Thursday, September 27, 2007

CONF.- The World of Islam: History, Society and Culture, Moscow, Dec. 11-13

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CONF.- The World of Islam: History, Society and Culture, Moscow, Dec. 11-13

International Conference on Islamic Studies
"THE WORLD OF ISLAM: HISTORY, SOCIETY & CULTURE"
December 11-13, 2007, Moscow

Dear Colleagues,

Russian State University for the Humanities and Mardjani Foundation
for Support of Research and Cultural Programs are organising an
international conference "THE WORLD OF ISLAM: HISTORY, SOCIETY and
CULTURE" which probably will be held in December, 11-13 2007 in Moscow.
The conference aims to discuss various problems of Islamic history and
contemporary political and cultural development of Muslim societies
from a wide interdisciplinary perspective.

We are calling for contributions related to various fields of social
sciences: history, cultural anthropology, political and social
science, cultural studies within the Conference general problematique.
We are also most welcoming participants specialising in Arabic and
Islamic Studies as well as social and political science.

Conference discussions are planned to be held around the following
general problems:

* Study of 'Classical' Islamic Heritage (annales, manuscripts etc.)
* Islam in Russia and Eurasian countries: an imperial legacy and
contemporary problems
* A 'Greater Middle East' and Islam in the 20th and 21st centuries'

During the Conference will be held and international symposium "Egypt,
Middle East and Russia" organised in collaboration with the Cairo
University, Egypt.

Also two special "round tables" will be organised as a part of
conference activities:

Round Table - I
Islamic religious knowledge and the modern challenges of Russian society

Round Table - II
Islamic Economy: tendencies and perspectives of development

We are welcoming contributions in research fields mentioned above as
well as additional panel proposals within the general conference
problematique. The Conference working languages are Russian, English
and Arabic.

If you are interested in participating in the conference, please
contact the Conference organising team before October 15, 2007 by the
following e-mails: ialxyv@gmail.com; fond-mardjani@yandex.ru


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CONCERT & LECTURE DEMONSTRATION- Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia

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CONCERT & LECTURE DEMONSTRATION- Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia

Posted by: World Music <info@worldmusic.org>

Venue: Sanders Theater, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge
Tickets & info: www.worldmusic.org
Telephone: 617-876-4275

Group discounts available

Seventeen musicians from Central Asia are going on tour in 11 North
American cities beginning October 12, 2007. The tour, "Spiritual
Sounds of Central Asia: Nomads, Mystics, and Troubadours," will
provide North American audiences with a rare opportunity to hear music
from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and
Qaraqalpakstan (an autonomous region in Uzbekistan). Artists includes
legendary Azerbaijani vocalist Alim Qasimov and his daughter Fargana;
Bardic Divas, four women from Kazakhstan and Qaraqalpakstan who
demonstrate the power and beauty of the female voice; and the
Badakhshan Ensemble, which performs trance-inducing mystical songs
from the majestic Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Three
new CD-DVD releases produced in collaboration with the Smithsonian
Institution are also being released.

Sunday, October 14, 2007: BOSTON, MA
Sanders Theater, Harvard University 7:30PM

Monday, October 15, 2007: CAMBRIDGE, MA (NOT A CONCERT)
Lecture Demonstration at Harvard University time TBC

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FELLOWSHIPS- Postdoctoral fellowships at the Havighurst Center, Miami Univ. of Ohio

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FELLOWSHIPS- Postdoctoral fellowships at Havighurst Center, Miami Univ. of Ohio

Posted by: Havighurst Center <havighurstcenter@muohio.edu>

http://www.units.muohio.edu/havighurstcenter/opportunities/postdoctoral.html

Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded annually by the Havighurst Center.
Fellowships are given in all areas of academic study related to Russia and
other post Soviet countries, including history, politics, music, culture,
art, architecture, religion, literature, and daily life.

The fellowships are designed for junior scholars of exceptional promise.
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to pursue their research
agenda for a calendar year with the support of a competitive salary and up
to $2,000 for research support.

Fellowships are for one year, but may be renewed for a second year. Fellows
normally are expected to teach four 15 week courses in the field of their
primary research interest per year and to assist in developing Havighurst
programs in the area of their interest. Fellows must have their Ph.D. (or
Kandidat nauk) in hand by the beginning of their fellowship, and those
without native ability in English must have a demonstrated capability to
lecture in English. Fellowships are open to applicants from all countries.
The areas that the Center is interested in will change annually, and
candidates are encouraged to contact the center directly before making an
application.

Candidates should send their curriculum vitae, a one page description of
their research proposal, a description of each of the courses they would
like to teach, and three letters of reference--in English--to The Havighurst
Center, Fellowship Program, Harrison Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio,
45056. For best consideration, applications should be received by November 1
to be considered for the following academic year. Queries may be addressed
to havighurstcenter@muohio.edu. Miami University is an equal opportunity
employer and applications from female and minority scholars are strongly
encouraged.

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JOB- Country Director, Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), Kyrgyzstan

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JOB- Country Director, Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), Kyrgyzstan

Posted by: Elina Karakulova <elina.karakulova@gmail.com>

Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) is currently seeking to
recruit a highly motivated Kyrgyzstan national for the post of Country
Director in our Bishkek office.

IWPR strengthens local journalism in areas of conflict. By training
reporters, facilitating dialogue and providing reliable information,
it supports peace, democracy and development in societies undergoing
trough crisis and change.

Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Closing date: October 12, 2007

Description: The Country Director will run IWPR's editorial and
training projects in Kyrgyzstan and manage the office in Bishkek.

Main duties and responsibilities:
- Manage IWPR's media projects in Kyrgyzstan ensuring program goals are met
- Commission and edit articles from local journalists in Kyrgyzstan
under the direction of the editorial team of IWPR in London.
- Organize regular training meetings with journalists in Kyrgyzstan
with the participation of representatives of non-governmental
organisations and local media activists, as part of IWPR's projects in
Kyrgyzstan,.
- Manage IWPR's Bishkek office and report on monthly office expenses
and narrative reports to Programme Manager in Bishkek
- Represent IWPR in Kyrgyzstan to donors, editors, NGOs, government
and international organizations and to lead IWPR's fundraising
activities in Kyrgyzstan. Work with other IWPR staff in the region to
coordinate cross-border editorial and educational projects.
- Promote IWPR's output from throughout Kyrgyzstan to local and
regional media.

Skills Required:
- At least three years experience in media and civil society sectors.
- Relevant university degree
- Strong organizational and leadership skills; experience in grant management
- Fluent Russian and English; good knowledge of Kyrgyz is an asset.
- Strong writing and computer skills.
- Thorough knowledge of the media and NGO sector in Kyrgyzstan and the region.

To apply, send a brief CV and cover letter to Kumar Bekbolotov at:
hr.iwprcentralasia@gmail.com


Elina Karakulova, Editor
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
www.iwpr.net
+ 996 (312) 62 78 21 ext. 105


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PROG. INFO.- Deadline Extension, Human Rights Training Program, Kyrgyzstan

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PROG. INFO.- Deadline Extension, Human Rights Training Program, Kyrgyzstan

Posted by: Janyl Bokonbaeva <j.bokonbaeva@osce-academy.net>

Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and OSCE
Academy announce EXTENSION OF DEADLINE for applications for the Human Rights
Training Programme, which aims to improve Central Asian NGO capacity to
provide training, education, advocacy, etc. in human rights issues.

Deadline is extended till 15 October 2007.

Selected participants will receive a Sida scholarship covering all costs for
participation, including economy class travel, accommodation and meals.

Program structure:

Phase 1: Training of trainers (ToT), scheduled for 12 - 25 November 2007 in
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Phase 2: Follow-up seminar, scheduled for 7 - 12 April 2008 at Issyk Kul
Lake, Kyrgyzstan.

Program is intensive and challenging, and consists of lectures, group work
and individual assignments.

Only citizens and permanent residents of Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of
Kazakhstan, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
are eligible to apply.

Target group:

25 human rights NGO representatives.

- Applicants should be representatives of human rights NGOs with an
at least 2 year relevant working experience in the sphere of human rights;
- Applicants should demonstrate strong willingness and ability to
disseminate the knowledge and skills acquired during the program via
further training and teaching;
- Applicants should have excellent command of the Russian language;
- Applicants should be aged preferably between 25 and 50, have a
first level university degree and/or extensive professional experience;
- Applicants should be able and willing to work in a team and within
a multicultural environment;
- Applicants should be available for the whole period of the course
with no other commitments.

Application Procedure:

Applications should be filled out in Russian. The form can be
downloaded from the website of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek at

www.osce-academy.org/training.

Following documents are obligatory to accompany the application form:
- Draft of individual assignment, clearly stating nature, scope,
dates, purposes and expected outcomes of the proposed activity
(please consult
course brochure available at: www.osce-academy.org/training for
explanations), and;
- Recommendation letter from the participant's organization, signed
and stamped, and stating full contact details of the signing person.
The letter should also clearly indicate that the nominating
organization will provide the support necessary (financial and
otherwise) for the participant to achieve the objectives formulated in
the project.

