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PUBL.- Old Maps of Tuva, Vol. 2
Posted by: Masahiko Todoriki <riki@ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp> Posted: 1 Apr 2009 PUBL.- Old Maps of Tuva, Vol. 2 Dear Colleagues: Here I am pleased to announce Old Maps of Tuva (OMT), Vol. 2 just issued in this March as below. Todoriki, Masahiko: Old maps of Tuva 2 - Tannu-Uriankhai Maps in Eighteenth Century China. The Research and Information Center for Asian Studies, The Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, Tokyo (2009). See: http://www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ (yet unrenewed). OMT is the series of issue indexes the Tannu-Uriankhai maps that were drawn between the 18th and early 20th centuries, that is, from the Qing era to the pre-Soviet period, linking with the present Tuvan toponyms. This article is a free of charge, though unfortunately, the amount of the copy is extremely limited. Therefore, it will receive priority for the applicants of OMT 1, then the order of arrival. Please let us know your request as below with your name and postal address: riki@ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp Yours sincerely, Masahiko Todoriki (Lecturer: The Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo)
PUBL.- Russian History, Vol. 36, No. 1
Posted by: Ivo Romein <romein@brill.nl> Posted: 1 Apr 2009 PUBL.- Russian History, Vol. 36, No. 1 Coming out April 6, 2009: RUSSIAN HISTORY, volume 36, issue 1, a special issue in honor of Richard Hellie, under the guest editorship of Lawrence N. Langer and Peter B. Brown. Table of Contents Storming the Stratosphere: Space Exploration, Soviet Culture, and the Arts from Lenin to Khrushchev's Times James T. Andrews Putin's Presidency and Russian History Stephen Blank The Labour Region in Late Stalinist Population Dynamics Christopher Burton The "Vasiliologion" of Nikolai Spafarii Milescu Paul Bushkovitch Machine Guns, Hysteria, and the February Revolution Jonathan Daly Taxes and Empire: The Russian Tax Debate of 1870-1871 G. M. Hamburg The Standard of Life of the 18th-early 20th Century Russian Population According to Anthropometric Data B. N. Mironov The Unintended Consequences of a Surge in Orthodox Pilgrimages in Late Imperial Russia Christine D. Worobec More information about Russian History on http://www.brill.nl/ruhi Brill, Academic Publishers since 1683 Ivo Romein Slavic & Eurasian Studies P.O. Box 9000 2300 PA Leiden, Holland Visit our Slavic & Eurasian Studies portal: www.brill.nl/slavic Subscribe to the bi-monthly Slavic & Eurasian Studies newsletter: www.brill.nl/e-bulletins
PUBL.- Georgian Archival Bulletin, No. 4
Posted by: Timothy Blauvelt <timblauvelt@mail.ru> Posted: 1 Apr 2009 PUBL.- Georgian Archival Bulletin, No. 4 The 4th edition (Winter 2009) of the quarterly Archival Bulletin has recently been released by the Archive Department of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is available for download in PDF format: http://archive.security.gov.ge/saarqivo_moambe_4.pdf Any institution interested in receiving hard copies of the Archival Bulletin or individuals interested in working in the Georgian KGB and Central Committee archives should contact: Colonel Omar Tushurashvili Head of the Archives Department Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia Vazha-Pshavela Avenue, #72 Tbilisi, Georgia Tel./Fax: (995 32) 323898 E-mail: Tushurashvili(at)pol.ge or Moambe(at)pol.ge Timothy Blauvelt Tbilisi, Georgia
PUBL.- Invisible to the World: The Dynamics of Forced Child Labour in the Cotton Sector of Uzbekistan
Posted by: Jane Savory <js64@soas.ac.uk> Posted: 28 Mar 2009 PUBL.- The Dynamics of Forced Child Labour in the Cotton Sector of Uzbekistan Find below the publication details, brief description and link to the book. Invisible to the World: The Dynamics of Forced Child Labour in the Cotton Sector of Uzbekistan. London: SOAS, 2009, 40 pp. ISBN 10: 0 7286 0384 5 ISBN 13: 978 0 7286 0384 4 The paper provides an evidence-based assessment of the recruitment of school-age children for the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan. It draws on the results of a survey administered in six rural districts in 2007 that examines the scale and mechanisms of recruitment, the conditions of work and the consequences for children's welfare. The full text is available on the SOAS website, links: http://www.soas.ac.uk/cccac/centres-publications/ http://www.soas.ac.uk/cccac/events/cotton-sector-in-central-asia-2005/49842.pdf
PUBL.- Journal of Central Asian and Caucasian Studies Now Online
Posted by: Koray Guven <kgmirza@gmail.com> Posted: 28 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Journal of Central Asian and Caucasian Studies Now Online Online Access is now available for previous issues of Journal of Central Asian and Caucasian Studies (JCACS) on http://www.usak.org.tr/EN/dmenu.asp?id=55 Journal of Central Asian and Caucasian Studies (JCACS) is a refereed journal and published twice (Summer and Winter) a year. JCACS publishes scholarly articles in Turkish and English from all over the world. JCACS focuses on legal, political, sociological, cultural, social, religious, anthropological and economic studies regarding Central Asia, Caucasus and neighboring states' (Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, China, Mongolia, Russia) and regions' (Black Sea, South Asia, Middle East, Far East) relations with Central Asia and the Caucasus. The journal encourages interdisciplinary studies. JCACS is abstracted and/or indexed in International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA), Index Islamicus, EBSCO Host Research Databases, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, CSA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, CSA Sociological Abstracts, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts and PAIS International.
PUBL.- Journal of Eurasian Studies
Posted by: Borbála Obrusánszky <obori@monornet.hu> Posted: 27 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Journal of Eurasian Studies Today we launch a new quarterly, entitled Journal of Eurasian Studies. It is published by the Foundation Mikes International and has an international editorial board comprised of distinguished scholars and professionals from the UK to Inner Mongolia. The journal can be accessed at the following address: http://www.federatio.org/joes.html The content of the first issue: FARKAS, Flórián: Dear Reader (in English) OBRUSÁNSZKY, Borbála: Gábor Bálint de Szentkatolna (in English) ALIMBAY, Nursan: Community as a Principle Organizational Form of Social Relations of Nomads (in English and in Russian) ARADI, Éva: A Brief Introduction of a Great Explorer - Sir Aurel Stein, (1862-1943) (in English) BÉRCZI, Szaniszló: Ancient Eurasian Heritage Preserved in Japan I. -- Shrines, White Horses and Festivals -- (in English) FARKAS, Flórián: Wolf Totem (in English) MARÁCZ, László: Objection to the Forceful Finnization of the Ancient History and Language of the Hungarians (in English) MARCANTONIO, Angela: Debate on the Status of the Uralic Theory: Critical Responses (in English) OBRUSÁNSZKY, Borbála: Tongwancheng, the City of the Southern Huns (in English) With kind regards, Mikes International The Hague, March 15, 2009
PUBL.- The Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies, No. 9, 2009
Posted by: Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski <kozlowsk@club-internet.fr> Posted: 27 Mar 2009 PUBL.- The Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies, No. 9, 2009 Table of Contents Issue 9 - March 2009 - NGOs and Power Ministries in Russia Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski NGOs and the Power Ministries in Russia: from Resistance to Cooperation? NGOs and Power Ministries in Russia - Conversations The Russian Point of View Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski "We are perceived as a foreign, 'western' element by Russian society" - Interview with Liudmila Alpern, Center for Prison Reform, Moscow, 2 October 2008 Eva Bertrand "Les militaires ne savent plus comment travailler sans les Comités de mčres de soldats" [The military do not know how to work without the Soldiers' Mothers Committees anymore ]- Interview with Valentina Melnikova, Union Soldiers' Mothers Committees in Russia, Moscou, le 30 avril 2008 (in French / Russian version in Annex) Françoise Daucé "A way to defend people is to build informal ties with power institutions" - Interview with Ashot Airapetian, president of the Center for Interethnic Cooperation, Moscow, 3 June 2008 (in Russian) Gilles Favarel-Garrigues and Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski "Two conditions for a successful partnership: high-levels of NGO professionalism and the readiness of local and regional administrations to find new forms of partnership" - Interview with Asmik Novikova, Demos Centre, Moscow, 6 March and 12 October 2008 Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski "We make precedents, pushing the whole system and giving hope to society" - E-mail interview with Pavel Chikov, Agora Association, 7 July 2008 A Foreign Point of View Anne Le Huérou and Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski "Il y a une demande des structures d'État ŕ continuer de travailler avec Caritas" [There is a demand from State bodies to continue to work with Caritas] - Interview with Anouk Coqblin, Program Officer at the Emergency Desk, Secours Catholique Caritas France, Paris, 20 November 2008 (in French) NGOs and Power Ministries in Russia - Book Reviews (4 titles) Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski Demos Center, Militsiia mezhdu Rossiei i Chechnei. Veterany konflikta v rossiiskom obshchestve, Moskva, Demos, 2007, 304 c. Anne Le Huérou Tatyana Lokshina (Dir.), Chechnya. Zhizn' navoine, Tsentr sodeistviia provedeniiu issledovanii grazhdanskogo obshchestva Demos, 2007, 248 pages Mikhail Roshchin Il'dar Isangulov, U poslednei cherty. Dokumenty i materialy o deiatel'nosti mafii v Respublike Bashkortostan, Moskva, Gainullin, 2006, 248 pp. Vahan Galoumian Lisa Sundstorm, Foreign Funding: Foreign Assistance and NGO Development in Russia, Standford, Standford University Press, 2006, 296 pages Book Reviews - General (4 titles) Mark Edele Elena Seniavskaia, Protivniki Rossii v voinakh XX veka. Evoliutsiia "obraza vraga" v soznanii armii i obshchestva, Moskva, ROSSPEN, 2006, 287 s. Isabelle Facon Dale Herspring, The Kremlin and the High Command. Presidential Impact on the Russian Military from Gorbachev to Putin, Lawrence, University Press of Kansas, 2006, 242 pages Dale R. Herspring Natalia Danilova, Armiia i obshchestvo: printsipy vzaimodeistviia, Sankt-Petersburg, Norma, 2007, 343 s. Louise Shelley Gilles Favarel-Garrigues, La police des moeurs économiques de l'URSS ŕ la Russie (1965-1995), Paris, CNRS Editions, 2007, 320 pages Tribute to Stanislav Markelov Aude Merlin Le pouvoir de la loi contre la loi du pouvoir - Entretien avec Stanislav Markelov, avocat, Moscou, 3 juin 2008 (in French) Aude Merlin The power of law versus the law of power - Interview of Stanislav Markelov, Lawyer, Moscow, 3 June 2008 (in English) Elisabeth Sieca-Kozlowski Chief Editor The Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies www.pipss.org contact@pipss.org
PUBL.- Eurasian Development Bank Publications
Posted by: Gulnaz Imamniyazova <imamniyazova_ga@eabr.org> Posted: 27 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Eurasian Development Bank Publications Dear Colleagues: The Eurasian Development Bank is happy to present its series of publications on Eurasian regional integration. EDB is an international financial institution founded to foster economic growth and integration processes in the Eurasian region. The Bank was founded by intergovernmental agreement signed in January 2006 by the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan. In accordance with our mission, we strive to become a catalyst of integration processes. The Bank's key areas for financing are electric power, water and energy, transportation infrastructure and high-tech and innovative industries. EDB Eurasian Integration Yearbook 2008 http://www.eabr.org/media/img/rus/publications/Yearbook/EDB_Yearbook_2008.pdf The Yearbook provides a dynamic overview of integration processes in the post-Soviet 'Eurasian' space and, in particular, improves access of the global community to the best thinking on regional development published in the Russian language during the year. The first volume features articles on economic cooperation between CIS countries in the machine-building, electric energy and banking sectors as well as on institutional integration within the CIS and Eurasian Economic Community. It also includes two specialised reports on the prospects of development of nuclear energy complexes of Russia and Kazakhstan and challenges related to shared water and energy resources in Central Asia. The last part of the Yearbook presents the Regional Integration Chronicle, providing our readers with structured information on integration events throughout 2007. It is supplemented by the 'Review of Activities of Multilateral Development Banks' in the region. You will also find information on the Round Tables conducted by the Eurasian Development Bank in 2007 - 2008 as well as a book review of the recent monograph on corporate integration in the post-Soviet space. (Click on the links or copy and paste them into your browser. Alternatively, you can go to our home page http://www.eabr.org/eng) Journal of Eurasian Economic Integration http://www.eabr.org/media/img/rus/publications/magazine/no2/n1_2009_full.pdf http://www.eabr.org/media/img/rus/publications/magazine/no1/EDB_Mag_1.pdf The Journal of Eurasian Economic Integration is a quarterly Russian-language journal published by the EDB. The Editorial Board and the Editorial Council of the journal consist of authoritative researchers and practitioners of regional integration. The Journal publishes original research on the issues of economic and political integration, book reviews, interviews as well as a quarterly chronicle of regional integration. While concentrating on economics, the journal publishes materials on a wide range of issues relevant to regional integration. The editors welcome original research on such issues as theories of regional integration applied to the post-Soviet arena; economic integration (trade, investment and finance); institutional integration; international experiences of regional integration; and other relevant issues. (Click on the links or copy and paste them into your browser. Alternatively, you can go to our home page http://www.eabr.org/eng) Analytical Reports The Eurasian Development Bank's investment policy and the environment. EDB Industry Report no. 4. February 2009. http://www.eabr.org/media/img/eng/research-and-publications/Analytical Reports/4_2009_Ecopolicy_of_EDB.pdf The CIS Common Electric Power Market. EDB Industry Report no.3. October 2008. http://www.eabr.org/media/img/eng/research-and-publications/Analytical Reports/CEPM_eng.pdf Water and Energy Resources in Central Asia: Utilization and Development Issues. EDB Industry Report no.2. April 2008. http://www.eabr.org/media/img/eng/research-and-publications/Analytical Reports/Report_2_water_and_energy_EDB.pdf Nuclear Energy Complexes of Russia and Kazakhstan: Development and Cooperation Prospects. EDB Industry Report no.1. April 2008. http://www.eabr.org/media/img/eng/research-and-publications/Analytical Reports/Report_1_nuclear_EDB.pdf Best wishes, Gulnaz Imamniyazova Senior Analyst Economic Analysis Unit Strategy and Research Department Eurasian Development Bank imamniyazova_ga@eabr.org 56, Abdullinykh St. Almaty Kazakhstan, 050010 +7 (727) 2444044 (ext. 6905) +7 (727) 2911473 (fax) www.eabr.org
PUBL.- War and Peace in the Caucasus, Russia's Troubled Frontier, Vicken Cheterian
Posted by: Vicken Cheterian <vicken.cheterian@cimera.org> Posted: 27 Mar 2009 PUBL.- War and Peace in the Caucasus: Russia's Troubled Frontier, V. Cheterian Vicken Cheterian, War and Peace in the Caucasus, Russia's Troubled Frontier, Hurst (London) Ł25 and Columbia University Press (New York), $40, 2009, 395 pages. After the collapse of the Soviet Union the Caucasus was wracked by ethnic and separatist violence as the peoples of the region struggled for self-determination. Vicken Cheterian, who spent many years as a reporter and analyst covering the region's conflicts, asks why nationalism emerged as a dominant political current, and why, of the many nationalist movements that emerged, some led to violence while others did not. He explains also why minority rebellions were victorious against larger armies, in mountainous Karabakh, Abkhazia, and in the first war of Chechnya, and discusses the ongoing instability and armed resistance in the North Caucasus. He concludes his book by examining chapters the great power competition between Russia, the US, and the EU over the oil and gas resources of the Caspian region. Table of Contents 1. The End of the Soviet Union and the Rise of Nationalism 2. History, Intellectuals and Conflict in the Caucasus 3. The Karabakh Conflict 4. Georgia, From National Liberation to State Collapse and Back 5. The Second Caucasus War 6. Sources of Conflict: Mass Trauma, Mobilization, Repression 7. Failure of Diplomacy 8. Oil, Pipelines and the New Geopolitics Order on-line at of Hurst & Co: http://www.hurstpub.co.uk/ Or Columbia University Press: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-0-231-70064-1/war-and-peace-in-the-ca ucasus/reviews
PUBL.- Tajikistan Faces Crisis of Statehood, Maciej Falkowski (OSW)
Posted by: Antonina Michalowska <antonina.michalowska@osw.waw.pl> Posted: 17 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Tajikistan Faces Crisis of Statehood, Maciej Falkowski (OSW) The publication of the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) in Warsaw. New OSW Commentary: "Tajikistan Faces Crisis of Statehood" by Maciej Falkowski The consequences of the economic crisis and the progressing decomposition of Tajikistan's state structures may bring the country to a stage where it will transform into a 'failing state' - unable to perform its basic functions, posing a threat to the stability of its neighbours and seriously impeding NATO's stabilisation operation in Afghanistan. Full text can be found at: http://www.osw.waw.pl/files/commentary_22.pdf OSW's other publications can be found at: www.osw.waw.pl Antonina Michalowska External Relations Coordinator Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) Warsaw, Poland tel. (+48 22) 525 80 00, fax (+48 22) 525 80 40 www.osw.waw.pl
PUBL.- Journal of Central Asian and Caucasian Studies, Volume 3, Issue 6
Posted by: Koray Guven <kgmirza@gmail.com> Posted: 17 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Journal of Central Asian and Caucasian Studies, Volume 3, Issue 6 Journal of Central Asian and Caucasian Studies, Volume 3, Issue 6 The new issue contains the following articles: Foreword "Andijon'da Nima Bo'ldi?": Terror, Security and Democracy in Uzbekistan (in Turkish) Author: Salih BICAKCI Predicaments and Prospects in Uzbek Islamism: A Critical Comparison with the Turkish Case (in English) Author: Ihsan YILMAZ EU's Response to the Georgia Crisis: An Active Peace Broker or a Confused and Divided Actor? (in English) Author: Omer KURTBAG Revisiting "Sovereign" Tatarstan (in English) Author: Matthew DERRICK Formation, Rising, and Declining Processes of States in Eurasia: Turkish and Russian Cases (in Turkish) Author: Omer Goksel ISYAR The Caucasian Politics of the Ottoman State at the Beginning of the First World War (in Turkish) Author: Reha YILMAZ The Relationship between Population and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from the Central Asian Economies (in English) Author: Bilal SAVAS Book Reviews Recent Publications Conferences Abstracts and Key Words About the Authors Notes for the Contributors Index
JOURNAL/CFP- JIWS Special Issue: Islam and Gender in Asia and the Diaspora
Posted by: Rahat Imran <rai@sfu.edu> Posted: 15 Mar 2009 JOURNAL/CFP- JIWS Special Issue: Islam and Gender in Asia and the Diaspora Journal of International Women's Studies (JIWS) New JIWS Special Issue: Islam and Gender in Asia and the Diaspora: Call for Papers This Special Issue of the Journal of International Women's Studies (JIWS) solicits articles on Islam and Gender with a focus on Asia. Submissions will address women's lives, gender dynamics and Muslim women's movements, including both formal movements and subtle, informal, everyday acts of resistance. The special issue will include a broad range of discussions on how Muslim women strategise and negotiate their lives and/or movements to accommodate and/or resist Islamic dominance in terms of the nation state, constitutions and dominant cultural norms. We are seeking articles that tackle the above stated issues, specifically covering the regions of Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Southeast Asia and any Muslim demographic from the pertinent region as well as the diaspora, including refugee populations. Scholars and activists are invited to submit unpublished manuscripts that are currently not under review. Please consult the JIWS web site: http://www.bridgew.edu/SoAS/jiws/submit.htm For submission guidelines including length, format and bibliographical/ referencing styles. Forward all submissions via email attachment to the special issue editors, Huma Ahmed-Ghosh at ghosh@mail.sdsu.edu or Rahat Imran at rai@sfu.edu by May 1, 2009.
