PUBL.- Georgian KGB and CC Archives and the Archival Bulletin

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PUBL.- Georgian KGB and CC Archives and the Archival Bulletin

Posted by: Timothy Blauvelt <timblauvelt@mail.ru>

The Archives Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
has recently published the first edition of the Archival Bulletin:

http://archive.security.gov.ge/saarqivo_moambe.pdf

The Archival Department is responsible for the remaining parts of the
Georgian security services (OGPU-NKVD-MVD-KGB) archive as well as the
archive of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Georgia
(formally called the "Presidential Archive"). Both archives are now
open to researchers and interested persons, and the storage facilities
have recently been renovated.

The Archival Bulletin will be a quarterly journal devoted to
displaying to range of materials available and reproducing some of the
more interesting documents. It is also intended as an advertisement
for the archives themselves, to create awareness among foreign and
domestic researchers of what they have to offer.

The website of the Archives Department also has a great deal of
interesting information and documents, but for now the interface is
only available in Georgian: http://archive.security.gov.ge/

Any institution interested in receiving a hard copy of the Archival
Bulletin, or individuals interested in working in the archives should contact:

Colonel Omar Tushurashvili
Head of the Archives Department
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Vazha-Pshavela Avenue, #72
Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel./Fax: (995 32) 323898
E-mail: Tushurashvili (at) pol.ge

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EVENT- Roundtable with the Afghan Kyrgyz, SRC, AUCA, Bishkek, June 6

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EVENT- Roundtable with the Afghan Kyrgyz, SRC, AUCA, Bishkek, June 6

Posted by: Social Research Center <src@mail.auca.kg>

Rountable with the Afghan Kyrgyz, June 6, Social Research Center, AUCA,
Bishkek

The Social Research Center (www.src.auca.kg) and Cultural Anthropology
Department at American University of Central Asia

present:

A Roundtable with the Afghan Kyrgyz

Time: 16:00 pm, June 6th, 2008

Venue: 232, AUCA (Main building)

Language: Kyrgyz/Russian

Synopsis: High in the Pamir Mountains of Afghanistan, a remnant
population of 1,300 Kyrgyz still follows the traditional lifestyle of
semi-nomadic pastoralism. During the past 100 years, the Afghan Kyrgyz
have ranged across tsarist Russia, Qing and Republican China, the
Afghan Pamir, Pakistan and even Turkey, where the majority of the
1970s Afghan Kyrgyz population was resettled in 1982, four years after
leaving Afghanistan for Pakistan in expectation of a Soviet invasion.

Today, the Afghan Kyrgyz dwell in one of the most remote and
inhospitable environments occupied by any human population. Lacking
roads, schools, or doctors, this community has some of the highest
rates of maternal, infant and child mortality in the world. Opium
addiction is also a rapidly growing problem.

Yet, despite the challenges posed by geo-political events,
Afghanistan's thirty years of war, and living at average elevations of
4100 meters, the Afghan Kyrgyz have persevered and today their future
is probably more hopeful than it has ever been before.

On 6 June, six Afghan Kyrgyz will visit SRC at AUCA for a
question-and-answer session. A brief introduction and slide show will
be given by Ted Callahan, a PhD candidate in anthropology and former
SRC Fellow, who has spent the past year living with the Kyrgyz in the
Afghan Pamir. Following this presentation, we will open the floor to
questions for the Afghan Kyrgyz.

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

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LECTURE- Perceptions of Good Governance in Kyrgyzstan, S. Kulikova, SRC, June 2

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LECTURE- Perceptions of Good Governance in Kyrgyzstan, S. Kulikova, SRC, June 2

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LECTURE: Perceptions of Good Governance among Traditional and
Internet-Based Media Users in Kyrgyzstan", Dr. Svetlana Kulikova, June
2, 2008, Social Research Center, Bishkek

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

LECTURE: Perceptions of Good Governance among Traditional and
Internet-Based Media Users in Kyrgyzstan

SPEAKER: Dr. Svetlana Kulikova, PhD in Mass Communications and Public Affairs

Time: 16.30 pm, June 2, 2008

Venue: 315, AUCA (Main building)

Language: English (Interpretation into Russian will be provided ONLY
if requested in advance)

Synopsis: Dr. Kulikova will speak about the findings of her research
exploring the potential and role of the Internet-based media in the
Kyrgyz Republic's political processes after the 2005 March Revolution.
It uses a model of interaction between the government and citizens
through various types of realities: the reality constructed and
imposed by the state-controlled media, the reality created by
alternative, independent sources of information online, and the
realities experienced by citizens in their daily lives. The model
pulls together various theories from political science, sociology,
psychology, and mass communication and focuses on the
exit-loyalty-voice options available for the citizens in response to
governance practices.

The research project uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative
research methods. The results of content analysis have shown that in
coverage of the 2007 Constitutional Referendum, independent
Internet-based media indeed constructed a reality alternative to the
official propaganda imposed by state media and were more critical of
the government in terms of good governance practices than the state
media. Further, the results of surveys and focus groups provide the
evidence that Internet-based media play a significant role in shaping
perceptions of good governance among politically interested
Internet-based media users toward more negative evaluations of and
higher levels of frustration with the government performance.
Finally, the Internet media use is associated with the higher levels
of intent to leave the country (i.e., exercise the exit option) among
the research participants with low political interest.

Bio: Svetlana Kulikova graduated with honors from the Foreign
Languages Faculty of the Kyrgyz State National University in 1993. In
1994, she won a full scholarship to study political science at the
Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, and earned her
master's degree in 1995. In 1995-97, she studied journalism and mass
communication as a Freedom Support Act fellow at Kansas State
University. Having earned her second master's, Kulikova returned to
Kyrgyzstan and taught for seven years media courses at the American
University - Central Asia. She also served as a chair of Journalism
Department, Director of Public Relations Office at AUCA and a director
of an inter-institutional research project that resulted into a book
on mass media in Kyrgyzstan co-authored with Gulnara Ibraeva. Svetlana
Kulikova returned to the United States in 2004 to earn her doctoral
degree in mass communications and public affairs from Louisiana State
University's Manship School. While working on her degree, she
developed and strengthened her research interests in the area of
freedom of expression and press in emerging democracies and the role
of new media in forming citizens' perceptions of good governance,
which is the main focus of her dissertation.

How to register: Please send RSVP to pss@mail.auca.kg with your name
and affiliation.

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CFA- Curriculum Development Center Workshops, Fall 2008

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CFA- Curriculum Development Center Workshops, Fall 2008

Posted by: Aniko Kellner <kellnera@ceu.hu>

Workshop

Organized by the Curriculum Resource Center
Central European University

In the Fall 2008 semester CRC is offering the following sessions:

1. Open House Sessions in broad discipline areas

The Open House sessions are organized in broad discipline areas
covered by one or more CEU departments. These sessions are intended to
introduce participants to CEU's approach to a relevant discipline and
new techniques for designing courses in that field. To this end the
sessions will provide participants access to the facilities and
resources of the CEU and the appropriate department, as well as
general training workshops on course design and teaching methodology.
Participants are invited to use the CEU library, visit relevant
classes and meet faculty. The primary target groups of the Open House
sessions are junior academics who are at the beginning of their
teaching career, or mid-career and senior academics who would benefit
from the above offerings.

