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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121102T123000
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SUMMARY:Extractive Politics\, Trust Deficit & Uncertainty in Afghanistan and Central Asia
DESCRIPTION:with Nazif Shahrani\, Professor\, Indiana University-Bloomington \nIn the framework of the SSRC Eurasian Program’s Workshop “Crossing Boundaries: Merging Eurasian Insights with the Study of Afghanistan” the Central Asia Program is proud to host Nazif Sharhani\, Professor of Central Eurasian Studies and Anthropology at Indiana University-Bloomington.\n  \nIn his presentation Professor Sharhani will discuss the following key questions: What are the most persistent challenges facing Afghanistan and Central Asian republics to over come economic stagnation\, increasing poverty\, inequality\, oppression\, radicalism\, and terrorism\, dependency on outside powers and looming instability and uncertainty in the region? How will the US & NATO withdrawal of combat forces from Afghanistan in 2014 affect political stability in the region? What are the prospects for averting further uncertainty and instability within the region any time soon?
URL:https://centralasiaprogram.org/event/extractive-politics-trust-deficit-uncertainty-in-afghanistan-and-central-asia/
CATEGORIES:Events Archive,The Policy Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121101T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121105T000000
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CREATED:20200930T162043Z
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SUMMARY:Merging Eurasian Insights with the Study of Afghanistan
DESCRIPTION:THE EURASIA PROGRAM of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Central Asia Program at the Institute for European\, Russian\, and Eurasian Studies atGeorge Washington University are pleased to announce a field development workshop\, to be held on the GWU campus November 1-4\, 2012.\nELIGIBILITY\nApplicants must be US citizens or permanent residents and currently either within five years of the completionof their dissertation\, enrolled in an accredited PhD program\, or enrolled in an area studies MA program.Applicants should have an identified and developed research project that relates to the theme and focus of theworkshop. Preference will be given to those developing their dissertation.\nFull instructions on how to apply can be found on the program’s website: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/pages/eurasia-program/crossing-boundaries-merging-eurasian-insights-with-the-study-of-afghanistan/ \nApplication materials should be submitted electronically to the SSRC Eurasia Program at eurasia@ssrc.org by5:00 p.m. EDT on October 1\, 2012.  Travel costs\, workshop meals\, and accommodation for participants will becovered by the SSRC. Should you have any questions\, please contact the Eurasia Program (eurasia@ssrc.org).
URL:https://centralasiaprogram.org/event/merging-eurasian-insights-with-the-study-of-afghanistan/
CATEGORIES:Events Archive,The Policy Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121016T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121016T123000
DTSTAMP:20260924T010621
CREATED:20200930T162110Z
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SUMMARY:Islam and Politics in Tajikistan: An Insider’s View
DESCRIPTION:with Muhiddin Kabiri\, Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan \nMuhiddin Kabiri\, Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan\, will discuss the current situation in Tajikistan including the preparation for the presidential elections in 2013\, the new restrictive laws on religion\, the difficulties faced by the Islamic Renaissance Party\, and the tensions in the Gorno-Badakhshan region since last July.\nMarlene Laruelle\, Director of the Central Asia Program\, will moderate.\n\nA light lunch will be served and time will be given for a Q&A session and interaction with the public.
URL:https://centralasiaprogram.org/event/islam-and-politics-in-tajikistan-an-insiders-view/
CATEGORIES:Events Archive,The Policy Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120925T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120925T173000
DTSTAMP:20260924T010621
CREATED:20200930T162109Z
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SUMMARY:Debating “Patronal Politics in Central Asia:” A Demokratizatsiya Special Issue 
DESCRIPTION:with \nSlovomir Horak\, Charles University \nMarlène Laruelle\, IERES\n\nErica Marat\, American University\n\nLawrence Markowitz\, Rowan University\n\nand Sébastien Peyrouse\, IERES\n\nThe Fall 2012 issue of IERES’ Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization examines the role of patronal politics in Central Asia. An introductory essay about the concepts of neopatrimonialism and patronal presidentialism lays out the theoretical background for the issue.Five country-study articles then describe the dynamics of each society\, while also discussing the different aspects that comprise patronal regimes in the region. At this presentation\, four of the contributors will discuss their articles and the current situation in Central Asia. 
URL:https://centralasiaprogram.org/event/debating-patronal-politics-in-central-asia-a-demokratizatsiya-special-issue/
CATEGORIES:Events Archive,The Policy Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120921T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120921T171500
DTSTAMP:20260924T010621
CREATED:20200930T162042Z
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SUMMARY:Kyrgyzstan in Its Regional Context
DESCRIPTION:with Asylbek Jeenbekov\, Speaker of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan\, The Jogorku Kengesh \nThe George Washington University’s International Development Studies Program and Central AsiaProgram are proud to host Asylbek Jeenbekov\, Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament\, to discuss security and development issues in Kyrgyzstan and in the Central Asian region.
