cess.muohio.edu/CFP_2009.html#Call) We hope that the panel, if accepted, will contribute to a proposed education in Afghanistan network, a possible mini-conference, and a book, on education and training in Afghanistan. If interested, please email a suggested title (& sub-title) for your remarks and a brief summary -- also an outline of your experience relevant to your proposed topic -- not later than Wednesday 11 February 2009 to both of us at the email addresses below. We look forward to hearing from you. Michael Sinclair, Ph.D, Visiting Scholar msinclairafg04@yahoo.ca Stephen Bahry, Ed.D (ABD) stephen.bahry@gmail.com Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (CTL) Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT)
LECTURE- Parvin Ahanchi, Nobel Oil Company and Ethno-religious Relations in Baku, Madison, Jan. 29
Posted by: Parvin Ahanchi <pahanchi@yahoo.com> Posted: 28 Jan 2009 LECTURE- Parvin Ahanchi, Nobel Oil and Ethno-religious Relations in Baku, 1/29 Please join us for this week's Thursday talk with Fulbright scholar Parvin Ahanchi. This talk is part of the Central Asia lecture series, sponsored by the Central Asian Studies Program and CREECA. "Nobel Brothers' Oil Producing Company: Managing Relations among Ethno-Religious Groups in the Baku Oil Industry" Parvin Ahanchi, UW-Madison Fulbright Scholar and Senior Researcher at the Institute of History at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Date and Time: Thursday, January 29 at 4:00 P.M. Location: 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive About the speaker: Parvin Ahanchi holds a PhD in history from Moscow State University, and is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of History, as well as at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. She is a specialist on the on Nobel oil legacy, and in 2008-09 is a Fulbright scholar and Honorary Fellow in the Central Asian Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Ahanchi's research interests include socioeconomic history; history of the emergence of the oil industry in Azerbaijan and America; Islam in the South Caucasus during the Imperial Russian period; quantitative methods and computer applications in history. About the lecture: This talk focuses on the Nobel Brothers' Oil Producing Company as a giant among those in the late 19th- and early 20th centuries. The talk explores the company's policies towards workers of different ethno-religious groups at the outset of the twentieth century in Baku. Laura Weigel Events Coordinator Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia 210 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 phone: 608-262-3379 fax: 608-890-0267 on the web: http://www.creeca.wisc.edu
CONF./CFP- Reminder: Deadline Feb. 1, CESS Conference 2009, Toronto, Oct. 8-11
Posted by: Central Eurasian Studies Society <cess@muohio.edu> Posted: 27 Jan 2009 CONF./CFP- Reminder: Deadline Feb. 1, CESS Conference 2009, Toronto, Oct. 8-11 Call for Papers Central Eurasian Studies Society Tenth Annual Conference (2009) October 8-11, 2009 University of Toronto, Canada (Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals: February 1, 2009.) The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) invites panel and paper proposals for the Tenth Annual CESS Conference, October 8-11, 2009, in Toronto, Canada. The event will be held at The University of Toronto, hosted by the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (Munk Centre for International Studies). Panels begin Friday morning, October 8, and continue through mid-day on Sunday, October 11. 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. This year, due to the increased opportunity for scholars from Iran to obtain visas to the host country, we especially encourage proposals that touch on Iran in the broader context of Central Eurasia. The program will feature approximately 45 panels and there will also be a supplementary program including a welcome reception on Thursday, a conference dinner and a keynote speaker. Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals: February 1, 2009. For complete details, please see the complete Call for Papers on the CESS website: http://www.units.muohio.edu/cess/CFP_2009.html Registration Information The registration fees covers a welcome reception on Thursday and the conference dinner on Friday. The deadline for pre-registration payment (required for all presenters) is August 1. Fees for 2009 are as follows: Regular fee members*: $80US / $100CAD $120US / $160CAD Reduced fee members**: $40US/ $50 CAD $60US / $80CAD Non-members: $140US / $180CAD $180US / $235CAD * "Regular fee members" are those who have paid their annual dues at $50US. ** "Reduced fee members" are those who qualify and have paid for membership at reduced fees ($0-$20US). Panel participants may submit the registration fee at the same time as submitting their proposal form, or at any time before the pre-registration deadline of August 1. We accept payment by 1) cash (Canadian or U.S.; only at the conference), 2) check or money order (Canadian or U.S.), 3) credit card (see the Credit Card Payment Form: http://www.units.muohio.edu/cess/utilities/ccard.php; all payments are in US$). Check and money order payments should be mailed to: Central Eurasian Studies Society, Havighurst Center, Harrison Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, USA. Please consult the CESS Membership Form (http://www.cess.muohio.edu/cesspg_memb_form.html) for full details on methods of payment. NOTE: CESS does not have funds to support the costs of conference participation, and does not waive the conference fee for participants who cannot afford it. Participants must obtain their own funding -- from personal resources, their own institutions, or grant-giving organizations which provide conference travel grants. Some further information about possible sources is available on the conference website. Further Information Full information about CESS 2009 in Toronto, Canada may be found on the conference webpages: * University of Toronto CESS Conference: http://www.utoronto.ca/ceres/centralasiaconference.html * CESS Secretariat Main Conference Page: http://www.units.muohio.edu/cess/CFP_2009.html Virtually all questions about the conference can be answered by consulting the above-mentioned webpages. 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 cess@muohio.edu. We hope you will be able to join us in Toronto. Laura Adams Victoria Clement CESS Conference Committee Co-chairs Central Eurasian Studies Society Havighurst Center, Harrison Hall Miami University Oxford, OH 45056 513-529-0241 www.units.muohio.edu/cess
LECTURES- Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia, J. Schoeberlein, Toronto, Ann Arbor and East Lansing, Mich., Jan. 27-29
Posted by: Project on Islam in Eurasia <islam-eurasia@fas.harvard.edu> Posted: 26 Jan 2009 LECTURES- Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia, J. Schoeberlein, Jan. 27-29 This week, John Schoeberlein (Director of the Project on Islam in Eurasia, Harvard University) will make the following lectures at the University of Toronto, the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and Michigan State University (East Lansing). University of Toronto Central Asia Lecture Series Tuesday, January 27, 1-3 pm "Secular, Traditional, and Fundamentalist: The Intertwined Orientations of Post-Soviet Central Asian Muslims" Room 108, North Building, Munk Centre for International Studies (1 Devonshire Place) Registration: http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=6984 Sponsored by the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies and co-sponsored by the Central Asian Society. Synopsis: The terms by which scholars and government officials alike most often seek to characterize the religious orientations of Muslims in Central Asia are proving to be quite inadequate and misleading. Generally, these efforts to characterize Central Asian Islam aim at predicting the political behavior of Muslims -- either fulfilling fears that "Fundamentalism" will lead to radicalization and instability, or providing reassurance that Soviet secularism or the "moderate" traditions of Central Asian Islam will prevail. This talk will explore the much more complicated picture of emerging motivations and orientations by which Central Asian Muslims appeal to Islam. This is a picture of intertwined strands of secularism and various ideas of Islam that developed during Soviet and pre-Soviet times as well as that have appeared in the region in the region in post-Soviet times. >From an ethnographic perspective on how these concepts are interacting in communities of ordinary Muslims, the talk will derive conclusions on how policy-makers might better address the political challenges of changing Central Asian Islam. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) Wednesday, January 28, 12:00-1:30 pm "What is Post-Soviet about Islam in Central Asia?" Location: 1636 II/SSWB, 1080 S. University Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies and Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies. Contact Information: crees@umich.edu or 734.764.0351 Synopsis: The interpretation of Islam in the former Soviet spaces is commonly based on assumptions that either the impact of the Soviet experience was so thoroughgoing that Soviet Islam grew to have little in common with Islam elsewhere, or alternatively, that Soviet influence and control was merely a thin cover which, when it was lifted by the demise of the Soviet system, would reveal an Islam that had thoroughly resisted Soviet influences. This presentation will call into question both of these assumptions, and consider the ways that the post-Soviet experience of Islam is a product of the specific conditions which prevail in the post-Soviet situation. This experience shows substantial continuity across those parts of the former-Soviet space where Islam is a predominant religion--which stems from common forces which conditioned Soviet Islam, from common reactions of the Soviet-formed elite to current changes, to common dynamics of government policy making on issues of ideology, etc. In this, the presentation will attempt to clarify what characteristics of the post-Soviet condition that play a key role in setting the direction of change in the realm of Islam. Michigan State University Asian Studies Center Thursday, January 29, 4:00-6:00 pm "Islam and the Legacy of Soviet Secularism" Location: 303 International Center Co-sponsored by the MSU Muslim Studies Program and the Center for Eurasian and Russian Studies (CERS). Contact: Tel: (517) 353-1680, asiansc@msu.edu Synopsis: Dr. Schoeberlein will highlight the effects of secularization during the Soviet period in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic, and show how the process of state-sponsored secularization has impacts in the Central Asian region today. This talk will focus on secularism, both in the Soviet period and in its very strong legacy in Central Asia today. Islam will be addressed as it challenges that secularist orientation, and also as it is formed by it.