History: November 17 - 21, 2008 - (deadline for applications: 7th
October, 2008)
Medieval Studies: November 17 - 21, 2008 - (deadline for
applications: 7th October, 2008)
Anthropology: November 24 - 28, 2008 - (deadline for applications:
15th October, 2008)
Philosophy: November 24 - 28, 2008 - (deadline for applications: 15th
October, 2008)
IRES: December 1 - 5, 2008 - (deadline for applications: 20th October, 2008)

2. Course Innovation Sessions

These sessions intend to explore the cutting edge developments in a
particular discipline. The sessions are meant primarily for senior
faculty with significant teaching and research experience or for
outstanding, research-oriented junior faculty. By discussing recent
developments and exploring contemporary debates with CEU's host
departments and faculty, participants are expected to revise or update
their courses or offer new courses in their particular area of
interest. Additional training on course development is also offered by
the CRC. These sessions are organized with a strong involvement of CEU
departments and often will be combined with a workshop or a conference
on the topic of the session.

In Fall 2008 we offer the following Course Innovation Sessions:

Department of Public Policy, Political Sciences and the Center for
Media and Communications Studies (CMCS) Audiovisual Mass Media:
Between Politics and Regulation

October, 13 - 17, 2008, deadline for applications: 1st September, 2008

This CRC workshop is co-hosted with the Center for Media and
Communications Studies (CMCS) and incorporates courses offered by the
Department of Political Science and the Department of Public Policy.
The selected topic is located at the delicate interface of politics
and public policy of the media sector comparing the policy objectives,
instruments and outcomes with a focus on Central and Eastern European
countries. The interdisciplinary approach allows participants to
reflect on the likely interactions of political aims and regulatory
means. The workshop will then discuss the role of stakeholders in
shaping media policy, look at the agendas of a variety of social,
political and economic forces, and put a particular spotlight on
debates around media pluralism.

The workshop is recommended to faculty with a teaching interest in the
audiovisual sector in the context of political communications and
media policy looking at audiovisual mass media from a comparative and
interdisciplinary perspective

History
Urban History in a Global World - New Trends of Historical Scholarship

October 27 - 31, 2008, deadline for applications: 15th September, 2008

Parallel to the present-day internationalization, the paradigmatic
sense both of the process of urbanization and modernity (or post
modernity) associated with urbanity, urban history gained much
significance in historical scholarship. In addition, spatiality as a
crucial variable of societal processes also shapes the image held by
such places as metropolises and the most diverse urban forms past and
present alike. We intend to reveal some more recent tendencies of the
practice of urban history with special regard to social and cultural
history. The workshop is recommended to historians, geographers,
anthropologists or sociologists having an interest in urban past.

IMPORTANT NOTE: As a preparation for this session, we ask applicants
to submit a one-page description of their approach to Urban Studies,
as it relates to their course design. Applicants may refer to specific
authors, works, theories, or broad approaches with which they are
familiar. This short description should be attached to the application
package when submitted to the CRC.

Legal Studies - International Business Law
European Contract Law

November 10 - 14, 2008, deadline for applications: 25th September, 2008

At Central European University in Budapest, teaching European Contract
Law is a real novelty, though the contract laws of most of the EU
countries are influenced in one way or another by German, French or
common law. The question therefore is: What - and how - to teach in
the frame of a contract law course? Common law in addition to the
Principles of European Contract Law of the Lando-Commission? Or should
parts of the national civil code be included in addition to the Principles?

This session tries to answer these questions relevant not only for
doing business among enterprises coming from EU Member States but also
for those coming from a country outside the EU but intending to do
business with a company having its business registration in one of the
EU Member States. It is recommended to faculty who intend to address
these questions in their courses.

3. Topical Issues in Curriculum Development

These sessions are expected to cover topical issues of particular
importance to the development of higher education in the region, in
all areas related to curriculum development. Organized by the CRC
office in co-operation with a wide range of strategic partners, these
sessions address current trends in curriculum development, degree
structures and particular or special interest issues. These sessions
could be directed at a particular group of academics or focus on a
target region or institution(s).

In Fall 2008 we offer the following Topical Issues in Curriculum Development:

Center for Policy Studies - Open Society Institute
Incorporating Diversity in Public Administration Higher Education

November 3 - 7, 2008, deadline for applications: 15th September, 2008

Ethnic, linguistic, religious, gender and other forms of diversity are
central issues for public administration. However, contemporary public
administration education rarely relates diversity to public
administration, and often, public administrators lack the awareness
and skills to integrate diversity into their work effectively. By
incorporating diversity into the curriculum of university departments,
schools and institutes of public administration can build public
administrators' awareness and skills in managing diverse communities.
This CRC workshop will bring together educators from a range of
social, political, and economic contexts and institutions.
Participants will: get to a better understanding of the principles
that link diversity and public administration; enhance their knowledge
and skills so as to incorporate diversity into their curriculum
effectively; and clarify how public administration
education/institutions can be a model of good diversity management.
The workshop offers an opportunity for teachers in higher education to
discuss and develop their courses and generate ideas for future cooperation.

The workshop is organized jointly by the CRC, the Central European
University's Center for Policy Studies, and international experts and
partners of the Managing Multiethnic Communities Program of Local
Government Initiative/Open Society Institute and is designed for
teachers of public policy and public administration.

IMPORTANT NOTE: There are many approaches to the public management of
diversity. This workshop will include a session during which
experienced lecturers and participants will present and discuss the
theoretical frameworks and approaches that underpin their courses. As
a preparation for this session, we ask applicants to submit a one-page
description of their approach to diversity, as it relates to their
course design. Applicants may refer to specific authors, works,
theories, or broad approaches with which they are familiar. This short
description should be attached to the application package when
submitted to the CRC.

Summary of CRC sessions:

Department of Public Policy, Political Sciences and the Center for
Media and Communications Studies (CMCS): Audiovisual Mass Media:
Between Politics and Regulation
October, 13 - 17, 2008 - (deadline for applications: 1st September, 2008)

History : Urban History in a Global World - New Trends of Historical
Scholarship
October 27 - 31, 2008 - (deadline for applications: 15th September, 2008)

Legal Studies- International Business Law : European Contract Law
November 10 - 14, 2008 - (deadline for applications: 25th September, 2008)

Center for Policy Studies - Open Society Institute:
Incorporating Diversity in Public Administration Higher Education
November 3 - 7, 2008 - (deadline for applications: 15th September, 2008)

Open House Sessions in:
History: November 17 - 21, 2008 - (deadline for applications: 7th
October, 2008)
Medieval Studies: November 17 - 21, 2008 - (deadline for
applications: 7th October, 2008)
Anthropology: November 24 - 28, 2008 - (deadline for applications:
15th October, 2008)
Philosophy: November 24 - 28, 2008 - (deadline for applications: 15th
October, 2008)
IRES: December 1 - 5, 2008 - (deadline for applications: 20th October, 2008)

Note: CRC Spring 2009 sessions are planned to be announced by October, 2008.

All CRC Applicants must:
* Be university teachers and/ or professionals (who teach part-time) in
the Social Sciences and Humanities from the region (non EU countries)
who are preparing to revise or develop their courses;
* Have sufficient English language ability, both written and spoken, to
participate in discussions and use resource materials;
* Submit an application with all accompanying required documents as
stated on the CRC application form.

All costs related to transportation and accommodation during the
sessions will be covered by the CRC for participants from the former
Soviet Union, Mongolia and the Balkans.

Curriculum Resource Session application forms, application deadlines,
the session schedule and further information on the center's outreach
activities and resources may be obtained from the CRC office at the
Central European University or through national Soros Foundations.

CRC Contact Address:
Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) / Central European University
Nador utca 9, H -1051 Budapest, Hungary;
Tel: ++ (36 - 1) 327 3189 or 327 3000;
Fax: ++ (36 -1) 327 3190
E-mail: crc@ceu.hu;
WWW address: http://www.ceu.hu/crc/

Non-Discrimination Policy Central European University does not
discriminate on the basis of - including, but not limited to - race,
color, national and ethnic origin, religion, gender or sexual
orientation in administering its educational policies, admissions
policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other
school-administered programs.

