[Bilimsel Haber] CONF.- Central Eurasian Studies Society, First Regional Conf., Aug. 4-7, Isiq Kol, Kyrgyzstan

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CONF.- Central Eurasian Studies Society, Aug. 4-7, Isiq Kol, Kyrgyzstan

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Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS)
First Regional Conference
August 4-7, 2008
Royal Beach, Choq Tal, Isiq Kol, Kyrgyzstan

Please see below the program of the First Regional Conference of the
Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS), hosted by the Aigine Cultural
Research Center (Bishkek).

Those interested in attending the conference should note that
registration is limited due to the limited capacity of the conference
venue.  To inquire about the possibility to attend, please call
+996-772-212456.  Note that conference attendees are required to make
their own reservations for accommodations (contact: Royal Beach
Resort, +996-3943-23176), and to cover all costs for accommodations,
meals, and conference fees ($25 for local non-CESS members; $45 for
international non-CESS members; reduced rates for CESS members).

To contact the Aigine Cultural Research Center (after the conference; 
until the
conference, the office will be closed):

Aigine Cultural Research Center
ul. Toktogula 93
Bishkek 720040
Kyrgyzstan
tel./fax +996-312-66-76-74
email: aigine.bishkek at gmail.com
http://www.aigine.kg




Program

CESS FRC Registration
Monday, August 4, 16.00-20.00
Tuesday, August 5, 08.00-11.15

CESS FRC Welcoming Reception
Monday, August 4, 19.00-20.00

Keynote Speech: Muratbek Imanaliev
"Central Asia: Where Is It?" Tuesday, August 5

Cultural Program
Kyrgyz Folk Music by Ordo Sakhna Theater, Monday, August 4, 20.00-21.00
"Kereez" (The Testament) by Sakhna Theater, Tuesday, August 5, 20.30-22.00

Presentations:
Slide presentation by Virlana Tkacz with Altyn Kapalova "The Making of
    Janyl: Kyrgyz Epic Theater in New York," Wednesday, August 6, 
19.30-20.00
Film "Sacred Sites of Kyrgyzstan" by Aigine Cultural Research Center,
    Wednesday, August 6, 20.00-20.30
Book "Memories, Oral Histories, Letters and Diaries of Uzbekistani
    Women: The 20th Century" by Marfua Tokhtakhodjaeva, Wednesday, August 6,
    20.30-21.00

Central Asian Crafts Fair
Tuesday, August 5, 09.00-19.00
Wednesday, August 6, 09.00-19.00

Book Fair:
Tuesday, August 5, 09.00-19.00
Wednesday, August 6, 09.00-19.00





Sessions

Tuesday, August 5 - 9.00-10.45

Keynote Speech: Muratbek Imanaliev
"Central Asia: Where Is It?" Tuesday, August 5

Tuesday, August 5 - 11.00-12.45

PO-4: Ethno-political Identities in Southern Central Eurasia

Chair: Didar Kassymova (Kazakh Institute of Economics, Management and
    Strategic Research, Kazakhstan)
Discussant: Khachik Gevorgyan (Yerevan State University, Armenia)
Babak Rezvani (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands):
    Historical Underpinnings of the (Post-) Soviet and Iranian National
    and Ethno-Religious Policies
Ketevan Khutsishvilli (Tbilisi State University, Georgia):
    Christian-Muslim Relations in Georgia (Past and Present)
Chinara Esengul (Kyrgyz National University, Kyrgyzstan):
    Russia and Central Asian Regionalism: the security dimension

SO-9: Social Networks in Kyrgyzstan

Chair: Laura Adams (Harvard University, USA)
Discussant: Roland Hardenberg (University of Tuebingen, Germany)
Aksana Ismailbekova (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany):
    Patron-Client Relations in the Kyrgyz Context
Rebecca Reynolds (University of Glasgow, UK):
    The Role of Social Networks in Facilitating Access to Natural Resources
Nathan Light (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany):
    Networks, Exchange and Rural-Urban Relations in Kyrgyzstan
Venerahan Torobekova (Ataturk Alatoo University, Kyrgyzstan):
    Patron-Client or Clan Relations in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan?