SEMINAR SERIES- Date Changes - Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, U. of Reading
Posted by: Christian A. B. Nygaard <c.a.b.nygaard@henley.reading.ac.uk> Posted: 26 Jan 2009 SEMINAR SERIES- Date Changes - Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, U. of Reading Please note that two of the speakers in the CEAS seminar series held at the University of Reading have exchanged dates. Keith Henry, Chairman Regal Petroleum will present on 28 January, 2009. Christian Nygaard, CEAS will present on 18 February, 2009. Apologies for any inconvenience. Sincerely, Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, Reading
CONF./CFP- Study of Mongolian Symbolism, Ulaanbaatar, Sept. 9-10, 2009
Posted by: Gaby Bamana <gabybamana@gmail.com> Posted: 26 Jan 2009 CONF./CFP- Study of Mongolian Symbolism, Ulaanbaatar, Sept. 9-10, 2009 Call For Papers / Invitation "Study of Mongolian Symbolism: Quest and Perspectives" Centre for the Study of Nomadic Culture and Civilization, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 9-10, 2009 The Center for the Study of Nomadic Culture and Civilization, National University of Mongolia, invites panel and paper proposals for its first Conference on Mongolian Symbolism scheduled for September 9-10, 2009. The Center takes the chance of the unique occasion of the symbolic date of September(9) 9, '09 at 9 hours 09' at which the number nine comes up five times (09/09/09, at 09:09) to organize this conference. This is an exceptional date when the symbolic number for the Blue Sky which is also the highest unit number (fullness) is up five times thus connecting the symbolism of nine to the symbolism of five (Beginning, origin, foundation). This Conference is intended to celebrate this uniqueness! The Center welcomes panels and paper topics related to all aspects of Symbolism in the Mongolian cultural area. The Mongolian cultural area including (but not limited to): The Republic of Mongolia, The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (PRC), Xingjian Autonomous Region (PRC), Buriyati (RF) and Kalmukya (RF). Practitioners and Scholars of Humanities, Social Science disciplines and Mongolian studies are welcome to participate. Registration for the conference starts on September 8, 2008. Presentations and discussions start on September 9. 2009 at 9: 00 AM through September 10, 2009. The conference closes on September 10, with a reception. Conference policy Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals (with 250 words abstract): March 1, 2009. Notification of acceptance: by March 31, 2009. Papers should be submitted to the Conference Secretary: by August 1, 2009. Papers are accepted either English or Mongolian language. Papers should be in MS Word or PDF formats, (ft: Times New Roman or Arial Mon, 12) Please indicate any audio-visual equipment requests (e.g., overhead projector, slide projector, video player); Conference language: English and Mongolia (translation will be provided) Registration: registration starts on September 8, 2009, PM Registration fee: * $150 for overseas scholars * $50 for local scholars The Center for the study of Nomadic Culture and Civilization operates on a limited budget and will be able to offer accommodation to overseas scholars during the conference. However the Center will provide, upon request, mailed or faxed invitation letters to support an application for a visa or travel funds. Conference Convener: Prof. S. Dulam, Director, Center for the Study of Nomadic Culture and Civilization, National University of Mongolia Conference Secretary: Gaby Bamana, Research Assistant, Centre for the Study of Nomadic Culture and Civilization, National University of Mongolia Request for more information: Gaby Bamana P.O. Box 21/1305 Ulaanbaatar 211121 Mongolia gabybamana@gmail.com Tel #: 976-99765774
CONF./CFP- International Council for Central and East European Studies, Stockholm, July 26-31, 2010
Posted by: Tova Höjdestrand <tova.hojdestrand@iccees2010.se> Posted: 26 Jan 2009 CONF./CFP- Int'l Council for Central & East European Studies, July 26-31, 2010 Dear Colleagues: We have the honour to invite the international academic community to the VIII ICCEES World Congress in Stockholm 2010, to participate in a wide scholarly discussion with the overriding theme: "Eurasia: Prospects for Wider Cooperation" Deadline for panel and paper proposals: 28 February 2009 On 26-31 July 2010, the World Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies will take place in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish Society for the Study of Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia invites all interested scholars to submit proposals for panels, papers and round-table discussions. The processes of European integration and wider cooperation across Eurasia not only impact upon geographical spaces but also leave their mark upon cultural spaces. These processes make communication between languages, histories, religions, traditions, legacies and memories more complex. Humanities and social science scholars are therefore invited to present the results of new research in the study of developments in the cultural, political, social and economic processes underway in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. For further information about the general themes of the Congress, see the Congress webpage (www.iccees2010.se). Proposals for panels normally include a chair, up to three speakers and a discussant. The proposal should include: the title of the panel; name, rank/position and academic affiliation of the participants; and, if possible at this stage, titles of the speakers' presentations. Only proposals submitted electronically will be considered for inclusion in the Congress. Proposals must be submitted in English - irrespective of the language to be used by the panellists at the Congress. Panels must be international in composition. The allotted time for a panel is 90 minutes. Proposals for individual papers - not included in a proposal for a panel - may be included in the Congress programme by the decision of the International Academic Committee. Such papers may be presented in special sessions or included in other panels. Paper proposals should include a short preliminary abstract (a final one will be submitted later). The International Academic Committee will send all scholars whose proposals have been accepted, an official letter of invitation, which can be used to apply for funding and/or obtaining a visa, by 1 July 2009. Only after that, registration begins and the final abstracts are submitted through our online abstract system. Deadline for registration is 30 October 2009. Address for proposals: proposals@iccees2010.se Address for questions and information: info@iccees2010.se N.B.! This is a short summary of the procedures for panel proposals. Interested scholars should acquaintance themselves with the detailed account of the procedure available at the Congress webpage. Registration Fees by 31 December 2009: Registration fee: 290 euro Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 230 euro Students: 125 euro Registration after 1 January 2010: Registration fee: 350 euro Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 290 euro Students: 150 euro On-Site Registration: Registration fee: 375 euro Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 300 euro Students: 160 euro One-Day Admission: 55 euro One-Day Admission for Students: 25 euro The congress organiser will try to obtain a limited number of grants for participants from Eastern European and Central Asian countries. Those interested in applying for such grants should click the respective box in the electronic registration form when registering. Information about the availability of any such grants will only become available in late 2009. For further information about payments, accommodation, registration, tours, and the scholarly aspects of the congress, see the Congress webpage. http://www.iccees2010.se Tova Höjdestrand, Ph.D. General Secretary ICCEES 2010 Södertörn University College CBEES / F901 S-14189 Huddinge Sweden Phone: +46 8 6084035 Cell phone: +46 73 6463567
CONF.- 16th Annual ACES Central Eurasian Studies Conference, Bloomington, Feb. 28
Posted by: Association of Central Eurasian Students <aces@indiana.edu> Posted: 26 Jan 2009 CONF.- 16th Annual ACES Central Eurasian Studies Conf., Bloomington, Feb. 28 The Association of Central Eurasian Students at Indiana University cordially invites you to attend the: 16th Annual ACES Central Eurasian Studies Conference 28 February 2009 Indiana University, Bloomington Complete information: www.indiana.edu/~aces ACES is grateful for the support of the following individuals, departments, and organizations at Indiana University: The Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies Chair, East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Department of History, the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, the Sinor Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, the Indiana University Student's Association, the Graduate and Professional Student Organization, and the Indiana Memorial Union. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Khodarkhovsky, Loyola University Chicago Panels, Presenters, and Papers: Panel: Language Pedagogy Malik Hodjaev (Indiana University): Effective Use of Technology in Uzbek Language Instruction Rahmon Inomkhojayev (Indiana University): Some Problems and Solutions of a Distance Language Class Tserenchunt Legden (Indiana University): Modal Particles Common for Spoken Mongolian Panel: Minority Communities Lennea Carty (Indiana University): On the Decline of Ottoman Jewry in the Late Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Benjamin Lazarus (Georgetown University): Turkey's IDP Crisis: The Consequences of Internal Displacement for Turkish Society Rob Dunbar (Indiana University): Shi'a Muslim Enslavement in 19th Century Bukhara David Straub (Indiana University): Religious Dissent in Tajikistan in the Late Soviet Period Panel: Issues in Contemporary Kazakhstan Zamzagul Kashkimbaeva: Linguistic aspects of cross-cultural communication in multilingual Kazakhstan Alla Kim: Psychology in Kazakhstan Svetlana Belenkova: Teaching Medical Students in Kazakhstan Ainur Abdrazakova: Internationalization of education in Kazakhstan Gulmira Sheryazdanova: Democracy in Kazakhstan Natalya Borgul: Polylingual Education in multinational Kazakhstan Panel: Music Elise Anderson (Indiana University): Singing the Homeland: Music and musicians in Uyghur diaspora communities Colin Legerton (Indiana University): Musical Canon Formation of the Uyghur Diaspora Web Jessie Wallner (Indiana University): Musicians in Lhasa's Nang-ma'i Skyid-sdug and Skyor-mo-lung Musical Associations and their Relevance to Present-day Tibetan Performing Arts Panel: Integration and Development Ivan Peshkov (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznañ): Conservative Adaptation Trap. Poverty in Unrestructured Transition Economies with Traditional Sectors. The Cases of Mongolia, Northern and Northeastern China, and Siberia. Delgerjargal Uvsh (University of Notre Dame): Amartya Sen's Theory of Development and Status of Mongolian Nomadic Herders' Development since 1990 Navruz Nekbakhtshoev (Indiana University): Explaining the Dynamic of Minority Radicalization in Tajikistan and Moldova Matthew Price (Indiana University): The Loss of the Grey Areas: Changes in state control over Islamic institutions in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia Panel: Soviet and Post-Soviet Society Michael Hancock (Indiana University): The Future of Balkhash Baktybek Isakov (Harvard University): Nomadic Society during Collectivization: Changes in the Role of Individual Autonomy in Pastoral Kyrgyz Families during Soviet Times Kristine Kohlmeier (Indiana University): Internet Libel Law in Tajikistan Aziz Burkhanov (Indiana University): Formal and Informal Presidential Powers in post-Soviet Area: the Problem of Measuring Panel: Societies & Cultures of Xinjiang Tim Grose (Indiana University): The Xinjiang Class: Education, Integration, and the Uyghurs Gulnisa Nazarova (Indiana University): On Uyghur Nicknames Eitan Plasse (Harvard University): Interpreting Signs on the Silk Road: Xinjiang Ethnic Minorities' Perceptions of Post-Soviet Central Asia Panel: Islam and Society Nur Khan (University of Cambridge): Rethinking "Slavery" in sixteenth-century Ottoman Istanbul Aynur Onur (Indiana University): The Sacred Flower: Pagan Worshippers or True Followers of Allah? John Dechant (Indiana University): Islamization, the Mongols, and the ManÄqib al-'ÄrifÄ«n of Shams al-DÄ«n Aḥmad-i AflÄkÄ« Panel: Market Building as Nation Building in Central Asia: Entrepreneurs, Markets and Morals Erica Marat: The Early 1990s in Ferghana Valley: Shortages of State and Emergence of Violent Entrepreneurs Deniz Tura: Formal institutions and entrepreneurship: the case of micro- finance Alisher Khamidov: Doing business the Islamic way: Jamoats and their growing economic role in the Ferghana Valley Gul Berna Ozcan: Markets and morality: a typology of entrepreneurial choices Panel: Linguistics John Erickson (Indiana University): Specificity and Accusative Case Marking in Written and Spoken Uzbek Andrew Shimunek (Indiana University): Several layers of Turkic in Khotong, a forgotten Turkic language of northwestern Mongolia Jonathan North Washington (Indiana University): Complex codas in Kazakh and Kyrgyz Ilya Yakubovich (University of Chicago): Linguistic Convergence between Bactrian and Sogdian Panel: Inner Asia & Late Imperial China Devon Dear (Harvard University): Protectors or Predators?: Money lending, Violence, and the State in late Qing Mongolia, 1861-1905 Benjamin Levey (Harvard University): Writing the Oirats Back into History: Qing China's Colonization of the Zunghar Frontier, 1757-1800 Max Oidtmann (Harvard University): Playing the Lottery With Sincere Thoughts: Manchu Officials and the Selection of Incarnate Lamas in the Late Qing Elliot Sperling (Indiana University): The Co-ne dpon-po (tusi 土å¸): Their Origins and Relations with the Ming Court Panel: Nationalism Naomi Caffee (UCLA): Reclaiming the Soviet Success Story: Kazakh Identity in Olzhas Suleimenov's Ode to Gagarin Eric T Schluessel (Indiana University): Networks of reform and activism in Chinese Turkestan Aysen Uslu Bayramli (Beykent University Istanbul): Turkistanis (Central Asian Turks) in Exile Nick Walmsley (Indiana University): The origins, manifestations and implications of elite historiography in independent Uzbekistan Association of Central Eurasian Students Goodbody Hall 157 Indiana University 1011 East Third Street Bloomington, IN 47405-7005 USA Fax: (812) 855-7500 aces@indiana.edu http://www.indiana.edu/~aces
CONF./CFP- Performing History from 1945 to the Present, Kaunas, Lithuania, Oct. 21-23
Posted by: Linara Dovydaityte <l.dovydaityte@mf.vdu.lt> Posted: 23 Jan 2009 CONF./CFP- Performing History from 1945 to the Present, Lithuania, Oct. 21-23 International Conference The Past is Still to Change: Performing History from 1945 to the Present Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Humanities Vytautas Magnus University Kaunas, Lithuania October 21-23, 2009 The conference is focused upon an important issue for contemporary society - that of interpreting the past and writing its history. The subject of the conference refers to critical historiography, proposing that history is not a stable body of fact(s) but a shifting range of meanings produced by different cultural, social and political practices (such as rituals of public memory, historical re-enactments, museums, memorials et al.) and that the general images of the past are substantially affected by art (literature, visual arts, theatre, film, performance). The conference will open a discussion concerning the performative means of (re)constructing the past, going beyond a passive interpretation of historical texts, activating a participation in the "performing" of history. The act of performing history also describes history as an academic discipline which is involved in (re)construction and (re)interpretation of the past. Consequently the conference will discuss the problems of research and evaluation of the past as it is faced by researchers of the legacy of the Cold War, especially in the countries of Eastern Europe and the Baltic region. One of the major aims of the conference is to discuss these problems on an interdisciplinary basis, to reveal the complex multidimensional significance of the concept of performing history. Contributions are invited from different fields and disciplines - history, political science, social sciences, culture studies, literary research, theatre studies and visual art studies - both concerned with the past and the forms of remembering the past in contemporary society. Suggested topics include: * Re-enacting the past: performance as interpretation of history * Performing political action: public events and civic rituals * Historical event/theatrical event: parallels, contexts, and methods * Theatre of history: witnessing, spectatorship, participation * Personal memory/collective identities * (Re)mapping the past: site-specific practices and places of memory * Mediated memory: readings of historical resources * Aesthetics and theatricality of political regime(s) * Carnival of history: memory and mass culture Presentations of the conference will be limited to 20 minutes. Registration form containing abstract (up to 400 words) should be sent to the address below by March 31, 2009. Accepted papers will be notified by April 21, 2009. Conference fee: 50 EUR (it covers conference materials, coffee breaks and opening dinner). You may address the organizing committee for a conference fee waiver. Selected papers of the conference will be considered for publishing in the peer-reviewed journal. Conference Board Academic Committee: Prof. Svetlana Boym (Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts) Prof. Leonidas Donskis (Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas) Prof. Boris Groys (New York University) Prof. Padraic Kenney (Indiana University, Bloomington) Prof. Freddie Rokem (Tel Aviv University) Organizing Committee: Assoc. prof. Edgaras Klivis (Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas) Assoc. prof. Jurgita Staniskyte (Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas) Dr. Linara Dovydaityte (Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas) Dr. Ruta Mazeikiene (Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas) E-mail: l.dovydaityte@mf.vdu.lt; performing.history@gmail.com Contact the organizers for details on submitting your proposal for the conference.