The application should be submitted to the OSCE Academy by email as a single
scanned file, ref: "HR TCB" to: training@osce-academy.net or in a single
envelope by post to: 1 A, Botanichesky per., 720044 Bishkek, Kyrgyz
Republic.

All questions should be addressed to: training@osce-academy.net. Further
information can be downloaded from a brochure available in Russian and
English at www.osce-academy.org

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

CENTRAL ASIA SEMINAR- Ablet Semet, Islam in Eastern Turkistan, Sept. 28

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CENTRAL ASIA SEMINAR- Ablet Semet, Islam in Eastern Turkistan, Sept. 28

Posted by: John Schoeberlein <centasia@fas.harvard.edu>

The Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus announces a talk by:

Ablet Semet
Free University of Berlin, Turkology Dept.

on

Islam in Eastern Turkistan

Friday, September 28, 2007
12:30-2:00
CGIS South Room S-450

Your are welcome to bring lunch. We will begin to gather at 12:00,
and the presentation will begin at 12:30.


John Schoeberlein
____________________________________________________________________________
Dr. John Schoeberlein \ Director
Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus
Davis Center \ Harvard University
1730 Cambridge St., Room S-320 \ Cambridge, MA 02138 \ USA
tel.: +1/617-495-4338 asst.: +1/617-496-2643 fax: +1/617-495-8319
schoeber@fas.harvard.edu
Central Asia Program website: http://centasia.fas.harvard.edu
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CALL FOR EXPERTS- Development of Certified Accountant Practitioner Training Materials

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CALL FOR EXPERTS- Devel. of Certified Accountant Practitioner Training Material

Posted by: Violetta Yan <violetta.yan@ucentralasia.org>

The University of Central Asia's School of Professional and Continuing
Education (UCA/SPCE), in cooperation with USAID Accounting/Certified
International Professional Accountant (A/CIPA) project seeks experts'
participation in developing the following Certified Accountant
Practitioner (CAP) training materials:

1. Financial accounting – Level 1
2. Managerial accounting – Level 1
3. Tax and law of the Republic of Kazakhstan
4. Tax and law of the Kyrgyz Republic
5. Tax and law of the Republic of Tajikistan

Selection process:

* Submission of CV
CV should contain information on:
- general work experience;
- work experience in the development of methodologies, training
materials, and programs;
- professional development;
- participation in different programs/projects;
- CAP/CIPA designation (if any).

* Submission of training materials from the short-listed candidates.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted to request these materials.

* Interview

Eligibility criteria: the University invites members of teaching and
methodical unions, professional organizations, and creative and
academic groups experienced in developing of teaching materials.

All interested candidates should submit their CV by November 5, 2007 to:

Gulnara Djunushalieva
Senior Program Coordinator
School of Professional and Continuing Education, University of Central Asia
207 Panfilova Street
720040 Bishkek
Kyrgyz Republic
Fax: +996 312 696029
E-mail: gulnara.djunushalieva@ucentralasia.org

For more information about this call for experts, please contact:
gulnara.djunushalieva@ucentralasia.org


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CONF.- Women in War, Ohio State University, Oct. 26-27, 2007

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CONF.- Women in War, Ohio State University, Oct. 26-27, 2007

Posted by: Serguei Alex. Oushakine <oushakin@PRINCETON.EDU>

NOTE: Some papers in the program are on Chechnya and Afghanistan


International and Interdisciplinary Conference on
Women in War

Organizers:
Yana Hashamova
Helena Goscilo
http://slaviccenter.osu.edu/WIW/schedule.html

Schedule

October 26 (Friday) 3:30-9 pm

Opening Remarks - 3:30

Panel 1- The Yugoslav Wars and the Other - 4:00-6:00

Chair/Discussant: Snjezana Buzov (Ohio State)
Jennifer Erickson (University of Oregon), "Racism, Classism, Gender, and
War: The Case of Romani Women in Bosnia-Herzegovina"
Amy Szabo (Ohio State), "The Silent War on Women: Ethnic Conflict and the
Development of Sex Trafficking in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina"
Aleksandra Milicevic (University of North Florida), "Men and Women in the
Wars in Former Yugoslavia"

Screening of Esma's Secret (2006) - 6:00-7:30

Reception - 7:30-9:00

October 27 (Saturday) - 9:00-6:00

Panel 2 - Women Writers and the Yugoslav Wars - 9:00-10:30

Chair/Discussant: Angela Brintlinger (Ohio State)
Ajla Demiragic (University of Sarajevo), "(Out)Living the War: Literary
Representation of War in Contemporary Fiction by Women Writers from Bosnia
and Herzegovina"
Jessica Wienhold (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), "Engendering
Defamiliarization: Dubravka Ugresic's 'point of pain'
in The Museum of Unconditional Surrender"

Coffee Break - 10:30-10:45

Panel 3 - Memory and the Yugoslav Wars - 10:45-12:15

Chair/Discussant: Dorothy Noyes (Ohio State)
Julie Mertus (American University), "Memories of Sisterhood United,
Sisterhood Divided"
Ramajana Hidic Demirovic (Indiana University), "Dichotomy of Memory? Women
Surviving Memories of the Genocide in Bosnia"

Lunch - 12:15-1:30

Panel 4 - Film and the Yugoslav Wars - 1:30-3:00

Chair/Discussant: Brian Baer (Kent State University)
Yana Hashamova (Ohio State), "War Rapes: Redefining Motherhood, Fatherhood,
and Nationhood"
Olha Rudich (Ohio State), "Milcho Manchevski's Before the Rain: Zamira's
Love and Religious and Ethnic Conflicts"

Panel 5 - Women's Representations and the War on Terror - 3:00-4:30

Chair/Discussant: Ruby Tapia (Ohio State)
Wendy Hesford (Ohio State), "Staging Terror, Staging Gender"
Reshmi Mukherjee (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), "Studying the
Gaze: Submission or Subversion?"

Coffee Break - 4:30-4:45

Panel 6 - Women in Afghan and Chechen Conflicts - 4:45-6:45

Chair/Discussant: Helena Goscilo (University of Pittsburgh)
Kirsten Rutsala (Oklahoma University), "Shifting Between Worlds: Gender
Identity in the Second Chechen War"
Trina Mamoon (University of Alaska - Fairbanks), "Desperate and Dangerous:
'Black Widows' and the Chechen Conflict"
Sergei Oushakine (Princeton), "Private Traumas of Local Wars: On Mothers,
Objects, and Relations"

Reception - 7:00-9:00

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

PUBL.- The North Caucasus within the Russian Empire (in Russian)

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PUBL.- The North Caucasus within the Russian Empire (in Russian)

Posted by: Svetlana Vorobieva <manager@nlo.magazine.ru>

New book of "New Literary Review" Publishing House, Moscow:

"The North Caucasus within the Russian Empire"

In Russian language. Price 10 euro + postage cost. To buy, please
address to manager@nlo.magazine.ru
Tel.: +7(495)976-47-88
e-mail: manager@nlo.magazine.ru
www.nlobooks.ru

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CONF.- The Roads of Pilgrimages between Central Asia and Hijaz, Tashkent, 3-4 Oct. 2007

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CONF.- The Roads of Pilgrimages between Central Asia & Hijaz, Tashkent, 3-4 Oct

Posted by: Alexandre Papas <alex.p@club-internet.fr>

The French Institute for Central Asian Studies (IFEAC),
in association with the Tashkent Islamic University, the Institute of
Oriental Studies Al-Biruni, the UNESCO and the CNRS,

is pleased to announce an international conference on:

The Roads of Pilgrimages (hajj, ziyarat) between Central Asia and Hijaz

October 3-4, 2007
Dedeman Hotel, Tashkent

Organized by Bakhtyar Babadjanov, Bayram Balci, Alexandre Papas &
Thierry Zarcone.

Conference Program:

October 3
Opening Session

Bahrom Abdukhalimov, State Advisor on Islamic Affairs

Soraya Karimova, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies

Anna Paolini, UNESCO Representative in Uzbekistan

Rovshan Abdullaev, Rector of the Tashkent Islamic University

Bayram Balci, Director of IFEAC


Chair: Thierry Zarcone

Hamid Algar (University of California, Berkeley)
Central Asian Naqshbandis at the Haramayn

Necdet Tosun (Osh State University-Marmara University, Istanbul)
Hajj (Pilgrimage) from the Sufi Point of View

Masami Hamada (Kyoto University)
Imaginary Invitation to the pilgrimage

Alexandre Papas (CNRS, Paris)
Pilgrimage Roads and Mystical Paths: The Travels of a Qalandar Sufi,
Muhammad Zalili, from Yarkand to Mecca (17-18th-Century)


Afternoon Session

Chair: Elizaveta Nekrassova

Minoru Sawada (Toyama University, Japan)
Pilgrimage to Sacred Places in Taklamakan Desert: Mausoleums of Imams
in Khotan Province

Nadirbek Abdulakhatov (Ferghana Regional Museum, Ferghana)
"Sacred" Objects in the Mazars of Ferghana: Between Fetishism and Islam

Sharifa Toshova (Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent)
Haji of Central Asia: Itineraries and Impressions