HC-6: Delimitations: Ethnographic and Territorial Classification in
    the Making of Central Asia

Chair: Olivier Ferrando (Institute of Political Sciences, France)
Discussant: John Schoeberlein (Harvard University, USA)
Sergey Abashin (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia):
    Sarts: On the History of the Creation of Ethnographic Classification
    of the Central Asian Population (in Russian)
Asal Khamraeva-Aubert (IFEAC, Uzbekistan):
    Economic Politics and the Construction of Territorial Limits in Soviet
    Central Asia: The Case of the Uzbek SSR
Maya Peterson (Harvard University, USA):
    A Science of Empire: Russian Ethnographic Exploration of Central Asia,
    1840-1880
Zifa-Alua Auezova (Leiden University, Netherlands):
    Loan Idioms in the Self-definition of a Nation: Cases from Kazakh 
History

SO-15: The Family in the Production of the Population in Changing 
Central Asia

Chair: Aleksandr Alekseenko (East Kazakhstan State Technical
    University, Kazakhstan)
Discussant: Tomas Kucera (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic)
    Zulfia Valitova (Karaghanda State University):
    The Role of Social Networks in Reproductive Behavior of Families]
Aigul Yessimova (International Kazakh Turkish University):
    Ethnic and Regional Differences in the Reproductive Behavior of
    Married Women in Kazakhstan
Natalya Kadatskaya (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic):
    Influence of Migration on Family Behavior
Murat Narkulov (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic):
    Labor Migration as a Factor of Demographic Reproduction in Migrant 
Families

Tuesday, August 5 - 14.00-15.45

HC-4: Perspectives on the Past: The Kyrgyz in the 20th Century through
    Oral Histories

Chair: Anvarbek Mokeev (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: Jeff Sahadeo (Carleton University, Canada)
Ilhan Sahin (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan):
    Peculiarities of Kyrgyz Clan System According to Oral Sources
Zuhra Altymyshova (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan):
    The Fate of Exiles during the Early Soviet Period: The Case of
    Displaced Kyrgyz "Kulaks" in Ukraine
Guljanat Kurmangaliyeva Ercilasun (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University,
    Kyrgyzstan):
    Memories of the Past: Famine in the 1930s and 1940s
Konuralp Ercilasun (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan):
    The Khrushchev and Brezhnev Era: Emergence of the "New Soviet Person"?

PO-1: Regionalism and Political Elites in Central Asia

Chair: Heidi Kjaernet (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway)
Discussant: Peter Finke (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Hayriye Kahveci (Middle East Technical University, Turkey):
    The Role of Regionalism in Nazarbayev's Foreign Policy-making
Elmira Nogoibaeva (International Institute of Strategic Research, 
Kyrgyzstan):
    Recruitment and Communication Networks in Kyrgyzstan, 2000-2007
Irina Morozova (German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Netherlands):
    Regionalism, Elites and Power Models in Present Kyrgyzstan
Gokhan Alper Ataser (Middle East Technical University, Turkey):
    Political Elite Formation in Azerbaijan

SO-5: Ethnographies of Moral Reasoning in Kyrgyzstan

Chair: Gulnara Aitpaeva (Aigine Cultural Research Center, Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: Maria Elizabeth Louw (University of Aarhus, Denmark)
Judith Beyer (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany):
    "Uiat Bolot!": The Role of Moral Reasoning in Kyrgyz Dispute
    Management Processes
Christine Bichsel (University of Berne, Switzerland):
    Catching the Sunlight: Aid Workers and Moral Reasoning in Southern 
Kyrgyzstan
Madeleine Reeves (University of Manchester, UK):
    "You'll See What Was Written on Your Forehead": Navigating Luck,
    Misfortune and Moral Action at a Time of Migration
Gulzat Botoeva (American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan):
    Coping Strategies of the Poor: Gift Giving

SO-7: The Anthropology of Migration

Chair: Tsypylma Darieva (Humboldt University, Germany)
Discussant: Emil Nasritdinov (American University of Central Asia, 
Kyrgyzstan)
Burul Usmanalieva (Center for Research and Social Development, Kyrgyzstan):
    Migration as a Factor of Re-defining the Borders of Citizenship: the
    Case of Kyrgyzstan
Aida Aaly Alymbaeva (Aigine Cultural Research Center, Kyrgyzstan):
    Issues of Rural to Urban Migration in Kyrgyzstan
Bhavna Dave (SOAS, University of London, UK):
    Migrants in Kazakhstan: Official Policies and Popular Perceptions