SEMINAR SERIES- Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus, Term 2
Posted by: Jane Savory <js64@soas.ac.uk> Posted: 23 Jan 2009 SEMINAR SERIES- Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus, Term 2 Dear All: Please find listed below details of the Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus event schedule for Term 2. The seminars are free and open to the public. No booking is required. Seminar Date: Thursday, 29 January 2009 Time: 5.30-7pm Title: Islam, State and the Transformation of the Rural Space in Post-Soviet Central Asia Speaker: Habiba Fathi (Research Fellow, Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC), London) Venue: G50, Main Building, SOAS Contact: Bhavna Dave (bd4@soas.ac.uk) or Jane Savory (js64@soas.ac.uk) All Welcome Seminar Date: Thursday, 19 February 2009 Time: 17.30-19.00 Title: Temporary Conversions: Encounters with Pentecostalism in Kyrgyzstan Speaker: Mathijs Pelkmans (London School of Economics) Venue: G50 Enquiries: Bhavna Dave, bd4@soas.ac.uk or Jane Savory, js64@soas.ac.uk Seminar Date: Thursday, 5 March 2009 Time: 17.30-19.00 Title: Endangering Space: Towards a Critical Geopolitics of Central Asia Speaker: John Heathershaw (University of Exeter) and Nick Megoran (University of Newcastle) Venue: G50 Enquiries: Bhavna Dave, bd4@soas.ac.uk or Jane Savory, js64@soas.ac.uk Anthony Hyman Memorial Lecture Date: Monday, 16 March 2009 Time: 18.30 Title: The Lures and Perils of Gender Activism in Afghanistan Speakers: Deniz Kandiyoti (Professor of Development Studies, SOAS) Venue: KLT, Lower Ground Floor, Main Building, SOAS Enquiries: Jane Savory, js64@soas.ac.uk 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 js64@soas.ac.uk web www.soas.ac.uk/centres/
CONF.- National Identity in Eurasia, New College, Oxford, 22-24 March 2009
Posted by: Olivier Ferrando <olivier.ferrando@sciences-po.org> Posted: 23 Jan 2009 CONF.- National Identity in Eurasia, New College, Oxford, 22-24 March 2009 National Identity in Eurasia: Identities & Traditions 22-24 March 2009 New College, University of Oxford Convenor: Professor Catriona Kelly Deadline for registration: 10 March 2009 Website: http://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/russian/nationalism/eurasiaconf.htm Email: russian-nationalism@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk The conference explores the institutions, ideologies, and practices that have shaped identity in the countries that once formed part of the Soviet Union and in the states and cultures that border the former superstate. It traces the history of 'Eurasia' as a concept, and analyses the role of political interest groups, religious beliefs, museums, education, and everyday experience (whether under direct state control or governed by what are believed to be autonomous 'traditions' in evolving concepts of ethnic, national, and transnational culture). Gathering together anthropologists, historians, political scientists, sociologists, and specialists in cultural studies from the Caucasus and Central Asia, Belorussia, France, Germany, and Russia as well as the UK and the USA, it presents a uniquely wide-ranging, cross-disciplinary forum for informed discussion of issues that are of enormous topical significance. We are pleased to announce that the conference registration is now open. Please note that the number of places is limited. We anticipate a high demand and you are advised to register as early as possible. Conference participants will be registered strictly on a first-come-first-served basis, without exceptions. To register, please follow the instructions on the conference website registration pages: http://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/russian/nationalism/eurasiaregistration.htm
CONF.- Conflict in the Caucasus: Implications for International Order, U. of Reading, Apr. 15
Posted by: Christopher Waters <cwaters@uwindsor.ca> Posted: 23 Jan 2009 CONF.- Conflict in the Caucasus, U. of Reading, Apr. 15 Leading academics, with expertise in diverse fields of International Law and International Relations, will present papers on issues arising from the recent Russia-Georgia dispute over South Ossetia. Topics include: the use of force, forced migration, human rights, self-determination and the role of international institutions and courts. The School of Law at the University of Reading (UK), will host this one-day conference, which is cosponsored by the Centre for Transnational Law and Justice at the University of Windsor (Canada). Speakers: Bill Bowring (Birkbeck) Sandy Ghandhi (Reading) James Green (Reading) Robert McCorquodale (BIICL) Anneke Smit (Windsor) Christoph Stefes (Colorado) Christopher Waters (Windsor) Dominik Zaum (Reading) The conference is to take place in Foxhill House at the University of Reading on Wednesday, 15 April 2009, from 9 am to 4 pm, with lunch and refreshments to be provided. There will be an attendance fee of £10 for students and £20 for non-students. To register for this event, or to request further information, please send an email to any of the addresses provided below. Conference convenors: Dr James A. Green, University of Reading (j.a.green@reading.ac.uk) Professor Christopher Waters, University of Windsor (cwaters@uwindsor.ca) Assistant organisers: David Leary (d.r.leary@reading.ac.uk) Valbona Bajrami (vbarjami@yahoo.co.uk) Christopher Waters, DCL Faculty of Law University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario Canada N9B 3P4 + (1) 519-253-3000 ext. 4233 http://www.uwindsor.ca/law/cwaters
CONF./CFP- The Turkic World, the Caucasus, and Iran: Civilisational Crossroads of Interactions, July 10-12, 2009, Yerevan
Posted by: Khachik Gevorgyan <iranist@yahoo.co.uk> Posted: 23 Jan 2009 CONF./CFP- The Turkic World, the Caucasus, and Iran, July 10-12, Yerevan International Conference The Turkic World, the Caucasus, and Iran: Civilisational Crossroads of Interactions July 10-12, 2009 Yerevan, Armenia http://www.armacad.org/civilizationica The International Journal Iran and the Caucasus (http://www.brill.nl/ic; Brill: Leiden-Boston), the Department of Iranian Studies at Yerevan State University, the Makhtumquli Feraqi Centre for Turkic Studies at ARYA International University (Yerevan), the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (Armenian Branch), in collaboration with the International Society for the Study of Iran and the Caucasus (ISSIC; http://www.armacad.org/iranocaucasica), Caucasian Centre for Iranian Studies (Yerevan), the Armenian-Turkmen Cooperation Centre "Partev" (Yerevan), and the Armenian Association for Academic Partnership and Support - ARMACAD (http://www.armacad.org/; Yerevan) are organising an international conference entitled "The Turkic World, the Caucasus, and Iran: Civilisational Crossroads of Interactions". The Conference will be held on July 10-12, 2009. Venue: ARYA International University, Yerevan, Armenia. The region of civilisational interactions from Central Asia to Eastern Europe and from Southern Russia to Iran has been one of the focal geographical points in world history. The main cultural, political and civilisational players in this domain have been the Iranian and Turkic peoples, while the Caucasus and the Transcaucasian region with their cultural, ethnographical and linguistic uniqueness have served as a connecting link and an arena for wars and peaceful cohabitation. Though the main stress of the conference will be on cultures, histories (including archaeology, etc.), languages and the literatures of this vast area, presentations on modern political and regional issues, as well as the human ecology topics are also welcomed. The conference seeks to emphasise links between the Turkic world, the Caucasus, and Iran. Working languages - English and Russian. Abstracts (not to exceed 300 words) are to be submitted via the web form (http://www.armacad.org/civilizationica/abstracts.php) by February 20, 2009. A brief biography, including contact details, is also to be included. Once your materials have been submitted, a confirmation letter will be returned. If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail within 7 days, then we have not received your materials. Only in this case, please contact: khachik.gevorgyan@yahoo.co.uk A notification of acceptance will be sent by March 30, 2009. All whose abstracts are accepted for presentation at the conference have to send to the Conference Organising Committee 10 Euros before June 10 in order to ensure their participation. This amount of money will be reduced from the participation fee. Participation Fee: The conference participation fee is 70 Euros and a reduced rate of 35 Euros for postgraduate students. Participants from the Caucasus and Central Asia will pay 35 Euros. For further information do not hesitate to contact: Dr. Khachik Gevorgyan, Secretary of the Organising Committee khachik.gevorgyan@yahoo.co.uk Makhtumquli Feraqi Centre for Turkic Studies, 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: arya@arminco.com International Organising Committee Prof. Dr. Garnik Asatrian (Yerevan) Prof. Dr. Uwe Blaesing (Leiden) Prof. Dr. Ralph Kautz (Vienna) Prof. Dr. Vladimir Livshits (Saint Petersburg) Prof. Dr. Levon Zekiyan (Venice) Prof. Dr. Said Amir Arjomand (New York) Prof. Dr. Murtazali Gadjiev (Makhachkala) Prof. Dr. Rovshan Rahmoni (Dushanbe) Prof. Dr. George Sanikidze (Tbilisi) Dr. Gulnara Aitpaeva (Bishkek) Dr. Behrooz Bakhtiari (Tehran) Dr. Habib Borjian (New York) Dr. Babak Rezvani (Amsterdam) Dr. Mher Gyulumian (Yerevan) Dr. Mahmoud Joneydi Ja'fari (Tehran) Dr. Seyyed Said Jalali (Tehran) Dr. Kakajan Janbekov (Ashgabat) Dr. Filiz Kiral (Istanbul) Dr. Irina Natchkebia (Tbilisi) Dr. Vahram Petrosian (Yerevan) Dr. Tamerlan Salbiev (Vladikavkaz) Dr. Alexander Safarian (Yerevan)
CONF.- Challenges of Education Reform: Central Asia, Columbia U., Jan. 23-24, 2009
Posted by: Rafis Abazov <polra99@hotmail.com> Posted: 23 Jan 2009 CONF.- Challenges of Education Reform: Central Asia, Columbia U., Jan. 23-24 Harriman Institute Presents The Challenges of Education Reform: Central Asia in a Global Context International Conference The event is free and open to the public Dates: Friday, January 23- Saturday 24, 2009 Location: The Kellogg Center, International Affairs Building, Room 1501. International Affairs Building , 420 West 118th street, New York, NY 10027 For more information please contact Alla Rachkov, email: ra2044@columbia.edu Iveta Silova, email: ism207@lehigh.edu Rafis Abazov, email: ar2052@columbia.edu The program and the list of participants also available on our website; http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/programs/central_asian_events.html Conference Program January 23, 2009 Time: 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Location: The Kellogg Center, International Affairs Building, Room 1501. (1) Education Reform in Central Asia: Commonalities and Varieties or of Post-Socialist Transformation Reflecting on almost 20 years of post-Soviet transformations, this panel will examine some of the commonalities and varieties of education development trends in Eastern/Central Europe, the former Soviet Union, with particular attention to Central Asia. Do the countries of the former socialist bloc share any common features of post-socialist education reform? Are there any education reform features that are unique to Central Asia and/or vary within the Central Asian region? To what extent are "lessons learned" in the former socialist bloc (Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union) relevant to Central Asian countries in general and Turkmenistan in particular? Chair: Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy, Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University Panelists: * Education Reform in Central Asia and the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ambassador Aitimova (Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United Nations, former Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan) * Varieties of Post-Socialist Education Transformations, Iveta Silova, Assistant Professor of Comparative and International Education (Lehigh University) * Can Post-Soviet Education Systems Build Knowledge-Based Societies? Mark Johnson, Associate Professor of History (Colorado College) Discussant: * Vladimir Briller, Director of Strategic Planning and Institutional Research, Pratt Institute Time: 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Location: The Kellogg Center, International Affairs Building, Room 1501. (2) Higher Education Reform in Central Asia: New Challenges and Opportunities Since the collapse of the socialist bloc, universities across the region have been coping with new challenges and opportunities. They have attempted to make their curricula relevant to global labor markets. They have managed to introduce new technologies and adhere to new criteria for equity and administrative efficiency. How have universities in Eastern/Central Europe and the former Soviet Union responded to these challenges? Are there any "lessons learned" in Eastern/Central Europe that could be meaningfully applied in Central Asia? This panel will discuss issues of distance education, Internet technologies, liberal arts, and other key challenges and opportunities in higher education reform. Chair: Jenik Radon, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columba University Panelists: * Comparative Issues in Central Asian Higher Education Reform, Steven Heyneman, Professor of International Education Policy (Vanderbilt University) * The Geography and Geometry of the Bologna Process: Centers, Peripheries and the Possible Invisible Hands, Voldermar Tomusk, Ph.D., Open Society Institute Higher Education Support Program (HESP) * Internationalizing Higher Education in Central Asia: Definitions, Rationales, Scope, and Choices, Martha Merrill, Associate Professor of Higher Education (Kent State University) Discussant: * Peter D. Jones, Post-Doctoral Fellow (University of Bristol) Time: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Location: The Kellogg Center, International Affairs Building, Room 1501. (3) Aligning international aid with local education priorities: Examining Western and alternative technical assistance in Central Asia In many Central Asian countries, the contours of post-Soviet education reform have been increasingly set by international donors, including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, UN agencies, USAID, and international NGOs. However, it is still common to find a mismatch between the discourse of donors and the needs and homegrown strategies of countries in the region. At the international level, donors have been increasingly able to "speak the same language" by orienting their efforts towards pre-defined sets of targets like those embodied in Education for All and the Millennium Development Goals. Nonetheless, it is still to be seen whether those initiatives truly resonate with national governments and the way forward they see for their own dilemmas. This panel will spur extensive discussion about the interaction between international donors and governments in educational agenda setting and will examine concrete cases of alignment/conflict between aid providers and aid recipients in education. Chair: Alex Cooley, Associate Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University Panelists: * Dealing with Western Donors: The Conditions of SWAP, Paris Declaration, and Strategy Development, Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Professor of Comparative Education (Teachers College, Columbia University) * Higher Education as Foreign Policy: The European Union and Central Asia, Peter D. Jones, Post-Doctoral