LECTURE- Political Transition in Central Asia, Nur Omarov, SRC-AUCA, Feb. 7
Posted by: Social Research Center <src@mail.auca.kg>
Social Research Center at American University of Central Asia
(www.src.auca.kg)
presents:
Lecture: "Political Transition in Central Asia: Comparative Analysis of
Contemporary Development Strategies in Central Asian Countries>
Speaker: Dr. Nur Omarov, Professor, International Relations Department,
Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, Kyrgyzstan
Time: 16.30, February 7th, 2008
Venue: 315, AUCA (Main Building)
Language: Russian (Interpretation into English will be provided,if ONLY
requested in advance)
Synopsis: Late 1980th and early 1990th were the stating points of political
transition in Central Asia. It is important to point to the coincidence of
key goals that local elite in each Central Asian countries originally
formulated. However, they often selected quite opposite methods to reach
these goals. As a result, we can categorize several different development
models and they are Kyrgyz, Uzbek and Turkmen. Tajikistan represents a
separate paradigm due to a civil war in this country.
While assessing the political transition in Central Asia, the majority of
government officials in Central Asian countries state about its ending
phase. However, the real situation demonstrates that this process is still
at its late outset and just entering into middle development stage. This
results from insignificant outcomes achieved from the political transition.
The authoritarian ruling prevailing in the region over the last years may
change to a democratic way by mid-2010s. The reason is the gradual
appearance of new elite oriented towards democratic values. Only in case of
their success, we can state about the start of finalizing phase of political
transition in Central Asia. The lecture will highlight major events best
illustrating the political transition in the region.
Bio: Dr. Nur Omarov is a Doctor of Science in History of International
Relations. He is the Professor of International Relations at Kyrgyz-Russian
Slavic University, Kyrgyzstan. Dr. Nur Omarov is a famous political
scientist in Kyrgyzstan. Currently, he is the President of Political
Scientists Association of Kyrgyzstan. In the past, he led a Public
Foundation "Research Institute for Development of Kyrgyzstan" and worked as
an Expert at the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic. He was also a
Senior Researcher at the International Institute of Strategic Studies in
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
He is an author of numerous books such as "Foreign Policy of the Kyrgyz
Republic in the Age of Strategic Uncertainty" (2005), "International
Relations in the Era of Globalization" (2003), "Global Security: Central
Asia after the events of September 11th, 2001, (2002) and many others.
How to register: Please RSVP to pss@mail.auca.kg giving your name and
institution.
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