Tuesday, August 5 - 16.00-17.45

SO-6: Urban Central Asia

Chair: Jeanne Feaux de la Croix (University of St. Andrews, UK)
Discussant: Guzel Sabirova (Ulyanovsk State University, Russia)
Artyom Kosmarski (Moscow State University, Russia):
    (Post-)Soviet Space in the Urban Focus: Perspectives for Analysis
Alima Bissenova (Cornell University, Kazakhstan):
    The Real Estate and Construction Boom in Kazakhstan
Philipp Schroeder (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany):
    Social Networks in Place: Cases of Integration and Identification
Sophie Roche (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany):
    When Youth Chooses Places: The Youth Bulge and Conflict in Tajikistan

SO-14: Gender, Identity and Social Change

Chair: Nurgul Asylbekova (UNDP-Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: Marfua Toktakhodjaeva ("Sharq va Tavsiya" Sociological
    Center, Uzbekistan)
Muyassar Turaeva (Independent Scholar, Uzbekistan):
    Health Outcomes for Suitcase Trader Women in Uzbekistan
Eleonora Fayzullaeva (Embassy of Switzerland in Uzbekistan/Uzbek State
    World Languages University, Uzbekistan):
    Gender, Education and Women's Rights in a Muslim Context
Shahnoza Madaeva (National University of Uzbekistan):
    The Specificity of Modern Religious Identity in the Traditional
    Mahallas of Uzbekistan
Anzhela Injigolyan (Karaganda State University, Kazakhstan):
    The Professional Identity of Teachers in the Field of Social Science
    in Central Asia

PO-3: The Role of External Players in the Security Nexus of Central
    Asia and the Southern Caucasus

Chair: Babak Rezvani (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Discussant: Emil Dzhuraev (University of Maryland, USA)
Daniel Burghart (National Defense Intelligence College, USA):
    Tamerlane Revisited: The Changing Nature of Central Asia's Security 
Spectrum
Maria Raquel Freire (University of Coimbra, Portugal):
    Russian Politics towards Central Asia: Supporting, Balancing, Coercing
    or Imposing?
Licinia Simao (University of Coimbra, Portugal):
    Bridges across the Caspian: EU-Azerbaijan Relations with an Eye on
    Central Asia?

HC-7: The Evolution of Cultural Landscapes in Central Asia: From
    Ancient Times Onwards

Chair: Alison Venetia Graham Betts (University of Sydney, Australia)
Discussant: Chad Thompson (Nipissing University, Canada, 
chadt at nipissingu.ca)
Alessandro Mosca (University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy); Sebastian
    Stride (University of Barcelona, Spain); Stefania Bandini (University
    of Milan-Bicocca, Italy), Kurt Dopfer (University of St. Gallen,
Switzerland):
    Samarqand's Cultural Landscape: A Rule-Based Approach
Farhod Maksudov (Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan):
    The Evolution of Cultural Landscapes in the Ferghana Valley (from the
    Bronze Age onwards)
Fiona Jane Kidd (University of Sydney, Australia):
    Treading Softly -- Archaeological Explorations in Afghanistan Using
    Google Earth
Ogihara Atsushi (Waseda University, Japan):
    The Ecological Destruction of the Aral Sea and the Socio-Economic and
    Health Status of its Residents

Wednesday, August 6 - 9.00-10.45

PO-6: Defending or Debunking Democracy

Chair: Hayriye Kahveci (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Discussant: Irina Morozova (German Institute of Global and Area
    Studies, Netherlands)
Sureyya Sakinc (Celal Bayar University, Turkey):
    Democratic Decentralization and Local Participative Democracy: An
    Analysis for Central Asian Countries
Shah-Ahmad Mutalov (National University of Uzbekistan):
    Democracy in Central Asia: A Theory Application Trial
Mariya Y.Omelicheva (University of Kansas, USA):
    Convergence of Counterterrorism Policies: A Case Study of Kyrgyzstan
    and Central Asia

HC-1: Roundtable: Issues and Challenges of Teaching Central Asia to
    Central Asians in English