PUBL.- Turkish Palestine (1069-1917): Inscriptions from al-Khalil (Hebron), Nebi Musa and Other Palestinian Cities under Turkish Rule
Posted by: Mehmet Tutuncu <m.tutuncu@quicknet.nl> Posted: 13 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Turkish Palestine (1069-1917): Inscriptions from Palestinian Cities Book Announcement: Turkish Palestine (1069-1917) Inscriptions from al-Khalil (Hebron), Nebi Musa and Other Palestinian Cities under Turkish Rule By Mehmet Tütüncü Corpus of Turkish Islamic Inscriptions, no. 2 Türk Islam kitabeleri dizisi, no. 2 ISBN 978-90-6921-004-9 SOTA Publications, 2008 Haarlem, Netherlands With 163 illustrations and 3 maps 320 pages Price: 59 euros You can have a look at cover and download some sample pages from the following address: http://www.turkistan.org/turkpals.htm >From the Year 1069 until 1917 Turks Ruled in Greater Parts of Middle East and also in todays Palestine. Fist The Seljukids, Artuqids and Zangids and later Mamluks and lastly Ottomans. But despite this nearly 850 years long rule the Turkish heritage and contribution is often overlooked and underestimated in the literature. One of the most significant and visible heritage in the sacred landscape of Palestine are the building activities and inscriptions that are fixed in these buildings. This book is a follow up to the in 2006 published Turkish Jerusalem (1516-1917), Ottoman Inscriptions from Jerusalem and Other Palestinian Cities, (ISBN 90-807403-4-9). Was in the first volume recorded 122 inscriptions from Jerusalem and 18 inscriptions outside Jerusalem; in this second volume 134 inscriptions are recorded from towns outside Jerusalem and 9 from Jerusalem. Also the time range is also wider, was in TJ almost all inscriptions from Ottoman times, this volume covers inscriptions from the entrance of the first Turkish rule (1069) of the Saljukids to the end of the Ottoman empire (1917). So therefore the title of Turkish Palestine (1069-1917) is justified. The earliest inscription is from the year 476/1083 (Jerusalem nr. 123). From next places and next number of inscriptions are included. Hebron (73), Safed (12), Nabi Musa (7) Ramle (8), Nablus (5), Lod (5), Yavne (4), Jaffa (8), and from Tanturah, Haifa, Beysan, Azariya, Herzlya, Isdud, Dimra and Qalat Subaybah (1) inscription. There are also recorded 9 inscriptions from Jerusalem that were missed in the first volume (9) inscriptions. Each inscription is accompanied by high quality photographs and commentary on subject and form of inscription. The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM with digital versions of photographs, so that one can compare the readings in details. For ordering you can contact SOTA: sota@wanadoo.nl Or write to the following address SOTA Postbus 9642 2003 LP Haarlem Contents Acknowledgement of Illustrations Introduction List of Tables and List of Maps Methodology Catalogue of Corpus of Inscriptions Inscriptions from Jerusalem (Addendum) Inscriptions of Sultan Baybars in Palestine Inscriptions from Zawiya -Al As´adiyya Nabi Musa Inscriptions Safed Inscriptions El-Khalil (Hebron) Inscriptions Nablus Inscriptions Ramleh Inscriptions Lod Inscriptions Yavne Inscriptions Jaffa Inscriptions Nabi Rubin Inscription Dor/Tanturah Inscription Haifa Inscription Beysan Inscription Al-Azzariya Inscription Haram Seyyidna Ali Inscription Tughra's from Akka, Jaffa and Nablus Ashdod Dimra Qalat Suaybah Tables (3-13) Bibliography Appendix: CD-ROM with digital version of the illustrations and other illustrations
PUBL.- Socialist Revolutions in Asia: The Social History of Mongolia in the 20th Century
Posted by: Irina Y. Morozova <i.y.morozova@uva.nl> Posted: 13 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Socialist Revolutions in Asia: Social History of Mongolia in the 20th C. Find below the publication details, brief description and link to the book. Irina Morozova, Socialist Revolutions in Asia: The Social History of Mongolia in the 20th Century. (London, New York: Routledge, 2009) January 2009: 234x156: 172 pp. Contemporary Mongolia is often seen as one of the most open and democratic societies in Asia, undergoing remarkable post-socialist transformation. Although the former ruling party, the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (the MPRP), has fundamentally changed its platform, it holds leadership and frames nation-building policy. This book re-conceptualises the socialist legacy of Mongolia and explains why in the 1920s a shift to socialism became possible. Furthermore, the role of Mongolian nationalism in the country's decision to ally with the USSR in the 1920-1930s and to choose a democratic path of development at the end of the 1980s is explored. Focusing on social systems in crisis periods when the most radical differentiation in social relationships and loyalties occur, the book describes the transformation of the elite and social structures through the prism of the MPRP cadres' policy and the party's collaborations with the Third Communist International and other Soviet departments that operated in Mongolia. Based on original sources from former Soviet and Mongolian archives the author offers a critique of the post-modernist approaches to the study of identity and its impact on political change. This book will be of interest to academics working on the modern history of Central and Inner Asia, socialist societies and communist parties in Asia, as well as the USSR's foreign policy. For further information or to purchase this title please click here http://www.routledgehistory.com/books/Socialist-Revolutions-in-Asia-is bn9780710313515 [enter entire link as a single line in your browser]
JOURNAL/CFP- International Journal of Russian Studies
Posted by: Ayse Dietrich <dietrichayse@yahoo.com> Posted: 13 Mar 2009 JOURNAL/CFP- International Journal of Russian Studies The third issue of the International Journal of Russian Studies has been published at www.radtr.net. We are now calling for articles for our fourth issue. The deadline for the fourth edition will be 30 June 2009. The journal's goal is to publish original articles related to the history, culture, literature, linguistics, politics, religions, languages and peoples of Russia from its earliest history to the present day. All aspects of Russia's relations - cultural, political, military and economic - with and influence on the areas of the former Soviet Union, such as the states of Central Asia, fall within the scope of the journal. Prof.Dr. Ayse Dietrich Ankara University Faculty of Letters Dept. of Russian Lang. and Lit. Sihhiye-06100 Ankara/Turkey International Journal of Russian Studies Editor and Founder
PUBL.- Cultural Histories of Central Asia, Rashmi Doraiswamy, Ed.
Posted by: Rashmi Doraiswamy <rashmidee@gmail.com> Posted: 13 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Cultural Histories of Central Asia, Rashmi Doraiswamy, Ed. Edited by Rashmi Doraiswamy Aakar Books New Delhi <aakarbooks@gmail.com> Contents I. Introduction Rashmi Doraiswamy II. The Arts Architecture 2. Central Asian Architecture: The Persistence of Pre-Modernism Romi Khosla 3. Sufi Remains: a Kazakh Story of Today Kalpana Sahni 4. Synthesis in the Sky K. T. Ravindran Music 5. The Fate of the Shashmaqom in Uzbekistan in the 20th Century Dilorom Karomat Visual Arts 6. The Synthetic Nature of the Early Central Asian Art Radha Banerjee 7. Travelling Cultures Gulammohammed Sheikh Literature 8. Ramayan and Alpomysh: Two Epics, Two Heroes Qamar Rais 9. Manas: The Socio-Cultural Heritage of the Kyrgyz People Neelima Singh 10. Literature in the Khanate of Bukhara in the Nineteenth Century Saifullah Saifi 11. Abai - a Prophet of Renaissance, a Bard of Enlightenment Abhai Maurya Cinema 12. The Encounter of Modernities: Cinematic Adaptations of Two Stories by Aitmatov Rashmi Doraiswamy III. New Horizons Thinkers, Travellers, Explorers 13. Remembering Al Farabi Devendra Kaushik 14. Sir Marc Aurel Stein (1862 - 1943): The Expeditions and the Collections Arup Banerjee 15. Kyrgyzstan in History: Accounts of Russian Scientists and Travellers Ruby Roy Traversing the Silk Road 16. Shifting Frames: Cultural Crossroads of the Past and Present Rajeev Sethi 17. The Silk Road Re-Visited Rta Chisti Kapur 18. Reviving the Silk Route: Problems and Prospects Meena Singh Roy IV. Notes on Contributors
PUBL.- Corruption in International Business, Sharon Eicher, Ed.
Posted by: Sharon Eicher <sharoneicher@yahoo.com> Posted: 10 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Corruption in International Business, Sharon Eicher, Ed. Corruption in International Business: The Challenge of Cultural and Legal Diversity Edited by Sharon Eicher Hardback 264 pages January 2009 978-0-7546-7137-4 ˘G55.00 Available in eBook format eISBN 978-0-7546-9448-9 It is common practice to assume that business practices are universally similar. Business and social attitudes to corruption, however, vary according to the wide variety of cultural norms across the countries of the world. International business involves complex, ethically challenging, and sometimes threatening, dilemmas that can involve political and personal agendas. Corruption in International Business presents a broad range of perspectives on how corruption can be defined; the responsibilities of those working for publicly traded companies to their shareholders; and the positive influences that corporations can have upon combating international corruption. The authors differentiate between public and private sector corruption and explore the implications of both, as well as methods for qualifying and quantifying corruption and the challenges facing policy makers, legal systems, corporations, and NGOs, as they seek to mitigate the effects of corruption and enable cultural and social change. www.gowerpublishing.com Contents Preface Introduction: what corruption is and why it matters, Sharon Eicher Government for hire, Sharon Eicher When shareholders lose (or win) through corruption, Sharon Eicher The good and evil faces of foreign investment, Sharon Eicher Quantifying the immeasurable, Maks Kobonbaev and Sharon Eicher Critiquing the indicators of corruption and governance, Maks Kobonbaev, Donald Jacobsen and Sharon Eicher Corruption in Chinese sports culture, Benjamin Ostrov Exploring corruption in the petroleum sector, Maks Kobonbaev and Sharon Eicher Risk management - playing by the rules, Sharon Eicher Changing the rules: how the transition economy of Kyrgyzstan is reforming public corruption, Talaibek Koichumanov An institutional approach to understanding corruption in BRIC countries, Qiang Yan Private sector incentives for fighting international corruption, Ethan S. Burger and Mary Holland Appendices Bibliography Index About the Editor Sharon Eicher is a Ph.D. in Development Economics (2002). Other degrees include B.A. in Political Science and Master's degrees in Islamic Societies, Central Asian Languages & Cultures, and Economics. She has taught Business and Economics courses at KIMEP in Kazakhstan and was Chair of the Department of Business and Economics at Bethel College in Newton, Kansas, in the USA. She now teaches at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, as an Associate Professor of Economics. Sharon has been studying and traveling to the former Soviet Union since 1989. She lived and worked in Kazakhstan for several years where she met with advocates for small business development, befriended many business professionals in the commercial center of Central Asia, Almaty, and developed her understanding of corruption. Order online at www.gowerpublishing.com to receive a 10% discount
PUBL.- Countdown to War in Georgia: Russia's Foreign Policy and Media Coverage
Posted by: Carolyn Fennell <carolyn.fennell@eastview.com> Posted: 6 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Countdown to War in Georgia: Russia's Foreign Policy and Media Coverage Title: "Countdown to War in Georgia: Russia's Foreign Policy and Media Coverage of the Conflict in South Ossetia and Abkhazia" "Countdown to War in Georgia" provides in-depth coverage of Russian perspectives on the crisis in the Caucasus, starting from 1989, when tensions in South Ossetia began to boil over as Gorbachev relaxed the iron fist of Soviet control. In August 2008, the situation degraded to open warfare and an entirely new situation presented itself, including Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. "Countdown to War in Georgia" includes articles from the most widely read newspapers, foreign policy and security publications in the Russian Federation today. All articles have been carefully translated from the original Russian and presented without commentary in order to render an accurate picture of Russian views and policy in the Caucasus. This book provides insight into Russia's overall policy toward Georgia and the West, and it is a critical read for those interested in current relations between Russia and the United States. "Countdown to War in Georgia: Russia's Foreign Policy and Media Coverage of the Conflict in South Ossetia and Abkhazia" ISBN: 978-1-879944-04-6 Number of pages: 579 Language: English Price: $79.95 Published in 2008 by East View Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. East View Press (www.eastviewpress.com) is a publisher of perspectives from Russia/FSU and other countries of Eurasia. Find out more and purchase the book online here: http://www.eastviewpress.com/Books/CountdownToWarInGeorgia.aspx or contact East View if you would like a review copy at info@eastviewpress.com. Carolyn Fennell, Marketing Coordinator Carolyn.Fennell@eastview.com East View Information Services 10601 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis MN, 55305-1526 USA office tel: 952.252.1201 -- direct: 952.252.4525 -- fax: 952.252.1202 www.eastview.com
PUBL.- Russia's Energy Relations with Its Caspian Neighbors
Posted by: Farid Guliyev <fareedaz@yahoo.com> Posted: 6 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Russia's Energy Relations with Its Caspian Neighbors Russian Analytical Digest http://www.res.ethz.ch/analysis/rad/ No. 56: Russia's Energy Relations with its Caspian Neighbors 3 Mar 2009 Download the full-text document (PDF): http://se2.isn.ch/serviceengine/FileContent?serviceID=RESSpecNet&filei d=979008AD-C114-78F8-B766-932C7924771B&lng=en This issue of the Russian Analytical Digest examines the energy dimension of Russia's foreign policy. Specifically, it considers Russia's energy relations with Azerbaijan, its role in the Karabakh conflict and relations with Kazakhstan in the context of energy transportation and military cooperation with NATO. Further, it considers the international context of energy relations between Russia and Turkmenistan. Additionally, this issue presents maps on major oil and natural gas pipelines in Central Asia and around the Caspian Sea as well as statistics on Russian oil and gas reserves, production and consumption in international comparison. Authors: Heidi Kjćrnet, Stina Torjesen, Indra Overland Table of Contents Analysis The Energy Dimension of Azerbaijani?Russian Relations: Maneuvering for Nagorno-Karabakh By Heidi Kjćrnet, Oslo Analysis Russia and Kazakhstan: A Special Relationship By Stina Torjesen, Oslo Analysis Natural Gas and Russia?Turkmenistan Relations By Indra Overland, Oslo/Tromso Maps Major Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines in Central Asia and Around the Caspian Statistics Caspian Oil and Natural Gas Balances Russian Oil and Gas Reserves, Production and Consumption in International Comparison Reading Tip Russian Energy Power and Foreign Relations Russian Analytical Digest is a bi-weekly internet publication jointly produced by the Research Centre for East European Studies [Forschungsstelle Osteuropa] at the University of Bremen and the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich).