Fellow (University of Bristol) * Alternatives to Western Aid: Enlightenment from within the Muslim World, Victoria Clement, Assistant Professor of History (Western Carolina University) Discussant: * Steven Heyneman, Professor of International Education Policy (Vanderbilt University) Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Location: The Kellogg Center, International Affairs Building, Room 1501. (4) Use of Information Technologies in Education This panel will asses new trends in using information technologies and new media in transferring knowledge (teaching) and creating knowledge (research). American universities have been among the pioneers in utilizing information technologies and new media in a classroom and have accumulated significant experience and know-how. The speakers will discuss current trends and debates related to the innovative use of information technologies in the classroom. What have we learned from past experience? Is this know-how transferable to developing and transitional countries? How can we utilize this experience in developing future cooperation in the field of education between Columbia University and Central Asian Universities? Chair: Rafis Abazov, Adjunct Assistant Professor (School of International and Public Affairs and Harriman Institute, Columbia University) Panelists: * Louise Rosen, Earth Institute (Columbia University) * Sreenath Sreenivasan, Dean of Student Affairs and Professor (School of Journalism, Columbia University) * Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Professor of Comparative Education (Teachers College, Columbia University) & Hugh McLean, Director of Education Support Programs (Open Society Institute, London) Discussant: * Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy, Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University January 24, 2009 Time: 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Location: The Kellogg Center, International Affairs Building, Room 1501. (5) Teacher professionalism and status in the post-Soviet school environment This panel will examine how post-socialist transformations have affected the professional status and morale of schoolteachers in Central Asia. In particular, it will examine whether and how low teacher salaries contribute to the declining status of the teaching profession, making teaching unattractive. Furthermore, it will discuss why most countries face teacher shortages in rural areas and experience a feminization and an over-aging of the teaching profession. Besides demonstrating the urgent need for reform, an examination of the change in the professional status of teachers also lends itself to the study of globalization in education. Almost twenty years after the political upheaval that took place in this part of the world, teacher salaries in the region have been strikingly resistant to major changes. Does the current fragmented salary structure in the region reflect the cultural understanding of the teacher's role? What are the implications of the continuing decline of the teaching status in the region? Chair: Iveta Silova, Assistant Professor of Comparative and International Education, Lehigh University Panelists: * From Teaching Load to Workload: The Consequences of Teacher Salary Reform in the Former Socialist Bloc, Christine Harris-van Keuren (Teachers College, Columbia University) * Teaching as a Profession in Contemporary Kyrgyzstan, Alan DeYoung, Professor of Education (University of Kentucky ) * Dilemmas and Challenges of Teachers' Professional Lives in Post-Soviet Tajikistan: What Sort of Teachers' Professionalism Could we Talk About? Sarfaroz Niyozov, Assistant Professor of Education (OISE, University of Toronto) * Testing the system: Examining teacher corruption in Central Asia, Eric Johnson, recent Teachers College PhD graduate now living in Ghana. Discussant: * Kathryn H. Anderson, Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University Time: 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Location: The Kellogg Center, International Affairs Building, Room 1501. (6) Education in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan has faced many challenges and experienced many opportunities in education since the fall of the Soviet Union. Limited access to Turkmenistan since the 1990s has, however, perplexed scholars and researchers seeking to understand the central issues posed by education reform in this Central Asian country. Now with the budding relationship between Turkmenistan and Columbia University, a unique opportunity exists for a new look at the changes and future plans for education in Turkmenistan. This panel will consist of Turkmen delegation officials, and will engage the audience in a meaningful dialogue. What does education look like in Turkmenistan today? What are the newly defined educational priorities? How is new leadership transforming the education landscape in Turkmenistan? What are the problems, benefits, and strategies for internationalizing the Turkmen education system? Chair: Kimberly Marten, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University Panelists: * Members of the Turkmen Delegation Discussant: * Kimberly Marten, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University
SEMINAR SERIES- Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, Univ. of Reading, Spring 2009
Posted by: Christian A. B. Nygaard <c.a.b.nygaard@henley.reading.ac.uk> Posted: 20 Jan 2009 SEMINAR SERIES- Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, Univ. of Reading, Spring 2009 Dear Colleagues: Please find below this term's seminar arranged by the Centre for Euro-Asian Studies at the University of Reading. Wednesdays, 5pm-6pm, HUMSS Building Room127, University of Reading All welcome. Centre for Euro-Asian Studies University of Reading Seminar Program: 21 January, 2009 Mehmet Ogutcu, Director International government and corporate affairs BG Group, member of the Centre for Euro-Asian Studies "The changing parameters of world energy and geopolitics" 28 January, 2009 Christian Nygaard, University of Reading, Centre for Euro-Asian Studies "Growth and state investment vehicles in Russia" 4 February, 2009 Ralph de Haas, Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development "EBRD Transition Report-2008" 11 February, 2009 Max Watson, Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford "Eastern Europe after the financial crisis: In need of a new transition?" 18 February, 2009 Keith Henry, Chairman, Regal Petroleum PLC, TBA 25 February, 2009 Dr. Matthias Lücke, Senior Economist, The Kiel Institute for World Economy "Labour migration from Moldova" 4 March, 2009 Arild Moe, Deputy Director/Senior Research Fellow, Fridtjof Nansen Institute "The Shtokman development and Russian offshore strategy" 11 March, 2009 H.E. Ambassador Kairat Abusseitov, Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, London "Kazakhstan's Path to Europe Program"
PANEL/CFP- CESS 2009, Panel on Post-2001 Afghanistan
Posted by: Noah Tucker <noah_tucker@yahoo.com> Posted: 15 Jan 2009 PANEL/CFP- CESS 2009, Panel on Post-2001 Afghanistan CESS 2009 Panel proposal: Post-2001 Afghanistan Several colleagues and I would like to put together a panel proposal for presentations focusing on post-2001 Afghanistan. We are hoping to generate more interest in Afghanistan in the CESS community and create an opportunity to network with other scholars and professionals interested in the country and its peoples. The exact title and focus of the panel will of course depend on the papers that are finally submitted (assuming that the panel gets chosen), but we're hoping to pull together presentations on a variety of topics and issues (religion, development, the state of scholarship, international engagement, social organization, culture, etc.) limited basically only by a post-2001 focus. We need one or two more papers to complete our proposal and would also very much welcome anyone interested in participating as the chair or discussant. The deadline for panel proposals is February 1, so please contact me right away if you might be interested. Thanks! Noah Tucker ntucker@post.harvard.edu noah.d.tucker@ugov.gov 913.684.3863
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CONF./CFP- Reminder: Deadline Feb. 1, CESS Conference 2009, Toronto, Oct. 8-11
Posted by: Central Eurasian Studies Society <cess@muohio.edu> Posted: 12 Jan 2009 CONF./CFP- Reminder: Deadline Feb. 1, CESS Conference 2009, Toronto, Oct. 8-11 Call for Papers Central Eurasian Studies Society Tenth Annual Conference (2009) October 8-11, 2009 University of Toronto, Canada (Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals: February 1, 2009.) The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) invites panel and paper proposals for the Tenth Annual CESS Conference, October 8-11, 2009, in Toronto, Canada. The event will be held at The University of Toronto, hosted by the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (Munk Centre for International Studies). Panels begin Friday morning, October 8, and continue through mid-day on Sunday, October 11. 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. This year, due to the increased opportunity for scholars from Iran to obtain visas to the host country, we especially encourage proposals that touch on Iran in the broader context of Central Eurasia. The program will feature approximately 45 panels and there will also be a supplementary program including a welcome reception on Thursday, a conference dinner and a keynote speaker. Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals: February 1, 2009. For complete details, please see the complete Call for Papers on the CESS website: http://www.units.muohio.edu/cess/CFP_2009.html Registration Information The registration fees covers a welcome reception on Thursday and the conference dinner on Friday. The deadline for pre-registration payment (required for all presenters) is August 1. Fees for 2009 are as follows: Regular fee members*: $80US / $100CAD $120US / $160CAD Reduced fee members**: $40US/ $50 CAD $60US / $80CAD Non-members: $140US / $180CAD $180US / $235CAD * "Regular fee members" are those who have paid their annual dues at $50US. ** "Reduced fee members" are those who qualify and have paid for membership at reduced fees ($0-$20US). Panel participants may submit the registration fee at the same time as submitting their proposal form, or at any time before the pre-registration deadline of August 1. We accept payment by 1) cash (Canadian or U.S.; only at the conference), 2) check or money order (Canadian or U.S.), 3) credit card (see the Credit Card Payment Form: http://www.units.muohio.edu/cess/utilities/ccard.php; all payments are in US$). Check and money order payments should be mailed to: Central Eurasian Studies Society, Havighurst Center, Harrison Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, USA. Please consult the CESS Membership Form (http://www.cess.muohio.edu/cesspg_memb_form.html) for full details on methods of payment. NOTE: CESS does not have funds to support the costs of conference participation, and does not waive the conference fee for participants who cannot afford it. Participants must obtain their own funding -- from personal resources, their own institutions, or grant-giving organizations which provide conference travel grants. Some further information about possible sources is available on the conference website. Further Information Full information about CESS 2009 in Toronto, Canada may be found on the conference webpages: * University of Toronto CESS Conference: http://www.utoronto.ca/ceres/centralasiaconference.html * CESS Secretariat Main Conference Page: http://www.units.muohio.edu/cess/CFP_2009.html Virtually all questions about the conference can be answered by consulting the above-mentioned webpages. 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 cess@muohio.edu. We hope you will be able to join us in Toronto. Laura Adams Victoria Clement CESS Conference Committee Co-chairs Central Eurasian Studies Society Havighurst Center, Harrison Hall Miami University Oxford, OH 45056 513-529-0241 www.units.muohio.edu/cess
LECTURE- Security Sector Reform in Post-Socialist Transition States, OSCE-Tajikistan, Jan. 15
Posted by: Payam Foroughi <payamforoughi@aol.com> Posted: 11 Jan 2009 LECTURE- Security Sector Reform in Post-Socialist States, OSCE-Tajikistan, 1/15 As part of its Open Lecture Series, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan invites you to a presentation on: "Security Sector Reform in Post-Socialist Transition States" By Dr. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, University of Bonn, Germany Thursday 15 January 2009, 4:15 PM OSCE Office in Tajikistan 18a Ahmadi Donish Ave., Dushanbe RSVP: sshukurzoda@osce.org [The OSCE has moved: The new Office is very close to the Dushanbe Airport. On the main road towards the Airport when you pass the bridge, the OSCE is located across the street from the Technosila electronic store, about 50 meters into a small alley]. Abstract: Security Sector Reform (SSR) is an endeavor to make security forces more transparent, accountable, responsible, predictable, proactively responsive, and participatory. The SSR agenda in Central Asia shows certain commonalities with Central Eastern Europe, but there are peculiarities as well. This lecture tackles some the following questions: How should democratic control come about given the non-democratic nature of many post-Soviet regimes? How should SSR be advanced when the governmental system is characterized by an unconstrained concentration of powers in the presidency, weak checks and balances, patronage, and corruption? How should control come about if nobody controls the alleged controllers? It is argued that SSR is essential for regaining credibility of government, e.g., for public trust. SSR, many argue, is thus key for stability at large. Some officers in the security forces may push for reforms due to their sense of professionalism, but the main impetus for SSR should arguably start with parties and deputies. Bio: Dr. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder is a professor of Comparative and East European Politics at the University of Bonn in Germany. He has also taught at several other institutions in both Germany and the United States, including the University of Cologne and University of Pennsylvania. As an undergraduate, he studied History and Political Science at the Free University of Berlin. He then completed a post-graduate degree in USSR at the Moscow State University and the Institute for Oriental Studies at the Academy of Sciences in Moscow; and in 1989, he completed a dissertation at the Free University on "Soviet Policy Towards the Arab-Israeli Conflict". A decade later, he completed his doctoral thesis titled "The Heterogeneous State: Federalism and Regional Diversity in Russia." Aside from a plethora of academic articles, Dr. Heinemann-Grüder is co-editor of the journal "Perspectives on European Politics and Society". He is also the author and editor of six books, including: "In NATO's Name: Security Policy and Military Reform in Eastern Europe" (Verlag, 2003) and "Federalism Doomed? European Federalism between Integration and Separation" (Berghahn Books, 2002). He has provided policy advice to a number of governmental and international organizations including the German Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economic Development, and Defense; several German Parliamentary Committees; NATO; the EU Stability Pact; and the Government of Colombia. Dr. Heinemann-Grüder has lectured and conducted research abroad in a wide spectrum of states including nearly half of the post-Socialist world.
