« All Events

  • This event has passed.

Youth in Kazakhstan: Societal Changes, Challenges and Opportunities

21 April, 2014 @ 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

9:00am Registration and Breakfast
9:15am Opening
Peter Rollberg, Director, IERES, The George Washington University
Ambassador Kairat Umarov, Kazakhstan Embassy in the United States
9:30­‐10:00am Keynote speaker
Ambassador Richard Hoagland, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, US Department of State
10:00­‐11:45am Session 1: Youth Identities. National Trends and the Globalization Process
Chair: Marlene Laruelle, The George Washington University
Douglas Blum, Providence University
The Social Process of Globalization: A Case Study from Kazakhstan
Stefan B. Kirmse, Humboldt University, Berlin
Similarities and Differences Between Young People’s lives in Central Asia
Azamat Junisbai, Pitzer College
Are the Young truly Different? Youth Opinion about Selected Social and Political Issues in Kazakhstan
Serik Beysembayev, Sociological Center Strategy, Almaty
Political and Ideological Trends among Kazakhstani Youth
11:45­‐12:00am Coffee Break 
12:00­‐1:30pm Session 2: Youth Subcultures. Questioning Social Norms 
Chair: Douglas Blum, Providence University
Megan Rancier, Bowling Green State University
The ‘Spirit of Tengri’: Spirituality, Nationalism, and Emerging Trends in Kazakh Ethno­‐Pop
Erik Aasland, Biola University
Betwixt and Between: Kazakhstani Youth Language Ideologies in a Globalized World
Olena Nikolayenko, Fordham University
Media Consumption and Perceptions of Electoral Integrity among Youth in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
1:30­‐2:15pm Lunch
2:15‐3:45pm Session 3: Youth Empowerment Strategies
Chair: Sean Roberts, The George Washington University
Sayasat Nurbek, Director of the Nur Otan Institute of Public Policy
The Bolashak Scholarship Program: Ripple Effect and Non­-Monetary Advantages
Pavel Koktyshev, Kazakhstan’s Young Entrepreneurs Club
Initiatives and Limits of Youth Entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan
Erlan Karin, Visiting Professor, American University
A Sociological Portrait of Youth Radical Religious Groups 
3:45‐4:00pm Coffee Break 
4:00­‐5:30pm Session 4: Media as the Sounding Board of Youth
Chair: Peter Rollberg, The George Washington University
Aibek Aldabergenov, Alash Media Group Holding, Tengri News
The Development of Internet Media in Kazakhstan
Rauan Kenzhekhanuly, Chairman, WikiBilim Foundation
Kazakh­-speaking Internet and the National Identity Issue
Oleg Katsiev, Internews, Almaty Internews TV and Social Media Projects
5:30-6:30pm Reception
The Kazakhstan Initiative at GW is gratefully funded by the Kazakhstan Embassy in Washington D.C. 

Details

Date:
21 April, 2014
Time:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Event Categories:
, ,
CAP Event Archives

SIGN-UP FOR OUR INSTITUTE AND PROGRAM MAILING LISTS
Subscribe

you're currently offline