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CONF.- Islam in the Post-Soviet Caucasus: Legal, Social and Political Aspects, SOAS-London, June 13

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CONF.- Islam in the Post-Soviet Caucasus, SOAS-London, June 13

Posted by: Almut Rochowanski <almut@chechnyaadvocacy.org>

June 13, 2008

Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus, School of
Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
(http://www.soas.ac.uk/cccac/)

B102, Brunei Gallery
SOAS
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London
9 am-6 pm

A one-day conference about (mostly) contemporary developments
concerning the role of Islam in politics, society, culture and armed
conflict across the Russian North Caucasus, with local, Russian and
international experts presenting field and archive-based research.

Speakers/Chairs:

Anna Zelkina (SOAS, Centre for Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus)
Domitilla Sagramoso (Kings College, London University)
Moshe Gammer (Professor, Department of the Middle East History,
Tel-Aviv University)
Aude Merlin (Universite Libre de Bruxelles)
Ahmet Yarlykapov (Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian
Academy of Science, Moscow)
Naima Neflyasheva (Caucasian Studies Centre, Institute of African
Studies, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow)
Michail Roschin (Institute for Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of
Science, Moscow)
Amir Navruzov (Institute of History Archeology and Ethnography,
Russian Academy of Science, Daghestan)
Shamil Shikhaliev (Department of Oriental Manuscripts, Institute of
History, Archeology and Ethnography, Russian Academy of Science, Mahachkala)
Vladimir Bobrovnikov (Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy
of Science, Moscow)
Sylvia Serrano (Centre d'Etudes du Monde Russe et Sovietique -
EHESS/CNRS, Paris)
Musa Basnoukaev (Department of Economics, The Chechen State
University, Groznyi)
Galina Khizrieva (Russian Institute of Cultural Studies, Moscow)
Ahmet Sultygov (PhD Candidate, Russian Institute of Cultural Studies, Moscow)

Download a detailed schedule, including titles of presentations, at

http://www.chechnyaadvocacy.org/events.html. To register, please email
Anna Zelkina at azelkina@googlemail.com.

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EVENT- Drama Based on Kyrgyz Epic Er Toshtuk, Bishkek, June 7-8

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EVENT- Drama Based on Kyrgyz Epic Er Toshtuk, Bishkek, June 7-8

Posted by: Virlana Tkacz <yara@prodigy.net>

Dear Friends:

Er Toshtuk, our show based on the Kyrgyz epic was a big hit with the
audiences and we have added two more shows!

June 7 and 8 Saturday-Sunday at 19:00 at the B'Art Center 1 Karasaeva
(formerly Druzhba) Bishkek - for reservations, call: 53-17-85.

I have put pictures from the show and press notices up on our webpage

http://www.brama.com/yara/toshtuk-kg-review.html

Tell your friends about this magical and humorous show about a journey
into the underworld and out into the cosmos.

Virlana Tkacz

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CONF./PROG.- Iran and the Caucasus: Unity and Diversity, June 06-08, 2008, Yerevan, Armenia

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CONF./PROG.- Iran and the Caucasus, June 06-08, 2008, Yerevan, Armenia

Posted by: Khachik Gevorgyan <iranist@yahoo.co.uk>

International Conference
"Iran and the Caucasus: Unity and Diversity"
June 06-08, 2008
Yerevan, Armenia
www.armacad.org/iranocaucasica

DAY 1: June 06, 2008
Registration and Opening Ceremony (Golden Palace Hotel, Azatutyan Ave.,
Yerevan 375037, Armenia)

10.00-11.30 - Registration
11.30-12.30 - Opening Ceremony

Garnik Asatrian, Chair, Organising Committee
Levon Mkrtchian, Minister of Higher Education and Science, RA
Aram Simonian, Rector, Yerevan State University
Flora Nakhshkarian, Board of Trusties, Arya International University
Uwe Bläsing, Associate Editor, "Iran and the Caucasus"
'Abbas 'Ali Madih, Mayor of Neyshabur (Khorasan, Iran)

12.30-13.00 - Keynote speech
Boghos Levon Zekiyan
Culture, Policy, and Scholarship in the Sub-Caucasian Region: Some
Methodological and Critical Remarks

13.00-14.00 - Lunch

All sessions will take place at Arya International University,
Shahamiryanneri str. 18/2

15.00-16.30 - Session 1

Session 1-A:
Walter Bruno Henning Auditorium (303)
Chair: Ali Granmayeh
Discussants: Tamaz Beradze, Anton Alexeev
Mousa Haqani, The "Molla Nasreddin" Tabloid and the Constitutional
Revolution in Iran
Javad Abbasi, Rashid ad-Din and the Caucasus
Samvel Markaryan, The Rebellion in Qandaghar of 1709 (The Beginning of
the Fall of the Safavid Dynasty in Iran)
Vahe Boyajian, Baloch asbarans: Pioneers of Shica Faith?
Roman Smbatyan, The importance of the Caucasus and Nadir Shah's
multipartite policies to control it

Session 1-B:
Wilhelm Eilers Auditorium (308)
Chair: George Sanikidze
Discussants: Alexander Rusetsky, Baiba Kine, Mousa Haqani
Julien Zarifian, The New Iranian-Caucasian Geopolitics: Resuming
Relationships under US Suspicious Eyes
Hossein Seifzadeh, The Landscape of Cultural Plurality &National Identity
Haila Al-Mekaimi, Southern Caucasus and Gulf Region: Common Threats,
Missing Efforts
David Karapetyan, La République Islamique d'Iran et le conflit du
Haut-Karabakh
Phil Evans, Nuclear Ambitions, Suspicion and the Twelfth Imam: Shaping
National Identity in Ahmadinejad's Iran

Session 1-C:
Conference Hall (209)
Chair: Murtazali Gadjiev
Discussants: Khachik Gevorgyan, Tea Shurghaya
Hoseyn Ahmadi, The Iranian Culture in the City of Shushi
Jila Moshiri, A Review on Armenian Clothing in Iran
Azam Mosavi, Iranians & Armenians Common Feasts & Festivals
Askar Bahrami, Notes on the Social Situation of the Armenians in Iran
on the Verge of the Constitutional Revolution
Malekzadeh Elham, The Progressive Role of the Armenian Women in the
Twentieth Century Iran
Irène Natchkebia, Notes of Napoleon's Emissaries about Armenia (1805-1809)

16.30-17.00 - Coffee break

17.00-18.30 - Session 2

Session 2-A:
Indo-Iranian Civilisation Auditorium (208)
Chair: Jamshid Giunashvili
Discussants: Vladimir Livshits, Habib Borjian,Vardan Voskanian
Martin Schwartz, Medeo-Armenica
Pavel Basharin, The problem of Kurdish Substrate Vocabulary
Ehsan Hushmand, Kurdish Studies in the South Caucasus
Elena Besolova, To Semantics of the Notion of Horse (Bæx) in the
Ossetian Language
Helen Giunashvili, Studies on Middle Persian Lexis in Old Georgian
Sándor Földvári, Mede and Parthian Components in The Ethnogenese of
the Armenians

Session 2-B:
Conference Hall (209)
Chair: Mohammad Mousavi
Discussants: Mehdi Sanaei, Julien Zarifian, Nagihan Haliloglu
Alexander Rusetsky, Cooperation of Iran, Russia and Armenia (IRA) in
the Context of "Real politics" and Greek Mythology
Baiba Kine, Armenia and Iran: United in Diversity?
Ali Granmayeh, Iranian- Armenian Relations: History and Politics
George Sanikidze, Iran and Georgia: Historical Heritage and Modern
Political Realities
Dmitry Shlapentokh, Armenia Between Iran and Russia: the Geopolitical
Combinations of the Post Soviet Era