Ashirbek Muminov (Institute of Oriental Studies, Almaty)
Isnad, Silsila, 'An'ana in Central Asia: New Aspects Appearing after
Hajj and Ziyara

Thierry Zarcone (CNRS, Paris)
The Zawiya al-Uzbakiyya at Jerusalem, a Central Asian Resting-House on
the Hajj Road


October 4
Morning Session

Chair: Ahatjan Hasanov

Lola Dodkhudaeva (Academy of Sciences, Tajikistan)
Hajj in Political Legitimization of the Rulers of Imperial Herat
(Kurts, Timurids)

Thomas Welsford (Oxford University)
Piety, Refuge and Dynastic Change: the Re-Opening of Iran to Central
Asian Pilgrim Traffic, 1600-1650

Omonullo Buriev (Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent)
Description of the Pilgrimage in Muntahab at-Tavorih by Khakimkhon Tura

Alfina Sibgatullina (Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow)
Tatar Hajjname

Shovosil Ziyodov (Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent)
Hadjnomalar (Hajj Stories): Lithographies Available in Tashkent


Afternoon Session

Chair: Alexandre Papas

Naima Neflyasheva (Center for Civilization and Regional Studies at the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow)
Hajj from Russian Empire as a Frontier Situation

Bakhtyar Babadjanov (Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent)
Ziyarat to Mazars as a Form of Islamic Practice in the Soviet Era

Stéphane A. Dudoignon (CNRS, Paris)
Globalised Pilgrimage? Hajj in Post Soviet Central Asia: Individual
Narratives and Collective Practices

Vladimir Bobrovnikov (Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow)
Al-Hajj and al-Ziyara in Making (Post-)Soviet Muslims: a Comparative
Study of the Cases of Daghestan and Uzbekistan

Abdulhakim Jozjoni (Islamic University, Tashkent)
The Question of Taliban and Ziyarat in Afghanistan


The conference is open to the public and free of charge.
Contacts: balci@ifeac.com.uz or administration@ifeac.com.uz

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GRANTS- Deadline Reminder: Oct 1, American Councils Grants for Research in Eurasia

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GRANTS- Deadline Reminder: Oct 1, American Coun. Grants for Research in Eurasia

Posted by: Sheila Dawes <sdawes@americancouncils.org>

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is now
accepting applications for its 2008-2009 Grants for Research and
Advanced Language Training Programs in Central Asia and the South
Caucasus. Applications for Spring and Summer 2008 programs are due October 1.

Applications are now available for download at

www.americancouncils.org or by contacting the American Councils
Outbound Office. Funding for these programs is available through
American Councils from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) grant
support. This year, fellowships will be offered in three categories:

Title VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for three-
to nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the South
Caucasus, Southeastern Europe, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova.
Fellowships include roundtrip international travel, housing and living
stipends, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and
logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students,
post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Application deadlines: October 1
(Spring and Summer Programs); January 15 (Fall and Academic Year Programs).

Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides
full support for research and up to ten hours per week of advanced
language instruction for three-to-nine months in Russia, Central Asia,
the South Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. Fellowships include
roundtrip international travel, housing and living stipends, tuition,
visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical
support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral
scholars, and faculty. Application deadlines: October 1 (Spring and
Summer Programs); January 15 (Fall and Academic Year Programs).

Title VIII Special Initiatives Fellowship: Provides grants of up to
$35,000 for field research on policy-relevant topics in Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
and Uzbekistan. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in a policy-relevant
field and have sufficient language ability to carry out proposed
research. Scholars must conduct research for at least four months in
the field. Application deadlines: October 1 (Spring and Summer
Programs); January 15 (Fall and Academic Year Programs).

While a wide-range of topics receive support each year, all funded
research must contribute to a body of knowledge enabling the U.S. to
better understand the region and formulate effective policies within
it. All applicants should clearly describe the policy-relevance of
their work, be it in anthropology, history, international relations,
political science, or some other field.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. All
competitions for funding are open and merit based. All applications
will receive consideration without regard to any non-merit factors
such as race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national
origin, marital status, age (with authorized exceptions), political
affiliation, or disability. Funding for this program is made available
by the U.S. Department of State's Program for the Study of Eastern
Europe and Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII).

Applications are available for download at

www.americancouncils.org/researchFellowships.php or by contacting the
American Councils Outbound Office. Applications must be postmarked by
the deadline date.

For more information, please contact:
Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound@americancouncils.org
Website: www.americancouncils.org

Sheila Dawes
Eurasia Study Coordinator
Russia and Eurasia Outbound Office
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
phone: 202-833-7522
fax: 202-833-7523
www.acrussiaabroad.org
www.americancouncils.org

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CONF.- Interchanges and Influences in Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, London, 2-3 Nov 2007

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CONF.- Interchanges & Influences in Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, London, 2-3 Nov

Posted by: Lilla Russell-Smith <russellsmith@btinternet.com>

"Interchanges and Influences in Chinese Buddhist Sculpture"
2-3 November 2007, 9am-6pm

This international academic conference will reassess Chinese Buddhist
Sculpture exploring issues of patronage, scientific dating,
conservation methods, multi-cultural influences, iconography and the
history of collecting. The conference is organised by Dr Anne Farrer,
Programme Director of the MA in East Asian Art, Sotheby's Institute of
Art, and Dr Lilla Russell-Smith, Chair, Circle of Inner Asian Art and
is supported by the British Academy and the Chiang Ching-kuo
Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange.

Papers will include topics of interest to readers of this list:

Annette Juliano (Professor of Asian Art History, Rutgers University,
Newark, USA) "Northern Zhou Buddhist sculpture reconsidered"

Madhuvanti Ghose (Alsdorf Curator of Indian and Himalayan Art, Art
Institute, Chicago, USA): "Some early Chinese Buddhist sculptures and
the influences upon them from the Indian sphere"

Ann Paludan (Independent scholar, UK) "Buddhist sculpture and the
classical tradition"

Lukas Nickel (Lecturer, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, SOAS, and
University College, University of London, UK): "Buddhist bronzes from
Shandong Province"

Zong Zhang (Research Fellow, Institute of World Religions, Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China):
"Steles and stupas: exemplification of the form changes in Chinese
Buddhist sculpture" (In Chinese with translation)

Katherine R. Tsiang (Associate Director, Center for the Art of East
Asia, Department of Art History, University of Chicago, USA): "Demons,
Jewels, and Sixteen Princes in the North Cave at Xiangtangshan"

Hsueh-man Shen (Lecturer and Senior Curator of Chinese Art at the
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK): "Likeness and presence:
deposits inside Buddha statues"

Dorothy C. Wong (Associate professor, McIntire Department of Art,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA): "Tang Buddhist
sculptures brought to Japan in the seventh and eighth centuries"

Marianne Yaldiz (Independent scholar, Berlin, Germany): "Vajrapani in
the literature and the sculptural art of Central Asia"

Khau Ming Rubin (PhD Candidate, SOAS, London, UK): "Redating the
Buddhist sculpture of Yanqi (Karashahr), ancient Xinjiang"

Chhaya Bhattacharya-Haesner (Independent scholar, Berlin, Germany)
"Terracotta art of Khotan in the Turfan Collection of Museum für
Asiatische Kunst, Berlin"

Marilyn Gridley (Research Associate, Center for East Asian Studies,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA): "The meaning of the Uighur,
Liao, Amber Guanyin"

Kevin McLaughlin (Oriental Museum, Durham University): "Song lacquered
sculptures"

Roderick Whitfield (Emeritus Professor, Department of Art and
Archaeology, SOAS, London, UK): "Gilt bronze sculptures of Gansu and Ningxia"

Beth McKillop (Keeper, Asian Collections, Victoria and Albert Museum,
London, UK): "Buddhist sculpture from the Eumorfopoulos Collection in the V&A"

Györgyi Fajcsák (Curator, F. Hopp Museum of East Asian Art, Budapest,
Hungary): "In the footsteps of the Buddha: collecting Buddhist
sculpture in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries"

Fee: £30 for one day; £50 for two days

Location: Sotheby's Institute of Art, 30 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3EE


To book a place please call Emilie Faure on +44 (0)20 7462 3249 or
send an email to e.faure@sothebysinstitute.com

For more information and a full list of speakers please see

http://www.sothebysinstitute.com/day-eve-6.html


Dr. Lilla Russell-Smith
Co-Editor, Journal of Inner Asian Art and Archaeology
Chair, Circle of Inner Asian Art
russellsmith@btinternet.com

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JOB- Research Assistant - Mongolian / Anthropology

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JOB- Research Assistant - Mongolian / Anthropology

Posted by: Manduhai Buyandelgeriyn <buyandel@fas.harvard.edu>

Looking for a research assistant interested in socio-cultural
anthropology. The student needs to be eligible for the Federal Work-Study
program. Duties include library and on-line research, writing book and
article summaries, compiling bibliographies, and organizing images and
documents. The duties will be balanced between intellectually stimulating
research and administrative work.

The work hours are flexible. The workload will be approximately 10-15
hours a week, and can be adjusted to the student~Rs weekly schedule. The
pay scale is $9.00-$11.80/hour for an undergraduate and $9.00-$17.15/hour
for a graduate student. Familiarity with the Cyrillic script and/or some
basic knowledge of Mongolian and/or Russian is desired. Attention to
detail, reliability, organizational skills, ability to work independently,
and interest in anthropology and cultures are required.