PUBL.- Beyond the Roof of the World: Music, Prayer, and Healing in the Pamir Mountains
Posted by: Ben Koen <benkoen@gmail.com> Posted: 2 Mar 2009 PUBL.- Beyond the Roof of the World: Music, Prayer, and Healing in Pamir Mtns. I'm very happy to announce the publication of Beyond the Roof of the World: Music, Prayer, and Healing in the Pamir Mountains (Oxford University Press). Below is a brief description, table of contents, and link to the book. Beyond the Roof of the World: Music, Prayer, and Healing in the Pamir Mountains Description Western medicine has conventionally separated music, science, and religion into distinct entities, yet traditional cultures throughout the world have always viewed music as a bridge that connects and balances the physical with the spiritual to promote health and healing. As people in even the most technologically advanced nations across the globe struggle with obtaining affordable and reliable healthcare, more and more people are now turning to these ancient cultural practices of holistic and ICAM healing (integrative, complementary, and alternative medicine). Beyond the Roof of the World convincingly demonstrates the relevance of medical ethnomusicology in light of the globally spreading ICAM approaches to health and healing. Revealing the Western separation of healing from spiritual and musical practices as a culturally determined phenomenon, Dr. Benjamin D. Koen confirms their underlying unity. In a place poetically known as the Roof of the World, the culture found within the towering Pamir Mountains of Badakhshan Tajikistan serves as the paradigm of ICAM healing practices. Koen's extensive research and immersion into the Badakhshani culture provides a well-balanced "insider" perspective while maintaining an "observer's" view, as he effectively bridges the widespread gaps between ethnomusicology, health science, and music therapy. Moving beyond the paradigm of the Pamir Mountains to reach out to cultures across the globe, Koen infuses scholarship with lived experience and applied practice as he shows spirituality and musicality to be intimately intertwined with one's physical life, health and healing. Table of Contents Language Pronunciation and Transliteration 1. Medical Ethnomusicology and the Ontology of Oneness 2. The Five Factors of Music, Prayer, Health, and Healing 3. Music-Prayer Dynamics and Cognitive Flexibility 4. Soundscape and Musical-Spiritual Entrainment 5. Healthscape, Mystical Poetry, and Multimodal Healing 6. Transformative Meaning In Sound, Empowered Sound In Culture 7. Human Certainty Principle, of Science, Spirituality, and Experience Notes References Index http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Roof-World-Healing-Mountains/dp/019536774X/ ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224790567&sr=1-2 Dr. Benjamin D. Koen Medical, Cognitive, & Applied Ethnomusicology Florida State University College of Music Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1180 Ofc: (850) 644-4642 Fx: (850) 644-2033 email: benkoen@gmail.com http://music.fsu.edu/koen.htm
PUBL.- INES-CA Articles on Economic and Political Issues in Central Asia
Posted by: Maria Dissenova <mdisenova@inesnet.kz> Posted: 28 Feb 2009 PUBL.- INES-CA Articles on Economic and Political Issues in Central Asia INES-CA has published articles on "New Chess Game" and "Crisis in Central Asia". If you would like to receive abbreviated sample versions of these articles for free or gain access to the full versions of the articles, you can subscribe to our free-of-charge trial of risk service by contacting Kadyrzhan Smagulov at ksmagulov@inesnet.kz or Alisher Mukhammadiev at amukhammadiev@inesnet.kz. By subscribing, you get full access to the following products for a period of one month: - INES-CA weekly investment bulletin - Kazakh banking update - Kazakh economic update - Country risk reports (released every six months) for five Central Asian countries - Kazakh economic report (released every three months) - News alerts (we alert you immediately of any important developments in Central Asian countries) - Articles on political and economic issues in Central Asia. Once the trial period is over, you can decide to subscribe to our risk service for $600 per year. You will then continue to receive our products by email and will get full access to our website, http://www.marketwatch.kz, for a period of one year. INES-CA Risk Service Team Institute for Economic Strategies - Central Asia Prime Business Centre 100G Furmanov Street, Almaty, 500000 Kazakhstan
PUBL.- Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, Vol. 11, No. 3, 11 February 2009
Posted by: Svante Cornell <scornell@jhu.edu> Posted: 22 Feb 2009 PUBL.- Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, Vol. 11, No. 3, 11 February 2009 The 11 February issue of the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst (Volume 11, no. 3) is now online at http://www.cacianalyst.org/. The PDF version of the entire issue is available at: http://www.cacianalyst.org/files/090211Analyst.pdf Full contents: (Click article title for link - otherwise visit www.cacianalyst.org or download PDF.) Analytical Articles Beyond Manas: Russia's Game in Afghanistan Stephen Blank Shrinking Remittances Increase Labor Migration from Central Asia Erica Marat Karzai and NATO: A Parting of Ways? Richard Weitz Anzor Astemirov: From Military Dilletante to Leading Political Strategist Kevin Daniel Leahy Field Reports Could Uzbekistan Host the Next U.S. Airbase in Central Asia? Erkin Akhmadov Berdimuhammedov Makes Historic Cabinet Reshuffle Chemen Durdiyeva General Petraeus in Search of Alternative Supply Routes for Afghanistan Roman Muzalevsky Tajiks Face Rising Energy Prices and Falling Remittances Alexander Sodiqov News Digest: http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/5041 The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a bi-weekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program, a Joint Center affiliated with Johns Hopkins University-SAIS and the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm. The CACI Analyst welcomes submissions of articles and field reports. At this moment, we are particularly interested in submissions on development, economics and finance matters in Central Asia and the Caucasus region, but all inquiries are welcome. Please contact the Editor, Svante Cornell, at scornell@jhu.edu with a short description of your article idea. Editorial principles are online at http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/59
JOURNAL/CFP - Caucasian Review of International Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 2
Posted by: Nasimi Aghayev <nasimi_aghayev@yahoo.com> Posted: 22 Feb 2009 JOURNAL/CFP - Caucasian Review of International Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 2 Call for Papers for the Spring 2009 issue (Vol. 3, No. 2) of the Caucasian Review of International Affairs Caucasian Review of International Affairs (CRIA) announces a call for papers for its Spring 2009 issue to be published at the end of April 2009. Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2009. Submission guidelines can be found at http://cria-online.org/Submit_a_Paper.html. CRIA is particularly interested in papers on the following topics: - Prospects of the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after the recent developments in the region; - Recent attempts of rapprochement in Turkish-Armenian relations and their prospects; - Russian policy towards the South Caucasus; - GUAM and its role in the security of the member-states; - The recent initiatives for the stability in the Caucasus - their prospects; - European Union and the conflict resolution in the South Caucasus; - Eastern Partnership initiative of the European Union - chances and prospects; - Western energy interests in the South Caucasus and Central Asia, especially the Nabucco project; - Role of the South Caucasus in the energy security of Europe; - Situation in the North Caucasus; - Iranian nuclear program and its implications for the South Caucasus ; - Germany and South Caucasus; - Georgia and its NATO-membership aspirations; - Integration of the South Caucasus to the Euro-Atlantic structures; - Prospects of the South Caucasian regional security; - Global financial crisis and the South Caucasus; - Israel in the Caucasus; - Azerbaijan's relations with the Islamic world; - Foreign Policy of Armenia; - Iran-Armenia relations; - Azerbaijani community of Iran; - Legal status of the Caspian Sea; - China in Central Asia; - Foreign Policy of Turkmenistan under the new government; - Turkey's accession to the EU; - Iran-Turkey relations; - Ukraine's foreign policy - NATO and EU versus Russia; - Armenian Diaspora and lobby in the US - its influence over US foreign policy; - What will be Obama's foreign policy towards Turkey and South Caucasus? This is a preliminary list. Please feel free to offer alternative topics, including book reviews, to the Editor. The CRIA is a Germany-registered quarterly peer-reviewed free, non-profit and online academic journal. The Review is committed to promote a better understanding of the regional affairs by providing relevant background information and analysis, as far as the Caucasus in general, and the South Caucasus in particular are concerned. The CRIA also welcomes lucid, well-documented papers on all aspects of international affairs, from all political viewpoints. The last issue of the Review can be viewed at www.cria-online.org. Best regards, Nasimi Aghayev Editor-in-Chief Caucasian Review of International Affairs www.cria-online.org ISSN: 18656773
PUBL.- The World of Taiga Forest Cultures by Seleznev, Selezneva and Bel'gibaev
Posted by: Irina Selezneva <ir_selez@mail.ru> Posted: 22 Feb 2009 PUBL.- The World of Taiga Forest Cultures by Seleznev, Selezneva and Bel'gibaev Please note the following publication: Aleksandr G. Seleznev, Irina A. Selezneva, Erzhan A. Bel'gibaev Mir taezhnykh kul'tur iuga Sibiri (traditsionnoe khoziaistvo i soputstvuiushchie komponenty zhiznedeiatel'nosti) [The World of Taiga Forest Cultures of South Siberia (Traditional Economy and Related Aspects of Life)]. Omsk: PH Nauka, 2006. 260 pp., ill., in Russian. The work is devoted to basic parameters (economy and related aspect of culture connected with maintaining life) of the traditional cultures of Mountain Taiga and Southern Taiga Zones of Siberia, considered as a uniform cultural complex. A theoretical basis of research is the concept of local cultural complexes or cultural dialects as the forms of existence of traditional culture. The original field materials gathered during study of traditional culture of indigenous population of the south of Western-Siberian plain and Sayan-Altay Mountain Taiga areas are introduced into this practical analysis. These materials are considered in a broad cultural-historical context, revealing of the archetypes of traditional culture components. If you are interested in this book, please contact Irina Selezneva, e-mail: ir_selez@mail.ru
PUBL.- Central Asia and the Caucasus, No. 1, 2009
Posted by: Murad Esenov <murad.esenov@worldmail.se> Posted: 20 Feb 2009 PUBL.- Central Asia and the Caucasus, No. 1, 2009 Please find the contents of no. 1(55), 2009 of the 'Central Asia and the Caucasus' journal (in English and Russian) below. The issue will be published in the first decade of March. Central Asia and the Caucasus Journal of Social and Political Studies No. 1 (55), 2009 In This Issue: The "Five-day War" and Prospects for Peace in the Caucasus Lasha Tchantouridze. It does not take a Prophet: War and Peace in the Caucasus Kornely Kakachia. The Russo-Georgian Five-day War: The Price to Be Paid and Its Unintended Consequences Alexander Skakov. The August Crisis in the Caucasus and Its Consequences Savas Genç. Significance of the Georgian-South Ossetian Conflict for Turkish Foreign Policy Religion and Society Mukhit Asanbaev, Liazat Umirzakova. New Form of Religious Extremism in Kazakhstan: Destructive Sects and Cults Igor Dobaev. The Northern Caucasus: Spread of Jihad Regional Politics Pavel Varbanets. A Turkic Alliance: Possible Alternative to Turkey's Unrealized EU Membership? Kenan Allahverdiev. The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in the Context of Retrospective Ethno-Geopolitics Gulsana Tulepbergenova. The Greater Central Asia Project: Present State and Evolution Robert Guang Tian. Xinjiang and Its Role in Greater Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation Marat Nurgaliev. Japan's Prospects in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Nation-Building Beka Chedia. Dilemma of the Georgian Elections: Political Transformations or a Slide Toward Non-Liberal Democracy Lydia Karmazina. Institutionalization of the Party System in Kazakhstan and Russia: A Comparative Analysis (Part II) Baktykhan Torogeldieva. The Formation and Nature of Political Culture in Present-Day Kyrgyzstan Ghelman Akhmedov. Civil Nation in the Context of National Consciousness: The Republic of Uzbekistan FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Special Feature section in the next issues will discuss: * Security Issues in Central Eurasia * Russia, the U.S., and the EU: Their Policy in Central Eurasia * CIS, EurAsEC, GUAM, and BSECO Regional Organizations: Their Role in the Integration Processes in Central Eurasia If you are interested to go into more details about the content of the articles you may find all necessary information on our Internet home-page: http://www.ca-c.org or http://www.ca-c.org/journal-table-eng.shtml
PUBL.- Azerbaijani Women Poet-Minstrels, Anna C. Oldfield
Posted by: Farid Guliyev <fareedaz@yahoo.com> Posted: 20 Feb 2009 PUBL.- Azerbaijani Women Poet-Minstrels, Anna C. Oldfield New Book Announcement Azerbaijani Women Poet-Minstrels: Women Ashiqs from the Eighteenth Century to the Present by Anna C. Oldfield Description This work examines women asiqs and their poetry, contextualizing their lives and works within discussions of the history, music, poetics, and social importance of the asiq in Azerbaijan. Theoretical concerns addressed include the interplay of oral and written literature, discourse of national and transnational identities, dynamics of cooperation and resistance in the Soviet Union, the interplay of tradition and innovation in folklore, and gender roles in Azerbaijani society. This book contains sixteen black and white photographs and twelve color photographs. Table of Contents Foreword by Prof. Sarah Moment Atis Part I: The World of Saz and Söz 1. Introduction 2. Azerbaijan: The Odlar Yurdu 3. The Origins of Asiq Arts 4. Asiq Arts in Performance Part II: Lives and Times 1. The 19th Century 2. The 20th Century Part III: Tradition and Transformation 1. 1984 and the Asiq Pari Maclisi 2. Asiq Arts in the Contemporary World 3. Tradition and Transformation ISBN10: 0-7734-4990-6 ISBN13: 978-0-7734-4990-9 Pages: 276 Year: 2008 Subject Areas: Music & Dance, Women's Studies Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press USA List Price: $109.95 UK List Price: Ł69.95 Anna C. Oldfield is Visiting Professor of Comparative Literature and a Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies at Hamilton College. She earned her Ph.D. in Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. More information: http://www.mellenpress.com/mellenpress.cfm?bookid=7475&pc=9