Chair: Zifa-Alua Auezova (Leiden University, Netherlands)
Jeff Sahadeo (Carleton University, Canada):
    Teaching and Learning Local Histories for a Post-Soviet Central Asia
Anvarbek Mokeev (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan):
    Issues of Teaching the History of Kyrgyzstan at Universities
Aftab Kazi (John Hopkins University, USA):
    Teaching Central and Southwest Asia to Students from these Regions: A
    Personal Experience in Curriculum Development
Didar Kassymova (Kazakh Institute of Economics, Management and
    Strategic Research, Kazakhstan):
    Trends and Challenges in Teaching Central Asian History in Kazakhstan

SO-4: Ethnographic Approaches to Islam in Central Asia

Chair: Aksana Ismailbekova (Max Planck Institute for Social
    Anthropology, Germany)
Discussant: John Schoeberlein (Harvard University, USA)
Baris Isci (Washington University, USA):
    Shifting Alignments of Islamism and Secularism in Bishkek: Secular and
    Islamist Elites
Eren Murat Tasar (Harvard University, USA):
    Muslim Life in Central Asia, 1943-1985
Maria Elizabeth Louw (Aarhus University, Denmark):
    Being Muslim the Ironic Way: Religion and Irony in Post-Soviet Bishkek
Irina Selezneva (Siberian branch of the Russian Institute of Cultural
    Studies, Russia), and Aleksandr Seleznev (Omsk State University, 
Russia):
    Astana: Sacred Places within a Cult of Saints in Siberian Islam

SO-10: Re-assessing Gender in Central Asia

Chair: Elmira Köchümkulova (University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: Meghan Simpson (Central European University, Hungary)
Robin Haarr (Eastern Kentucky University, USA):
    Translating Transnational Knowledge into Local Justice for Battered
    Women in Tajikistan
Kimberly Ann Powers (Independent Scholar, USA):
    Beyond the Question of National Identity: Women's Identities and
    Bride-Kidnapping in the Kyrgyz Republic
Medina Aitieva (American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan):
    The Development of Scholarship and Politics of Research
Saida Daukeyeva (University of London)
    Gender in Dombra Performance among Mongolian Kazakhs

Wednesday, August 6 - 11.00-12.45

SO-11: Exploring Ethnicity "From Below": Case-Studies of Ethnic
    Minorities in Central Asia

Chair: Bhavna Dave (SOAS, University of London, UK)
Discussant: Peter Finke (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Olivier Ferrando (Institute of Political Sciences, France):
    Diaspora Politics in Central Asia: How Kin-States Diasporize Their
    Kin-Minorities Abroad
Marek Gawecki (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland):
    Between Patriotism and Pragmatism: Dilemmas of Ethnic
    Self-Identification of Central Asian Poles
Natalya Kosmarskaya (Russian Academy of Sciences):
    When Does Ethnicity Matter and Why? Popular Interpretations of
    Post-Soviet Change in a Provincial City of Kyrgyzstan
Nurgul Asylbekova (UNDP-Kyrgyzstan) and Meghan Simpson (Central
    European University, Hungary):
    Prospects for "Diversity Management" in Kyrgyzstan

SO-2: Sacred Sites Pilgrimage throughout Central Asia

Chair: Laura Adams (Harvard University, USA)
Discussant: Jenishbek Junushaliev (Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences)
Gulnara Aitpaeva (Aigine Cultural Research Center, Kyrgyzstan):
    Mazar Pilgrimage: Pros and Cons among Kyrgyz Muslims
Elyor Karimov (Uzbek Academy of Sciences):
    The Historical Roots of Politicized Islam and Problems of Sacred Sites
    in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan
Chagat Almashev (Foundation of Sustainable Development of Altai, Russia)
    Sacred Sites of Indigenous People of Altai

HC-3: Kyrgyz Identity: Past and Present

Chair: Ilhan Sahin (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: John Schoeberlein (Harvard University, USA)
Belma Aksit (Maltepe University, Turkey):
    Formation of the National Kyrgyz Identity in the 20th Century:
    Introduction to the Study and Opinions of the Elderly on "Kyrgyz 
Identity"
Bahattin Aksit (Maltepe University, Turkey):
    Modernization in Kyrgyzstan and Affective and Cognitive Dimensions of
    Kyrgyz Identity
Baktybek Isakov (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan):
    From Nomadic Way to Sedentary Way of Life: Settling of Kyrgyz Village
    Residents: The Case of Residents of Madaniyat Village (From the
    Project 'Living History of Central Asian Peoples')