Session 2-C:
Friedrich Carl Andreas Auditorium (306)
Chair: Fatema Soudavar Farmanfarmaian
Discussants: Manana Gabashvili, Ralph Kauz
Raisa I. Amirbekyan, Qajar Art as an Alternative Source of History:
Look Through the 18th and 19th Century Persian Illuminated Manuscripts
from the Armenia's Collections
Amir Porooshani, Sogdian Culture, An Intermediary for Religion,
Culture and Language Interactions
Abolghasem Dadvar, The Art of Sassanids and its Influence on the
Painting of Middle East
Neamatollah Salahshoori, Jafar Mehrkian, Stone Lion (SHIR-SANGI) in
Bakhtiari Culture
Soroush Shahbazi, The Role of Tanbur (Instrument) in Preservation and
Supporting Gurani Versified Literature in Guran

Session 2-D:
Wilhelm Eilers Auditorium (308)
Chair: Mohammad Sharaf-e Alam
Discussants: Boghos Levon Zekiyan, Roman Smbatian, Samvel Markarian
Hayrapet Margarian, Armenian Iranian Relations in 9-14th Centuries
Manana Sanadze, Mirian the First Christian King oof Kartli and the
Issue of His Descent
Hirotake Maeda, The Importance of Galust Shermazanian's Work for
Iranian and Russian Relations and the Fate of Enikolopians family in
the 19th century
Saeed Jalali, The Role of the Caucasians in the Formation of the
Socialistic Ideas in Iran During the Constitutional Revolution

18.30 - Ceremony of the Unveiling of Shaykh-Farid al-Din Attar
Neyshaburi's marble Monument Donated by the City Council of Neyshabur
City in Iran to Arya International University

19.30 - Reception

DAY 2: June 07, 2008

09.00-10.30 - Session 3

Session 3-A:
Walter Bruno Henning Auditorium (303)
Chair: Babak Rezvani,
Discussants: Aldo Ferrari, Mohammad-Reza Sahab
Nagihan Haliloglu, Iran as Model: Persian Influence on Turkish Culture
and Politics in the Contemporary Context of Transposition
Rudik Yaralyan, The Jews from the Kurdish Inhabited Areas in Israel
Nana Gelashvili, Politics of Iran towards Georgia in 70-80-ies of the
XVI century
Tamaz Beradze, A Project on Exporting Iranian Silk to West Europe in
XVI-XVII cc.

Session 3-B:
Friedrich Carl Andreas Auditorium (306)
Chair: Philipp Bruckmair
Discussants: Andrew Peacock, Hadi Sultan-Qurraie, Abolghasem Dadvar
Viktoria Arakelova, Again on the Formation of Yezidism: the Shi'a
Portion in the Syncretic Tradition
Pascal Kluge, Turkish views on Christians
Phillip Hopkins, Muslims and Christians Together: Pain, Suffering, and
Death to the Glory of God
Mohammad Sharaf-e Alam, Iran and the Caucasus: A study of Culture and Religion

Session 3-C:
Conference Hall (209)
Chair: Uwe Bläsing
Discussants: Behrooz Mahmoodi-Bakhtiari, Ali Shahidi, Mateusz Klagisz
Ali Ashraf Sadeghi, On the Origin of the Toponym "Baku"
Hasmik Asatrian, Borrowings from Armenian in the Turkish Dialect and
Jargon Vocabulary
Natalia Plechistova, Armeno-Turkish: Armenian Borrowings or Spoken Turkish?
Oleg Kshanovski, The Azerbaijanian-Persian Linguistic Interference
from the Point of Linguistic Typology
Ruben Melkonyan, The Phenomenon of Religious Re-adoption among Hidden
Armenians in Turkey

Session 3-D:
Indo-Iranian Civilisation Auditorium (208)
Chair: Hoseyn Ahmadi
Discussants: Nana Gelashvili, Baiba Kine
Mohammad Mousavi, US and the Political Economy of Energy Transfer from
the Region
Mehdi Sanaei, The Importance of Cooperation between Iran and the
Caucasus in Globalisation Era
Habibollah Abol-Hassan Shirazi, Fahimeh Behrang, Iran's National
Interest in the Caspian Geopolitical Region
Mohammad Firuzian, Iran's Regional Approach to Caucasus Issues

10.30-11.00 - Coffee break

11.00-12.30 - Session 4

Session 4-A:
Friedrich Carl Andreas Auditorium (306)
Chair: Boghos Levon Zekiyan
Discussants: Vardan Voskanian, Natalia Plechistova, Jamshid Giunashvili
Ralph Kauz, Armenia and the Caucasus. The Chinese View
Anton K. Alexeev, Main Persian Muslim Sources on Caucasus Region
Andrew Peacock, Al-Anawi's Anis al-Qulub: a medieval Muslim view of Armenians
Mohammad-Reza Sahab, The Caucasus in Old and Historical Maps
Aldo Ferrari, Persia and Persians in Raffi's Xamsayi melik'ut'iwnner?

Session 4-B:
Walter Bruno Henning Auditorium (303)
Chair: Lucian Stone
Discussants: Tamerlan Salbiyev, Mohammad Parham, Farzaneh Sajadpur
Miruna-Ioana Fulea, Mahdism (Islamic Messianism), can it become a
future political doctrine?
Philipp Bruckmair, Maturidi kalam: The spread of Persianate Central
Asia's contribution to Islamic theology
Manijeh Maghsudi, Comparison between Poorkhani in Turkmen Sahara and Shamanism
Khachik Gevorgyan, On Genre Specifications of Persian Fotovvatnamehs

Session 4-C:
Wilhelm Eilers Auditorium (308)
Chair: Matteo Compareti
Discussants: Jafar Mehrkian, Amir Porooshani, Mohammad Sharaf-e Alam
Dariush Borbor, The Origins of Self-rule and Early Democracy in the
Zagros Mountains and its Hinterland
Mahmood Heydarian, Mojtaba Safari, Morvarid Mazhari, The Analysis and
Typology of Early Bronze Ware in Koliayi Plain in Central Zagros of Iran
Levon Yepiskoposian, Ashot Harutyunian, Armine Khudoian, Genetic
Legacy of Hamshen Armenians
Habib Mahmoodian, Cultural Relations between Deylaman and the Caucasus
in Ancient Period (According to archaeological data)

13.00-14.00 - Lunch

14.30-16.00 - Session 5

Session 5-A:
Conference Hall (209)
Chair: Martin Schwartz
Discussants: Helen Giunashvili, Pavel Basharin, Sándor Földvári
Vladimir Livshits, The Sogdian Ancient Letters
Arezoo Altafi, Plant Names in Mazandarani Dialect
Habib Borjian, Position of Gorgani among Iranian languages
Tadevos Charchyan, Parthian Inscription of Armazi
Ali Shahidi, South Eastern Persian and Pazand; A Comparative
Linguistics Study on Iranian Dialects
Vardan Voskanian, On the Vocabulary of Bashagardi

Session 5-B:
Indo-Iranian Civilisation Auditorium (208)
Chair: Andrew Peacock
Discussants: Mahmoud Jaafari-Dehaghi, Tamura Yukio
Jamshid Giunashvili, On the Significance of "abkhaznein" in the Verse
by Khaqani
Tamerlan Salbiyev, Bahram Gur Bahram "Onager" <
Lucian Stone, Armiran: The Bio-Schizophrenia of the
Armenian-Iranian-American Poet Leonardo P. Alishan
Sohrab Ehsani, Molana Sa'd od-din-Mas'oud ebne Omar Abddol-lah
Al-Taftazani (722-791 AH' 1322-1389 AD)
Manana Gabashvili, Persia and Persian Universe according to Shota
Rustaveli's "Knight in the panther's skin"

Session 5-C:
Wilhelm Eilers Auditorium (308)
Chair: Ali Ashraf Sadeghi
Discussants: Vahe Boyajian, Jila Moshiri, Irène Natchkebia
Golbehesht Taghva, Islamic Coins Minted in Armenia, from Timurid to
Safavid Period (1370-1736 a.c)
Mohammad Aref, Theatricalised Folk Rituals of Komijan Region
Marina Alexidze, Haj Sayyah in Tbilisi
Mateusz Klagisz, Why Chattering During a Meal is a Misdeed? Some
Remarks on Arda Wiraf Namag's Sins, Especially Odd Ones.