PUBL.- Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, Vol. 11, No. 2, 28 January 2009
Posted by: Svante Cornell <scornell@jhu.edu> Posted: 12 Feb 2009 PUBL.- Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, Vol. 11, No. 2, 28 January 2009 Note: New Publications: The Russian-Georgian War: Political and Military Implications for U.S. Policy, Policy Paper by Jon E. Chicky, February 2009. "Pipeline Power: The War in Georgia and the Future of the Caucasian Energy Corridor", Svante E. Cornell, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, vol. 10 no. 1, Winter 2009. Russian Eurasianism An Ideology of Empire Marlčne Laruelle, Woodrow Wilson Center Press, October 2008. The 28 January issue of the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst (Volume 11, no. 2) is now online at http://www.cacianalyst.org/. The PDF version of the entire issue is available at: http://www.cacianalyst.org/files/090128Analyst.pdf Full contents: Analytical Articles Financial Crisis Hits Uzbekistan By Umida Hashimova Kazakhstan Looks at the Trans-Caspian for Tengiz Gas to Europe By Robert M. Cutler Russian Economic Policy in the CIS during A Time of Troubles By Stephen Blank Russian Arms to Armenia Could Change Azerbaijan's Foreign Policy Orientation By Fariz Ismailzade Field Reports Medvedev Visits Tashkent: A Thaw in Russian-Uzbek Relations? By Erkin Akhmadov Energy Update - Tajikistan: An Eye for an Eye? By Sergey Medrea Impasse in Georgia as International Missions May Withdraw By Joanna Zeber Gauging Integration of Electricity Markets in Central Asia By Diana Bayzakova News Digest: http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/5031 The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a bi-weekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, a Joint Center affiliated with Johns Hopkins University-SAIS and the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm. The CACI Analyst welcomes submissions of articles and field reports. At this moment, we are particularly interested in submissions on development, economics and finance matters in Central Asia and the Caucasus region, but all inquiries are welcome. Please contact the Editor, Svante Cornell, at scornell@jhu.edu with a short description of your article idea. Editorial principles are online at http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/59
PUBL.- Caucasian Review of International Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 1
Posted by: Nasimi Aghayev <nasimi_aghayev@yahoo.com> Posted: 12 Feb 2009 PUBL.- Caucasian Review of International Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 1 Vol. 3 (1) - Winter 2009 issue of the Caucasian Review of International Affairs (CRIA) is now available on-line at www.cria-online.org . The Table of Contents of the Issue is attached below. Deadline for submission of papers for the next issue (Spring 2009) is March 31, 2009. Manuscript guidelines can be found at: http://cria-online.org/Submit_a_Paper.html Best regards, Nasimi Aghayev Editor-in-Chief Caucasian Review of International Affairs www.cria-online.org ISSN: 1865-6773 CRIA, vol. 3 (1), Winter 09 Table of Contents Note from the Editor-in-Chief, Nasimi Aghayev (http://cria- online.org/ 6_1.html) Research Papers "Eastern Caspian Sea Energy Geopolitics: A Litmus Test for the U.S.–Russia–China Struggle for the Geostrategic Control of Eurasia", by Thrassy Marketos (http://cria- online.org/ 6_2.html ) "Battle of Two Logics: Appropriateness and Consequentiality in Russian Interventions in Georgia", by Robert Nalbandov (http://cria- online.org/ 6_3.html) "Resolving Post-Soviet "Frozen Conflicts": Is Regional Integration Helpful?" by Mykola Kapitonenko (http://cria- online.org/ 6_4.html) "Diaspora Design versus Homeland Realities: Case Study of Armenian Diaspora",by Bahar Baser & Ashok Swain (http://cria- online.org/ 6_5.html) "Competing Islamic Traditions in the Caucasus", by Dobroslawa Wiktor-Mach (http://cria- online.org/ 6_6.html) "Globalization and National Competitiveness of Georgia", by George Ivaniashvili-Orbeliani (http://cria- online.org/ 6_7.html) "External Powers' Influence upon the Reform and Political Elites in Present Kyrgyzstan", by Irina Morozova (http://cria- online.org/ 6_8.html) Comments "The End of the Frozen Cold War?", by Vladimer Papava (http://cria- online.org/ 6_9.html) "The Kosovo precedent - Applicable in Many Parts of the World, But Not Directly in the South Caucasus", by Dominik Tolksdorf (http://cria- online.org/ 6_10.html) "The Kosovo Precedent - Directly Applicable to Abkhazia and South Ossetia", by Sebastian Schaeffer (http://cria- online.org/ 6_11.html) Interview "There has never been an unbiased Russian mediation in South Caucasian conflicts", Interview with Dr. Martin Malek, National Defense Academy, Austria (http://cria- online.org/ 6_14.html) Book Reviews (http://cria-online.org/Book_Reviews.html) The CRIA is a Germany-registered quarterly peer-reviewed free, non-profit and online academic journal. The Review is committed to promote a better understanding of the regional affairs by providing relevant background information and analysis, as far as the Caucasus in general, and the South Caucasus in particular are concerned. The CRIA also welcomes lucid, well-documented papers on all aspects of international affairs, from all political viewpoints.
JOURNAL/CFP.- Kazakhstan in Global Processes, Volume 4 (18), 2008
Posted by: Askar Abdrakhmanov <askar.abdrakhmanov@gmail.com> Posted: 12 Feb 2009 JOURNAL/CFP.- Kazakhstan in Global Processes, Volume 4 (18), 2008 The Institute for World Economy and Politics (IWEP) at the Foundation of First President of Kazakhstan informs about publication of the volume 4 (18) of its "Kazakhstan v globalnykh protsessakh" (Kazakhstan in Global Processes) journal. It is currently available at http://www.iwep.kz/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=12 &Itemid=53 The journal is in Russian but English abstracts of about 300 words are available at the same link mentioned above. The journal covers up-to-date topics in global economy, international relations and politics in foreign countries with the aim of defining worldwide and regional trends having their impact on Kazakhstan and Central Asia. The previous volumes are available online on www.iwep.kz. Currently the journal has its version in Russian only. We now collect articles for the volume 1 (2009). The texts for consideration can be on variety of topics mentioned above. The length of articles should not exceed 5 000 words. The texts should be in Russian. But in exceptional cases texts in English (maximum of 3 000 words) can be translated by editors. An article should be accompanied by an English abstract of about 300 words. Deadline for contributions to volume 1 (2009) is March 15. For more information please contact office(at)iwep.kz or askar.abdrakhmanov(at)gmail.com. The journal's executive editor is Askar Abdrakhmanov Below you can find the contents of the current issue. Kazakhstan in Global Processes Vol. 4 (18), 2008 Global Financial Crisis: Analysing Sources and Searching Ways Out Vyacheslav Dodonov. Global financial crisis: external manifestations and fundamental reasons Murat Laumulin. Ways out of the global financial crisis Economic Processes Under Globalisation Dariya Mukahmedzhanova. Kazakhstan in geoeconomic space: new aspects of international cooperation Ildar Dauranov. Conceptual bases of strategic state management: priorities and mechanisms Zaure Chulanova. Some aspects of educational system in public welfare societies Religion in Contemporary Society Assylbek Izbairov, Skandarbek Ayazbekov. Peculiarities of religious situation in Kazakhstan Anatoly Kossichenko. Impact of religion on contemporary world Mukhit Assanbayev, Lazzat Umirzakova. Modern mystical and occult views and beliefs Problems of International Development in Global and Regional Contexts Konstantin Syroezhkin. Features of personnel politics of the "fourth generation" of party leadership in PRC Askar Nursha. Russo-Chinese relations: modern state and prospects for future Galiya Dosmukhambetova. Russia's strategy in post-soviet space: language as a foreign policy tool Gulsana Tulepbergenova. US-Azerbaijani relations in providing security: historical retrospect, current state and prospects for future Pressing Issues of Domestic Politics Yerzhan Issakulov. Improving personnel policy of the state organs Aidar Amrebayev. Role of branding in promoting positive image for Kazakhstan Vyacheslav Belonovski. The issue of electoral legislation as a branch of constitutional law Maxat Kassen. Ways to diminish inequality in information access in Kazakhstan Book Review Murat Laumulin. Kazakhstan: History of Authority Experts' Opinion Assemgul Yessenbayeva. Factors and trends in development of Kazakhstani party system. Results of the survey
JOURNAL/CFP- Civil Society in Armenia, Armenian Review; Deadline: Apr. 15, 2009
Posted by: Armenian Review Editor <editor@armenianreview.org> Posted: 12 Feb 2009 JOURNAL/CFP- Civil Society in Armenia, Armenian Review; Deadline: Apr. 15, 2009 Call for Papers The past decade witnessed a rise in scholarship on the development of civil society in the post-Soviet space, in general, and in Armenia, specifically. Civil society in Armenia has become active in the past several years due to both internal and external factors. In addition to NGOs, today social movements, networks of activists, grassroots associations, and other groups are becoming involved in public debates and policy advocacy. Although in the early years of independence most NGOs were involved in providing humanitarian assistance, today the majority of NGOs in Armenia are engaged in development and advocacy projects as they strive to address the problems facing society as well as the structural, political and socio-economic causes of those problems. The mass demonstrations following the 2008 presidential election indicate a growing number of civil society groups in Armenia are advocating for good governance and greater respect for human rights. We seek papers that explore the increasing role and relevance of civil society actors in Armenia and Armenian life. The Armenian Review invites scholars and activists to submit papers addressing the many aspects of civil society including: 1. The role of civil society in socioeconomic and/or political developments in Armenia 2. The relevance of the Diaspora organizations, political parties or individuals in the development of civil society in Armenia 3. Civil society in cyberspace: What are the roles of blogs and online networking websites in creating an active civil society in Armenia? 4. The role of civil society in conflict resolution (in the case of Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkish-Armenian relations or internal political conflict in Armenia) 5. Comparative studies of civil society development in the former Soviet Union highlighting their role in peaceful regime change (better known as "colourful revolutions") 6. Civil society and youth mobilization 7. Gender and civil society 8. Regional civic, grassroots networks Interested authors should submit their manuscripts to the editor at editor@armenianreview.org by April 15, 2009. Submissions will be reviewed anonymously by at least two reviewers and the authors will be informed of any decision by May 15, 2009. The final submission date of the revised articles will be June 30, 2009. Please visit the "submission guidelines" page on www.armenianreview.org for details on submission, format and style. The Armenian Review is an English language, multidisciplinary, peer reviewed journal published since 1948 and dedicated to exploring issues related to Armenia and Armenians. Articles dealing with countries and themes other than Armenia and Armenians are welcome if they have a comparative approach or elucidate the Armenian experience.
PUBL.- Abdulhamid Chulpon (1893-1938), Selected Works - I prozvuchit eshyo moy saz (in Russian)
Posted by: Hamid Ismailov <hamid.ismailov@gmail.com> Posted: 5 Feb 2009 PUBL.- Abdulhamid Chulpon (1893-1938), Selected Works (in Russian) Abdulhamid Chulpon (1893-1938), Selected Works - I prozvuchit eshyo moy saz (in Russian) Abdulhamid Chulpon, Selected Works - I prozvuchit eshyo moy saz (a novel, a play and poems) - in Russian Translated from Uzbek by Hamid Ismailov Moskva, Izd. 'Voskresen'ye', 2009. ISBN: 978-5-88528-567-4 Paperback, 484 pages This book was prepared for publication for one of the publishing houses of Uzbekistan in 1988, in the midst of Perestroika, but was never published there. One of the greatest Uzbek writers, playwrights and poets, Abdulhamid Chulpon (born 1893 and shot dead in a prison of Stalin's regime in 1938) is still considered to be rebellious and dangerous for the current authorities. The book is the first fundamental representation of Chulpon's works in any foreign language and consists of his novel 'Night and Day', his play 'Yorkin-oy' and best selected poems, written between 1915-1938. The Preface to the book is written by its translator Hamid Ismailov. The book is published with the support of the Open Society Institute. To order the book, send your request to hamid.ismailov@gmail.com or call the publisher directly on +74992618863 (Moscow).
PUBL.- Presentations of Islam in Secondary Secular Schools in Contemporary Azerbaijan
Posted by: Farid Guliyev <fareedaz@yahoo.com>
Posted: 4 Feb 2009
PUBL.- Presentations of Islam in Secondary Secular Schools in Azerbaijan
Presentations of Islam in Secondary Secular Schools in Contemporary Azerbaijan
by Sevil Guseynova
Internationale Schulbuchforschung 30 (2008) S. 841–854
Hannover 2008 / Verlag Hahnsche Buchhandlung / ISSN 0172-8237
Abstract
Ideas about Islam (its versions, origins, social and cultural
significance, etc.) have long been present in school history courses,
and also in the "Man and Society" course. The "Man and Society" course
was launched in the early 1990s in secondary schools in grades 9, 10
and 11 after Azerbaijan had left the USSR. The course maintained it
was a certain act of innovation. It was claimed that this course would
be new in terms of its content and thus would have little in common
with the "Social Science" course launched in the Soviet times. It was
quite natural to expect that the religion of the majority of the
population, Islam, would in any case be mentioned in the textbooks for
the course, which aimed at forming the "correct" citizens. Azerbaijani
nationalism referred to Islam as one of the most important foundations
of the identity of Azerbaijanis, along with the Azerbaijani language.
Representations of Islam in school have gone through noticeable
changes in the post-Soviet situation. At the same time, the system of
secular education is not aimed at focusing on teaching religious
rules, norms and rituals. Rather it is a question of symbolic identity
– the declarative ascription of Azerbaijanis to Islam as one of the
most significant bases of their identity. In this context Islam, for
the time being, remains only one of the component parts of ethnicity
("our" religion), though a significant one.