If interested please contact Manduhai Buyandelger
buyandel@fas.harvard.edu
617-496-8450


Manduhai Buyandelgeriyn Ph.D.
Junior Fellow
Harvard Society of Fellows
78 Mount Auburn Street
Cambridge MA 02138
Fax: 617-495-2645
Tel: 617-496-8450


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Saturday, September 22, 2007

LECTURE- Electricity Sector in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, Stacy Closson, AUCA, Bishkek, Sept. 28

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LECTURE- Electricity Sector in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, Stacy Closson,
Bishkek, Sept. 28

Posted by: Alexander I. Pugachev <pugachev_a@mail.auca.kg>

Social Research Center at American University of Central Asia
(www.src.auca.kg) presents:

Lecture: The Impact of Informal Socio-Economic Network Activity on the
Electricity Sector: Comparing Georgia and Kyrgyzstan Since Independence

Presenter: Dr. Stacy Closson, London School of Economics and Political
Science, Visiting Research Fellow, Social Research Center

Time: 17:00, September 28th

Venue: Room 232, AUCA (Main Building)

Language: English

Synopsis: Both Georgia and Kyrgyzstan have recently experienced a change in
regime, due in part to the public's dissatisfaction with the management of
the energy sector. Since independence, both countries experienced technical
and commercial losses in the electricity system, which negatively impacted
on economic growth. The role of non-transparent, trans-territorial
political-economic networks was particularly destructive to the development
of an effective domestic and regional energy system. However, the new
Georgian government's efforts to enhance its electricity sector management
and performance have outpaced those of Kyrgyzstan. One explanation may be
that informal networks continue to monopolize transactions in the Kyrgyz
energy sector. These developments, and their impact on maximizing Kyrgyzstan's
potential in a regionally integrated system, will be discussed.

Dr. Stacy Closson recently defended her PhD dissertation at the London
School of Economics and Political Science entitled, "State Weakness in
Perspective: Trans-territorial Energy Networks in Georgia, 1993-2003." At
present, she is a research fellow at American University's Social Research
Center. In October, she will begin a 2-year Trans-Atlantic Post-Doc
Fellowship for International Relations and Security (TAPIR) at the Center
for Strategic Studies in Zurich, Switzerland focusing on European energy
security.

How to register: Please RSVP to pss@mail.auca.kg, giving your name and
institution.

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Friday, September 21, 2007

CONF./CFP- KCTOS Conference Section on Europe and Central Asia, Vienna, Dec. 6-9

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CONF./CFP- KCTOS Conference Section on Europe and Central Asia, Vienna, Dec 6-9

Posted by: Peter Felch <peter.felch@gmx.at>

KCTOS Conference: Knowledge, Creativity and Transformations of Societies
December 6-9, 2007, Vienna, Austria

Posted by: Peter Felch peter.felch@gmx.at

Call for participation and abstracts for section on Europe-Central
Asia relations; deadline September 28, 2007

>From December 6 to 9, 2007, Vienna/Austria will host an international
conference under the title "KCTOS: Knowledge, Creativity and
Transformations of Societies".

One of the conference sections on the topic "Europe and Central Asia
-- More than Security and Energy? Defining an Emerging Partnership"
will deal with the EU strategy for Central Asia, recently produced
under the German presidency, with a special focus on the aspect of
culture and inter-cultural dialog. It will also consider the role and
place of Europe among the geo-political players in this region.
The section language will be English.

Details about the conference, its programme and registration
procedure, the a.m. section as well as a short abstract about its
topic are available on www.inst.at/kctos/index_english.htm

respectively www.inst.at/kctos/sektionen_a-f/felch.htm.

Potential lecturers are urgently invited to submit abstracts and short
CVs by email to peter.felch@gmx.at not later than 28 September, 2007.

The organizers also ask to pass on this information to any other
person, which may be interested in the topic.

For questions about the section, please contact:

Peter Felch
ARTilek Eurasia
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Tel. +996-772-60 84 26
peter.felch@gmx.at, felch@pochta.ru

For questions about the conference, the organizers, programme,
accommodation etc. please see the INST website www.inst.at, the
conference website www.inst.at/kctos/index_english.htm

or contact INST/Herbert Arlt, arlt@inst.at

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CONF./CFP- University of Pittsburgh, REES & GOSECA Graduate Student Conference

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CONF./CFP- University of Pittsburgh, REES & GOSECA Graduate Student Conference

University of Pittsburgh, REES, and GOSECA
Fifth Annual Graduate Student Conference

February 22nd - 24th, 2008

Generation Removed? Assessing Nostalgia, Memory, and Legacy in Russia,
Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

The collapse of communist regimes in the former Soviet Union, Eastern
Europe, and Central Asia led to radical shifts in social, economic,
political, and cultural realities. Subsequently, the transition to
postcommunism dramatically affected the worlds of both the living and
the dead, transforming epistemologies, as well as lifestyles. The
changes also prompted the revisiting of the past and its relationship
to the present. As the first generation removed from the communist era
comes of age and examines its heritage, it seeks to negotiate its
identity with a world audience. Nostalgia, memory and legacy have
lasting impacts on such efforts and provide useful frameworks for this
endeavor.

Examples of presentation topics include:
- Postcommunist religious vestiges: revival and opposition
- The impact of the collective memory of super power status on
contemporary Russian foreign policy
- The impact of clan structures on Central Asian society
- Nostalgic contemporary views of the Czechoslovakia's Golden Era of
the 1920s and 1930s
- The effects of the Soviet legacy on cultural institutions
- Monuments and memories: communist legacies and the appropriation of the past

REES and GOSECA invite papers that assess the current and past roles
of nostalgia, memory and legacy in the Russia, Eastern Europe, and
Central Asia. The conference is deliberately interdisciplinary and
aims to deepen our understanding of the region as a whole using a
broad range of approaches to examine an intricately woven matrix of
issues. Participation is open to graduate students in the social
sciences, the humanities, and the professional schools.

Abstracts should be no more than 250 words long. Please submit
abstracts by December 1st, 2007 to the following email address:
gosecaconference@yahoo.com


GOSECA Conference Organizing Committee
Russian and East European Studies Graduate Student Conference
University of Pittsburgh

GOSECA is the Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and
Central Asia (GOSECA) at the University of Pittsburgh

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PUBL.- Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, 19 September 2007, Is Online

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PUBL.- Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, 19 September 2007, Is Online

Posted by: Svante Cornell <scornel4@jhuadig.admin.jhu.edu>

Welcome to the website of the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, the
biweekly journal of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road
Studies Program Joint Center. This issue features analytical articles on
the SCO's expansion dilemma; the Jihadization of resistance in the North
Caucasus; economic problems in Kyrgyzstan; and the ENP in the South
Caucasus. In field reports, articles on judicial reform in Georgia, the
launching of the Sino-Turkmen pipeline, Kyrgyz constitutional woes, and
Kazakhstan's tensions with foreign oil companies.


Note: New Publications:

"The New Silk Roads: Transport and Trade in Greater Central Asia"
Edited By S. Frederick Starr, 510 pages. Download chapters at:
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/inside/publications/GCA.html

China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, August Issue Is Online
With articles by Johannes Linn, Alyson Bailes, Robert O. Freedman,
Magnus Norell, and Marlene Laruelle, among other. Download at:
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/inside/publications/CEF_quarterly.htm


The 19 September issue of the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst (Volume 9,
no. 18) is now online at http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite. The PDF
version of the entire issue is available at:

http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/files/070919Analyst.pdf


Full contents:

Analytical Articles

SCO Fails to Solve Its Expansion Dilemma
Richard Weitz
http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/4697

"Jihadization" of Chechen Islamic Resistance and Global Implications
Dmitry Shlapentokh
http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/4696

Kyrgyz Government Grapples with Wheat Shortfall, Inflation
Nurshat Ababakirov
http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/4695

Challenges and Dilemmas of the European Neighborhood Policy in the South
Caucasus
Daniel Linotte
http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/4694

Field Reports

Judicial Reform in Georgia
Nino Kalandadze
http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/4702

Berdimuhammedov Launches Turkmenistan ­ China Gas Pipleline Project
Chemen Durdiyeva
http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/4701

Another Constitutional Reform Looms in Kyrgyzstan
Erica Marat
http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/4700

Astana Struggles to Regain Grip on Oil Sector
Farkhad Sharip
http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/4699

News Digest:
http://www.cacianalyst.org/newsite/?q=node/4698


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

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CONF./CFP- Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) 2008

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CONF./CFP- Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) 2008

Posted by: Dominique Arel <darel@uottawa.ca>

Call for Papers

"Nation, Identity, Conflict, and the State"

13th Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)

[The announcement is also available at www.nationalities.org]

International Affairs Building,
Columbia University, NY
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
10-12 April 2008

***Proposal deadline: 1 November 2007***

Contact information:
proposals must be submitted to:
darel@uottawa.ca and darelasn@gmail.com

100+ panels on the Balkans, Central Europe and the Baltics, Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Central Asia and Eurasia, the Caucasus,
Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kurdistan, China and surrounding countries

**INCLUDING a Special Section on Theoretical Approaches to Nationalism**

THEMATIC Panels on
Islam and Politics, Genocide and Ethnic Violence, Anthropology of
Identity, Citizenship and Nationality, Religion, Language Politics,
Conflict Resolution, Autonomy, Gender, EU Integration, Diaspora and many more

AWARDS for Best Doctoral Student Papers

AND the Screening and Discussion of **New Films/Documentaries**

The ASN Convention, the most attended international and
inter-disciplinary scholarly gathering of its kind, welcomes proposals
on a wide range of topics related to national identity, nationalism,
ethnic conflict, state-building and the study of empires in
Central/Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Balkans, Eurasia,
and adjacent areas. Disciplines represented include political science,
history, anthropology, sociology, international studies, economics,
geography, sociolinguistics, psychology, and related fields.