Session 5-D:
Walter Bruno Henning Auditorium (303)
Chair: Habib Borjian
Discussants: Viktoria Arakelova, Murtazali S. Gadjiev
Mohammad Parham, Farzaneh Sajadpur, Ebrahim Jamali, Immigration and
Cultural Changes among the Kormanj people of Amarlu
Tatevik Margaryan, Ethnic Minorities of Armenia
Armenak Manukyan, Kurds and Yazidis Residing in Armenia in the
Maelstrom of Stalinist Repressions
Mahmoud Joneydi Jaafari, On the Ethnic Situation in Contemporary Iran

16.30-21.00 - Cultural programme (visit to Garni pagan temple with
reception under a big tree)

DAY 3: June 08, 2008

09.00-10.30 - Session 6

Session 6-A:
Walter Bruno Henning Auditorium (303)
Chair: Ralph Kauz
Discussants: Marina Alexidze, Lucian Stone
Mahmoud Jaafari-Dehaghi, A Poem by Shah Da'i-e Shirazi in Shirazi
Dialect of Seventh Century
Tamura Yukio, The Usage of Persian language in Central Asiatic judicial courts
Behrooz Mahmoodi-Bakhtiari, "Language of the heavens": Notes on the
Myths about Persian
Hasmik Kirakosian, On Some Lexical Archaisms in Azari "Fahlaviyyat"
Manana Kvachadze, Linguo-Cultural Aspects of Multiethnic Situation
Tea Shurgaia, "Regional Dialogue" Through Proverbs (According to
Persian, Georgian and Armenian Proverbs)

Session 6-B:

Conference Hall (209)
Chair: Viktoria Arakelova
Discussants: Garnik Asatrian, Habib Borjian, Hossein Seifzadeh
Hadi Sultan-Qurraie, Northern Azerbaijan or Aran? Southern Azerbaijan or
Iranian Azerbaijan? Rhetoric of Conflicting Politics in Transition
Lina Malekian, Great Armenian Immigration from Iran to Armenia Between
1946 and 1947: Constructing New Socio-Cultural Identity
Mohammad Parham, Farzaneh Sajadpur, Ebrahim Jamali, Increasing and
Decreasing Sanctity, two major Identity Challenges of Iranian Minority
Religious Groups, Case Study: Zoroastrians and Assyrians of Iran
Babak Rezvani, The Shiite Moslem Georgians of Iran
Lina Yakubova, Assyrians in Georgia and Eastern Armenia at the
beginning of 20th century

Session 6-C:
Indo-Iranian Civilisation Auditorium (208)
Chair: Tamerlan Salbiyev
Discussants: Dariush Borbor, Anton K. Alexeev
Fatema Soudavar Farmanfarmaian, The Meanders of the Road from Ardabil to Astara
Murtazali S. Gadjiev, Zoroastrian funeral complex near Derbent
Matteo Compareti, The Wings Motif between Persia and the Caucasus: A
Zoroastrian Symbol of Glory among the Christians?

10.30-11.00 - Coffee break

11.00-11.50 - Session on the International Journal "Iran and the
Caucasus" (Brill, Leiden): The Enlarged Meeting of the Editorial Board

Speakers: Vladimir Livshits
Boghos Levon Zekiyan
Uwe Bläasing
Jamshid Giunashvili
Murtazali Gadjiev
Garnik Asatrian

12.00 12.50 - Session Devoted to the 35th Anniversary of Encyclopaedia Iranica

Speakers: Vladimir Livshits
Fereydun Vahman
Martin Schwartz
Habib Borjian
Garry Trompf
Garnik Asatrian

13.00-14.00 - Closing Ceremony and a Special Session on Establishing
the "International Society for the Study of Iran and the Caucasus" (ISSIC)

15.00 - Cultural Programme (Visit to a Yezidi summer camp in the
Khosrow forest with Reception under a huge tent)

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JOB- American Councils for International Education Country Director, Baku, Azerbaijan

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JOB- American Councils for Int'l Education Country Director, Baku, Azerbaijan

Posted by: Margaret Anderson <manderson@americancouncils.org>

Country Director - Azerbaijan

Program/Department: Field Operations
Supervisor: Ann Domorad
Hours: Full-time
Status: exempt
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Posting Available: June 2008
Posting Closes: June 3, 2008

Position Description

Summary:

The Country Director is responsible for maintaining American Councils
for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS organizational relations in
Azerbaijan, overseeing internal operations in the Baku office, and
providing oversight of student, undergraduate, graduate,
post-graduate, and teacher and professional development exchange
programs. Primary responsibilities include: recruitment and testing
of potential program participants; orientation and coordination of
logistics for participants; oversight of administrative and finance
functions; supervision and delivery of alumni programming; and liaison
with government officials. The Country Director reports to the
Director of Program Administration and works with Washington based
program managers and field-based program officers.

Responsibilities

Oversight and Leadership:

* Provides overall supervision of American Councils programs in
Azerbaijan by communicating, as needed, with Baku-based staff members
concerning academic, operational, and other policy matters as affected
by the regions political, economic and cultural conditions;
* Represents American Councils as related to all programs in
individual consultations, public appearances, and meetings with
potential and existing partners;
* Maintains American Councils organizational relations in Azerbaijan
with relevant US government offices and institutions (the US embassy/
consulate, PAS, USAID, and other US government agencies); with the
Azerbaijan government and private institutions (government ministries,
agencies and offices; national corporations; American Councils
institutional partners); with the in-country offices of American
organizations and foundations; and, with the international and
domestic press;
* Communicates regularly with, and makes recommendations to the
Operations Director, Eurasia on general program matters, on
perceptions of American Councils administered programs and on the
influence of local conditions on administration of programs in Azerbaijan;
* Participates actively in developing new programs, seeking new
funding sources, and enhancing external relations.

Administration and Finance:

* Oversees American Councils internal operations; coordinates the
activities of program staff; and advises staff on American Councils
policies and employment matters;
* Manages all general office administrative matters such as
negotiating contracts; interacting with landlords, maintaining proper
work environment, etc.;
* Provides DC office with finance reports monthly, and budgets every
six months; monitors all outgoing and incoming funds;
* Oversees tracking of all applicant and participant files;
* Hires for approved positions, prepares contracts and maintains
files for host-country national staff, trains and oversees staff,
conducts performance reviews, monitors proper submission of timesheets.

Program Administration:

* Oversees and assists in organizing, implementing and reporting on
activities, including recruitment and alumni activities delivered by
host country offices;
* Monitors all recruitment activities to assure timely and proper
conduct of competitions;
* Conducts recruitment, including advertising, lectures, interviews
with finalist candidates, testing, correspondence, and meetings with
parents, applicants and finalists, and those not selected;
* Coordinates alumni activity planning and delivery of appropriate
activities for alumni of all programs, oversees alumni assistants and
alumni fellows, coordinates updates to alumni information, submits
regular reports on alumni activity;
* Coordinates appropriate contributions to recruitment and alumni
activities from alumni, host-country national assistants, and Americans;
* Meets with ministry and US government officials regularly to
provide appropriate information and overview of the competition
process and alumni activities; keeps them informed of changes
regarding the competition;
* Coordinates and supervises all logistics for events: meeting
flights, transporting to hotels, organizing support staff, registering
participants, providing support to dignitaries and guests.