Available to download from Heinrich Boell Foundation's website (South
Caucasus Regional Office): http://georgien.boell-net.de/
Full-text PDF:
http://georgien.boell-net.de/download_ru/Sevil_Article_Islam_in_school.pdf
CFP- Volume on Competition in Turkic Culture, Deadline: 1 September 2009
Posted by: Emine Görsoy-Naskali <eminenaskali@gmail.com> Posted: 4 Feb 2009 CFP- Volume on Competition in Turkic Culture, Deadline: 1 September 2009 Call For Papers The purpose of this study is to document competitions of all kinds in Turkic culture. The documentation of the types of races (including the racing of animals), the organisation of races, the training of competitors, the location of races, referees, audiences, costumes of competitors, betting and cheating, asik competitions, munazara literature (it will be possible to publish full texts), terminology, the etymology of this vocabulary, records relating to races etc. come under the interest of this study. You may approach the subject as a historian, anthropologist, philologist, folklorist, art historian... If you would like to participate in this study/publication by submitting an article, please send me the title and a very brief summary of your article by 15 April 2009. The final date for the submission of the articles is 1 September 2009. The preferred language for the articles is Turkish. Prof. Dr. Emine Gursoy Naskali Marmara University, Istanbul eminenaskali@gmail.com
PUBL.- Le Grand Jeu = The Great Game in Central Asia in the 19th Century (in French)
Posted by: Juliette Le Doré <julietteledore@hotmail.com> Posted: 4 Feb 2009 PUBL.- Le Grand Jeu = The Great Game in Central Asia in the 19th C. (in French) Les éditions Autrement présentent: LE GRAND JEU XIXe sičcle - Les enjeux géopolitiques de l'Asie centrale Dirigé par Jacques Piatigorsky et Jacques Sapir Le livre Épisode majeur des relations internationales au XIXe sičcle mais largement ignoré en France, le "Grand Jeu" est aujourd'hui, pour l'essentiel, un objet connu des seuls spécialistes en histoire et en géopolitique. Il est pourtant fondateur et son impact sur les représentations politiques au sein des élites russes, britanniques, américaines, mais aussi indiennes et chinoises ne doit pas ętre sous-estimé. Un certain nombre d'acteurs de ce "Grand Jeu" ont publié leurs mémoires au XIXe sičcle et la littérature anglo-saxonne a rapidement popularisé le thčme l'oeuvre de Rudyard Kipling en est par exemple largement imprégnée. Le cinéma s'est aussi emparé de ce thčme, de la premičre version des Trois lanciers du Bengale avec Eroll Flynn ŕ L'Homme qui voulut ętre roi avec Sean Connery et Michael Caine. Le thčme du "Grand Jeu" redevient aujourd'hui d'une brűlante actualité. Les affrontements diplomatiques plus ou moins secrets qui aujourd'hui ont lieu en Asie centrale et autour de la mer Caspienne ŕ propos des ressources en hydrocarbures renvoient aux luttes d'influences du XIXe sičcle. Ces affrontements se situent d'ailleurs au confluent de ces luttes du passé pour le contrôle du "heartland" eurasiatique et de la "Guerre froide". Aujourd'hui certains responsables internationaux de premier plan, tel que Kofi Annan, font explicitement référence ŕ un nouveau "Grand Jeu". De nouveau, l'Afghanistan et ses marges, que ce soit le Pakistan ou le Turkménistan, deviennent l'objet de toutes les surveillances et convoitises, des lieux d'affrontements par personnes interposées ou les scčnes de complots multiples. L'intéręt de cet ouvrage tient donc ŕ la fois ŕ l'absence actuelle d'ouvrages en langue française sur le Grand Jeu historique et son aspect mythique, et dans la montée de l'intéręt pour le Grand Jeu actuel. Or c'est bien dans le lien entre un passé présent dans les mémoires et dans les représentations et un présent en train de se dérouler qu'une intelligence complčte des enjeux et des implications peut ętre cherchée. L'ambition de cet ouvrage est donc de présenter, pour la premičre fois, une synthčse entre ces différents éléments, allant de l'historique des affrontements du XIXe sičcle aux perspectives actuelles, en passant par la formation des représentations et leur impact sur l'imaginaire des responsables politiques. Les auteurs Jacques Piatigorsky et Jacques Sapir, ont déjŕ co-dirigé chez Autrement L'Empire khazar (2005). Le premier, diplômé de l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, MBA Columbia University (New York), est banquier international. Le second est économiste, directeur d'études (économie) ŕ l'EHESS et spécialiste de l'Europe de l'Est et de la Russie. Parmi ses derniers ouvrages, on peut citer Le nouveau XXIe sičcle (Le Seuil, 2008) et La fin de l'eurolibéralisme (Le Seuil, 2006). Avec des textes de Sergueď Dmitriev, Juliette Le Doré, Jacques Sapir et Alexey Tereshchenko. Mis en vente le 21 Janvier 2009 (21 euros) - Disponible partout en France et, ŕ Bruxelles -entres autres- ŕ la Librairie Filigranes tel: 02 511 90 15, Métro Arts-Loi.
PUBL.- Text Books in Post-Soviet Caucasus and in Central Asia
Posted by: Bahodir Sidikov <b.sidikov@gmail.com> Posted: 3 Feb 2009 PUBL.- Text Books in Post-Soviet Caucasus and in Central Asia Text Books in Post-Soviet Caucasus and in Central Asia Internationale Schulbuchforschung Volume 30 (2008) Issue 4 Ed.: Bahodir Sidikov ISSN 0172-8237 Contents: South Caucasus: Mikayel Zolyan / Tigran Zakaryan, Representations of "Us" and "Them" in History Textbooks of Post-Soviet Armenia Nino Chikovani, The Problem of the Common Past in Multiethnic Societies (The Case of Georgian History Textbooks) Sergey Rumyantsev, "Ethnic Territories" Presentation Practices in the Historical Textbooks in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan and Georgia Zaur Gasimov, Legionen, Öl und Politik: Der Zweite Weltkrieg in den Lehrbüchern für die Geschichte Aserbaidschans nach 1991 Sevil Guseynova, Presentations of Islam in Secondary Secular School in Contemporary Azerbaijan Central Asia: Bahodir Sidikov, Expedition in unbekannte Welten: Zentralasien und seine Schulbücher Alexander Djumaev, Schulbuchlandschaft Russisch-Turkestans zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts Dokumentation Aus der Not eine Tugend machen: Wie und warum kirgisische Lehrer neue Lehrmaterialien entwickeln müssen To order: Verlag Hahnsche Buchhandlung Leinstr. 32 30159 Hannover Telefon: +49 (0) 511 80 71 80 - 40 Telefax: +49 (0) 511 36 36 98 E-Mail: info@hahnsche-buchhandlung.de Order: order@hahnsche-buchhandlung.de
PUBL.- China's Energy Geopolitics: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Central Asia
Posted by: Thrassy Marketos <marketosthras@gmail.com> Posted: 29 Jan 2009 PUBL.- China's Energy Geopolitics: Shanghai Cooperation Org. and Central Asia China's Energy Geopolitics: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Central Asia Published by Routledge Contemporary China Series, 2009 Written by Thrassy N. Marketos ISBN 9780415456906, 978020389428 167 pages Limited preview is available through http://eBookstore.tandf.co.uk Includes biographical references and index. China's need for energy has become an important factor in contemporary world politics and a precondition for sustaining China's continuing high economic growth. Accordingly, Chinese energy policy has been a political and strategic player rather than a purely market-driven policy. This book examines China's energy geopolitics, focusing in particular on the need for a stable and secure investment environment which is necessary for the provision of energy to China from Central Asian states. The author argues that the institutionalization of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Friendship and Cooperation Treaty between Russia and China and Chinese bilateral agreements with individual Central Asian states present an avenue and a framework of stability in which pipeline construction can commence. However, in order to stabilize the region for Chinese investment in energy resources, the author argues that the United States needs to be present in the region and that a strategic framework of cooperation between Russia, China and the United States has to be developed. The book will be of interest to academics working in the field of International Security, International Relations and Central Asian and Chinese politics.
PUBL.- How NGOs React: Globalization and Education Reform in the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia
Posted by: Farid Guliyev <fareedaz@yahoo.com> Posted: 28 Jan 2009 PUBL.- Globalization & Education Reform in the Caucasus, Cent. Asia & Mongolia How NGOs React: Globalization and Education Reform in the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia Edited by Iveta Silova and Gita Steiner-Khamsi Edition: illustrated Published by Kumarian Press, Inc., 2008 ISBN 1565492579, 9781565492578 303 pages Limited preview is available through Google Book: http://books.google.com/ - Critical retrospective on the first decades of the transition from planned to free-market economy in Central Asia - Contributions from both Eastern and Western scholars - Includes both theoretical NGO research and practical examples taken from experience During the important, early years of post-socialist transformation in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia, the Open Society Institute/Soros Foundation was arguably the largest and most influential network in the region. "How NGOs React" follows the Soros Foundation's educational reform programs there and raises larger questions about the role of NGOs in a centralist government, relationships NGOs have with international donors and development banks, and strategies NGOs use to interpret global reforms locally. The authors, all former or current educational experts of the Soros Foundation, analyze "the post-socialist reform package" at the country-level, highlighting the common features such as decentralization, privatization, vouchers and liberalization of the textbook publishing market. They look at the global reforms and their variations as they were transferred to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan over the past decade. A unique combination of perspectives from Western as well as Eastern scholars based in the region makes this collection an essential retrospective on key processes involved in transforming educational systems since the collapse of the socialist bloc. Contributors: Tatiana Abdushukurova, Erika Dailey, Valentin Deichman, Natsagdorj Enkhtuya, Alexandr Ivanov, Saule Kalikova, Elmina Kazimzade, Anna Matiashvili and Armenuhi Tadevosyan.
PUBL.- Nargis Kassenova, China as an Emerging Donor in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
Posted by: Info Russie <info.russie.nei@ifri.org> Posted: 26 Jan 2009 PUBL.- Nargis Kassenova, China as an Emerging Donor in Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan Electronic Collection Russie.Nei.Visions The Ifri Russia/NIS Center is very glad to inform you that the 36th issue of Russie.Nei.Visions has just been published: Nargis Kassenova, "China as an Emerging Donor in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan" China has become an important provider of development assistance (through grants and soft loans) to Central Asian states. The focus of this study is the two states of the region most in need of aid: Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The paper discusses the characteristics of Chinese assistance, comparing its activities and policies in Central Asia with those in Africa, and draws conclusions about the implications of such growing engagement. Given the European Union's declared interest in the region, notably through its Strategy for Central Asia adopted in 2007, the opportunity is taken to suggest ways in which China's growing development role should be understood in Brussels. As usual, these papers are available in English, in French, and in Russian Information and free subscription: info.russie.nei@ifri.org Dr. Thomas Gomart (editor), Tatiana Kastueva-Jean (coordination and editing), Dominic Fean (English-version editing), Jean-Philippe Tardieu (French-version editing), and Catherine Meniane (contacts). The Russian pages are available directly from our Center's homepage. Go to Russie.Nei.Visions: http://www.ifri.org/frontDispatcher/ifri/publications/russie_cei_visio ns_1111752534925
PUBL.- Turkish Policy Quarterly: Europe's East: Changing Landscapes and Mindscapes in the Caucasus
Posted by: Farid Guliyev <fareedaz@yahoo.com> Posted: 26 Jan 2009 PUBL.- Turkish Policy Quarterly: Europe's East (The Caucasus) Turkish Policy Quarterly Fall 2007 - Europe's East: Changing Landscapes and Mindscapes in the Caucasus Full-text articles are available at: http://www.turkishpolicy.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=categor y§ionid=36&id=58&Itemid=225 >From the Desk of the Editor, Diba Nigar Göksel A Future Vision for the Caucasus Caspian Region and its European Dimension, The Caucasus-Caspian Commission A New Way for the Caspian Region: Cooperation and Integration, Elmar Mammadyarov Think instead of Tanks, Goran Buldioski Georgia's Railway to NATO Passes through Turkey, David J. Smith Weakness as an Opportunity: EU Policy in the South Caucasus, Sascha Tamm Democratization and the Conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh, Tigran Mkrtchyan Energy Security: A New Buzzword for Europe, Khazar Ibrahim Law and Revolution: Formation of the New Legal Tradition in Georgia, Giorgi Meladze Is Azerbaijan Becoming a Hub of Radical Islam? Arzu Geybullayeva Georgia Four Years After the Rose Revolution, Keti Tsikhelashvili Effective Management of Resource Wealth in Democratizing Countries, Ebru Ilhan Various Voices on Turkey-Armenia Relations, Various
PUBL.- Sören Stark: Die Alttürkenzeit in Mittel- und Zentralasien
Posted by: Sören Stark <soeren.stark@orientarch.uni-halle.de> Posted: 26 Jan 2009 PUBL.- Sören Stark: Die Alttürkenzeit in Mittel- und Zentralasien Sören Stark: Die Alttürkenzeit in Mittel- und Zentralasien. Archäologische und historische Studien (Nomaden und Sesshafte, Vol. 6), Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2008. ISBN 978-3-89500-532-9 Hardback, 608 pages, 240 x 170 mm, 116 tables, 7 maps Price: 88,00 euros In German with summaries in Russian and English This study analyses aspects of the archaeology and history of the period of the Türk Qaghanates in Central Asia (ca. A.D. 550-750). A main focus is to assess the political, social and cultural interrelations between the pastoral nomads of the Turkish steppes and the contemporary oasis societies of Pre-Muslim Mawarannahr. The analysis is based on archaeological as well as literary and epigraphical data which for the first time are presented both in full detail. Dr. Sören Stark Freie Universität Berlin Exzellenz-Cluster TOPOI Junior Fellow
JOURNAL/CFP- Slovo (Journal of Russian, Eurasian, Central and East European Affairs)
Posted by: Slovo Editor <slovoeditor@hotmail.co.uk> Posted: 26 Jan 2009 JOURNAL/CFP- Slovo (Russian, Eurasian, Central & East European Affairs) Call For Papers Slovo Volume 21.2 (Autumn 2009) Deadline: 14th March 2009 This journal aims to discuss and interpret Russian, Eurasian, Central and East European affairs, covering the fields of anthropology, economics, film, geography, history, international studies, linguistics, literature, media, politics and sociology. Contributions, including research articles, book and film reviews, and review articles are welcome from all research students and academics. Submissions to the Board of Editors may be sent via e-mail attachment (slovo@ssees.ucl.ac.uk) or on a CD in Microsoft Word format. All research articles must include a 100-200 word abstract and adhere to the MHRA Style guide in advance of submission (available for download for free from the MHRA website). All manuscripts are refereed and undergo a review process. Contributions submitted must not be under consideration by other publications at the time of submission. The editors reserve the right to make any changes thought to be necessary or appropriate to typescripts accepted for publication. A duplicate should be retained by the author. No disks or hard copies shall be returned. The maximum length for consideration of an article is 6,000 – 8,000 words (including footnotes), and 700 words for a review. The deadline for article submissions for Volume 21.2 is the 14th March 2009. If you have any queries about becoming a contributor for Slovo please do not hesitate to get in touch with us via slovo@ssees.ucl.ac.uk and we will be happy to assist. For more information about Slovo visit our website: http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/slovo.htm
PUBL.- Caucasus Analytical Digest, No. 2: Democracy in the South Caucasus, Jan. 15, 2009
Posted by: Farid Guliyev <fareedaz@yahoo.com> Posted: 19 Jan 2009 PUBL.- Caucasus Analytical Digest, No. 2: Democracy in the South Caucasus, Jan. 15, 2009 Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), Zurich, Switzerland, Jefferson Institute, Washington, DC, USA, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Tbilisi, Georgia, Forschungsstelle Osteuropa (FSOE), Bremen, Germany Internet: www.res.ethz.ch/analysis/cad This issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest examines the relation between Azerbaijan's failed attempt at democratization and government control of the country's petroleum industry. In addition, it features opinion polls on the level of trust in institutions of state and society in the countries of the South Caucasus and public interest in politics and civic engagement. An opinion piece discusses the prospects for democratization in post-conflict Georgia, arguing that the regime is now ready to go back on its previous reforms in order remain in power. The issue ends with a chronicle of regional events for the period 16 December 2008 to 13 January 2009. Download Full-Text PDF: http://se2.isn.ch/serviceengine/FileContent?serviceID=RESSpecNet&filei d=CA3BEEC8-2EE2-D3FD-7F9F-BC10743E87A8&lng=en Contents Analysis Oil Wealth, Patrimonialism, and the Failure of Democracy in Azerbaijan By Farid Guliyev, Bremen Opinion Polls Trust in Institutions of State and Society in the Countries of the South Caucasus Documentation Interest in Politics and Civic Engagement in the Countries of the South Caucasus Opinion Lost in Democratization and Modernization: What Next in Georgia? By David Aprasidze, Tbilisi Opinion Polls Attitude of the Georgian Population towards Politics Chronicle >From 16 December 2008 to 13 January 2009
PUBL.- The Heroic Khakas Epic Poem Khan Mirgen