The Convention also features a section devoted to theoretical
approaches to nationalism, from any of the disciplines listed above.
The papers in this section need not be grounded in an area of the
former Communist bloc usually covered by ASN, provided that the issues
examined are relevant to a truly comparative understanding of
nationalism-related issues. In this vein, we are welcoming
theory-focused and comparative proposals, rather than specific case
studies from outside Central/Eastern Europe and Eurasia. A dozen
panels are expected to be featured in the Nationalism section.

Since 2005, the ASN Convention has acknowledged excellence in graduate
studies research by offering Awards for Best Doctoral Student Papers
in five sections: Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus, Central Asia/Eurasia,
Central Europe, Balkans, and Nationalism Studies. The winners at the
2006 Convention were Tammy Lynch (Boston U, History,
Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus), Judith Beyer (Anthropology, Max Planck
Institute for Social Anthropology, Central Asia/Eurasia), Zsuzsanna
Magdo (U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, History, Central Europe),
Connie Robinson (New School U, Sociology, Balkans), and Wendy Pearlman
(Harvard U, Political Science, Nationalism). Doctoral student
applicants whose proposals will be accepted for the 2008 Convention,
who have not defended their dissertation by 1 November 2007, and whose
paper is delivered by the deadline, will automatically be considered
for the awards.

The 2008 Convention is also inviting submissions for documentaries or
feature films made within the past few years and available in VHS or
DVD format. Most films selected for the convention will be screened
during regular panel slots and will be followed by a discussion
moderated by an academic expert. Films on the 2007 Program included
the Oscar-nominated My Country, My Country (US, 2007), Vukovar-Final
Cut (Serbia and Montenegro, 2006), A Lesson of Belarusian (Poland,
2006), Orange Revolution (US, 2007) and Final Solution (India, 2005).

The 2008 Convention invites proposals for INDIVIDUAL PAPERS or PANELS.
A panel includes a chair, three presentations based on written papers,
and a discussant. Proposals using an innovative format are encouraged.
Examples of new formats include a roundtable on a new book, in which
the author is being engaged by three discussants (nine book panels
were featured in the 2007 Convention); a debate between two panelists
over a critical research or policy question, following rules of public
debating; or special presentations based on original papers where the
number of discussants is equal to or greater than the number of
presenters. Other innovative formats are also welcome.

The 2008 Convention is also welcoming offers to serve as DISCUSSANT on
a panel to be created by the program committee from individual paper
proposals. The application to be considered as discussant can be
self-standing, or accompanied by an individual paper proposal.

There is NO APPLICATION FORM to fill out in order to send proposals to
the convention, except for a FACT SHEET that can be downloaded at

www.nationalities.org. All proposals and fact sheets must be sent by
email to Dominique Arel at both darel@uottawa.ca and darelasn@gmail.com.

INDIVIDUAL PAPER PROPOSALS must include the name, email and
affiliation of the author, a postal address for paper mail, the title
of the paper, a 500-word abstract and a 100-word biographical
statement that includes full references of your last or forthcoming
publication, if applicable. Graduate students must indicate the title
of their dissertation and year of projected defense. They can also
submit the full references of a recent or forthcoming publication.

PANEL PROPOSALS must include the title of the panel, a chair, three
paper-givers with the title of their papers, and a discussant; the
name, affiliation, email, postal address and 100-word biographical
statements of each participant and include full references of their
last or forthcoming publication, if applicable. Graduate students can
indicate the title of their dissertation and year of projected defense.

PROPOSALS FOR FILMS OR VIDEOS must include the name, email and
affiliation of the author, a postal address for paper mail, the title,
a 500-word abstract of the film/video and a 100-word biographical statement.

PROPOSALS USING AN INNOVATIVE FORMAT must include the title of the
panel, the names, emails, affiliations, postal addresses, 100-word
biographical statements of each participant (same specifications as
above) and a discussion on the proposed format.

INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS TO SERVE AS DISCUSSANT must include the name,
email, affiliation, postal address, a paragraph on the areas that the
applicant has expertise to serve as a discussant, and a 100-word
biographical statement (same specifications as above).

All proposals must be included IN THE BODY OF A SINGLE EMAIL, except
for the Fact Sheet that must be attached. Attachments other than the
Fact Sheet will be accepted only if they repeat the content of the
email message/proposal, and if all the information is contained IN A
SINGLE ATTACHMENT. The reception of all proposals will be acknowledged
electronically (with some delay during deadline week, due to the high
volume of proposals).

Participants are responsible for covering all travel and accommodation
costs. Unfortunately, ASN has no funding available for panelists.

An international Program Committee will be entrusted with the
selection of proposals. Applicants will be notified in December 2007
or January 2008. Information regarding registration costs and other
logistical questions will be communicated afterwards.

The full list of panels from last year's convention, for the
geographical and thematic sections, and the section on Theories of
Nationalism, can be accessed at

http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2007_final_program.pdf.

The film lineup can be accessed at

http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2007_film.pdf.

<http://www.nationalities.org/ASN_2007_film.pdf>

The programs from past conventions, going back to 2001, are also
online at www.nationalities.org.

Several dozen publishers and companies have had exhibits and/or
advertised in the Convention Program in past years. Due to
considerations of space, advertisers and exhibitors are encouraged to
place their order early. For information, please contact Convention
Executive Director Gordon N. Bardos (gnb12@columbia.edu).

We look forward to receiving your proposal!

The Convention organizing committee:
Dominique Arel, ASN President
Gordon N. Bardos, Executive Director
David Crowe, ASN Chair of Advisory Board
Sherrill Stroschein, Program Chair

Deadline for proposals: 1 November 2007 (to be sent to both
darel@uottawa.ca AND darelasn@gmail.com)

The ASN convention's headquarters are located at the:

Harriman Institute
Columbia University
1216 IAB
420 W. 118th St.
New York, NY 10027
212 854 8487 tel
212 666 3481 fax
gnb12@columbia.edu

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PROG. INFO.- Opportunity to Host International Scholars

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PROG. INFO.- Opportunity to Host International Scholars

Posted by: Junior Faculty Development Program <JFDP@americancouncils.org>

To: U.S. Universities
From: Junior Faculty Development Program
Re: Opportunity to Host International Scholars

American Councils is pleased to announce opportunities for U.S.
institutions to host participants of the Junior Faculty Development
Program (JFDP) for the 2008 spring semester. The JFDP is a non-degree,
professional development program intended to provide opportunities for
university faculty from Eurasia and Southeastern Europe to expand their
knowledge in their field of study and develop new ideas and educational
programs through exposure to U.S. academic life.

JFDP Fellows help internationalize their U.S. host institutions by
bringing cultural diversity and new perspectives in their academic
disciplines. During the program, JFDP Fellows may make presentations,
give special lectures, co-teach courses or participate in departmental
projects, if such opportunities exist. U.S. hosts are asked to provide a
faculty advisor who is willing to guide a fellow with academic pursuits
related to their field of study, professional networking, and research.

JFDP fully funds participants' travel, living, insurance, and
professional development expenses.

To apply to host JFDP fellows, please complete the online application
form found here: http://www.jfdp.org/h_apply.php

The application deadline is October 12, 2007. American Councils will
send notification concerning application status by the end of October.

The JFDP is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
of the U.S. Department of State and administered by the American
Councils for International Education.

For more information on the program, please visit our website or
contact the JFDP office at American Councils.


Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP)
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Voice: (202) 833-7522
Fax : (202) 293-0037
Email: JFDP@americancouncils.org
Web: www.jfdp.org

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION- Summer Courses: Germany, the European Union and Central Asia, 2008 in Germany

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Posted by: Iwona A Hanska <iwona.a.hanska@sowi.uni-giessen.de>

CALL FOR PARTIC.- Summer Courses: Germany, European Union and Central Asia 2008


CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - Summer Courses: Germany, the European Union
and Central Asia 2008 in Germany

The research, professionalisation, and cooperation project for the
academic successor generation of Central Asia organised by
International Relations and Foreign Policy Studies at the Institute of
Political Science Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen/Germany funded
by VOLKSWAGEN-Foundation (2007-2009) consists of four components:

1) 2 summer courses III and IV in Germany;
2) 2 workshops: Good Governance/Good Regional Cooperation in Central Asia;
3) final conference in Germany;
4) 6 visiting fellowships for 1/2 year in Germany.