Qualifications:

* Program administration experience;
* Experience in budget management;
* Supervisory experience; experience supervising host-country
national staff preferred;
* Fluent in regional languages and/ or Russian;
* Experience traveling extensively under difficult conditions;
* Overseas work/living experience, preferably in Azerbaijan;
demonstrated interest in Azerbaijan and the region;
* Cross-cultural skills;
* Strong written and oral communication skills;
* Bachelor's degree (graduate degree preferred) -- related to region
in: economics, international education or development, history, or
related area.

To Apply:

Send letter/resume and salary requirements to HR Department, American
Councils, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036.
Fax: 202-572-9095 or 202-833-7523; email: resumes@americancouncils.org.
Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, an
international not-for-profit organization, believes in the fundamental
role of education in fostering positive change for individuals,
institutions and societies. Building upon over three decades of
regional expertise and development experience, American Councils
advances education and research worldwide through international
programs that provide the global perspective essential for academic
and professional excellence. In collaboration with partners around the
world, our dedicated team of professionals designs and implements
innovative and effective programs responsive to the cultures and needs
of the international communities in which we work. American Councils
employs a full-time professional staff of over 370, located in
forty-seven offices in forty cities in 15 countries of Eastern Europe
and Eurasia.

Dawn Blackwell
Human Resource Generalist
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
Phone: 202/833-7522
Fax: 202/572-9095

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CONF.- The Aral Sea Problem and Measures for Its Mitigation, Tokyo, June 10, 2008

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CONF.- The Aral Sea Problem and Measures for Its Mitigation, Tokyo, June 10

Posted by: Mahmud Hadjimetov <embassytradecouncil@yahoo.com>

Seminar on Aral Sea Problem, Its Impact on Gene Pool of Population,
Flora and Fauna and Measures on its Mitigation

Date: June 10, 2008
Time: 14.00-17.30
Venue: JICA Global Plaza
Language: Japanese

Program:

13.30 - Registration
14.00-14.05 - Opening remarks by Dr. Tetsuji Tanaka, Executive
Director, Central Asia Research Institute
14.05-14.10 - Welcome speech of Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Japan Dr.
Mirsobit Ochilov
14.10-14.15 - Welcome speech of Mr. Junichi Shiraishi, Director
General for Water Environment, Ministry of the Environment
14.15-14.25 - "Report on the outcomes of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water
Summit", Dr. Kunio Kawamoto, Chief Officer, Japan Water Forum
14.25-14.45 - "Dilemmas and Perspectives of Water Resource Management
in the Aral Sea Basin", Professor Timur Dadabaev, Tsukuba University
14.45-14.55 - "Environment and Human Health", Professor Momoko Chiba,
Japan International University of Health
14.55-15.05 - "Landscape Ecology", Professor Yukihiro Morimoto, Kyoto
University
15.05-15.25 - Coffee break
15.25-15.35 - "Aral Sea Issues from the viewpoint of Transboundary
Waters", Professor Mikiyasu Nakayama, Tokyo University
15.35-15.45 - "Desertification of Aral Sea caused by large-scale
irrigation and effect to drinking water", Professor Yoshiko Kawabata,
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technologies
15.45-15.55 - "The Aral Sea, a symbol of sustainability of global
cooperation", Mr. Norio Yamamoto, Executive Vice President, GIF
Research Foundation
15.55-16.05 - Presentation on "Study on regional Development in
Karakalpakstan", Japan International Cooperation Agency
16.05-16.15 - Break
16.15-17.15 - Discussion
17.15-17.30 - Closing remarks by Dr. Tetsuji Tanaka

Contact: Embassy of Uzbekistan, Ms. Naoko Ukie, phone: 03-3760-5625

All are welcome. Participation is free.

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CONF./CFP- Emerging Market Economies in Central Asia, Goetingen, Sept. 25-26, 2008

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CONF./CFP- Emerging Market Economies in Central Asia, Goetingen, Sept. 25-26

Posted by: Manuel Stark <mail@manuelstark.com>

Dear Colleagues:

We are very pleased to send you attached the announcement of the
captioned conference being held September 25-26, 2008 in Goettingen, Germany.

The conference is part of the three-year research project Emerging
Market Economies in Central Asia: The Role of Institutional
Complementarities in Reform Processes, funded by the Volkswagen
Foundation. It addresses key research issues of the economic,
political, and institutional transition processes in Central Asia.
Please refer also to our conference website at www.pfh.de/centralasia

for further information.

I cordially invite you to come to Goettingen and take part in this
interdisciplinary conference sharing your research results and
insights with other interested colleagues and expanding your personal
network of Central-Asia experts.

You are asked to submit one or more abstracts or full papers according
to the attached Call for Papers.

For further questions or more information, please do not hesitate to
contact us (ahrens@pfhgoettingen.de).

We are looking forward to meeting you in Goettingen.

Kind regards,

Prof. Dr. Joachim Ahrens

Call for Papers

"Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance in Central Asia"

Conference in Göttingen, Germany, September 25 26, 2008
Organized by the Private University of Applied Sciences Göttingen,
Germany, and the University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Chairmen: Prof. Dr. Joachim Ahrens and Prof. dr. Herman W. Hoen

The countries of Central Asia are increasingly the focus of intense
international attention because of their geopolitical and economic
importance as well as their unsettled transition processes. The region
faced enormous challenges when the Soviet Union disintegrated.
Overall, it has made rudimentary progress in opening up to the
international community, creating market institutions, and building
more inclusive, democratic political processes.

Daunting challenges remain reflected in the region's relatively low
economic and human development indicators. In particular, reforms of
the institutional environment have been largely neglected. It is
evident that the lack of effective institution building as well as
rule enforcement in the economic and political realms represents one
of the key weaknesses and drawbacks of transition. Hence, crafting
adequate market institutions will be of utmost importance in the years ahead.

The conference Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic
Performance in Central Asia brings together leading experts in
Central-Asian studies and aims
(i) to take stock of institutional transition processes in Central
Asian countries;
(ii) to analyse progress and deficits in the economic, political, and
social realms in a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective; and
(iii) to discuss the prospects of, and impediments to, further
marketisation and democratisation in the region.

All papers in the realms of economics, political science, sociology,
jurisprudence, anthropology, and related fields, which are in line
with these objectives, are highly welcome.

Topics for Submission

Contributions to the conference can be devoted to theoretical or
empirical issues relating to the following topics:
* economic institutions of the industrial relations system, financial
systems, social security systems, vocational education and training
systems, and systems of corporate governance;
* political institutions as catalysts of, or obstacles to, sustained
economic and social development;
* informal institutions relating, e.g., to cultural norms and their
impact on economic and political transition;
* regional integration in Central Asia;
* influence of external actors in Central Asian transition processes.

Best Paper Selection

The three best papers selected will be awarded a grant covering
accommodation fees for the conference. Additionally, these papers will
be eligible for publication.

Submission Guidelines for Abstracts and Papers
* Deadline for abstracts: June 14, 2008
* Please submit abstracts as an e-mail attachment in PDF format to
mail@manuelstark.com.
Abstracts will be reviewed and authors notified by June 30, 2008.
* Full papers in PDF format are to be submitted by August 20, 2008.
* Abstracts and papers must be written in English and conform to the
submission guidelines.
* Abstracts should be no more than 3,000 characters: The title page
should show complete addresses and phone numbers of all authors and
specify who will present the paper. Appropriate discipline area
(e.g. economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, etc.)
should also be listed on the title page. The second page should
include the abstract with the title.
* Only electronic submissions will be accepted.