Posted by: Timur Davletov <aronxakas@yahoo.com> Posted: 15 Jan 2009 PUBL.- The Heroic Khakas Epic Poem Khan Mirgen The Heroic Khakas Epic Poem Khan Mirgen Is published by International Turksoy Organization The heroic Khakas epic poem "Khan Mirgen" was published by International Turksoy Organization, based in Ankara, Turkey, in conjunction with Ministry of Culture of Khakas Republic within Russian Federation. A translator of this epos from Khakas into Turkish is Timur Davletov, a permanent representation of Ministry of Culture of Khakas Republic to International Turksoy Organization. The "Khan Mirgen" epos [XL + 312 pages, ISBN 978-975-7213-28-4, Ankara, 2008, TURKSOY Publications # 31] includes a Latin transliteration of text of epic poem, a short Khakas-Turkish vocabulary, an index of names of epic heroes together with an indication their social relationship with each other, summaries in Turkish and English languages as well as a socio-cultural and historical analysis of Khakas epic tradition in general and "Khan Mirgen" epos in particular. The Heroic Khakas Epic Poem "Khan Mirgen" The heroic Khakas epic poem "Khan Mirgen," which consists of 5,114 lines, is at least 1,500 years old and is a part of the Khakas oral tradition. This masterpiece of traditional verse was recorded in written form by Galina G. Kuzhakova, chairperson of the Khakas Writers Union, from the famous Khakas story teller Anna V. Kurbizhekova (1913-1990) and was published in 1992 in Abakan, the capital of Khakas Republic in the Russian Federation. The epic describes the lives of three generations of heroes within a social and cultural context, emphasizing such timeless common human values as honesty, harmony with nature, devotion to and protection of one's homeland, defense of the vulnerable, belief in justice, bravery, virtue, consciousness, male-female equality, as well as preservation of one's native culture and traditions at a societal level. The conflict between the good and the evil is the main subject of the epic. At the same time, it delivers an important message about equilibrium between these two extremes. This means that the narrative is devoid of any description related to the total elimination of evil from "the sunny Middle world," where the main character and his close friends live, or assertion that good prevails everywhere. If is it true from a philosophical point of view that it is impossible to picture good and evil without each other, we can say that this equilibrium is also in harmony with nature. Furthermore, in this epic, relatively good heroes use force against relatively evil ones, and it means that good and evil are actually intertwined and mutually interdependent. This epic emphasizes the bravery of its heroes despite of their fear and also includes such vivid elements of the rich cultural heritage of Turkic peoples as sayings, proverbs, and idioms. This epic story, which accentuates harmony between nature and culture, also places considerable emphasis on effective intergender parity within the social milieu and preserves information relevant to this topic for future generations. Timur B. Davletov (B.A. in International Relations, M.A. in Sociology) Permanent Representative of Ministry of Culture of the Khakas Republic [R.F.] to International Turksoy Organization (The Joint Administration of Turkic Arts and Culture) +90 505 4620392 aronxakas@yahoo.com
JOURNAL- Problems of Post-Communism, Volume 55, Number 6/November 2008
Posted by: Serguei A. Oushakine <oushakin@princeton.edu> Posted: 11 Jan 2009 JOURNAL- Problems of Post-Communism, Volume 55, Number 6/November 2008 Problems of Post-Communism Volume 55, Number 6/November 2008 Russian Policy toward the Commonwealth of Independent States: Recent Trends and Future Prospects Mark Kramer Russian Military Reform and Anatoly Serdyukov Dale Herspring Ukraine's 2007 Parliamentary Elections: Free and Fair, or Fraud Once Again? Mikhail Myagkov, Peter Ordeshook Bazaar Politics: The Fate of Marketplaces in Kazakhstan Regine Spector The Long Journey Ahead: Journalism Education in Central Asia Peter Gross, Timothy Kenny General William Odom, 1932-2008 John Hardt News and Notes For more information, see: http://www.mesharpe.com/mall/results1.asp
PUBL.- Central Asia and the Caucasus, No. 6, 2008
Posted by: Murad Esenov <murad.esenov@worldmail.se> Posted: 6 Jan 2009 PUBL.- Central Asia and the Caucasus, No. 6, 2008 Please find the contents of no. 6(54), 2008 of the "Central Asia and the Caucasus" journal (in English and Russian) below. The issue will be published in the first decade of January. Central Asia and the Caucasus Journal of Social and Political Studies No. 6 (54), 2008 In this issue: Regional Politics Galia Abdrakhmanova. Central Asia in Regional Integration Projects: Certain Aspects Compared Vladlen Makukh. Comparative Analysis of the Euro-Integration Dynamics of the European Neighborhood Policy Member States Regional Security Yuri Morozov, Roger McDermott. Organization and Alliances in Central Asia: Cooperation Prospects as Seen from Moscow and London Vladimir Plastun. Central Asia: SCO and NATO in Regional and Global Politics Askar Abdrakhmanov, Timur Shaymergenov. NATO in the Contemporary World and Its Relations with Kazakhstan (According to an Expert Opinion Poll) Alberto Priego. Pakistan between Central and South Asia RSC Energy Projects and Energy Policy Viktoria Kondaurova. Looking for a Way to Resolve the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea: International Law Provides no Answer Vladimir Paramonov, Aleksei Strokov. Russia's Projects and Investments in Central Asia: The Oil and Gas Industry Ludmilla Baum. The Energy Industry in the Kyrgyz Republic: Current State, Problems, and Reforms Jahangir Kakharov. Uzbek Gas for Export: Will Political Maneuvering between China and Russia Result in Higher Export Price? Nation-Building Farkhad Tolipov. Uzbekistan: Soviet Syndrome in the State, Society, and Ideology Lydia Karmazina. Institutionalization of the Party System in Kazakhstan and Russia: A Comparative Analysis (Part I) Petr Kokaisl. Democracy in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan For Your Information The Special Feature section in the next issues will discuss: - The Five-Day War and Prospects for Peace in the Caucasus - Security Issues in Central Eurasia - Russia, the U.S., and the EU: Their Policy in Central Eurasia If you are interested to go into more details about the content of the articles you may find all necessary information on our Internet home-page: www.ca-c.org or http://www.ca-c.org/journal-table-eng.shtml
PUBL.- Georgian Archival Bulletin, No. 3, Beria-Stalin Correspondence and Gindia Film
Posted by: Timothy Blauvelt <timblauvelt@mail.ru> Posted: 6 Jan 2009 PUBL.- Georgian Archival Bull. No. 3, Beria-Stalin Correspondence & Gindia Film The 3rd edition (Fall 2008) of the quarterly Archival Bulletin has recently been released by the Archive Department of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is available for download in PDF format: http://archive.security.gov.ge/saarqivo_moambe_3.pdf The Archives Department has also published an Appendix to the 3rd Edition, entitled "Correspondence between Lavrenty Beria and Joseph Stalin: 1937," which provides photographs of original telegrams (in Russian) sent by Beria to Stalin in Moscow from File No. 152 (Opis 14) of the Georgian Central Committee archive: http://archive.security.gov.ge/saarqivo_moambe_3_add.pdf In addition, they have produced a short film (in Georgian with English subtitles) as an extension of one of the articles in the 3rd edition, called "File 171: the Gindia Case," based on the criminal file of an Abkhaz separatist from the late 1970s: http://archive.security.gov.ge/video/gindiacase.wmv Any institution interested in receiving hard copies of the Archival Bulletin and the Appendix, or individuals interested in working in the Georgian KGB and Central Committee archives should contact: Colonel Omar Tushurashvili Head of the Archives Department Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia Vazha-Pshavela Avenue, #72 Tbilisi, Georgia Tel./Fax: (995 32) 323898 E-mail: Tushurashvili(at)pol.ge or Moambe(at)pol.ge Timothy Blauvelt Tbilisi, Georgia
PUBL.- Central Eurasian Studies Review, Vol. 7, No. 2
Posted by: Virginia Martin <virginiamartin@tds.net> Posted: 22 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Central Eurasian Studies Review, Vol. 7, No. 2 Volume 7, Number 2 (Fall 2008) of the Central Eurasian Studies Review is now available on the CESR website, www.cesr-cess.org. In this issue: * Current CESS President Edward Lazzerini responds to Past-President Laura Adams' article on applying postcolonial theory to Central Eurasia * Research reports on Xinjiang as a frontier, non-national historiography of Kazakhstan, interviewing migrants in Moscow, and more. * Conference reports from Indiana, UCLA, and AAASS * Reflections on the Aga Khan Humanities Project See the full Table of Contents below for more. We are currently accepting submissions to the next issue, Volume 8, Number 1 (Spring 2009). Deadline: March 1st. Please consult the website at www.cesr-cess.org for information on each of CESR's four sections and guidelines for contributors. CESR Vol. 7, No. 2 (Fall 2008) Table of Contents Perspectives - A Petroglyph from Tamgaly, Kenneth Lymer - "Theory, Like Mist on Glasses...": A Response to Laura Adams, Edward J. Lazzerini Research Reports Reports on Research Findings - A New "Frontier Thesis" for the Northwest Chinese Borderland? The Reinvention of Xinjiang from a Place of Chinese Exile to a Land of Opportunity, Amy Kardos - Community Governance and State Building in Rural Afghanistan, Jennifer Brick - Historiography of Local and Regional Studies in Western Kazakhstan: An Alternative to National History? Uyama Tomohiko - A Research Note on Mass-Market Islamic Literature in Russia and Central Asia, Allen Frank Reports on Research Conditions - Archival Research in Kyrgyzstan, Akiyama Tetsu - Conducting Interviews with Labor Migrants in Moscow, Asel Doolotkeldieva Conferences and Lecture Series - Family and the State in Chinggisid and Post-Chinggisid Central Eurasia, Reported by Virginia Martin - Mobility and Governability in Central Asia: An International Conference, Reported by Nile Green - 40th National Convention of the AAASS, Reported by Sean Pollock Educational Resources and Developments - Humanities in the Plural: The Aga Khan Humanities Project and Central Asian Higher Education, Chad D. Thompson
PUBL.- Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) Review, Volume 2, No 3-4, Sept. 2008
Posted by: Tamas Borko - ICEG European Center <tborko@icegec.hu> Posted: 19 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) Review, Volume 2, No 3-4, Sept. 2008 Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) Review, Vol. 2, No. 3, October 2008 - Assessment of investment requirements of the SME sector in Armenia - Reform of the post-communist state of Georgia - Poverty phenomenon and its implications in the South Caucasus - Unexploited trade and investment relations of Hungary and the CCA countries Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) Review, Vol. 2, No. 4, November 2008 - Dutch disease and its socio-economic implications in Azerbaijan - Consequences of Russian intervention on Georgia's economy - Public administration reform in Uzbekistan: achievements and further steps - Stylized facts and comparative analysis of labor markets in the CCA countries The Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) Review regular, monthly, regional, online, English language publication is a part of capacity building projects within EPIN network financed by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) coordinated by International Center for Economic Growth (ICEG) European Center. The publication involves experts of research institutions and universities of Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) and Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan) in preparing country analyses in specific group of topics: reform of the post-communist state (i.e. public administration reform, decentralization, anti-corruption, and human rights/access to justice); spatial poverty (i.e. interactions between geography, economic policies and activities, and living standards); economic, environmental and social impact of public economic policies (e.g. migration, employment, trade liberalization, inflation and administrative prices); rural development and agricultural reforms; financial access and microfinance. For the earlier issues and for more information see www.icegec.org Publications/CCA Review, or contact Tamas Borko at tborko@icegec.hu
JOURNAL/CFP- Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism
Posted by: Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism <sen@lse.ac.uk> Posted: 19 Dec 2008 JOURNAL/CFP- Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Call For Papers Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, a tri-annual, fully-refereed journal published in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics, invites the submission of high-quality interdisciplinary articles on issues pertaining to nationalism, ethnicity and related themes. Examples of these themes include: * Ethnicity, nationalism and conflict in the Great Lakes * African borders and identity * Nation-building and architecture * Cinema and national struggles * Secularism and minorities * Ethnic identity and religious institutions The editors are particularly interested in submissions for special issues on: * Africa * Art * Religion and Secularism The editors welcome submissions of work in progress as well as contributions from young professionals, post-docs and lecturers in the early stages of their career. SEN especially encourages submissions from PhD candidates. For submissions to be considered for publication in 2009, please ensure your paper reaches us by 30th January, 2009. The word limit is 7000 words, including bibliography and references. All papers must be submitted on-line via the manuscript centre: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sena For author guidelines and further information, visit the SEN website: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1473-8481 The Editorial Board Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism
PUBL.- Caucasus Analytical Digest, No. 1: Georgian-Russian War, Dec. 17, 2008
Posted by: Farid Guliyev <fareedaz@yahoo.com> Posted: 19 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Caucasus Analytical Digest, No. 1: Georgian-Russian War, Dec. 17, 2008 No.1 Caucasus Analytical Digest: Perspectives on the Georgian-Russian War 17 December 2008 The first issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest analyzes the regional developments in the aftermath of the Georgian-Russian war. Specifically, it considers European policy toward the Southern Caucasus after the Georgia crisis and presents opinions on the Georgian-Russian war from Armenia and Azerbaijan. Additionally, the issue provides results of a Georgian popular opinion poll concerning foreign aid. (c) 2008 Center for Security Studies (CSS), Heinrich Böll Foundation, Jefferson Institute, Forschungsstelle Osteuropa (FSOE) Download Full-Text PDF: http://se1.isn.ch/serviceengine/FileContent?serviceID=ISN&fileid=34648 310-7758-778C-54E1-3C3203385034&lng=en Introduction from the Editors Announcing the New Caucasus Analytical Digest In August 2008 the Southern Caucasus, and Georgia in particular, was in the center of international attention. The war between Russia and Georgia became a test not only for the state of transition in Georgia, but also for the capacity of the Western capitals, European Union and NATO to act. While the fighting made daily headlines in the leading international newspapers, it highlighted severe media problems in Russia and Georgia. Both sides failed to provide objective information and analysis while using the reporting as an instrument of escalation. Today there is an imbalance between the growing interest in the region and concise explanations of what is going on there. Accordingly, the Caucasus Analytical Digest, the first edition of which you are reading, seeks to make sense of what is happening in the Southern Caucasus. One of the strategic requirements of analyzing the Southern Caucasus is the need for inclusiveness, for perspectives from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, but also from Nagorno Karabakh, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as subjects for analysis. To underline the intention of thinking in terms of inclusiveness, but without specific political preference, the map on the front page shows the official borders with solid lines and the others with broken lines. As a consequence of the recent war, international actors and experts are faced with new analytical challenges that go far beyond the regional, but are nevertheless driven by pressure from the Southern Caucasus. By the choice of topics and authors the Caucasus Analytical Digest is dedicated to both analytical and policy discourses. The editorial team includes experts from the Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen, the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich, the Jefferson Institute and the Heinrich Boell Foundation. As a local actor with an international perspective, the Boell Foundation particularly strives to give experts from the region, especially younger analysts, access to a broader Western public. This not only exposes a wider audience to thinkers from the region, it also contributes to strengthening democratic transformation and European integration of the Southern Caucasus. The Editors (Iris Kempe, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, and Lili Di Puppo) You are welcome to subscribe to the CAD mailing list at: www.res.ethz.ch/analysis/cad
PUBL.- Caucasus Conflict: International Perceptions and Policy Implications for Germany and Europe
Posted by: Farid Guliyev <fareedaz@yahoo.com> Posted: 16 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Caucasus Conflict: International Perceptions and Policy Implications The Caucasus Conflict: International Perceptions and Policy Implications for Germany and Europe Hans-Henning Schröder (ed.) SWP Research Paper Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik German Institute for International and Security Affairs November 2008, Berlin Full-text PDF: http://www.swp-berlin.org/en/common/get_document.php?asset_id=5524
PUBL.- Central Asian Survey, Vol. 27, No. 3/4 - Kyrgyzstan's "Tulip Revolution"