CONF./CFP- Language Contact and Change: Multiple and Bimodal Bilingual Minorities, Tartu 2009
Posted by: Nino Amiridze <nino.amiridze@let.uu.nl> Posted: 9 Jan 2009 CONF./CFP- Language Contact & Change: Multiple & Bimodal Bilingual Minorities Language Contact and Change: Multiple and Bimodal Bilingual Minorities Date: May 28, 2009 Location: Tartu, Estonia Workshop at the International Conference on Minority Languages XII (ICML 2009) Website: http://www.dipfilmod-suf.unifi.it/CMpro-v-p-236.html Contact: tartulcc at gmail.com The workshop aims at exploring the language contact and language change phenomena that characterize multiple linguistic minorities. It focuses on but is not confined to signed, Uralic and Caucasian languages. On the one hand, we intend to explore the situation of bimodal bilingualism. Data from changes in multi-modal bilingual contexts can lead to new insights into bilingualism, the typology and structure of languages, and language change and contact in general. Research into bimodal bilingualism can draw upon several methods and approaches developed for studying the bilingualism of other minority languages, and vice versa. On the other hand, we know that it is difficult to reach the bilingual individuals and communities that are deaf and belong to several linguistic minorities. Therefore, we approach the bimodal target via individual studies on minority languages. More specifically, we concentrate on the issue of language change in contact in the context of a typologically wide range of minority languages. We are looking for answers to questions such as the following: - How do deaf children of (hearing) parents belonging to linguistic minorities (e.g., Nganasan) communicate with the Deaf communities in their country and with their own parents? - How does their language change? - How can we test the change in the structure of the languages in contact in a uniform way? - What are the factors that influence the developments? - Can we work towards a typology? Invited keynote speakers: Csilla Bartha (hearing) (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest): The situation of the Deaf and national minorities in Hungary; Östen Dahl (hearing) (Stockholm University): Contact induced changes in tense and aspect systems; Tatiana Davidenko (Deaf) (Moscow Centre for Deaf Studies and Bilingual Education): Sign Language Diversity in Post-Soviet Countries; Anna Komarova (hearing) (Moscow Centre for Deaf Studies and Bilingual Education): Development of Bilingual Education of the Deaf in Post-Soviet Countries; Gaurav Mathur (Deaf) (Gallaudet University): The relationship between agreement and finiteness in sign languages; Johanna Mesch (Deaf) (Stockholm University): Variations in tactile signing - the case of one-handed conversation; Helle Metslang (hearing) (University of Tartu): Changes in Finnish and Estonian tense and aspect; Christian Rathmann (Deaf) (Hamburg University): Minority Communities within German Deaf Community; Don Stilo (hearing) (Max Planck Institute, Leipzig): Introduction to an Atlas of the Araxes-Iran Linguistic Area. Check for updates, our interdisciplinary areas, and more research questions at http://www.dipfilmod-suf.unifi.it/CMpro-v-p-236.html Submission (deadline January 15, 2009, notification January 31, 2009). Abstracts (in English, maximum 2 pages, including data and references) have to be submitted electronically as portable document format (.pdf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) files via the EasyChair conference management system (https://www.easychair.org/login.cgi?conf=lcc09). If you do not have an EasyChair account, click on the button "I have no EasyChair Account" on that page and follow the instructions. When you receive a password, you can enter the site and upload your abstract. Organizers: Nino Amiridze, Utrecht University (The Netherlands) Östen Dahl, University of Stockholm (Sweden) Anne Tamm, University of Florence (Italy) and Institute for the Estonian Language (Estonia) Manana Topadze, University of Pavia (Italy) Inge Zwitserlood, Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
SEMINAR SERIES- Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus, SOAS, University of London, Term 2
Posted by: Jane Savory <js64@soas.ac.uk> Posted: 8 Jan 2009 SEMINAR SERIES- Ctr. of Contemporary Central Asia & the Caucasus, SOAS, Term 2 Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London seminar schedule for Term 2. The seminars are free and open to the public. No booking is required. All the seminars are taking place in Room G50, Main Building, SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG Enquries: Bhavna Dave (bd4@soas.ac.uk) or Jane Savory (js64@soas.ac.uk) +00 44 (0)20 7898 4892 Seminar - Film Screening Date: 15 January 2009 Time: 5.30-8pm Title: Postcards from Tora Bora (film, 85 minutes) Followed by discussion with the film director Wazhmah Osman and co-director Kelly Dolak Venue: G50, Main Building, SOAS Contact: Bhavna Dave (bd4@soas.ac.uk) or Jane Savory (js64@soas.ac.uk) All Welcome Synopsis At the height of the Cold War, the Osman family frantically escapes from Afghanistan while leaving almost everything behind. In the ensuing chaos,their only suitcase filled with family photos is stolen. Now after two decades of living in America, Wazhmah Osman, a young Afghan-American woman returns to her childhood home. Armed only with rapidly fading memories, she recruits some unlikely and reluctant guides to put together the pieces of her past. On an alternately sad and humorous quest, she encounters confused cabbies, the enthusiastic former minister of the tourism bureau, a museum director that archives land mines, and a group of angry street vendors. As Wazhmah desperately searches for any tangible evidence of her former life, the journey leads her to many unexpected places. Amidst the rubble and destruction, she finds her estranged father who in the aftermath of war choose his country over his family. On the road, Wazhmah frequently finds herself at a strange intersection where cultures clash, identities are mistaken, and the past violently collides with the present. Further information/reviews: http://www.postcardsfromtorabora.com/ Seminar Date: Thursday, 22 January 2009 Time: 17.30-19.00 Title: Balance of Threat: Security Organizations and Foreign Policy Alignment in Central Asia Speakers: Gregory Gleason (Professor of Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch & Professor, University of New Mexico) Venue: G50 Enquiries: Bhavna Dave, bd4@soas.ac.uk or Jane Savory, js64@soas.ac.uk Seminar Date: Thursday, 29 January 2009 Time: 17.30-19.00 Title: Islam, State and the Transformation of the Rural Space in Post-Soviet Central Asia Speaker: Habiba Fathi (Research Fellow, Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC), London) Venue: G50 Enquiries: Bhavna Dave, bd4@soas.ac.uk or Jane Savory, js64@soas.ac.uk Seminar Date: Thursday, 19 February 2009 Time: 17.30-19.00 Title: Temporary Conversions: Encounters with Pentecostalism in Kyrgyzstan Speaker: Mathijs Pelkmans (London School of Economics) Venue: G50 Enquiries: Bhavna Dave, bd4@soas.ac.uk or Jane Savory, js64@soas.ac.uk Seminar Date: Thursday, 5 March 2009 Time: 17.30-19.00 Title: Endangering Space: Towards a Critical Geopolitics of Central Asia Speakers: John Heathershaw (University of Exeter) and Nick Megoran (University of Newcastle) Venue: G50 Enquiries: Bhavna Dave, bd4@soas.ac.uk or Jane Savory, js64@soas.ac.uk 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 email js64@soas.ac.uk fax +44 (0)20 7898 4489 web www.soas.ac.uk/centres/
CONF./CFP- Kazakhstan on the Silk Road, Almaty, June 29-30, 2009
Posted by: Kazakhstan on the Silk Road Conference <shighistanu@fastmail.kz> Posted: 6 Jan 2009 CONF./CFP- Kazakhstan on the Silk Road, Almaty, June 29-30, 2009 The Institute of Oriental Studies, named for R. B. Suleimanov (Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Kazakhstan) and the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the International Dunhuang Liaison Committee for Dunhuang Studies will hold the international conference "Kazakhstan on the Silk Road" in Almaty during June 29-30, 2009. Topics to be discussed: 1. The History of Silk Road and its importance for civilizational contacts and cultural development 2. Written monuments and archaeological sources on the history of Central Asia 3. Traces of ancient civilizations in the territory of Kazakhstan and other parts of Central Asia 4. The history of regional studies: expeditions, archives, collections 5. Latest research. Scholars should send both the subject of their paper and their personal information (name, organization, post address, phone number, academic position, e-mail address) in Russian or in English to shighistanu@mail.ru or by fax + (3272) 61-46-00. The deadline is March 1, 2009. Working language of the conference is English. The Board cannot pay for any expenses incurred by conference participants. Post Address of Organizing Board: Republic of Kazakhstan Kurmangazy 29, Almaty, the Institute of Oriental Studies Phone number (+7-727) 261-16-01 Fax (+7-727) 261-46-00 E-mail: shighistanu@mail.ru
LECTURE– A Stratified Approach to the Historical Materials, Isenbike Togan, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Jan. 8
Posted by: Guljanat Kurmangaliyeva <guljanatke@gmail.com> Posted: 6 Jan 2009 LECTURE– Stratified Approach to Hist. Materials, I. Togan, Istanbul, Jan. 8 LECTURE: A Stratified Approach to the Historical Materials, Professor Isenbike Togan, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Jan. 8 As the third lecture of its Lecture Series on Eurasia, Maltepe University presents: "A Stratified Approach to the Historical Materials" By Professor Isenbike Togan (The Turkish Academy of Sciences) Time: Thursday, January 8, 2008, 2:00 PM Venue: Marma Congress Center, Maltepe University, Maltepe, Istanbul Isenbike Togan is a professor of Inner Asian history and an expert on the history of the nomadic civilizations. She holds a Ph.D. in History from Harvard University. She has served at the Harvard, Wellesley, Tufts, Washington, Hacettepe and Middle East Technical Universities. Prof. Togan was a member of the "UNESCO International Scientific Committee for drafting a History of Civilizations of Central Asia." She also pioneered research on Inner Asia at METU. She has done extensive research on Central Asia and published various articles and books including "Flexibility and Limitation in Steppe Formations: The Kerait Khanate and Chinggis Khan", published by E. J. Brill. For further details: Dr. Güljanat Kurmangaliyeva Ercilasun Maltepe University Faculty of Fine Arts ercilasun@maltepe.edu.tr +90 (216) 626 10 50 ext. 1841 www.maltepe.edu.tr
PANEL/CFP- Panel on Informal Economies for the ICCEES 2010
Posted by: Abel Polese <abelpolese@hotmail.com> Posted: 6 Jan 2009 PANEL/CFP- Panel on Informal Economies for the ICCEES 2010 Dear Colleagues: I am a Research Fellow at the Institute of Geography of the University of Edinburgh. I am trying to put together a panel on informal economies for the next ICCEES World Congress (I attach the call below). In my current research project I look at the way under-the-table practices have a role in the economic development of Ukraine and Turkey. If anybody working on the following topics wants to join the panel at ICCEES I would be glad to hear from him/her: - social and economic informal networks - bribe/gift giving, corruption, favours - fiscal frauds, taxes, smuggling - remittances, border crossing - or any other related topic You can contact me at: abelpolese@hotmail.com abel.polese@gmail.com Thank you and best wishes, Abel Polese CONF./CFP- ICCEES World Cong. - Int'l Council for Central & East Eur. Studies Posted by: Henry Wathen <henry.wathen@gmail.com> Dear Colleagues: We have the honour to invite the international academic community to the VIII ICCEES World Congress in Stockholm 2010, to participate in a wide scholarly discussion with the overriding theme: Eurasia: Prospects for Wider Cooperation Call for Proposals The VIII World Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 26-31 July 2010. The Swedish Society for the Study of Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia invites all interested scholars to submit proposals for panels, papers and round-table discussions. These proposals should reflect the results of new research in the study of developments in the cultural, political, social and economic processes underway in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. While acknowledging the ongoing European integration processes, the VIII World Congress is convened at a time when the international situation poses new security challenges, requiring the elaboration of new strategies. The Congress seeks to organize a wide scholarly discussion of these developments. The processes of European integration and wider cooperation across Eurasia not only impact upon geographical spaces but also leave their mark upon cultural spaces. These processes make communication between languages, histories, religions, traditions, legacies and memories more complex. Humanities and social science scholars are therefore invited to reflect on how local cultural contexts react to, engage in, or resist globalization. For more information about the general themes of the Congress, please see: www.iccees2010.se Deadline for panel proposals: 28 February 2009 Address for proposals: proposals@iccees2010.se Abstract submission: 1 March 30 October 2009 Registration: Beginning 1 July 2009 Address for abstracts and registration: www.iccees2010.se Procedures for Proposals 1. Only proposals submitted electronically will be considered for inclusion in the Congress. Proposals must be submitted in English - irrespective of the language to be used by the panelists at the Congress. Proposals should be directed to: proposals@iccees2010.se. 2. The deadline for proposals is 28 February 2009. The International Academic Committee encourages proposals to be sent as early as possible. 3. The International Academic Committee will meet in the spring 2009 to make a decision on the composition of the final Congress programme. 4. The International Academic Committee will send all scholars whose proposals have been accepted, an official letter of invitation, which can be used to apply for funding and/or obtaining a visa, by 1 July 2009. 5. Once a proposal for a panel/paper has been accepted, one half-page abstract in English should be submitted through an on-line abstract system at www.iccees2010.se, for each of the panel's papers, no later than 30 October 2009. A paper without an abstract will not be included in the program. 6. Please note that the abstracts will be published without editing. The authors therefore have to ensure that they are satisfied with their abstract. 7. Each abstract must indicate the language in which the paper will be presented. 8. Each abstract has to include contact details, at least an e-mail address. For further guidelines for panel proposals, see the Congress webpage. Registration Fees by 31 December 2009: Registration fee: 290 euros Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 230 euros Students: 125 euros Registration after 1 January 2010: Registration fee: 350 euros Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 290 euros Students: 150 euros On-Site Registration: Registration fee: 375 euros Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 300 euros Students: 160 euros One-Day Admission: 55 euros One-Day Admission for Students: 25 euros For further information about payments, accommodation, registration, tours, and the scholarly aspects of the congress, see the Congress webpage. Welcome! Hjartligt valkomna! http://www.iccees2010.se Tova Höjdestrand, Ph.D. General Secretary ICCEES 2010 Södertörn University College CBEES / F901 S-14189 Huddinge Sweden Phone: +46 8 6084035 Cell phone: +46 73 6463567 tova.hojdestrand@iccees2010.se through Henry Wathen Folke Bernadotte Academy henry.wathen@folkebernadotteacademy.se