PO-7: Culture(s) of Government and Governability in Central Asia

Chair: Emil Dzhuraev (University of Maryland, USA)
Discussant: Mariya Omelicheva (University of Kansas, USA)
Vadim Volovoj (Vilnius University, Lithuania):
    The Revolutionary Approach towards Political Processes in Central Asia
Alisher Khamidov (John Hopkins University, USA):
    Resisting Vertical Lines of Power: Regional Elites and the Centre in
    Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Alexander Wolters (European University Viadrina, Germany):
    Systems Theory and Regime Change: On Divergent Developments in
    Post-Revolutionary Kyrgyzstan

Wednesday, August 6 - 14.00-15.45

SO-13: Practicing Place and Relatedness

Chair: Aida Aaly Alymbaeva (Aigine Cultural Research Center, Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: Tsypylma Darieva (Humboldt University, Germany)
Roland Hardenberg (University of Tuebingen, Germany):
    Reconsidering "Tribes", "Clans" and "Relatedness": A Comparison of
    Social Categorization in Kyrgyzstan and India
Jeanne Féaux de la Croix (University of St. Andrews, UK):
    The Role of the Jailoo in the Economic and Social Life of Kyrgyzstan
Guzel Sabirova (Ulyanovsk State University, Russia):
    The Construction of Place and the Placing of Food in a Central Asian 
City
Daniyar Karabaev (Khorog State University, Tajikistan):
    The Affection of the Kyrgyz Diaspora for the Eastern Pamir

PO-2: Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: Prospects and Challenges

Chair: Elmira Nogoibaeva (International Institute of Strategic
Research, Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: Marat Kazakbaev (Kyrgyz-Russian Slavonic University)
Atyrkul Alisheva (Institute for Regional Studies, Kyrgyzstan):
    Ethnos in Kyrgyzstan's Political Space: The Persistence of Democracy
Janyl Bokonbaeva (OSCE Academy, Kyrgyzstan):
    EurAsEC and Customs Union: Integration Problems for Central Asia (the
    Cases of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan)
Asel Murzakulova (International Institute of Strategic Research, 
Kyrgyzstan):
    SCO and CSTO: Space of Risks and Opportunities
Anar Musabaeva (OSCE Academy, Kyrgyzstan):
    Towards Understanding the Role and Impact of the OSCE and EU in 
Central Asia]

SO-1: Gender Dimensions of Current Kyrgyz Society

Chair: Rebecca Reynolds (University of Glasgow, UK):
Discussant: Nathan Light (Max Planck Institute for Social
    Anthropology, Germany)
Baktygul Tulebaeva (Aigine Cultural Research Center, Kyrgyzstan):
    Dual Understanding: The Role of Women for the Development of Civil
    Society in Kyrgyzstan
Guljan Kudabaeva (Aigine Cultural Research Center, Kyrgyzstan):
    International Funding: How Kyrgyz Women Are Strengthening Their Power
    through NGOs?
Zemfira Inogamova (Aigine Cultural Research Center, Kyrgyzstan):
    The Intimacy of Death: Gender Dimensions of Kyrgyz Funeral Ceremonies

HC-5: Nation-Building in Central Asia: Conceptual Models and
    Historical Interpretations

Chair: Ablet Kamalov (Central Asia Resource Center, Kazakhstan)
Discussant: Sergey Abashin (Russian Academy of Sciences)
Joldon Kutmanaliev (Bishkek Humanities University, Kyrgyzstan):
    The Kyrgyz Nation: Constructed or Primordial? The Ethno-Symbolic
    Approach to the Study of Nationalism
Joomart Sulaimanov (Osh State University, Kyrgyzstan):
    Tribalism and Regionalism in the Political Life of the Kyrgyz Republic
Yelena Kondaurova (Kazakh National Conservatory):
    The Multi-ethnic Cultural Model in Kazakhstan
Radjana Dugarova (East-Siberian Academy of Culture and Art, Russia):
    Globalization and Buryat Ethnicity