Posted by: John Schoeberlein <centasia@fas.harvard.edu> Posted: 16 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Central Asian Survey, Vol. 27, No. 3/4 - Kyrgyzstan's "Tulip Revolution" Central Asian Survey, Volume 27, Issue 3/4 is now available online at Informaworld (http://www.informaworld.com). Special Issue: Domestic and International Perspectives on Kyrgyzstan's "Tulip Revolution": Motives, Mobilization and Meanings Preface Sally N. Cummings Introduction: "Revolution" not revolution Sally N. Cummings March and after: what has changed? What has stayed the same? Erica Marat Situating the "Tulip Revolution" Sally N. Cummings; Maxim Ryabkov Kyrgyz democracy? The Tulip Revolution and beyond Shairbek Juraev The dynamics of regime change: domestic and international factors in the "Tulip Revolution" David Lewis Organized crime before and after the Tulip Revolution: the changing dynamics of upperworld-underworld networks Alexander Kupatadze The northsouth cleavage and political support in Kyrgyzstan Maxim Ryabkov Informal actors and institutions in mobilization: the periphery in the "Tulip Revolution" Azamat Temirkulov March 2005: parliamentary elections as a catalyst of protests Emir Kulov The power of precedent? Bermet Tursunkulova Diffusion as discourse of danger: Russian self-representations and the framing of the Tulip Revolution Stefanie Ortmann Book reviews
PUBL.- Uzbekistan - Statistics, Business Development, Reforms - CER Tashkent
Posted by: Nozila Mukhamedova <nozila.mukhamedova@cer.uz> Posted: 16 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Uzbekistan - Statistics, Business Development, Reforms - CER Tashkent Center for Economic Research (www.cer.uz) proudly presents the latest publications that cover the full range of economic and social development issues in Uzbekistan. Our comprehensive collections of periodicals and magazines can be purchased online and are available in soft and hard copies. "Uzbekistan Almanac 2008" "Uzbekistan Almanac" is a new statistical reference for important country statistics. The annual publication provides the most complete data on demographic situation, employment, education and others. Special focus is given to highlight the indicators, characterizing the regions and current developments of the major branches of the economy. The latest issue of "Uzbekistan Almanac" is available in three languages (Russian, English, Uzbek). "Uzbekistan Economy 2007" Quarterly-published review "Uzbekistan Economy" is an invaluable resource for entrepreneurs, investors, advisors, academics, professionals, and policymakers. The review examines the current trends, changes and developments in the economy of Uzbekistan during the year and provides detailed analysis of carried out reforms. "Uzbekistan Economy" gives comprehensive information on macro and micro indicators, business environment, foreign trade and financial sectors. "Industrial Products" catalog For the first time massive information about all industrial companies and their products and services in Uzbekistan has been collected. Additionally, the publication offers information regarding needs of industrial companies on raw materials, equipment and investment plans and strategies. "Industrial Products" catalog is designed for businesses and policymakers for receiving up-to-date data about industrial sector and for developing effective partnerships. You can make your order using following options: Online subscription from abroad Subscription agency: WT Cox Subscriptions (US) Website: http://www.wtcox.com Tel.: (800) 571-9554 Online subscription in CIS Subscription agency: MK-Periodica (Russia) Website: http://www.periodicals.ru Tel.: + 7 (495) 681 5500 Subscription agency: East View Information Services, Inc.IVIS, LTD (Russia) Website: http://online.ebiblioteka.ru; http://www.eastview.com Tel.: +7 (495) 507 2618 Individual and Corporate subscription for hard copies of publications via editorial office (Uzbekistan) Publisher: Economic review Tel.: + 998 (71) 150-02-02 Fax: + 998 (71) 361-45-48 e-mail: review@cer.uz You can obtain additional information from: www.review.uz or www.cer.uz Contact email: sales@cer.uz or pr-assistant@cer.uz
PUBL.- Inner Asia - Special Issue: Cadres and Discourse in Late Socialist Societies, Vol. 10, No. 1
Posted by: Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus <centasia@fas.harvard.edu> Posted: 12 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Inner Asia - Cadres and Discourse in Late Socialist Societies, Vol.10(1) Inner Asia Special Issue: Cadres and Discourse in Late Socialist Societies Volume 10, Number 1, 2008 Editorial Introduction Robert Barnett and Hildegard Diemberger The 'Creative Bureaucrat': Conflicts in the Production of Soviet Communist Party Discourse Caroline Humphrey The Black Box: Notes on the Anthropology of the Enemy Nikolai Ssorin-Chaikov Challenging Colonial Power: Kazak Cadres and Native Strategies Gulnar Kendirbai Contesting the Words that Wound: Ethnicity and the Politics of Sentiment in China Uradyn E. Bulag Abandoned or Merely Lost in Translation? Michael Schoenhals Chinese Socialism and Local Nationalism in the Discourse of Development Xiaolin Guo The 12th Dorje Phagmo of Tibet, 'Female Living Buddha' and Cadre: A Political Paradox? Hildegard Diemberger Language and Ethnicity: Cadre-Speak in Contemporary Tibet Robert Barnett For publication information about the journal Inner Asia, see: http://www.globaloriental.co.uk/list.asp?ID=JO Global Oriental Ltd PO Box 219 Folkestone Kent CT20 2WP UK Tel: +44 (0)1303 226799 Fax: +44 (0)1303 243087 Email: info@globaloriental.co.uk Website: www.globaloriental.co.uk
PUBL.- Epoch - New Scientific-Popular Magazine in Uzbekistan
Posted by: Denis Karasyov <denis_karasyov@hotmail.com> Posted: 7 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Epoch - New Scientific-Popular Magazine in Uzbekistan Dear Colleagues: Let me introduce myself. My name is Denis Karasyov. I am the general director of the Turkeston Art Company. Our company is a non-governmental organization which was founded to support scientists who work in the history and archaeology spheres. Next March (2009) we will start to publish a new scientific popular magazine entitled "EPOCH" which will cover topics such as history, archaeology, art, culture, ethnography and nature. It will be published in a full color, glossy format in two languages, both Russian and English. Many years of work in the sphere of history and archaeology has showed us that there are a growing number of people in the West who are studying the history and archaeology of Central Asia. At the same time there are also many people who are simply interested in getting more information from this region in general, including a new wave of tourists keen to learn more about the region's diverse and often mystical culture. On account of this we would be very interested in distributing the magazine in your part of the world. I would like to introduce you to our magazine so that maybe you, or your members, might be interested in subscribing. Furthermore we also offer advertising space and have a range of packages and prices to suit your needs. Finally, we would also encourage you, your organization or your friends to send us articles which we would be delighted to publish should they be of relevance to our audience.. As mentioned above, I would like to send you a free copy of the first issue in the spring of 2009 for you review. We will also send you information about the different ways in which we could co-operate. Please send us your postal address and the most contactable e-mail address or telephone number so that we can inform you when it will be sent. Denis V. Karasyov Director of "Turkeston Art" Tel.: (+998 98) 307 51 90 Email: denis_karasyov@hotmail.com
PUBL.- Regional Co-operation in Central Asia, 1991-2004, Stina Torjesen
Posted by: Stina Torjesen <stina.torjesen@nupi.no> Posted: 7 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Regional Co-operation in Central Asia, 1991-2004, Stina Torjesen The study "Understanding regional co-operation in Central Asia 1991-2004" by Stina Torjesen is now available online on: http://english.nupi.no/publikasjoner/boeker_rapporter/2008/understandi ng_regional_co_operation_in_central_asia_1991_2004 Abstract This study analyses regional co-operation in Central Asia and asks why the Central Asian states so often failed to co-operate effectively in the period 1991-2004. It assesses co-operation in the spheres of trade, water, migration, security and the fight against drugs trafficking. The study assesses the usefulness of international relations theories in accounting for this pattern, and finds that theories stressing conflicting national interest among the local states offer, on the whole, a plausible account for why regional co-operation failed. It is, nevertheless, essential also to pay attention to two important features of the Central Asian states - authoritarian rule and state weakness - in order to provide a full understanding of why and how regional co-operation proved unsuccessful. The exploration of failed regional co-operation in Central Asia also sheds light on a number of related questions. The study offer insights on the nature of Russian hegemony in the post-Soviet area and also illustrates the ways in which the character of post-Soviet states mattered for the kind of inter-state politics that unfolded in the post-Soviet space. With regards to international relations theory, the study highlights the possible implications of state-weakness for foreign policy. Lastly, the study offers new insight on Central Asia: it encourages a move away from Great Game analysis and introduces instead the concept of 'patchwork geopolitics'. The study also argues that rather than forming part of an 'arc of instability', the intra-regional relations of Central Asian states embodied many typical regime-like features: while regional co-operation failed, the states nevertheless interacted in predictable and rule-bound ways.
PUBL.- Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, Vol. 10, No. 23, Nov. 26, 2008
Posted by: Svante Cornell <scornell@jhu.edu> Posted: 7 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, Vol. 10, No. 23, Nov. 26, 2008 Note: New Publications: "In Defense of Greater Central Asia", CACI & SRSP Policy Paper by S. Frederick Starr, September 2008, 25pp. Download at: http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/Silkroadpapers/0809GCA.pdf "Prospects for a 'Torn' Turkey: A Secular and Unitary Future?", CACI & SRSP Silk Road Paper by Svante E. Cornell and Halil Magnus Karaveli, October 2008, 75pp. Download at: http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/silkroadpapers/0810Turkey.pdf The 26 November issue of the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst (Volume 10, no. 23) is now online at http://www.cacianalyst.org/. The PDF version of the entire issue is available at: http://www.cacianalyst.org/files/081126Analyst.pdf Full contents: Analytical Articles Post-War Georgia's Economic Challenges Vladimer Papava http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4991 Behind Uzbekistan's EAEC Suspension: The 6+3 Initiative Gregory Gleason http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4990 Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan Withdraw from Iraq: Shifts in Eurasian Peacekeeping Politics Roger N McDermott http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4989 Obama Team Ponders New Approach to Pakistan Richard Weitz http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4988 Field Reports Armenian Government Counters the Global Economic Crisis Haroutiun Khachatrian http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4995 Berdimuhammedov Seeks Closer Partnership on His Visit to Europe Chemen Durdiyeva http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4994 Uzbekistan Cuts Term for Military Conscription Erkin Akhmadov http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4993 Kyrgyz Minister of Energy Sacked, but Corruption Continues Erica Marat http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4992 News Digest: http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4996 The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a bi-weekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, a Joint Center affiliated with Johns Hopkins University-SAIS and the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm. The CACI Analyst welcomes submissions of articles and field reports. At this moment, we are particularly interested in submissions on development, economics and finance matters in Central Asia and the Caucasus region, but all inquiries are welcome. Please contact the Editor, Svante Cornell, at scornell@jhu.edu with a short description of your article idea. Editorial principles are online at http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/59
PUBL.- Research on Sources of Anti-Westernism in Kyrgyzstan
Posted by: Askarbek Mambetaliev <askarbek@gmail.com> Posted: 7 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Research on sources of anti-westernism in Kyrgyzstan A Research Paper on Sources of Anti-Western sentiments among Kyrgyz students is available online in Russian Since Kyrgyzstan has become a home of two competing airbases - of USA and of Russia - it has a potential to burst a geopolitical debates and quickly turn into a dangerous hotspot of the Earth. In fact, it is already a home of Islamic extremism, illicit drags from Afghanistan, and political instabilities. It has always been the clashing place of the West and the East - from the time of Alexander the Great, Nestorians, Muhammad, China, Russia, and now America. I admit that globalization may stop here due to differing values of the biggest gamers, which may clash with each other soon. At the same time, I can see that many guiding decisions depend on Central Asians too. Take Uzbekistan, which had closed the American air base a few years ago. This may happen in Kyrgyzstan. Therefore, many things depend on attitudes of Central Asians towards democracy and the West. And, attitudes need to be investigated and directed towards democracy. Unfortunately, this job is not being done sufficiently among young Kyrgyz students, whose worldviews today are deeply different than those of 15 years ago. As a professor I can say, that in comparison with my generation, today's students are much more religious, non tolerant towards freedom of choice of religion, and anti-western, especially anti-American. Anti-American moods in Kyrgyzstan are mostly prompted by partial mass media and state policy. The main participants of the research are KSU students. As the research shows, students of Kyrgyzstan rather support pro-Russian views and trust Russia much more than the U.S. Domination of anti-western moods in Kyrgyzstan may be caused by limited access to alternative sources of information, as few speak and understand English. However, despite generally negative attitude to the West, most of the respondents would like to study or live in the U.S. or Europe. Download the Research Paper at: http://geocities.com/kyrgyzeducation/antiwesternisminkg.pdf For more articles on the issue: http://eng.24.kg/community/2008/08/29/5949.html http://news.tradingcharts.com/futures/2/7/116686472.html http://askarbek.blogspot.com
PUBL.- Reports from Social Research Center, AUCA, Bishkek
Posted by: Social Research Center <src@mail.auca.kg> Posted: 7 Dec 2008 PUBL.- Reports from Social Research Center, AUCA, Bishkek Dear Colleagues; We are glad to bring you the next issue of electronic bulletin presented by the Social Research Center (SRC) at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA). This bulletin provides the updates on the SRC's latest electronic publications. The SRC is a research unit of AUCA. Its mission is to promote the long-lasting development of principals and practices of democracy, free market, rule of law, and social equality in Kyrgyzstan through research, publications, interdisciplinary studies, conferences, roundtables, and networking. SRC mainly focuses on four target areas: MIGRATION, ISLAM, NGO DEVELOPMENT and CORRUPTION. For more detailed information about SRC, please visit our website at www.src.auca.kg. IN THIS ISSUE, please find papers and research project reports on: NGO DEVELOPMENT: NGOs in Policy-making Process in Kyrgyzstan: Contemporary Practices and Legal Barriers, by Sheradil Baktygulov NGOs in Monitoring and Assessment of The State Development Strategy, by Maksatbek Tashbolotov Status of Social Partnerships between the Government and NGOs in the Kyrgyz Republic: An Assessment of Efficiency by Altynai Arstanbekova Profile of an NGO Leader, by Galina Plakhotnikova and Aida Kurbanova MIGRATION: The Policy of Exporting The Labor Force: Challenges for Kyrgyzstan, by Anar Musabaeva Student Research Project: Discrimination of Internal Migrants in Bishkek, SRC research project report, supervised by Emil Nasritdinov Analysis of Violation of Labour Migrants' Rights in Russia and Kyrgyzstan, by Nurdin Tynaev ISLAM Student Research Project: "Political Islam: Ideological Orientations of Youth in Bishkek" SRC research project report, supervised by Dr. Kadyr Malikov Teaching of Religion Studies in Secondary Schools and Universities in Kyrgyzstan: Challenges and the Ways to Overcome, by Dr. Dilaram Akramova Religious Identity of Women in Traditional "Mahallas" of Contemporary Uzbekistan: Challenges and Ways to Overcome, by Shahnoza Madaeva Righteous Woman - Blessing of this World! By Daniyar Muradilov CORRUPTION Judicial Corruption: Its Nature, Scale and Ways of Coping with It, by Kairat Osmonaliev Corruption in the System of Higher Education: Sources, Scale and Ways to Overcome, by Erkaim Mambetalieva Corruption in Financial System of Kyrgyzstan, by Bahtiyar Bakas uulu Reduction of Regulatory-Administrative Barriers to the Development of Entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan: Major Results and Unsolved Problems, by Kubanychbek Omuraliev NGO DEVELOPMENT: NGOs in Policy-making Process in Kyrgyzstan: Contemporary Practices and Legal Barriers, by Sheradil Baktygulov, Independent expert, SRC The NGO sector represents a very proactive portion of the population and experts with high levels of competence. The question high on today's agenda is "how can the potential of NGOs be made relevant to ensure that the development goals of the country and society are achieved in an efficient and effective manner?" Today then NGO sector fails to systematically participate in producing and defining strategies and plans for national, sectoral, or regional development. Examples show that NGO participation in these processes is contingent on the will of officials in government ministries