CONF./CFP- ESCAS Conference 2009, Central European Univ., Budapest, Sept. 3-5, 2009
Posted by: Zifa Auezova <zauezova@yahoo.com> Posted: 6 Jan 2009 CONF./CFP- ESCAS Conf. 2009, Central European Univ., Budapest, Sept. 3-5, 2009 ESCAS Conference 2009, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 3-5 September 2009 Call for Papers "Studying Central Asia: In Quest for New Paths and Concepts?" European Society for Central Asian Studies, Eleventh Conference (2009) 3-5 September 2009 Central European University, Budapest, Hungary The European Society for Central Asian Studies (ESCAS) invites panel and paper proposals for the Eleventh ESCAS bi-annual conference scheduled for September 3-5, 2009, in Budapest, Hungary. The event will be hosted by Central European University. ESCAS welcomes panels and paper topics relating to all aspects of humanities and social science scholarship on Central Asia, including the republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, as well as adjacent areas of Russia, Mongolia, Northern Iran, Northern Afghanistan and North-Western China. Practitioners and scholars of (social and cultural) anthropology, archaeology, ethnomusicology, development studies, history, philology, political science, sociology, and of other humanities and social science disciplines with an interest in Central Asia are encouraged to participate. Deadline for the submission of panel/paper proposals: February 15, 2009. 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. For individual papers and for each presenter on a regular panel please make sure you provide us with: 1) Name; 2) Current institutional affiliation; 3) Title/position; 4) E-mail address; 5) Postal address; 6) Telephone/ fax; 7) Title of Paper; 8) Abstract of Paper (a summary of the paper of 200-300 words); 9) Any audio-visual equipment requests (specify -- e.g., overhead projector, slide projector, video player); 10) A brief (100 word) biographical statement that contains the information which the panel chair may require for introductions, and includes the presenter's educational background (highest academic degree, year of its awarding, awarding institution, and field of study). For panels: Proposals may be submitted for panels with the presentation of 3-4 scholarly papers. Pre-organized panels should be thematically coherent and may be organized/sponsored by a scholarly organization. Panels must have three to four paper presenters, a chair, and a discussant (ideally, the roles of chair and discussant will be filled by two different people). In addition to the information for each of the paper presenters on the panel (as indicated above), the following is also required: a) a title for the proposed panel; b) and name, affiliation, and contact information of the panel organizer, chair and discussant. Please make sure your panel is complete before submitting this information; incomplete panels will be given a lower ranking. Please note the following policy: only complete panels with a full set of panelists, including a chair and a discussant should be submitted. If a panel or roundtable receives a high score from the reviewers but does not include a full complement of panelists, the panel may be wait-listed until it is complete. Language: Conference language is English. In some special cases the possibility of presenting panels in Russian, French or German might be considered. Schedule of Key Dates: Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals: February 15, 2009. Notification of acceptance: by 1st March 2009. The host institution will provide, upon request, mailed or faxed invitation letters to support an application for a visa or travel funds. Deadline for notification of audio-visual requests: August 15, 2009. Papers should be submitted to chairs/discussants: by August 20, 2009. Arrival to Budapest: from the afternoon of September 2, 2009. Registration opens in the afternoon followed by a reception in the evening. Panels begin on September 3, and continue through the afternoon of September 5. Registration Information: Each conference attendee is required to pay a registration fee and all presenters are required to pre-pay by August 10, 2009. Registration fee for the conference: - Regular fee ESCAS members: 50 EUR - Reduced fee ESCAS members (for participants from Central Asian states): 25 EUR - Non-members: 100 EUR Information on ESCAS membership and bank account can be found at: www.escas.pz.nl Communications regarding local arrangements, including invitation letters, should be addressed to: escas2009@yahoo.com ESCAS Board members: Prof. Dr. Touraj Atabaki, Leiden University, Netherlands Dr. Zifa-Alua Auezova, Guest Lecturer, Leiden University, Netherlands/ M.Auezov Foundation, Kazakhstan; ESCAS Secretary (zauezova@yahoo.com) Prof. Dr. Ayse Ayata, Middle Eastern Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Prof. Dr. Peter Finke, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Zurich, Switzerland Dr. Irina Morozova, Humboldt Fellow, GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies, Hamburg, Germany/ IIAS, Leiden University, Netherlands (iymoroz@xs4all.nl) Prof. Dr. Catherine Poujol, ESCAS President Dr. Tommaso Trevisani, Gerda Henkel Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin, Germany (Tommaso.Trevisani@swp-berlin.org) On behalf of Central European University: Dr. Matteo Fumagalli, Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations and European Studies (fumagallim@ceu.hu).
CONF./CFP- 1989: A New Generation, Princeton University, 22-24 Oct. 2009
Posted by: James Pickett <pickettj@princeton.edu> Posted: 19 Dec 2008 CONF./CFP- 1989: A New Generation, Princeton University, 22-24 Oct. 2009 Call For Papers 1989: A New Generation Conference to take place at Princeton University, 22-24 October 2009 2009 brings the 20th anniversaries of a wide variety of major events across the globe: the Cuban withdrawal from Angola; the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan; the Ayatollah Khomeini's fatwa against Salman Rushdie; the Polish and Hungarian Round Tables; the protests at Tiananmen Square; the fall of the Berlin Wall; the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia; and the breakdown of old regimes in Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. In an attempt to take a global approach to 1989, its antecedents, and its consequences, Princeton University will convene and host on 22-24 October 2009 a conference devoted to 1989. The ultimate panel themes will depend on the topics of the paper proposals submitted, yet we are particularly interested in moving toward new conceptual models, for example in the following areas: ethics and norms, intellectual history/history of ideas, law, microeconomics, migration, popular culture, and religion. It is essential to underscore also the conference's global scope, i.e. that it should encompass (but not necessarily limit itself to) variously defined Asian, Cold War, European, inter-American, Sino-Soviet, and transatlantic history, welcoming also submissions concerning, for example, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, or South Africa. Who Should Apply We aim to provide a forum for recent work related to a doctoral dissertation, whether published or unpublished, complete or incomplete. We therefore welcome submissions from junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows as well as current graduate students. We welcome submissions from around the globe, as our budget will allow us to cover the travel expenses of all of the scholars whose proposals have been accepted. That said, we caution that the small intended scale of the conference will likely necessitate a highly selective review process. The program committee looks forward to the broadest possible range of submissions that fall within the intended scope of the conference, and it will arrange panels based on those submissions that it receives, yet we will likely be able to accommodate only a fraction of these submissions. We ask both for a brief (max. 300-word) abstract as well as a more detailed, 4-5 page (double-spaced) prospectus that fleshes out the intended argument of the presentation in greater depth. Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis until 15 January 2009. Early submissions are particularly welcome. Proposals should be submitted to Barbara Leavey (blleavey@princeton.edu); questions can be directed also to conference chair Piotr H. Kosicki (pkosicki@princeton.edu). This conference is a joint initiative of Princeton University's Department of History, Davis Center for Historical Studies, Institute for International and Regional Studies, Program in Law and Public Affairs, University Center for Human Values, and Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
LECTURE- Adeeb Khalid, Soviet Anti-Islamic Campaigns, IISMM, Paris, Dec. 18
Posted by: Stephane Dudoignon <dudoignon@aol.com> Posted: 16 Dec 2008 LECTURE- Adeeb Khalid, Soviet Anti-Islamic Campaigns, IISMM, Paris, Dec. 18 Institut d'études de l'Islam et des Sociétés du Monde Musulman Adeeb Khalid Professeur au Carleton College, Northfield, MN donnera une conférence sur le thème : The Impact of Anti-Islamic Campaigns on Religious Practice in the USSR dans le cadre du séminaire En islam soviétique : questions, méthodes et connaissances Stéphane A. Dudoignon (CNRS, Paris) & Michael Kemper (Université d'Amsterdam) Jeudi 18 décembre 2008 de 10h00 à 12h00 Salle de réunion de l'IISMM, 1er étage 96 bd. Raspail - 75006 Paris M° Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Rennes ou Saint-Placide
CONF./CFP- 6th International Conference at Kazakh-German University, Almaty, Mar. 25-26, 2009
Posted by: Claudia Winkler <claudia.winkler@cimonline.de> Posted: 16 Dec 2008 CONF./CFP- 6th International Conference, Kazakh-German Univ, Almaty, Mar. 25-26 Kazakh-German University 6th International Conference at Kazakh-German University Almaty / Kazakhstan "The EU and Central Asia: Strategies for a new partnership" 25-26 March 2009 Kazakh-German University invites scholars, academics, and students from Kazakhstan, Germany, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to participate in this conference. The conference comprises 3 sections in which presentations will be held and discussed with the audience. 1st Section: "Inducing sustainable competitiveness of the Central Asian economies" 2nd Section: "Sustainable use of energy and water resources in Central Asia" 3rd Section: "Processes of political and social modernization in Central Asia" 4th Section: "The role of the young generation and education in transition of the self-awareness of Central Asian societies" 5th Section: "Intercultural Dialogue: modern methods of teaching foreign languages" Participants from all academic disciplines are invited. Contributions from students of Kazakh-German University and other universities in Central Asia are particularly welcome. The conference aims at creating a lively exchange of ideas between academics, professionals and students. A conference volume including all papers will be published afterwards. Articles submitted but not presented at the conference will be published in the conference volume as well. Please submit a short proposal for a paper in one of the sections (not more than one page - DIN A4, font 14, Times New Roman) together with personal details: name, field of research, work or study, academic position, telephone, e-mail. Articles can be submitted in Kazakh, German, Russian or English language. Deadline for submission: 28 February 2009. Please submit your proposal for a paper including contact details to: conference-dku@yandex.ru Participation is free of charge. Proposals will be reviewed by the organisational committee. Selected participants will get further information by e-mail. Contact information: Kazakh-German University, Pushkin Str. 111/113, 050010 Almaty Tel. +7 727 293 89 13, Fax: +7 727 293 90 01, e-mail: info@dku.kz www.dku.kz Organisational committee: Prof. Dr. oec. habil. Bodo Lochmann - (Lecturer of German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD and Deacon of the Faculty of Engineering and Economics) Prof. Dr. Tamara Volkova - (Deacon of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Kazakh-German University) Bayan Assylbekova - (Deacon of the Faculty of Economics) Tatyana Bydzan - (Project Manager) Claudia Winkler - (Marketing) Centrum für internationale Migration und Entwicklung (CIM); Mendelssohnstraße 75-77; 60325 Frankfurt am Main; Germany
CONF./CFP- 52nd Permanent International Altaistic Conference, Huhhot 2009
Posted by: Barbara Kellner-Heinkele <heinkele@zedat.fu-berlin.de> Posted: 12 Dec 2008 CONF./CFP- 52nd Permanent International Altaistic Conference, Huhhot 2009 52nd Annual Meeting of the PIAC Inner Mongolia University, Huhhot, P.R. China July 26-31, 2009 November 2008 Dear Colleague: It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend the 52nd annual meeting of the PIAC to be held in Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China and organized by Inner Mongolia University and The Altaic Society of China. The arrival date is July 26, that of the departure July 31, 2009. The theme of the 52nd PIAC meeting is "Myth and Mystery in the Altaic World". If you wish to participate, please so inform the Secretary General (PIAC, Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Turkologie, Malteserstr. 74-100, Haus S, D 12249 Berlin, Germany. Fax: +4930/838-53823, e-mail: heinkele@zedat.fu-berlin.de) by Dec. 31, 2008. If you use e-mail, it is essential that you give your full name and full postal address. The Second Circular giving details on accommodation, registration fee, transportation, visa application, etc., will be sent out to those who request it. At this stage, please do NOT now send the title of the paper you wish to give, and please DO NOT ask for individual acknowledgements of your request for the Second Circular. It will be sent to you in good time. If you wish to continue receiving invitations to our subsequent meetings, please acknowledge receipt of this circular even if you do not intend to participate at the forthcoming meeting. We very much hope you will be able to attend, and are looking forward to hearing from you. Barbara Kellner-Heinkele Secretary General Hugjiltu President of the 52nd Meeting Permanent International Altaistic Conference Freie Universität Berlin Institut für Turkologie Malteserstr. 74-100, Haus S D 12249 Berlin Germany Phone: +4930/838-70835 Fax: +4930/838-70722 e-mail: heinkele@zedat.fu-berlin.de