Wednesday, August 6 - 16.00-17.45

HC-2: Constructing the Reality of Central Asia

Chair: Bermet Tursunkulova (American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: Madeleine Reeves (University of Manchester, UK)
Chad Thompson (Nipissing University, Canada):
    Excess: The Construction of Central Asia
Abdujalil Abdurasulov (British Broadcasting Corporation, Kyrgyzstan):
    Threat, Tradition or Everyday Life? Discourses of an Islamic Revival
    in Central Asia
Galina Bityukova (Central Asia Resource Center, Kazakhstan):
    When Oil Brings Illusions of Prosperity: Society and Leadership in 
Kazakhstan

SO-3: Traditionalism and Contemporary Processes in Central Asia

Chair: Joldon Kutmanaliev (Bishkek Humanities University, Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: Ablet Kamalov (Central Asia Resource Centre, Kazakhstan)
Alexey Zelenskiy (Kazakh-German University, Kazakhstan):
    Nomadism and Post-Soviet Kazakstan's Imaginary
Zairbek Ergeshov (Osh State University, Kyrgyzstan):
    Drug Dealing in Kyrgyzstan: Development and Perspectives
Anara Aldasheva (Bishkek Humanities University, Kyrgyzstan):
    Identity of the Kyrgyz in the Process of Labor Migration
Dildora Abidjanova (University of the World Economy and Diplomacy, 
Uzbekistan):
    The Decentralization Process in Uzbekistan and the Changing Role of 
Mahalla
Rufat Bavdinov (Kazakh Ministry of Education):
    Traditionalism and Contemporary Processes in Central Asia.

SO-8: Funeral Customs of Central Asia

Chair: Zemfira Inogamova (Aigine Cultural Research Center, Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: Judith Beyer (Max Planck Institute for Social
    Anthropology, Germany)
Elmira Köchümkulova (University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan):
    Islamic in Form, Nomadic in Content: Religious Harmony or Conflict in
    Kyrgyz Funeral Customs?
Kubat Tabaldiev (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan):
    The Evolution of Funeral Rituals and the Reasons for Their Change:
    Material from Archeological Research in the Tian Shan
Asan Saipov (Muslim Spiritual Board of Kyrgyzstan):
    Funeral Services for a Deceased Muslim According to the Sharia
Tokhir Kalandarov (Russian Academy of Sciences):
    Some Aspects of Funeral Rites Among People of the Western Pamir

PO-5: The Resource Curse in Eurasian Petro-States: The Cases of
    Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan

Chair: Anar Musabaeva (OSCE Academy, Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: Maria Raquel Freire (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Heidi Kjaernet (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs):
    Displacement in a Booming Economy: IDPs in Azerbaijan -- A Flammable
Community?
Adil Nurmakov (Competitiveness Research Centre, Kazakhstan):
    Kazakhstan's Global Competitiveness: Challenges on the Way to the Goal
Farid Guliyev (Jacobs University Bremen, Germany):
    Does Resource Dependence Help Authoritarianism Endure? The Cases of
    Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan

Thursday, August 7 - 9.00-10.45

SO-12: Legacies of Cultural Contact

Chair: Gulzat Botoeva (American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan)
Discussant: Natalya Kosmarskaya (Russian Academy of Sciences)
Saule Ualiyeva (East Kazakhstan State Technical University):
    Cultural Interaction in Inter-ethnic Marriages in Kazakhstan]
Elira Turdubaeva (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan):
    Television Soap Opera, Ethnicity and Girls' Interpretations
Nelli Krasnobaeva (East-Kazakhstan Serikbayev State Technical University):
    The Confessional Factor of Political Stabilization in Kazakhstan
Aizat Aisarakunova (Independent Scholar, Kyrgyzstan):
    Globalization within the Kyrgyz Traditional Culture





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scholars who are interested in the study of Central Eurasia and its
history, languages, cultures, and modern states and societies. We
define the Central Eurasian region broadly to include Turkic,
Mongolian, Iranian, Caucasian, Tibetan and other peoples.
Geographically, Central Eurasia extends from the Black Sea region, the
Crimea, and the Caucasus in the west, through the Middle Volga region,
Central Asia and Afghanistan, and on to Siberia, Mongolia and Tibet in
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