and agencies. Often, the purpose of such collaboration is to create a semblance of expert appraisal of a draft piece of legislation or strategy with the involvement of NGO members. The nation lacks a mechanism for incorporating alternative viewpoints, which would enable NGOs to become real actors in the process of defining appropriate avenues for development. The purpose of this study is to examine NGO participation in decision-making with regard to issues of public concern. To understand this problem and attempt to solve it, we must address three tasks. Download ARTICLE in English here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Sheradil_eng.pdf Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Sheradil_rus.pdf NGOs in Monitoring and Assessment of The State Development Strategy, by Maksatbek Tashbolotov, Director, Public Foundation "Kalys Consult" Since the first days of independence, Kyrgyzstan has sought ways to increase economic growth. What is the country's leadership doing in present conditions? It is looking for opportunities to attract investments from international donors, and developing programs to improve the socioeconomic situation in the country. During its years of sovereignty Kyrgyzstan has developed many national and regional development programs, strategies and concepts. Currently, the Republic has over 275 conceptual and policy papers. The most important are the Comprehensive Development Framework (CDF) and the National Poverty Reduction Strategy (NPRS). This paper analyzes the role of NGOs in contributing to the effective system of monitoring and evaluation of the Country Development Strategy. Download ARTICLE in English here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Tashbolotov_eng.pdf Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Tashbolotov_rus.pdf Status of Social Partnerships between the Government and NGOs in the Kyrgyz Republic: An Assessment of Efficiency by Altynai Arstanbekova, Program Coordinator, Public Association Counterpart-Sheriktesh The relevance of social partnerships between key actors in Kyrgyzstan's society-the government and NGOs-is clearly evident in the context of current reforms and the country's continued development. Civil society, institutions that comprise voluntary public associations, trade unions, charitable and other organizations, is crucial to social partnerships. Nongovernmental organizations often bear the ultimate responsibility for formulating problems (particularly social and economic problems) and presenting them to social partners, i.e. the state and the capital sectors. An ongoing efficiency assessment of social partnerships between the state and NGOs in the Kyrgyz Republic demonstrates that practices of successful cooperation exist alongside some obstacles. This is a natural result of the development of a social partnership system. At this time, efforts must be focused on optimizing laws that address socio-economic problems. In this environment, an effective model of social partnership would involve broad participation of non-governmental actors in law-making through the deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh (Kyrgyz parliament). Download ARTICLE in English here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Altynai_eng.pdf Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Altynai_rus.pdf Profile of an NGO Leader, by Galina Plahotnikova and Aida Kurbanova, Association of Civil Society Support Centers Currently, Kyrgyzstan has several thousand NGOs: Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Justice reports that, as of 1 April 2006. More than 8,000 non-governmental organizations were registered in the Republic. Most of these organizations are personified-- that is, the operations of the NGO are commonly linked to its leader. During its formation and development, the country's NGO sector has gone through several phases, which institutionalized NGO leadership and contributed to its gradual transformation. Nonetheless, institutionalization of leadership and the rotation of leaders in the NGO sector remain highly relevant, posing challenges for continued development of nongovernmental organizations. Download ARTICLE in English here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Plakhot_eng.pdf Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Plahotn_rus.pdf MIGRATION The Policy of Exporting The Labor Force: Challenges for Kyrgyzstan, by Anar Musabaeva, Independent expert Previous studies identified the many challenges of achieving efficient implementation of policies of labor migration. The main challenges are a) problems of marketing the labor force and studying trends of development in domestic and foreign labor markets, and b) the problem of the high cost and complexity of reorienting the vocational-education system to reflect market conditions. Concurrently, labor migration removes from Kyrgyzstan workers of high-demand trades; the domestic labor market is characterized by this kind of increasing distortion. Download ARTICLE in English here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Mus_eng.pdf Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Musabaeva_rus.pdf Student Research Project: Discrimination of Internal Migrants in Bishkek, SRC research project report, supervised by Emil Nasritdinov and Students of the Sociology and Anthropology Departments, AUCA To understand the patterns of discrimination the research has to look into various aspects of migrants' life. It is not common for Central Asian communities to expose their negative sides; visitors are always shown more positive, bright and marry things. This goes back to the culturally rooted practices of hospitality. The capital of Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek - just like its southern cousin Osh and the life of its residents are structured in a similar way. Many negative aspects of our life in this metropolis are hidden on its outskirts and in some marginalized enclaves within the city, where regular residents hardly go to. Download REPORT in English here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/report_discr_intern_migr_eng%20.pdf Analysis of Violation of Labour Migrants' Rights in Russia and Kyrgyzstan, by Nurdin Tynaev, Director of Net of Centers on Assistance to Labor Migrants According to various estimates, more than 450 thousand citizens of the Kyrgyz republic are working abroad; more than half work in Russia, 50-80 thousand work in Kazakhstan, while the rest work in other countries. Few guest workers from the former Soviet republics in Russia can protect their rights and legitimate interests, such as free movement within the territory of the host country, registration in immigration records, obtaining work permit, legal employment registration (that is, signing a labor contract), the right to get a medical examination, and these workers appeal to the relevant authorities to protect their rights that have been violated by governmental bodies and private individuals. Download ARTICLE in English here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Tynaev_eng.pdf Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Nurdin_Tynaev_rus.pdf ISLAM Student Research Project: "Political Islam: Ideological Orientations of Youth in Bishkek" SRC research project report, supervised by Dr. Kadyr Malikov, Thematic Team Leader on Islam, SRC, AUCA and students of the Sociology and American Studies Departments, AUCA The main purpose of this study was to examine the religious-political preferences among young people in Bishkek, especially the degree of their perception of Islam as an ideological and political system. Another purpose was to reveal the views of Bishkek's young people toward the state's two ideological systems-- religion and secularism-- and whether if they interact or conflict. A primary goal of this study was to present an objective vision of Islam as an ideological and political system, in light of its growing religious influence on young people. Download REPORT in English here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/report_polit_islam_eng.pdf Download REPORT in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/report_polit_islam_rus.pdf Teaching of Religion Studies in Secondary Schools and Universities in Kyrgyzstan: Challenges and the Ways to Overcome, by Dr. Dilaram Akramova, Osh State University, Theological Department There are religious schools in Kyrgyzstan today but there is no system of religious education, and the priorities in designing the school curricula have not been defined. There is no due attention to the problem of improving the education level of practicing clergy, as well as the training of new specialists with sound knowledge of religion and secular sciences. There is an urgent need to develop the curriculum for a course of "Religious Studies" for secular schools and universities of the country and to educate people in religious matters in order to prevent religious extremism and eliminate stereotypes about various religious schools. This lack of basic knowledge of religion among Kyrgyzstan citizens makes religion a matter of political, social and other conflicts. Download ARTICLE in English here: (English version will be available on-line (www.src.auca.kg) by the end of December 2008) Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Nurdin_Tynaev_rus.pdf Religious Identity of Women in Traditional "Mahallas" of Contemporary Uzbekistan: Challenges and Ways to Overcome, by Shahnoza Madaeva, Candidate of Philosophy, Associate Professor of the National University of Uzbekistan Female Muslim religiosity and its transformation in modern Uzbekistan is an urgent problem which requires analysis and expert judgments. This topic is important since it concerns all aspects of social life - from everyday routines to state policy. It comprehensively covers the new role of Islam in the region, and also the possible perspectives and tendencies for the Uzbek community as a whole. Download ARTICLE in English here: (English version will be available on-line (www.src.auca.kg) by the end of December 2008) Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Shahnoza_rus.pdf Righteous Woman - Blessing of this World! By Daniyar Muradilov, Institute of Strategic Research, Kyrgyz Russian Slavonic University, Expert on Theology At the moment, there is an active religious renaissance. The number of religious youth is increasing, and a substantial part of the faithful is women. From this perspective, the important question is how women treat religion. Special attention must be paid to the question of the status of women in society. Some believe that there is a contradiction between the principles of the religious regulation of women's lives and their efforts to gain equal rights in modern society. In the view of author, such thinking is based on stereotypes about women in general and women in Islam, in particular. Download ARTICLE in English here: (English version will be available on-line (www.src.auca.kg) by the end of December 2008) Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Shahnoza_rus.pdf CORRUPTION Judicial Corruption: Its Nature, Scale and Ways of Coping with It, by Kairat Osmonaliev, Doctor of Law, Head of the Yurinfo Legal Clinic It is necessary to admit that corruption in the judicial system is very destructive for a society, since it deprives citizens of the last hopes for justice. It is not a secret that unfair court decisions in favor of certain pro-presidential candidates for the Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) of Kyrgyzstan provoked mass protests. In 2005, this resulted in the fall of the political regime. Besides, as the practice shows, foreign and local investors are reluctant to do business in the country because of the unpredictable results of legal proceedings. Obviously, the corrupt judicial system makes it impossible to struggle against corruption in other state bodies. Download ARTICLE in English here: (English version will be available on-line (www.src.auca.kg) by the end of December 2008) Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Osmonaliev_rus.pdf Corruption in the System of Higher Education: Sources, Scale and Ways to Overcome, by Erkaim Mambetalieva, Northern Regional Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic's Agency on Preventing Corruption Corruption has become a global challenge, creating serious threats to the stability and security of societies. It undermines democratic institutions and values, weakens ethical values and fairness, and damages sustainable development and law and order. Corruption is one of the most important issues in contemporary Kyrgyzstan, which has impeded efforts to solve the country's most important economical and political issues. It weakens the legitimacy of the government's authority in the eyes of its citizens, leads to the degradation of society, and damages the image of our country in the contemporary world. This situation is exacerbated by the fact that corruption has penetrated the sphere of higher education, which will threaten all spheres of human activity in the future: Download ARTICLE in English here: (English version will be available on-line (www.src.auca.kg) by the end of December 2008) Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Erkaiym_rus.pdf Corruption in Financial System of Kyrgyzstan, by Bahtiyar Bakas uulu, an analyst at the Institute of Economic Strategies, Central Asia The major danger of corruption in Kyrgyzstan's financial system is that it threatens the economic security of the country. Factors such as excessive foreign debt and the "empty" state budget greatly contribute to the corrupt nature of the financial system, and as a result the country has turned into an attractive off-shore financial center to launder money: Download ARTICLE in English here: (English version will be available on-line (www.src.auca.kg) by the end of December 2008) Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/Bakas_uulu_rus.pdf Reduction of Regulatory-Administrative Barriers to the Development of Entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan: Major Results and Unsolved Problems, by Kubanychbek Omuraliev, Executive Director of Kyrgyz Parliamentarians Against Corruption Entrepreneurship is one of the major goals of reforms aimed at creating effective economic systems, and one of the components necessary for the successful development of a state as a whole. To develop entrepreneurship, in turn, it is necessary to reduce regulatory-administrative barriers such as high tax burdens, frequent and groundless inspections, unstable and unpredictable business regulations; legislation gaps; and unwieldy customs regulations. Such barriers, in one way or another, promote corruption in Kyrgyzstan and create an unhealthy atmosphere for the development of businesses. Download ARTICLE in English here: (English version will be available on-line (www.src.auca.kg) by the end of December 2008) Download ARTICLE in Russian here: http://src.auca.kg/images/stories/files/K_Omuraliev_rus.pdf
PUBL.- History of Islam in Western Siberia (in Russian)
Posted by: Irina Selezneva <ir_selez@mail.ru> Posted: 6 Dec 2008 PUBL.- History of Islam in Western Siberia (in Russian) Information about new book "History of Islam in Western Siberia", Tyumen, 2007. 418 pp., in Russian. "History of Islam in Western Siberia" proceeds with tradition to study cultures of the region formed by the Kemerovo, Kurgan, Novosibirsk, Omsk and Tomsk districts, the Altai Territory and the Republic of Altai. In the first volume the research team based on temporal positions examines the history of Islam, character of its distribution and functioning in the past and in the present, centuries-old experience of the inter-religion harmony, history of dialogue between believers and the authorities. The monograph is interesting for students, lecturers and professors, representatives of religious, human rights, cultural and educational organizations, as well as the local and state officials. If you interested in this book, please, contact Irina Selezneva, e-mail: ir_selez@mail.ru
JOURNAL/CFP- Temas Magazine - Cuban Publication on Cultural and Global Issues
Posted by: Christina Giordano <giordanofas.harvard.edu> Posted: 4 Dec 2008 JOURNAL/CFP- Temas Magazine - Cuban Publication on Cultural and Global Issues Call For Papers Temas As a scholar concerned with Central Asian and Eurasian studies, we would like to introduce you to Temas magazine. Temas is a nonprofit Cuban publication that addresses the issues raised in cultural debates and solicits submissions from across the globe. Temas' focus on a wide variety of perspectives serves as one of the few forums for discussion in Cuba. Utilizing a base of over 650 Cuban and international authors, Temas provides its readers with book reviews, editorials, and articles centered around an issue theme. There are four issues published yearly, with subscriptions available for magazine access both online and in print. Temas is currently looking for submissions from scholars relating to the upcoming themes of: - The Practice of Human Rights, - The Mexican Revolution, and - Universities Previously unpublished scholars from developing countries are strongly encouraged to submit book reviews and articles. Temas strives to include a wide variety of perspectives in its issues, and the viewpoint of Central Asian and Eurasian scholars would contribute greatly to the discussion and debate which Temas strives to achieve through its content. Submissions and additional questions may be directed to temas
PUBL.- Working Paper: Transportation of Kazakhstani Oil via the Caspian Sea
Posted by: Farid Guliyev <fareedaz
PUBL.- Ab Imperio 3-2008 "Vandalizing the Garden: Multiple Forms of Violence in the Imperial Space"
Posted by: Sergey Glebov <sglebov
PUBL.- The Caucasus and Globalization, Volume 2, Issue 3, 2008
Posted by: Murad Esenov <murad.esenov
PUBL.- Central Eurasia: National Currencies
Posted by: Murad Esenov <murad.esenov
PUBL.- Steppe Magazine, Issue 5
Posted by: Lucy Kelaart <lucy
PUBL.- Central Asian Waters: Social, Economic, Environmental and Governance Puzzle
Posted by: Kai Wegerich <wegerich
PUBL.- Kazakhstan in Global Processes (Journal)
Posted by: Askar Abdrakhmanov <askar.abdrakhmanov
PUBL.- Center for Economic Research, Tashkent
Posted by: Nozila Mukhamedova <nozila.mukhamedova
PUBL.- EUCAM Newsletter to Follow EU's Policies on Central Asia
Posted by: Nafisa Hasanova <nafisa.hasanova
JOURNAL/CFP- Reminder: ARMACAD Academic-Autobiographical Journal
Posted by: Khachik Gevorgyan <iranist
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