Conference Registration

Information on the conference as well as registration procedures will
be posted on the website http://www.pfh.de/centralasia

For Further Information

For questions regarding papers and submissions or questions and
comments regarding conference registration or accommodation, please
contact Manuel Stark (mail@manuelstark.com).

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LECTURE- Traces of Ethno-Social Memory in Kyrgyz Folklore, Sulayman Kayipov, May. 27

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LECTURE- Traces of Ethno-Social Memory in Kyrgyz Folklore, S. Kayipov, May. 27

Posted by: Konuralp Ercilasun <kercilasun@gmail.com>

[CEL received this posting too late to distribute before the even,
however, it may nevertheless be of interest to some subscribers. --CEL]

Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Public Lecture Series:
"History and the Culture of the Kyrgyz"

The Sixth Lecture:
27 May 2008, Tuesday, 5.00 p.m.
Dr. Sulayman KAYIPOV: "Traces of Ethno-Social Memory in Kyrgyz Folklore"
Discussant: Dr. Turdubay ABDRAKUNOV

Place:
Auditorium No. 204
Jal Campus, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Bishkek

Contact:
Baktybek Isakov (baktibek.isakov@manas.kg)
Kayrat Belek (kayratbek@gmail.com)
Tel: + 996 (312) 49-27-86 ext. 12-31 or 12-32

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PUBL.- Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 1, No. 1, May 2008

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PUBL.- Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 1, No. 1, May 2008

Posted by: Ibrahim Keles <qelesh@hotmail.com>

Contents

Editorial: An Introduction

The Cultural Foundations of Family Business Management: Evidence from Ukraine
William D. BRICE & Wayne D. JONES

An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between Quality
Initiatives and Financial Performance
Ali UYAR

Picnic Organizers to Strategists: Turn of the Wheel for Human Resource Managers
Feza T. AZMI

Experience Studies on Determining Life Premium Insurance Ratings:
Practical Approaches
Mirela CRISTEA & Narcis E. MITU

Empirical Analysis of Kyrgyz Trade Patterns
Elvira KURMANALIEVA

An Action Research into International Masters Program in Practicing
Management (IMPM): Suggesting Refraction to Complement Reflection for
Management Learning in the Global Knowledge Economy
Tunc D. Medeni & Katsuhiro UMEMOTO

www.ejbe.org

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PUBL.- Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, Vol. 10, No. 10, 14 May 2008

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PUBL.- Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, Vol. 10, No. 10, 14 May 2008

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

Note: New Publications:

"Georgia's May 2008 Parliamentary Elections: Setting Sail in A Storm",
CACI & SRSP Policy Paper by Niklas Nilsson and Svante E. Cornell, May
2008, 35pp. Dowload at:
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/Silkroadpapers/0805Georgia.pdf

"Parliament and Political Parties in Kazakhstan",
CACI & SRSP Silk Road Paper by Anthony Clive Bowyer, April 2008, 70pp.
Download at:
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/Silkroadpapers/0804Bowyer.pdf

"Russia's Central Asia Policy and the Role of Russian Nationalism",
CACI & SRSP Silk Road Paper by Marlene Laruelle, April 2008, 81pp.
Download at:
http://www.isdp.eu/files/publications/srp/08/ml08russiacentral.pdf

The 14 May issue of the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst (Volume 10, no.
10) is now online at http://www.cacianalyst.org/. The PDF version of the
entire issue is available at:
http://www.cacianalyst.org/files/080514Analyst.pdf

Full contents:

Analytical Articles

EU Strategy on Central Asia: Realpolitik After All
Cornelius Graubner
http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4859

The Emerging China-Afghanistan Relationship
Nicklas Norling
http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4858

Is Emomali Rakhmon Losing Domestic Support?
Erica Marat
http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4857

Karimov-Nazarbayev Rivalry Pervades Bilateral Summit
Richard Weitz
http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4856

Field Reports

Turkmen President to Pay Historic Visit to Baku
Azer Karimov
http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4863

Unmanned Aircraft at Center of Georgian-Abkhaz Information War
Niklas Nilsson
http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4862

Tajik Authorities Call for Public Donations
Sergey Medrea
http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4861

Armenian Government Sets Ambitious Targets in Economic and Political Spheres
Haroutiun Khachatrian
http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4860

News Digest:
http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4864

23 April 2008 Turkey Analyst Analytical Articles:

Will Clinging to the EU and Ataturk Save the AKP?
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/inside/turkey/2008/080423A.html

Between Political Crises: Turkey's Energy Policy
http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/inside/turkey/2008/080423B.html

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 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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PUBL.- The Art of Ancient Jewelry Makers: Central Asia, 4th Century BCE-4th Century CE

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PUBL.- The Art of Ancient Jewelry Makers: Central Asia, 4th c. BCE-4th c. CE

Posted by: Elena Neva <lenasu@email.msn.com>

Please note the following publication in Russian:

The Art of Ancient Jewelry Makers: Central Asia, 4th Century BCE-4th Century CE
Elena Neva

Iskusstvo drevnikh iuvelirov (Tsentral'naia Aziia: IV v. do n.e.-IV
v.). Boston: M Graphics Publishing. 121 pp. ill. ISBN
978-1-934881-05-7. 2008. $20.00

Contents:

Vvedenie
1. Iz istorii izucheniia iuvelirnogo iskusstva drevnego perioda
2. Khudozhestvennye osobennosti iuvelironykh izdelii Tsentral'noi Azii
3. Vidy i formy iuvelirnykh izdelii Tsentral'noi Azii i ikh
tekhnicheskie osobennosti
4. Simvolika i semantika ukrashenii
Zakliuchenie

The book may be ordered from:

Elena Neva <lenasu@email.msn.com>

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SEMINAR SERIES- Oxford Society for the Caspian and Central Asia, May-June

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SEMINAR SERIES- Oxford Society for the Caspian and Central Asia, May-June

Posted by: nariman skakov <nariman.skakov@univ.ox.ac.uk>

The Oxford Society for the Caspian and Central Asia
Central Asian Humanities Seminar

Trinity Term 2008 Sessions

Friday 23 May, 2008 at 5.00 pm (Trinity Term 2008 Week 5)
"Adam Thirlwell's 'Nigora': Locality and Representation"
By Adam Thirlwell, chaired by Dr. Jane Hiddleston (Exeter College, Oxford)
Location: Swire Seminar Room, 12 Merton Street, University College, Oxford

Adam Thirlwell is a British novelist and was a Prize Fellow of All
Souls College, Oxford. He is assistant editor of Areté, an arts
tri-quarterly. He has written for the Guardian and Le Monde, as well
as Esquire, the TLS and the LRB. In 2003 he published his first novel,
Politics - translated into 30 languages - and was included in Granta's
list of the twenty best young British novelists. His short story
"Nigora" (published in Zadie Smith's anthology The Book of Other
People and to be read at the seminar by the author) explores an émigré
Uzbek woman's sexuality and identity.

Friday 30 May, 2008 at 5.00 pm (Trinity Term 2008 Week 4)
"Alibek Mergenov's Kokpar: Kazakh Horsemen of Apocalypse at Play"
By Alibek Mergenov, chaired by Thomas Welsford (Harris Manchester
College, Oxford), discussant Nariman Skakov (University College, Oxford)
Location: Swire Seminar Room, 12 Merton Street, University College, Oxford

Alibek Mergenov, a young Kazakh sculptor, brings to Oxford his
award-winning work "Kokpar" (a photograph is attached). Kokpar is a
traditional Kazakh game played on horseback in which two teams of
players compete to carry an animal carcass into a goal. The sculpture
explores the idea of ethnicity threatened by post-modern reality.
Themes of violence, suffering, and loss are balanced by the sculptor's
penetrating wit and ability to reflect on contemporary artistic
trends. The sculpture will be on display in the seminar room and there
will be a Q&A session with the artist.