Application deadline: 15 November 2007

The two Summer Courses (each for 20 participants) will be organised:

1) March 17th - April 06th, 2008: Summer Course III 'Germany, the
European Union, and Central Asia' (2 weeks Giessen-Rauischholzhausen +
1 week Berlin)

2) September 29th - October 18th, 2008: Summer Course IV 'Germany, the
European Union, and Central Asia'(2 weeks Giessen-Rauischholzhausen +
1 week Berlin)

Both Summer Courses combine classroom lectures about Germany and the
European Union with visiting programmes to German political
institutions. The week in Berlin combines classroom lectures about
recent developments in Germany and the European Union with a visiting
programme to political institutions and organisations etc.

Eligibility criteria: The project invites members of the academic
successor generation from all Central Asian countries (i.e. young
university lecturers/professors, Ph.D. candidates, young researchers
and post-docs) plus a limited number of public servants, journalists,
etc. to apply at their national DAAD office for participation in one
of the Summer Courses.

Fluent English language competence is required.

Application materials: A two page statement explaining candidate's
special interest in participation in one of the courses with a
Curriculum Vitae (including addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail
address).

Please send your application to your national DAAD office:
info@daad.uz, daad@mailbox.kz, daad@mail.auca.kg,
daad-ic-dushanbe@gmx.net. In addition send a 'cc' copy to:
Iwona.A.Hanska@sowi.uni-giessen.de

Selected candidates will be invited to be interviewed in the DAAD
offices in Almaty and Tashkent in mid-December 2007. Final decisions
about participation will be made by the end of 2007.

Participation in Summer Courses, workshops, and the final conference
are free; expenses are covered by funds from the
Volkswagen-Foundation. The best six participants in both Summer
Courses will receive a ½-year visiting fellowship in Germany.

p.p. Iwona Anna Hanska

Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen
Institut fuer Politikwissenschaft
Karl-Gloeckner-Str. 21E
D-35394 Giessen


Tel: +49(0)641 9923136
Fax: +49(0)641 9923149

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

THESIS DEFENSE- Noor O'Neill Borbieva, Development in the Kyrgyz Republic

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THESIS DEFENSE- Noor O'Neill Borbieva, Development in the Kyrgyz Republic

Posted by: Sue Hilditch <hilditch@wjh.harvard.edu>

Harvard University Department of Anthropology
Social Anthropology Dissertation Defense

Development in the Kyrgyz Republic: Exchange, Communal Networks, and
the Foreign Presence

Presented by Noor O'Neill Borbieva

Monday, September 24, 2007
Bowditch Room, Peabody Museum
4:15 p.m.


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PROG. INFO.- INTRAC's Training Course "Managing People", Oct. 29-31, 2007, Bishkek

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PROG. INFO.- INTRAC's Training Course "Managing People", Oct. 29-31, Bishkek

Posted by: Kazbek Abraliev <kazbek.abraliev@gmail.com>

INTRAC Training Course "Managing People," October 29-31, 2007
(3 days, non-residential, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan )

Dear Friends and Colleagues in Development:

We have pleasure in sending you information about 3-day course
"Managing People" which will be held in Bishkek on 29-31 October,
2007. Please note that the dates of this course have been changed.

The aim of the course is to help organisations achieve their strategic
aims through good human resource (HR) management.

This is the first time we have run this course in Central Asia. We
believe it will provide valuable assistance to local / regional
offices, managers of international programs and major local NGOs.
Often HR issues come low down on the management agenda - below project
management and reporting. Therefore this course will encourage
managers to consider what aspects of HR management need to be improved
locally. And how to encourage other managers plus local partner
organisations to take up this challenge.

The emphasis of the course will be on people and performance
management. This includes leading teams and working with people from
other cultures. It will be a practical approach, as usual for INTRAC,
with case studies and role plays. How to address poor performance,
conflict resolution, gender and diversity in the work environment: all
these difficult issues will be touched upon and placed in the HR
framework. All questions will be related back to participants' own
work and managerial responsibilities.

The course programme will be available soon. If you would like to see
it, please contact us at our Bishkek email.

To apply for this course or to find out more about INTRAC Open
Training Programme in Central Asia, please contact: Burma Baitokoeva,
Programme Officer

Email: icap@intrac.kg

INTRAC Central Asia Programme,
Regional Office, 107 Kievskaya (3rd Floor)
Bishkek 720001, Kyrgyz Republic
Tel: +996 312 611402, 612360


INTRAC is a non-profit organisation working in the international
development and relief sector. We support non-governmental
organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) around the
world by helping to explore policy issues, and by strengthening
management and organisational effectiveness.
http:// www.intrac.org

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CONF./CFP- 2008 Soyuz Annual Meeting: Contemporary Critical Inquiry Through the Lens of Postsocialism, Apr. 24-27, 2008, Berkeley

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CONF./CFP- 2008 Soyuz Annual Meeting: Critical Inquiry/Postsocialism, Apr. 2008

Posted by: Alexei Yurchak <yurchak@berkeley.edu>

CALL FOR PAPERS

2008 Soyuz Annual Meeting
University of California, Berkeley
April 24-27, 2008

THEME:

"Contemporary Critical Inquiry Through the Lens of Postsocialism"


The disintegration of Soviet and Eastern European socialisms not only
ushered in rapid and overwhelming transformations in the former socialist
lifeworlds, but also engendered the emergence of the problem-space of
"postsocialism" that spans well beyond the boundaries of the former
socialist states. In this year's Soyuz conference, we would like to
consider: how can theoretical insights gained in our critical engagements
with postsocialism shed new light on questions central to contemporary
anthropology and critical social inquiry more broadly.

For example, how might our inquiry of postsocialism illuminate:
* current global configurations of liberalism and neoliberalism,
democracy and neo-conservatism, sovereignty and citizenship, biopower
and international law, religion and secularism, risk and security,
global capitalism and labor outsourcing?

* complex parallels between late socialist and late capitalist social
formations at the level of institutions, practices, sentiments,
knowledge, subjectivity, aesthetics?

* current postcolonial engagements (considering that the ideological
opposition capitalism/socialism, in relation to which postcolonial
criticism emerged, is now in the past)?

We are now inviting submissions for the conference. The selected papers will
interrogate the relevance of the theoretical insights gained in engagements
with postsocialism for other contexts, areas and problems of contemporary
world. They will consider the implications of postsocialism, both as a
historical formation and as a problem-space, for the problems interrogated
in contemporary anthropology and social inquiry.

The conference organizing committee:

Alexei Yurchak (UC Berkeley)
Dominic Boyer (Cornell)
Dace Dzenovska (UC Berkeley)
Larisa Kurtovich (UC Berkeley)
Alex Beliaev (UC Berkeley)
Nina Aron (UC Berkeley)

The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2008.
Please send submissions electronically (preferable) to: yurchak@berkeley.edu

Or by mail to:

Alexei Yurchak
232 Kroeber Hall
Department of Anthropology
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720

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JOB- Professor of Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, Harvard University

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JOB- Professor of Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, Harvard University

Posted by: Michael David Graskemper <graskemp@fas.harvard.edu>

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University seeks to make a
full-time professorial appointment in Contemporary Islamic Thought and
Life to be jointly situated in the Committee on the Study of Religion
and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. We
strongly favor making a senior appointment, but we would also consider
exceptionally qualified candidates at the assistant or associate
level. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2008.

The candidate should demonstrate a deep understanding of the
intellectual and religious discourses of one or more contemporary
Muslim societies in their cultural, social, political, and historical
contexts. We understand religious and intellectual discourses in the
broadest sense, including, but not limited to, contemporary
literature, theology, ritual, ethics, political thought, and social
practice. The candidate should have high proficiency in using
relevant contemporary and historical texts, including foundational
texts of the Islamic tradition, in their original languages.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach both undergraduate
and graduate students and to participate in the broader religious
studies and Islamic studies communities at Harvard.

Candidates whose applications are received by November 1, 2007 will
receive full consideration.

Applicants should submit a letter to the search committee discussing
their interest in the position, their qualifications, their research,
and their teaching interests and experience. In addition, they should
submit a full curriculum vitae. Materials should be sent to: Chair of
the Search Committee, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies
Program, Harvard University, One Bow Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138.

Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer
and strongly encourages applications from and nominations of women and
minority candidates.


Michael David Graskemper
Program Administrator
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program
Harvard University
One Bow Street, 324 & 325
Cambridge, MA 02138
617.495.3347 & 617.495.3379


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Monday, September 17, 2007

PUBL.- China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, August 2007

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PUBL.- China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, August 2007

Posted by: Nicklas Norling <nnorling@silkroadstudies.org>

The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program is
pleased to announce the release of the August 2007 issue of the China
and Eurasia Forum Quarterly.