CONF./CFP- Graduate Student Conference on Inner Eurasia, Columbia U. , Mar. 28
Posted by: Jessy Teicher <jat2144@columbia.edu> Posted: 12 Dec 2008 CONF./CFP- Graduate Student Conference on Inner Eurasia, Columbia U. , Mar. 28 Call For Papers Second Annual Graduate Student Conference: Organization for the Advancement of Studies of Inner Eurasian Societies (OASIES) at Columbia University in the City of New York "Inner Eurasia: Transcending Boundaries" Saturday, March 28, 2009 SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 2, 2009 The Organization for the Advancement of Studies of Inner Eurasian Societies at Columbia University invites panel and individual paper proposals for the First Annual OASIES Student Conference to be held Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Columbia University in New York, NY. Students and independent scholars are cordially invited to submit abstracts of papers covering all topics pertaining to Inner Eurasian Studies. Inner Eurasian Studies is defined for the purposes of this conference as the study of the historical and contemporary Afghan, Mongolic, Persian, Tibetan, Tungusic, and Turkic peoples, languages, cultures, and societies. This graduate student conference will involve presentations of working papers on topics relevant to the study of Inner Eurasia which transcend or are not readily accommodated within established geographical, temporal, political, academic, or other boundaries. Submission Instructions Individual papers will be assigned by the Conference Committee to a suitable panel. 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) Paper title; 5) An abstract of no more than 300 words, to be included in the Conference Program; 6) Any audio-visual equipment needs (overhead, slide projector, PowerPoint, etc.) Due to space constraints, abstracts exceeding 300 words cannot be accepted. OASIES regrets that it cannot provide any funding to participants. Submission deadline: March 2, 2009. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by March 9, 2009. Complete paper of 7-10 pages (double-spaced) for a presentation of no more than 15 minutes due March 18, 2009. Submit this information: Via e-mail as an attachment (pdf, .doc or .rtf formats preferred) to: contact@oasies.org Visit www.oasies.org for more information.
PANEL/CFP- Georgian Panel, Central Eurasian Studies Society Annual Conf., Oct. 8-11, 2009
Posted by: Bert Beynen <kesaphela@aol.com> Posted: 12 Dec 2008 PANEL/CFP- Georgian Panel, Central Eurasian Studies Soc. Annual Conf., Oct 8-11 Call For Papers Papers are invited for a panel on Georgian topics at the Central Eurasian Studies Society's Tenth Annual Conference, October 8-11, 2009 at the University of Toronto. Please send an approximately 300-word abstract on any topic related to Georgia ASAP but before 1/15/2009 to: Bert Beynen, kesaphela@aol.com.
CONF./CFP- Deadline Reminder: Central and Inner Asian Studies - CIAS 2009, Univ. of Toronto
Posted by: Nick Corbett <ndcorbet@indiana.edu> Posted: 12 Dec 2008 CONF./CFP- Deadline Reminder: Central & Inner Asian Studies 2009, U. of Toronto Deadline: Dec. 18, 2009 Dear Colleagues: The Fourteenth Annual Conference of the Central & Inner Asia Seminar (CIAS 2009) will be held at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the Croft Chapter House, University College on Friday and Saturday May 15-16, 2009. The proceedings of the conference will be published in due course in "Toronto Studies in Central and Inner Asia". Volume 10, the papers from CIAS 2008, will be available before the upcoming conference. The theme of this year's gathering is "Nomads, Past and Current: Living on the Move". 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 Professor Michael Gervers at gervers@chass.utoronto.ca and to Nick Corbett at ndcorbet@indiana.edu The deadline for submissions is December 18, 2008 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. Gillian Long Administrative Co-ordinator for CIAS
CONF./CFP- VIII ICCEES World Congress - Int'l Council for Central and East European Studies
Posted by: Henry Wathen <henry.wathen@gmail.com> Posted: 12 Dec 2008 CONF./CFP- ICCEES World Cong. - Int'l Council for Central & East Eur. Studies Dear Colleagues: We have the honour to invite the international academic community to the VIII ICCEES World Congress in Stockholm 2010, to participate in a wide scholarly discussion with the overriding theme: Eurasia: Prospects for Wider Cooperation Call for Proposals The VIII World Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 26-31 July 2010. The Swedish Society for the Study of Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia invites all interested scholars to submit proposals for panels, papers and round-table discussions. These proposals should reflect the results of new research in the study of developments in the cultural, political, social and economic processes underway in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. While acknowledging the ongoing European integration processes, the VIII World Congress is convened at a time when the international situation poses new security challenges, requiring the elaboration of new strategies. The Congress seeks to organize a wide scholarly discussion of these developments. The processes of European integration and wider cooperation across Eurasia not only impact upon geographical spaces but also leave their mark upon cultural spaces. These processes make communication between languages, histories, religions, traditions, legacies and memories more complex. Humanities and social science scholars are therefore invited to reflect on how local cultural contexts react to, engage in, or resist globalization. For more information about the general themes of the Congress, please see: www.iccees2010.se Deadline for panel proposals: 28 February 2009 Address for proposals: proposals@iccees2010.se Abstract submission: 1 March 30 October 2009 Registration: Beginning 1 July 2009 Address for abstracts and registration: www.iccees2010.se Procedures for Proposals 1. Only proposals submitted electronically will be considered for inclusion in the Congress. Proposals must be submitted in English - irrespective of the language to be used by the panelists at the Congress. Proposals should be directed to: proposals@iccees2010.se. 2. The deadline for proposals is 28 February 2009. The International Academic Committee encourages proposals to be sent as early as possible. 3. The International Academic Committee will meet in the spring 2009 to make a decision on the composition of the final Congress programme. 4. The International Academic Committee will send all scholars whose proposals have been accepted, an official letter of invitation, which can be used to apply for funding and/or obtaining a visa, by 1 July 2009. 5. Once a proposal for a panel/paper has been accepted, one half-page abstract in English should be submitted through an on-line abstract system at www.iccees2010.se, for each of the panel's papers, no later than 30 October 2009. A paper without an abstract will not be included in the program. 6. Please note that the abstracts will be published without editing. The authors therefore have to ensure that they are satisfied with their abstract. 7. Each abstract must indicate the language in which the paper will be presented. 8. Each abstract has to include contact details, at least an e-mail address. For further guidelines for panel proposals, see the Congress webpage. Registration Fees by 31 December 2009: Registration fee: 290 euros Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 230 euros Students: 125 euros Registration after 1 January 2010: Registration fee: 350 euros Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 290 euros Students: 150 euros On-Site Registration: Registration fee: 375 euros Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 300 euros Students: 160 euros One-Day Admission: 55 euros One-Day Admission for Students: 25 euros For further information about payments, accommodation, registration, tours, and the scholarly aspects of the congress, see the Congress webpage. Welcome! Hjartligt valkomna! http://www.iccees2010.se Tova Höjdestrand, Ph.D. General Secretary ICCEES 2010 Södertörn University College CBEES / F901 S-14189 Huddinge Sweden Phone: +46 8 6084035 Cell phone: +46 73 6463567 tova.hojdestrand@iccees2010.se through Henry Wathen Folke Bernadotte Academy henry.wathen@folkebernadotteacademy.se
LECTURE- New Concept of the Political System in Kyrgyzstan, CEIP, Washington, DC, Dec. 12
Posted by: Ravshan Djeyenbekov <djeyenbekov@gmail.com> Posted: 12 Dec 2008 LECTURE- New Concept of Political System in Kyrgyzstan, CEIP, Wash., DC, Dec 12 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace presents: "The New Concept of the Political System in Kyrgyzstan: Looking for Sustainability" By Omurbek Tekebayev and Martha Brill Olcott Discussants: Alikbek Djekshenkulov, Chairman, Movement for Justice Omurbek Abdrakhmnov - Secretary, The United Front of opposition Ravshan Djeyenbekov - Deputy Chairman of the Party "Ata Meken" Bolotbek Sherniyazov - Deputy Chairman of the Party "Ata Meken" Erkinbek Alymbekov - Deputy Chairman of the Party "Ata Meken" Akyl Djumabaev – Member, Secretariat of the Party "Ata Meken" Babyrbek Djeenbekov - Chief Editor, opposition newspaper "Achyk Sayasat" December 12, 2008, at 12.30 – 2.00 PM, Conference Hall Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20036 Abstract: Since the change of regime in 2005 and ouster of the President Askar Akaev from power, Kyrgyzstan experienced period of a continued turmoil and instability. Election of Kurmanbek Bakiyev as a next President of the Kyrgyz Republic was accompanied by further erosion of political freedoms and slowing down in development of economic reforms in the country. 2007 Parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan led to the repeating the Russian and Kazakhstani scenarios, when one-party and Government-dominating rule in the legislative branch of power in this Central Asian nation effectively cut out major opposition parties from use this important legitimate outlet for their political activities. Delegation of the Kyrgyz political leaders represented by different parties and movements and led by prominent person in the Kyrgyz political life Omurbek Tekebaev will talk about recently developed new Concept of the Political System in Kyrgyzstan as a major vision for continuing political transformations in the country. It aims to the restoring principles of democracy and pluralism in this nation, and, as a result, regaining confidence both among the local constituencies and on the international level as well. Speaker Mr. Tekebaev is the former Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament, having served in the Parliament in 1997-2007. Currently is Chairman of the Party "Ata Meken." He also served as Chairman of the Committee on Humanitarian Issues in the Parliamentary Assembly Bureau of the Eurasian Economic Community, as member of the Constitutional Council of the Kyrgyz Republic, and as Chairman of the Erkin Kyrgyzstan Political Party. Moderator Martha Brill Olcott is a senior associate with the Russian & Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. Olcott specializes in the problems of transitions in Central Asia and the Caucasus as well as the security challenges in the Caspian region more generally. Her book, Central Asia's Second Chance, examines the economic and political development of this ethnically diverse and strategically vital region in the context of the changing security threats post 9/11. Please respond by noon on Thursday, December 11, 2008. Marina Barnett: mbarnett@carnegieendowment.org Ravshan Djeyenbekov ravshan@sloan.mit.edu ravshan.djeyenbekov@sloan.mit.edu djeyenbekov@gmail.com
CONF./CFP– II Astana Economic Forum, Astana , Kazakhstan, March 11-12, 2009
Posted by: Korlan Smagulova <korlan.eri@gmail.com> Posted: 12 Dec 2008 CONF./CFP– II Astana Economic Forum, Astana, Kazakhstan, March 11-12, 2009 Call For Papers II Astana Economic Forum: "Economic Security in Eurasia in the System of Global Risks" March 11-12, 2009 We are pleased to invite paper proposals for the Second Astana Economic Forum "Economic Security in Eurasia in the System of Global Risks", organized by "Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists" Association, JSC "Economic Research Institute" and the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to be held on 11-12 March 2009 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The aim of the Forum is to consolidate efforts of the world scientific, political and business communities and to develop adequate solutions and recommendations for regional policy on economic security. The work of the Forum will be organized according to the directions of solving the consequences that global economic risks entail in Eurasian countries. The sections of the Forum will be as follows: 1. World economic crisis and its impact on economic security of countries 2. Budget management under conditions of instability of the world economic system 3. Competitiveness improvement of national economies as the factor of global risks downside 4. Public-private partnership development under conditions of global challenges 5. Entrepreneurship development under conditions of global risks 6. Islamic economy development under conditions of globalization 7. Institutional aspects of global technologic and innovation changes (in the format of the roundtable "The 5th Drucker's Readings") 8. Spatial development management as a way to achieve economic stability In addition, the meeting to discuss issues on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation for the partner institutes of the CAREC Institute and the meeting of the International Assessment School under the auspices of IPEN (International Program Evaluation Network) will take place on the Forum. For more information and paper submission requirements, please contact us at korlan.eri@gmail.com or by phone in Astana +7 717 743975. For additional information about the Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists and the Second Astana Economic Forum, please visit the web-site www.economyclub.info.