URL:https://centralasiaprogram.org/event/kyrgyzstan-in-its-regional-context/
CATEGORIES:Events Archive,The Policy Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120621T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120621T183000
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SUMMARY:Iranian Religious Presence in the Republic of Azerbaijan: Roots\, Forms and Security Implications
DESCRIPTION:with Fuad Aliyev \nFulbright Scholar at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute\, School of Advanced International Studies\, Johns Hopkins University\nIranian religious influence in Azerbaijan has recently become a ‘hot’ topic. However\, there is little insiderknowledge\, or data-based analysis of the situation on the ground. Is Iran indeed capable of usingreligious activists as its fifth column in the Republic of Azerbaijan? How are Iran-backed groupsorganized and funded? What are Iran’s real threats to various Azerbaijani strategic projects?\n\nAzerbaijan has been the subject of Iranian political interests and religious influence since the first days ofits independence. Due to the contemporary interpretations of the Shi’a principles and the way it isintertwined with the political system of post-revolutionary Iran\, the relationship between the twocountries is indeed a matter of concern for Azerbaijan.\nAlthough the Azerbaijani government has always feared Iran’s possible aspirations and capacities toinfluence its domestic affairs using the Shi’a believers as the key channel through which to exert pressure\,Iranian official and semi-official organizations have been allowed to spread their version of Islamthroughout Azerbaijan. However\, recent developments\, public statements\, “spy” and “terror” plots\, massprotests\, arrests in both countries\, and the revival of tensions around the Iranian nuclear weaponsprogram show that the previously set lines in the relations between two countries have been crossed.Understanding the roots\, forms and security implications of Iranian religious influence in Azerbaijan mayprove to be helpful in forecasting possible outcomes of this relationship.\nFuad Aliyev is a Fulbright Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced InternationalStudies’ Central Asia – Caucasus Institute. Dr. Aliyev has a Master of Arts degree in Political Sciencefrom the Central European University (Budapest\, Hungary) and PhD in Economics from AzerbaijanState Economic University. Dr. Aliyev previously worked as Department Head at the FinancialMonitoring Service under the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He authored severalpublications on Islamic economics and finance\, and Islamic activism in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
URL:https://centralasiaprogram.org/event/iranian-religious-presence-in-the-republic-of-azerbaijan-roots-forms-and-security-implications/
CATEGORIES:Events Archive,The Policy Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120621T123000
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SUMMARY:Border Security Assistance in Central Asia: Implications for Post-2014 Afghanistan
DESCRIPTION:with George Gavrilis\, Executive Director\,The Hollings Center for International Dialogue\n\nA discussion of Central Asia’s Border Woes & the Impact of International Assistance\nOccasional Paper Series\, Central Eurasia Project\, Open Society Foundations\n\nPlease join us for a discussion on border security assistance in Central Asia and its implications for the 2014 U.S. and NATO drawdown in Afghanistan. Over the last decade\, the states of Central Asia have hosted a number of international programs\ndesigned to overhaul\, equip\, and reform the region’s border control practices aimed at making the borders more secure and\nmore open – more secure against threats such as narco trafficking and cross–border extremism and more open to licit civilian crossings and lucrative trade flows.Dr. Gavrilis will assess programs funded by the United States\, European Union\, United Nations\, and other sponsors; discuss the accomplishments and limits that these programs face on the ground\, particularly in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan; and present recommendations for policymakers and the donor community as they prepare for a major change in the security environment in neighboring Afghanistan.\nGeorge Gavrilis is Executive Director of the Hollings Center for International Dialogue\, a nongovernment organization with offices in Washington\, D.C.\, and Istanbul.  He is author of The Dynamics of Interstate Boundaries (Cambridge University Press\,2010)\, which examines how border guards\, state officials\, and local populations affect border security in new states. He has travelled extensively in Central Asia and the Middle East and has published articles on Afghanistan\, the Central Asian republics\, Iran\, Israel\, Turkey\, and the West Bank in Foreign Affairs\, The Washington Quarterly\, and other forums for policy analysis and discussion. He received his PhD in political science from Columbia University and served as an assistant professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas\, Austin. In 2008–09\, he was an international affairs fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations and spent his fellowship working with the United Nations on policy initiatives forCentral Asia and Afghanistan.