The issue is online at the following link:
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/inside/publications/CEF_quarterly.htm

The PDF-version of the entire issue is available at:
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/CEF/Quarterly/August_2007.pdf

Contributions to this issue include:

1. Central Asia­National Interests and Regional Prospects
Johannes F. Linn
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/CEF/Quarterly/August_2007/Linn.pdf

2. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Europe
Alyson J.K. Bailes
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/CEF/Quarterly/August_2007/Bailes.pdf

3. The Russian Resurgence in the Middle East
Robert O. Freedman
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/CEF/Quarterly/August_2007/Freedman.pdf

4. Mongolia and Nuclear Age
Enkhsaikhan Jargalsaikhan
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/CEF/Quarterly/August_2007
/Jargalsaikhan.pdf

5. HIV/AIDS: Security Threat in Central Asia?
Svetlana Ancker
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/CEF/Quarterly/August_2007/Ancker.pdf

6. The Taliban and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
Magnus Norell
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/CEF/Quarterly/August_2007/Norell.pdf

7. Energy Cooperation in the SCO: Club or Gathering?
Artyom Matusov
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/CEF/Quarterly/August_2007/Matusov.pdf

8. Central Asian Labor Migrants in Russia: The "Diasporization" of the
Central Asian States?
Marlène Laruelle
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/CEF/Quarterly/August_2007/Laruelle.pdf

The next issue will be out in November 2007 (deadline November 1).
Authors are encouraged to submit interesting and thought-provoking
articles for review to nswanstrom@silkroadstudies.org.

The China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly will from the November 2007
issue charge for the hard copies of the journal. The annual cost will
be $120 for individuals and $200 for institutions (4 issues, including
air postage). To place your order, please contact Nicklas Norling at
nnorling@silkroadstudies.org or write to:

Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program
Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
Johns Hopkins University
1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
USA

or

The Institute for Security and Development Policy
Västra Finnbodavägen 2-4
131 71 Nacka
Sweden


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EVENT- International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World, Kyrgyzstan

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EVENT- Int'l Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World, Kyrgyzstan

Posted by: Janyl Jusubjan <janyl_j@hotmail.com>

Bishkek, Osh, Jalalabat, Sept. 27-29, 2007

International Human Rights Documentary Films Festival "Bir diujnio"
(One World) will take place in Bishkek, Osh and Jalalabat. Some 10
films by Central Asian and award-winning international filmmakers as
"Aral, Fishing in an Invisible Sea" (Saodat Ismilova, Carlos Casas,
Spain), "On a Tightrope" (Peter Lom, Canada), "Justice a Agadez"
(Christian Lelong, France) will be screened in original languages
(Urdu, Ujgur, Tuareg, Karakalpak, Russian etc.) with mostly parallel
English and Kyrgyz subtitles. The issues center on women, Islam and
children. Most of the screenings will be followed by discussions in
English, French, Russian and Kyrgyz as needed. Students, religious,
civic and minority leaders as well as wider public is invited.

As part of the festival, Christian Lelong will conduct workshops on
the role of documentary and video in a human rights activism (Osh, Bishkek).

The organizer of the One World Kyrgyzstan is a leading human rights
organization "Citizens against Corruption" with headquarters in
Bishkek. It builds on the film screenings in Bishkek, Naryn and Osh in
spring 2007.

The festival is a part of the international network of the One
World/Jeden Svet International Festival of Human Rights Documentary
Films, Prague.

The project was made possible by support of the Open Society
Institute's Culture and Art Program, Aga Khan's Music Initiative in
Central Asia, French Embassy in Bishkek and Central Asian Diaspora
organization kultur-multur.org in Prague.

The media partners are Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Prague and the
National Radio-TV Corporation of Kyrgyzstan.

The festival will be held under the auspice of the Commission on Human
Rights under the President of Kyrgyzstan.

For more information, please contact:

Diana Makenbaeva: dian_@mail.ru
Janyl Jusubjan: janyl@hotmail.com

Dates and places:

September 27, Bishkek, Dom Kino, ul. Logvinenko 13
>From 10:30 till 19:00. The screenings will be followed by a concert of
Ustatshakirt traditional music group.

September 28, Osh, Babur Theatre

September 29, Jalalabat, Barpy Theatre


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PUBL.- Muhib: Kulliyot - The Complete Works of Mordekhay ben Hiyo Bachayev

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PUBL.- Muhib: Kulliyot - The Complete Works of Mordekhay ben Hiyo Bachayev

Posted by: Thomas Loy <t.loy@web.de>

Muhib: Kulliyot (Complete works in 7 vols.) Jerusalem 2006 (Vol. I-IV)
2007 (Vol. V-VII), containing all the works of the Bukharan Jewish
author in Judeo-Tajik (in Cyrillic script) and a few in Russian.

Muhib: Kulliyot ­ The Complete Works of the Bukharan Jewish writer,
poet and intellectual Mordakhay H. Bachayev (penname Muhib) is both a
great example of and a unique introduction to the culture and
literature of the Bukharan Jews (the term is used for all
Persian-speaking Jews of Central Asia) of the 20th century. Iranist
Jiri Becka once called Muhib the most prominent representative and
continuator of Judeo-Persian literary tradition. Nevertheless, even
in scholarly circles Muhib's oeuvre is scarcely known, since the rich
cultural and literary heritage of this community is only to be found
in Russian and Central Asian archives (The huge amount of publications
of the 1920s and 1930s) or published privately in very small editions
and basically circulates only amongst the big Bukharan-Jewish
communities in Israel and the United States.

The Complete Works of Muhib for the first time provides the
opportunity to for a broader access to history, language, culture, and
literature of this extraordinary Jewish community.

The seven volumes of this extraordinary edition are unique and
amazing, as is the life-history of its author. On more than 3000
pages the reader gets the full variety of Central Asian literature,
culture and history and all this from a specific Bukharan Jewish point
of view. Bachayev's memoirs Dar juvol-i sangin (In a stony sack), his
opus magnum in prose, is split into two volumes (vol. III and vol.
IV). On 1000 pages it covers the first 30 years of Bachayev's life.
The memoirs start in 1918 and end in 1944 when Bachayev, for the first
time after his arrest in 1938, returned from an Ural labor camp to see
his family back home in Tashkent. Bachayev's memoirs are much more
than just a portrait of a Bukharan Jewish intellectual's life in the
Soviet Union. On the whole the author falls back on personal
experiences and those of his family members and close friends.
Flashbacks and the use of oral traditions of the Bukharan Jews
(anecdotic narratives, fairy-tales, poems, proverbs, etc.) enable
Muhib to break the linear mode of narration. Occasionally he throws
light on the cultural memory of the Jews of Central Asia, their daily
life, customs, mourning-rites, etc. Bachayev's memoirs are a major
contribution to the genre of Tajik autobiographical writing and can be
seen in line with Sadriddin Ayni's "Yoddoshtho". The work is supposed
to represent a unique piece of indigenous discussion of early Soviet
times in Central Asia.

The volumes:

Bd. I: "Guldasta" (Bouquet) poetry ­ with an introduction by Prof.
Mikhael Zand - (517 pages)
Bd. II: "Dostonho" (Poems) ­ variations of stories from Tanakh (Old
Testament) and the three books of Podshoh Shlomo (King Salomon) ­
(482 pages)
Bd. III: "Dar juvol-i sangin" ­ Yoddoshtho (Kitob 1) In a sack of
stones ­ Memoirs (book 1) ­ from 1911 to his arrest in 1938 ­ (519 pages,
several pictures)
Bd. IV: "Dar juvol-i sangin" ­ Yoddoshtho (Kitob 2) In a sack of
stones ­ Memoirs (book 2) ­ from 1938 to 1944: imprisonment and
concentration camp ­ (530 pages)
Bd. V: "Vatanv (motherland) ­ features the poem of the same name as
well as fragments from the notebook "folklore", poetry, proverbs, and
fairytales. The second part is a collection of prose works composed in
Russian language. ­ (511 pages)
Bd. VI: "Qadamho-i avvalin" (first steps) Early partly unpublished
poetry, prose, translations and letters from the 1920s and 30s (up to
his arrest). The second part contains essays and reviews from the
1960s and from Israel as well as interviews with Muhib and selected
correspondence in Tajik. ­ (551 pages)
Bd. VII: Tafsir-i kalima va iboraho (dictionary) consisting of a
dictionary compiled by Bachayev (7000 entries in
Judeo-Tajik/Bukhori and Tajik) and the author's correspondence in
Russian. ­ (538 pages)

Short Biography of Muhib (Mordakhay ben Hiyo Bachayev); born 1911 in
Marv (in today's Turkmenistan); Bukharan-Jewish writer, poet,
publicist and translator; 1929-1938 editor of the Samarqand (later
Tashkent) magazines "Rushnoi" and "Bayroq-i mehnat"; first publication
1929; 1938 arrested for "Jewish bourgeois nationalisms" and
"anti-soviet agitation"; 1939-1945 Soviet concentration camp and
forced labor in northern Ural; 1945-1954 banned from Tashkent and
Samarqand, administrative job in a mine near Angren/Uzbek SSR; 1957
complete rehabilitation; 1955-1972 translator (Russian-Tajik) and
editor at the Institute for Marxism-Leninism in Dushanbe (Tajik SSR);
1973 M. H. Bachayev left the Soviet Union and immigrated into Israel.
He died on 9 March 2007 in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv.

