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The State of Civil Society in Central Asia: Kazakhstan | Состояние Гражданского Общества в Центральной Азии: Казахстан
Feature Photo Credit: Simon Sun at Unsplash Registration is required for this event | Для участия в этом мероприятии требуется регистрация The George Washington University Central Asia Program invites you to the first of four seminars in our Civil Society in Central Asia series. These sessions will be led by Central Asia civil society experts… Continue reading The State of Civil Society in Central Asia: Kazakhstan | Состояние Гражданского Общества в Центральной Азии: Казахстан
Turkmenistan: Domestic Evolution, Economic Development, and Regional Environment
9:00am Introductory Remarks Marlene Laruelle (CAP, IERES, GWU) 9:15am Session I. Governance Changes in Turkmenistan Chair: Marlene Laruelle (CAP, IERES, GWU) Myles Smith (IREX) Forget political will - Would good governance even be possible in Turkmenistan? Chris Miller (USAID) Governance Challenges and Opportunities in Turkmenistan Discussion 10:45-11:15pm Coffee-break 11:15-12:45pm Session II. Economic Development, Progress and… Continue reading Turkmenistan: Domestic Evolution, Economic Development, and Regional Environment
Myth and Rhetoric of the Turkish Model: Changing notions of marginality in Turkey
with Anita Sengupta, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata, India The Turkish Model or the Turkish Developmental Alternative was promoted in the Central Asian Republics immediately following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The Model emphasised the ideal of a ''secular, democratic, liberal society''as a model for the post- Soviet Turkic world and in the process encouraged a''Turkic"… Continue reading Myth and Rhetoric of the Turkish Model: Changing notions of marginality in Turkey