LECTURE- New Concept of the Political System in Kyrgyzstan, Columbia Univ., Dec. 17
Posted by: Rafis Abazov <polra99@hotmail.com> Posted: 7 Dec 2008 LECTURE- New Concept of the Political System in Kyrgyzstan, Columbia U., Dec 17 Harriman Institute and Eurasian Initiative Presents: The New Concept of the Political System in Kyrgyzstan: Looking for Sustainability Please join us for a presentation of a new alternative concept of political and economic reforms in Kyrgyzstan jointly developed by a group of leading Kyrgyz intellectuals Presented by Omurbek Tekebayev, Former speaker of the Kyrgyz parliament, Chairman of the Socialist Party "Ata Meken" and Temir Sariev, Chairman of the Political Party "Ak Shumkar" Discussants: Alikbek Djekshenkulov, Chairman, Movement for Justice, Babyrbek Dzheenbekov, Chief Editor, Newspaper "Achyk Sayasat" Dayirbek uulu Maksatbek, Deputy Chairman, Political Party "Ak Shumkar" December 17, 2008, at 6.30 p.m. in 1219 IAB Harriman Institute, IAB, 420 West 118th street, New York, NY 10027 Light refreshment will be served For more information please contact Alla Rachkov: ar2052@columbia.edu Or Rafis Abazov: ra2044@columbia.edu Or visit our web: http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/programs/central_asian_events.html
CONF./CFP- Sustainable Development, Westminster Int'l U. in Tashkent, May 14, 2009
Posted by: Daniel Stevens <dstevens@wiut.uz> Posted: 7 Dec 2008 CONF./CFP- Sustainable Development, Westminster Int'l U. in Tashkent, May 14 Conference Call for Papers Research for Sustainable Development Westminster International University in Tashkent Thursday 14th May 2009 Research and development (R&D) plays a critical role in ensuring the growth of a modern economy. At the same time for that growth to be sustainable, there is a need for societies to understand better the challenges facing them and develop appropriate evidence based policies. However the role of research in promoting sustainable development, particularly in transition societies, is an area that calls for further enquiry in order for business, higher education, government and international organizations to realize its full benefits. Westminster International University in Tashkent, as part of the activities of its UNESCO Chair in the Knowledge Economy and Tempus Project Plan to Establish Research-Science-Enterprise Oriented Universities for the Benefit of Society (PERSEUS) and with support from the British Council, is hosting this one day conference and invites paper proposals for addressing the following themes. 1) Commercialization of research - Maximising Research and Development in the company value chain - Commercializing university based research - Corporate partnerships 2) Research for effective policy planning, monitoring and evaluation - Overcoming the data gap strategies for ensuring relevant monitoring and evaluation - Managing policy related research for maximum value - Funding models for public sector research 3) Developing research capacity research training, management and quality assurance in higher education - Research training in the education system both postgraduate and undergraduate - Quality assurance in research - Funding models of university research 4) Research dissemination challenges in transition countries - Changing role and nature of academic journals in developing and transition societies - Making the most of information technology to communicate research outcomes - Intellectual property and legal issues relating to research dissemination Paper proposals can be submitted in any of the conference working languages (English, Russian or Uzbek). To submit a proposal please fill out the form at http://www. wiut.uz/pub/confapply.php The deadline for paper proposals is January 23rd 2009. If your paper is selected you will be informed by the end of January 2009 though you can request an earlier decision. For any questions regarding the conference please contact us at conference2009@wiut.uz The conference host, Westminster International University in Tashkent delivers UK accredited bachelors degrees in business, economics, business computing and law and Masters degrees in business. It works in close cooperation with its partner, the University of Westminster, UK, along with other universities, businesses and the government of Uzbekistan to provide international education and high quality research to contribute to the development of the country and region. More information about the university is available at http://www.wiut.uz.
CONF.- Abu Abdullah Rudaki and the Origin of the Tajik-Persian Revival, Columbia U., Dec. 5 (TODAY!)
Posted by: Peter J. Sinnott <pjsinnott@aol.com> Posted: 6 Dec 2008 CONF.- Abu Abdullah Rudaki and the Tajik-Persian Revival, Columbia U., Dec. 5 Abu Abdullah Rudaki and the Origin of the Tajik-Persian Revival 1:30pm Friday, December 5th At the Kellogg Center of the International Affairs Building of Columbia University, Room 1512. 420 West 118th St. New York, NY (just off Amsterdam Ave.) A Roundtable Discussion on the significance of the poet Rudaki to the Samanid Era, a period that saw a Renaissance in the development of the Persian and Tajik languages within a period of cultural revival. His long life 858 - 941 and final role as poet to the Samanid court of Nasr II (914-943) in Bukhara at a time when music and poetry were celebrated allowed his genius to be partially preserved. This Roundtable Discussion with several scholars of Persian-Tajik history and literature is open to the public. Speakers: Ehsan Yarshater, Director of the Center for Iranian Studies and Hagop Kevorkian Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies, Columbia University Parvaneh Pourshariati, Associate Professor of Islamic and Iranian Studies at the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, The Ohio State University Sassan Tabatabai, Lecturer in Persian and the Humanities, Boston University Habibeh Rahim, Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, St. John's University, New York Akbar Turson, a member of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan will serve as Moderator Peter Sinnott, conference convener and organizer This Conference is part of the 1150 Anniversary of Abu Abdullah Rudaki's birth sponsored by the UN Mission of the Republic of Tajikistan For further information email pjsinnott@aol.com
LECTURE- Nava'i Lecture in Central Asian Studies, Benjamin Loring, Georgetown U., Dec. 3
Posted by: Ctr for Eurasian, Russian & East Eur. Studies <ceresgeorgetown.edu> Posted: 4 Dec 2008 LECTURE- Nava'i Lecture in Central Asian Studies, Benjamin Loring, Dec. 3 [With regret, we note that due to an oversight, this announcement is going out after the event. It will nevertheless be of interest to subscribers who are interested in this topic and the written works mentioned in the notice. --CEL] The Nineteenth Annual Nava'i Lecture in Central Asian Studies A Colonial Endeavor: Soviet Economic Development in Kyrgyzstan, 1921-1935 with Dr. Benjamin H. Loring, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Central Asian Studies 6:00 PM Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Riggs Library Georgetown University Reception will follow the lecture. Click Here to RSVP Dr. Loring's lecture will discuss the Soviet economic integration of Central Asia and its consequences for Kyrgyzstan's economy and society in the 1920s and early 1930s. Benjamin H. Loring is currently the Postdoctoral Fellow in Central Asian Affairs at Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European studies (CERES). He received his Ph.D. in Comparative History from Brandeis University in August, 2008. Dr. Loring's dissertation, "Building Socialism in Kyrgyzstan: Nation-Making, Rural Development, and Social Change, 1921-1932," included extensive archival research in Russia and Kyrgyzstan, for which he received fellowships from IREX, the Department of Education, and the American Councils. Since receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Loring has been teaching a course at CERES, "The History and Politics of Central Asia," and revising and expanding his dissertation for publication. His article, a study of resistance to collectivization titled "Rural Dynamics and Peasant Resistance in Southern Kyrgyzstan, 1929-1930," will be published in early 2009 in Cahiers du Monde russe, the Russian history journal of the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS). 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
CONF./CFP- DEADLINE EXTENSION: Cultural, Economic and Political Linkages, GOSECA, Pittsburgh, Feb. 20-22
Posted by: GOSECA University of Pittsburgh <gosecaconference
CONF./CFP- Totalitarian Laughter: Cultures of the Comic under Socialism, Princeton, May 8-9
Posted by: Serguei Oushakine <oushakin
LECTURE- Turkish Policies Towards Neighboring Regions, Cemil Oktay, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Dec. 4
Posted by: Guljanat Kurmangaliyeva <guljanatke
CONF./CFP- CIEPO Pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Interim Symposium in Bishkek, Aug. 24-29, 2009
Posted by: Ilhan SAHIN <ciepomanas
CONF./CFP- Alternative Culture(s) and Urban Space, Budapest, 2-3 April 2009
Posted by: Benjamin Cope <b.cope
LECTURE- Corruption in Higher Education, Erkaiym Mambetalieva, SRC-AUCA, Dec. 3 (TODAY)
Posted by: Social Research Center - AUCA <src
CONF./CFP - Slavery, Ransom and Liberation in Russia and the Steppe Area, 1500-2000, U. of Aberdeen, June 15-16
Posted by: Christoph Witzenrath <c.witzenrath
CONF.- Migration and Population Mobility in Eurasia, Univ. College London, Dec. 8
Posted by: Jane Savory <js64
LECTURE- Results of USAID's Earthquake Zone Recovery Program, AUA, Yerevan, Dec. 4
Posted by: Diana Manukyan <diana
SEMINAR- Russia-Georgia Conflict, CCCAC, SOAS, London, Nov. 27
Posted by: Jane Savory <js64
PANEL- Recital of Liberty: Freedom of Speech in Uzbekistan, LSE, London, Nov. 26
Posted by: Jane Savory <js64
LECTURE- Civil Society, Religious Organizations and Government Institutions, Nov. 26
Posted by: Social Research Center - AUCA <src
LECTURE- Research Ethics in American Psychology, Gwen Murdock, SRC, AUCA, Nov. 26
Posted by: Social Research Center - AUCA <src
CONF./CFP- Central Eurasian Studies Society Tenth Annual Conference, Toronto, Oct. 8-11
Posted by: Central Eurasian Studies Society <cess
CONF./CFP- Reminder/Update - 16th Annual ACES Central Eurasian Studies Conference, Indiana University
Posted by: ACES <aces
CONF.-Second International Congress of Eurasian Archaeology, ICEA 2009, April 13-18
Posted by: Melih Guneri <icea2009
LECTURE- Rebiya Kadeer, Human Rights in Xinjiang, MSU, East Lansing, Nov. 20
Posted by: Timur Kocaoglu <tkocaoglu
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