CONF.- Tenth European Society for Central Asian Studies, Ankara, 12-15 Sept.
Posted by: ESCAS 2007 Organizing Committee <escas@metu.edu.tr>
European Society for Central Asian Studies Tenth Conference on
Central Asia: Sharing Experiences and Prospects
12-15 September 2007
The Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey
The ESCAS 10th Conference provides Central Asian and European
researchers with a golden opportunity to study and to exchange views
on Central Asia; its past, present and future. Ever since it was
founded in 1985, ESCAS has always striven to promote Central Asian
studies among Western scholars as well as colleagues from the region.
The creation of the newly independent Central Asian Republics after
1991 accompanied by the opening of this region to the world, marked
the new era for Central Asian studies. Current developments in Central
Asia are reflected in all academic disciplines, dealing with
geopolitics, energy and economics, urbanism, society and communities
and religious beliefs, ethnography, history, archaeology and linguistics.
Conflicts can be triggered off between neighbours and great powers
over the issues of water or oil, since Central Asia, rich in natural
resources, is closely connected with the neighbouring great powers in
competition for hydrocarbon, water and other resources. Nowadays
Central Asia attracts lots of attention from the states of other
regions and continents and serves as a new field for numerous NGOs,
Muslim, Christian and other missionaries.
The geographic domain of Central Asia, according to the ESCAS
definition, covers contemporary Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Northern Iran, Northern
Afghanistan, North-Western China, Trans-Caspian and South Siberia.
What are the different concepts used by scholars today, when dealing
with such a wide range of topics? Central Asia, being a special area
due to its unique history, societies and religions, cannot be studied
solely through the prism of such concepts as "developed and developing
countries" or "modern and traditional societies".
For the first time the conference will be held in Turkey at the Middle
East Technical University, who has been a pioneer in the Eurasian
Studies by establishing a research centre on the region for the first
time in Turkey.
Modalities:
Venue: Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences of the Middle
East Technical University
Language: English. No translation facilities will be provided.
Key-note speakers of the conference are Süleyman Demirel, John
Schoeberlein and Cengiz Aytmatov (to be confirmed).
Our participants are from United Kingdom, Türkiye, the USA,
Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Germany
France, Poland, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Australia, Denmark, Canada,
Russia, Italy, India, China, Greece, Bulgaria,
Sweden, Japan, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, Portugal,
Israel and Iran
The preliminary program is available online at:
http://www.kora.metu.edu.tr/escas/ESCASConferenceProgram.pdf
Should you have more questions, please, do not hesitate to contact us at:
The Center for Black Sea and Central Asia
Iktisadi Idari Bilimler Fakultesi B Binas
Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi
Kat: 2, Oda no: I204
Assoc. Prof. Pinar Akcali (Chair of Organizing Committee): akcali@metu.edu.tr
Research Assistant Aslihan Anlar doganlar@metu.edu.tr
ESCAS 2007 Organizing Committee: escas@metu.edu.tr
www.kora.metu.edu.tr
www.escas.pz.nl
Organizing Committee Members:
Assoc. Prof. Pinar Akcali
Assist. Prof. Oktay F. Tanrisever
Assist. Prof. Ayca Ergun Ozbolat
Dr. Erdogan Yildirim
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