URL:https://centralasiaprogram.org/event/border-security-assistance-in-central-asia-implications-for-post-2014-afghanistan/
CATEGORIES:Events Archive,The Policy Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120607T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120607T140000
DTSTAMP:20260924T010621
CREATED:20200930T162107Z
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SUMMARY:USAID Experience with Legislative Strengthening in the Former Soviet Union
DESCRIPTION:With \nDr. Eric Rudenshiold\, Senior Officer in Charge of Kyrgyzstan and the Central Asian Republics at USAID\nKregg Halstead\, Chief of Party of USAIDs “Kyrgyzstan Parliamentary Strengthening Program” being implemented by DAI\n \nModerated by\nDr. Sean Roberts\, Director and Associate Professor\, International Development Studies Program\, The Elliott School of International Affairs\, The George Washington University\n\nIn the two decades since the fall of the Soviet Union and the emergence of independent states on Russia’s periphery\, USAID has led the effort to help parliaments in these countries become more effective in passing meaningful legislation\, more engaged with citizens\, and more independent of the executive branch. This panel will be a discussion of those efforts\, with both a comparative regional overview and a more focused look at recent work with Kyrgyzstan’s Jogorku Kenesh.\n\nDr. Eric Rudenshiold\, the Senior Officer in Charge for Kyrgyzstan and the Central Asian Republics at USAID\, has been instrumental in the design and implementation of USAID’s work with legislative institutions in Central Asia\, the Caucuses and elsewhere in the region\, and will speak on the challenges and successes in those efforts.   \n\nKregg Halstead is the Chief of Party of USAID’s “Kyrgyzstan Parliamentary StrengtheningProgram” being implemented by DAI\, and has worked on legislative strengthening\, human rights and rule of law programs in the former Soviet Union for almost 20 years.   \n\nDr. Sean Roberts is a noted expert on issues of democracy and governance in Central Asia. Between 1998 and 2006 he spent six years in the region designing and managing USAID programs on democracy\,  civil society and legislative assistance.
URL:https://centralasiaprogram.org/event/usaid-experience-with-legislative-strengthening-in-the-former-soviet-union/
CATEGORIES:Events Archive,The Policy Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120525T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120525T110000
DTSTAMP:20260924T010621
CREATED:20200930T162104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T193751Z
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SUMMARY:Informal Justice in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
DESCRIPTION:with Azita Ranjbar and Dr. Eric McGlinchey \nWhat role does informal justice play in resolving conflict in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan? Is there an inverse relationship between the use of informal justice mechanisms and properly functioning state institutions?  In Kyrgyzstan\, aksakal courts (courts of elders) are village-level institutions responsible for resolving community-level disputes\, although they are increasingly described as largely obsolete and only used in villages to resolve small disputes. Their authority to resolve cases is gradually diminishing;most aksakal courts surveyed received less than ten cases last year.  In Tajikistan\, informal leaders\,usually imams\, often play a contradictory role: they often act as arbitrators and mitigate conflict within their communities and yet they oversee practices that can violate individual rights and contravene Tajik law\, such as officiating marriages and divorces outside of state institutions. In recent years\, the authority of informal leaders has increased because of the government’s inability to provide much needed social services\, including fair and equal access to justice.\n\nAzita Ranjbar spent a year in Tajikistan as a Fulbright Fellow and two months in Kyrgyzstan interviewing ordinary citizens on the role that informal justice plays in daily life. As an InternationalResearch and Exchanges Board research fellow\, she carried out research on legal and economic challenges facing the families of migrant workers in Tajikistan. She worked as a Senior ProgramSpecialist at the U.S. Institute of Peace\, on rule of law initiatives and peace building programs inAfghanistan and Pakistan. She previously conducted research in Afghanistan as a research assistant withDartmouth College and the Afghan Women Judges Association in Kabul.\n\nEric McGlinchey is an associate professor of government and politics at George Mason University and an associate in the Central Asia Program at The George Washington University. He received hisPh.D. from Princeton University in 2003. He is the author of Chaos\, Violence\, Dynasty Politics andIslam in Central Asia.
URL:https://centralasiaprogram.org/event/informal-justice-in-kyrgyzstan-and-tajikistan/
CATEGORIES:Events Archive,The Policy Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120417T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120417T190000
DTSTAMP:20260924T010621
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SUMMARY:Turkish Religious Movements in the Caucasus and Central Asia
DESCRIPTION:with\, Bayram Balci\, Visiting Fellow\, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\n\nIn the 1990s-2000s\, different Islamic movements had the opportunity to develop and spread their ideas throughout the former Soviet Union. They contributed drastically to the religiousrevival in both Caucasus and Central Asia. Among them\, those coming from Turkey were more influential\, especially the Nurcu movement of Fethullah Gülen\, which gathers the disciples of Sait Nursi (1876-1960)\, but also other brotherhoods with pan-Turkish sensibilities. Moreover\, theTurkish state was the first to develop significant educational cooperation with the new post-Soviet republics. Even though it was secular\, it paradoxically supported these new religiousnetworks and used them to its advantage.  The core of this presentation analyzes the extent to which these different Turkish movements have contributed to the formation of new Islamic elites in Azerbaijan\, Uzbekistan\, Kazakhstan\, Kyrgyzstan\, and Turkmenistan\, and how the newTurkish model may influence Azerbaijan and Central Asia.\nBayram Balci is a visiting fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and is aSenior Researcher at the CERI Science Po in Paris\, France. His research focuses on Turkey andTurkish foreign policy in the Middle East\, Central Asia\, and the Caucasus. He is the founding member of The European Journal of Turkish Studies and recently co-edited China and India inCentral Asia: A New “Great Game”?.
URL:https://centralasiaprogram.org/event/turkish-religious-movements-in-the-caucasus-and-central-asia/
CATEGORIES:Events Archive,The Policy Debate
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