Muhib: The Complete works - are available now (September 2007).
Price: 350 Euro (shipment included)

For orders or more information please contact: info@tibetbook.net

or visit our site on

www.tibetbook.net


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PUBL./CFP- Asian Affairs: An American Review

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PUBL./CFP- Asian Affairs: An American Review

Posted by: Jen Maceyko <jmaceyko@heldref.org>

Asian Affairs: An American Review

Call for Papers

Asian Affairs: An American Review, a quarterly journal focusing on
U.S. policy in Asia and the contemporary politics, economics,
security, and international relations of the region, invites
submissions of original research papers of between 5,000 to 7,000
words. The deadline for Winter 2008 submissions is Monday, October 1, 2007.

Asian Affairs seeks to present in-depth, well-argued theses relevant
for policymakers in both the United States and the greater Asian
region. Articles should contribute to an ongoing debate or bring to
light new questions and responses to contemporary issues pertaining to
the East, Southeast, South, and Central Asian regions. All
perspectives are of interest. Submissions will be double-blind peer
reviewed. The journal has no op-ed section and does not publish
opinion essays.

Please submit all papers by email to aa@heldref.org, including a cover
letter stating that the manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere.

Documentation should adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th
edition. Asian Affairs uses endnotes, not footnotes. All Web site
citations should include complete URLs and dates of access. The
editors reserve the right to make editorial changes necessary for
space requirements and journal standards.

For more information about Asian Affairs and Heldref Publications,
please visit www.heldref.org.

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APPEAL- Call for Experts on History of the Caucasus

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APPEAL- Call for Experts on History of the Caucasus

Posted by: Karyna Korostelina <ckoroste@gmu.edu>

This is a call for experts to assess the triple history textbook
prepared by Armenian, Georgian, and Azerbajiani historians. The book
is 60 pages long. We need several experts to analyze its content,
objectivity and prejudice based on several criteria.

There is no funds for payment, but expert will receive the text of the
book. The project is in development and the book could not be
distributed, except experts. The deadline for expert analysis is September 28.

Please, contact Dr. Korostelina at ckoroste@gmu.edu. Please, include your CV.

Karina Korostelina, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
George Mason University
3330 N. Washington Blvd.
Truland Building, 5th Floor
Arlington, VA 22201 USA
Phone: (703) 993-1304
Fax:(703) 993-1302
E-mail: ckoroste@gmu.edu

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JOBS- Chief of Party, Asia, Middle East, Africa - Academy for Educational Development (AED)

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JOBS- Chief of Party, Asia, Middle East, Africa - Acad. for Educ. Development

Posted by: Stephanie Schott <sschott@smtp.aed.org>

Academy for Educational Development (AED) is seeking: Chief of Party
(2 positions) Asia, Middle East, Africa

Project Summary:
Through the Financial Integration, Economic Leveraging, Broad-based
Dissemination and Support Project (FIELD-Support), AED will work with
USAID to promote economic growth and improve the financial security of
poor households and businesses by strengthening financial and business
support systems and their ability to access those systems. This
includes work at every level, from the regulatory environment, down
through linkages to value chains, to financial service providers, to
the products they offer, to educating poor households and micro- and
small-enterprise clients. The objective of FIELD Support is to have
clients who know what they want, who have access to a range of
products and services offered by honest, sustainable service providers
that can deliver services in a wide range of settings.

Position Summary:
Under the direction of the FIELD-Support Home Office Coordinator, and
supported by technical and management staff in AED's home office, the
Chief of Party (COP) will provide leadership and direction for
FIELD-Support Associate Awards in post-conflict countries or other
challenging environments, manage partner organization coordination,
and maintain close liaison with USAID and a variety of other
interested stakeholders. The Chief of Party will supervise expatriate,
third country national and local staff and consultants, and the
activities of FIELD partner organizations.

Essential Job Functions:
- Lead the program's strategic, financial, and operational planning,
including the annual work planning process and development of an
appropriate exit strategy;
- Ensure that efficient systems to support all aspects of the project
(including sub-grant management, financial, capacity building and
performance monitoring and reporting) are in place and support the
effective use of program resources in compliance with USAID
regulations and AED policies;
- Oversee the monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management activities;
- Fully inform AED Headquarters on all matters relating to the
project and maintain appropriate links with partners* home/country
offices, as necessary;
- Coordinate regular reporting to and communication with the
Washington, DC-based AED LWA team and ensure timely project compliance
with all reporting and financial requirements of USAID;
- Receive and respond to guidance from the USAID Cognizant Technical
Office (CTO); review, report, and certify performance results of all
partners to USAID;
- Ensure accurate and proactive dissemination of information about
the Project.

Education: Master degree required or other advanced degree.

Experience: 10+ year(s) of relevant experience required

Specific Knowledge Requirements:
- Advanced degree in Business Administration, Economic or
International Development, Development Management, Agricultural or
Development Economics, Program Management, or Conflict Resolution;
- Minimum of 8-10 years experience managing overseas, multi-partner
development programs, especially USAID-funded programs;
- Strong background in Microfinance and Small Medium Enterprise Development;
- Experience Enterprise Development, including value-chain programming;
- Experience in managing multi-million dollar projects with local and
international partners;
- Experience working in conflict and/or post-conflict settings or
other complex environments.
- Demonstrated skills in strategic planning, management, and budgeting.

Please send cover letter and resume by October 15th, 2007 to
field@aed.org and reference above position. Due to the volume of
applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
AA/EOE/M/F/D/V

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PUBL./CFP- Caucasian Review of International Affairs

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PUBL./CFP- Caucasian Review of International Affairs

Posted by: Nasimi Aghayev <nasimiaghayev@yahoo.com>

Call for papers for the Caucasian Review of International Affairs

The Caucasian Review of International Affairs (CRIA) is a new name of
the formerly Caucasian Journal of European Affairs the first issue of
which was published in 2006. After a short break due to certain
technical problems the Review is being published again in a new format
and with a completely new web site (www.cria-online.org ).

The CRIA is a primarily English-language quarterly peer-reviewed
academic journal published by the Centre for European Studies in
Azerbaijan. The CRIA focuses on various international political,
economic, security and legal issues and the current developments in
the South Caucasus region.

The CRIA is currently an online publication. The hard copy version of
the Review is planned to be published as from the year 2008.

The next issue of the CRIA will be published in December 2007.
Deadline for the submission of articles is the 15th of November 2007.
See the manuscript guidelines at: http://cria-online.org/submit.php

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PROG. INFO.- American Councils Intensive Language-Study Programs in Eurasia, Oct. 15 Deadline

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Posted by: Sheila Dawes <sdawes@americancouncils.org>

PROG. INFO.- American Councils Intensive Language-Study Programs in Eurasia

October 15 Deadline

American Councils is pleased to announce fellowship opportunities for
U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to participate in the Spring
2008 Eurasian Regional Language Program for language study in Central
Asia, the Southern Caucasus, Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova.

Applications for the Spring 2008 program are due October 15.
Applications are now available for download from the American Councils
website: http://www.americancouncils.org.

Full and partial fellowships are available through American Councils
from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and U.S. Department of
Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant support. Recent program participants
have also received substantial fellowship support from the Institute of
International Education (IIE), the Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarship, and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI (FLAS).

Recent Eurasian Regional Language Program participants have studied:

Azeri in Baku;
Buryat in Ulan Ude;
Georgian and Chechen in Tbilisi;
Kazakh in Almaty;
Romanian/Moldovan in Chisinau;
Tajik, Persian, and Uzbek in Dushanbe; and
Ukrainian in Kyiv

Programs also available for the study of: Armenian, Kyrgyz, Pashto,
Tatar, Turkmen, Tuvan, and Yakut. [Students seeking to study languages
not listed here should contact the American Councils Outbound Office
(202) 833-7522.] Please note that some languages are offered in more
than one country.

The Eurasian Regional Language Program provides graduate students,
advanced undergraduates, scholars, and professionals intensive
individualized instruction in the languages of Eurasia. Participants
may in enroll in semester, academic year, or summer programs. All
courses are conducted by expert faculty from leading local universities
and educational institutions. Students with at least two years of
college-level instruction in Russian or the host-country language are
eligible to apply to the program.

Academic programs are tailored to the individual student's language
level and provide approximately fifteen hours per week of in-class
instruction in the target language. Courses in history, literature, and
politics are also available for advanced speakers. Other program
features include peer tutoring, housing with local host families, and
graduate- or undergraduate-level academic credit through Bryn Mawr
College.

Application deadlines:
Spring Semester: October 15
Summer Program: March 1
Fall Semester/Academic Year Program: April 1

Applications for the Spring 2008 semester program are due October 15.
Additional program information and applications are available on the
American Councils website,
http://www.americancouncils.org/programs.php?program_id=NTA.


Fellowships are also available for U.S. graduate students, faculty and
scholars for advanced language training and field research in Eurasia.
Funding for these programs is made available through American Councils
from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) grant support.

For more information, please contact:

Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound@americancouncils.org
Website: www.americancouncils.org

Sheila Dawes
Eurasia Study Coordinator
Russia and Eurasia Outbound Office
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
phone: 202-833-7522
fax: 202-833-7523
www.acrussiaabroad.org
www.americancouncils.org

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