Friday 13 June, 2008 at 5.00 pm (Trinity Term 2008 Week 8)
"Traditional Overtone Music: Cultural Policy in Soviet and Post-Soviet Tuva"
By Professor Valentina Suzukei, chaired by Dr. Martin Stokes (St
John's College, Oxford)
Location: Swire Seminar Room, 12 Merton Street, University College, Oxford

Professor Suzukei is a leading authority on the Tuvan overtone
("throat") singing tradition. She co-authored Where Rivers and
Mountains Sing: Sound, Music and Nomadism in Tuva and Beyond with
Theodore Levin - a substantial contribution to ethnomusicology.
Professor Suzukei will present a short documentary (subtitled in
English) about the Tuvan musical tradition and will discuss how soviet
cultural politics focused on the cultural backwardness of non-Slavic
ethnic groups in the country. These policies "Europeanized" musical
instruments and musical repertories in an attempt to integrate Tuva
into a unified cultural front with a socialist orientation.

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FILM- "The Other Silk Route", Social Research Center, AUCA, Bishkek, May 21

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FILM- "The Other Silk Route", Social Research Center, AUCA, Bishkek, May 21

Posted by: Social Research Center - AUCA <src@mail.auca.kg>

The Social Research Center at American University of Central Asia
(www.src.auca.kg) under its Migration Research Track

presents:

FILM: "The Other Silk Route"

Time: 4.30pm, May 21, 2008
Venue: 315, AUCA (Main building)
Languages: English and Russian (Interpretation is provided)

This film is about contemporary mobility and transition processes in
Kyrgyzstan. The film features several families in Ylai-Talaa Village, Osh
province and Bishkek, whose family members have migrated inside and outside
of Kyrgyzstan. The film raises many serious issues caused by labor
migration. In particular, the film shows how the labor migration affects,
among many others, family relationship, children upraising, health as well
as survival and adaptation strategies of labor migrants.

The film had been produced during two years when Dr. Susan Thieme from
University of Zurich in Switzerland was researching on multilocality
problems of the Kyrgyz labor migrants. The 15-minute documentary film was
made thanks to "North-South Research Partnership on Mitigating Syndromes of
Global Change" Project run by the Swiss National Scientific Foundation and
Swiss Development Cooperation Agency. The film was produced in partnership
with "Los Panos" NGO, Assam, India.

This film featuring will be followed up by a discussion with local scholars,
NGO representatives and officers from the Kyrgyz Agency for Migration and
Employment.

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

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SEMINAR- Modernity and the Futures of Capitalism in Eurasia, SPb., July 6-20

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SEMINAR- Modernity and the Futures of Capitalism in Eurasia, SPb., July 6-20

Posted by: Modernity Project <modernityproject@yandex.ru>

HESP Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching Higher Education
Economic Sociology Chair, Faculty of Sociology
International Center for Comparative and Institutional Research,
St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Department of Political Science, University of Milan, Italy

are pleased to invite the Social Sciences and Humanities junior
faculty members from the Universities of Central, Eastern Europe, the
Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union to participate in
a new three-year Project:

Modernity and the Futures of Capitalism in Eurasia: Scholarly Debates
and Teaching Practices

The mission of the Project is to present to young scholars from the
region, innovations and solutions, within theoretical debates about
modernity and European capitalisms, to discuss and develop new methods
of teaching classes that deal with modernity, modernization,
globalization, Europeanization, and socio-economic developments in
post-Communist countries of Eurasia. Presenting crucial issues in the
forms of debates, discussion of opposing viewpoints, and by employing
the methodology and approach of interdisciplinary scholarship, the
Project aims to stimulate academic circles to enter into new
disciplines of International Political Economy, new institutional
economics and new institutional sociology.

The participants will be fortunate to have the possibility to gather
information firsthand and to participate in the debates between the
two schools/approaches to Modernity in Contemporary Social Theory: the
Alberto Martinelli's approach and Goran Therborn's approach.

The Project is oriented towards motivated scholars who will
participate in around the year activities, online inter-sessions and
follow-up workshops.

All activities of the Project are in English.

Core Resource Persons

Patrick LeGales, Professor of Politics and Sociology at Science
Politique, Paris, France
Alberto Martinelli, Professor, Political Science Department,
University of Milan
Goran Therborn, Professor, Chairman, Sociology Department, Cambridge
University, UK
Yuri Veselov, Professor, Chairman, Economic Sociology, St. Petersburg
State University

Interested young social scientists and faculty members with a strong
command of English are encouraged to apply for the first contact
summer session of the Project
"Rethinking the Project of Modernity: Theoretical Approaches, Debates
and Problems for Teaching"

July 6 - July 20, 2008
St. Petersburg, Russia

Eligibility: Social Sciences and Humanities junior faculty members
from the Universities of Central, Eastern Europe, the Newly
Independent States of the former Soviet Union and Mongolia

Application Procedure

1. Please send to modernityproject@yandex.ru , no later than June 5, 2008
- CV (detailed).
- Statement of Purpose (please specify your academic interests,
relevance of the Project to your academic background and current
interests, how the Project can contribute to your professional
development, and how you can contribute to the Project, up to 700 words).
- Course Syllabus (draft) that you teach or plan to teach in the future.
- A letter of recommendation.

2. Selected applicants will be asked to fill out the Application Form.

3. Short listed participants will be interviewed on-line or by telephone.

4. The final decision will be announced no later than June 15.

Program Costs - Tuition fees, accommodation, meals, cultural program,
educational materials are fully covered by the Project. Reasonable
travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Project Coordinators: Anastasia Maximova, Ekaterina Savelieva

InterComCenter
Smolnogo 1/3, entrance 9
St. Petersburg 193060 Russia
E-mail: modernityproject@yandex.ru
Tel: +7 (921) 5633211
Tel/fax: +7 (812) 710 0077

Deadline June 5, 2008

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CFA- ADA Summer School: Islam in Contemporary International Affairs, Baku, July 11-20

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CFA- ADA Summer School: Islam in Contemporary Int'l Affairs, Baku, July 11-20

Posted by: Murad Ismayilov <mismayilov@ada.edu.az>

Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA)
announces enrollment in its

Summer School
on
Islam in the Contemporary International Affairs
11-20 July, 2008
Baku and Guba, Azerbaijan

The Summer School is organized in a multicultural environment, in
which participants learn and experience the foundational concepts of
Islam, its relations with other religions and role in the contemporary
international affairs. It features presentations by prominent
scholars in the field of religion, as well as trips to mosques,
churches and synagogues. A special emphasis of the course will be on
cross-cultural dialogue and understanding of Islam as a religion of
peace and social justice. The Summer School program will be
interactive in its format. Networking, small-group interaction,
sightseeing and relaxing will be the essential elements of the summer
school.

Tours to Baku's Medieval City, Karavansaray, Fire Temple Ateshgah and
stone-age petroglyphs at Gobustan will be arranged. During the
week-ends, tours to the regions of Azerbaijan are planned, where the
participants will enjoy tourist attractions and get to know historic
and cultural heritage sites. They will have a unique chance to witness
the centuries-old tradition of religious tolerance in Azerbaijan,
visit holy places and build relations which will last for good.

The class is limited to 35 participants. Selected participants must be
willing to attend program events held in places of worship of various
congregations.

The tuition cost for the summer school is 750 USD. Travel and lodging
expenses must be covered by the participants. ADA will arrange
domestic transportation.

To apply, please visit www.ada.edu.az/summerschool

Murad Ismayilov
Projects Coordinator & Research Fellow
Research Council
Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
Tel +99412 437 3234
Fax +99412 437 3236
Mob +99450 327 3393
Em MIsmayilov@ada.edu.az
imurad_az@yahoo.com

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PROGRAM INFO.- INTRAC Central Asia Open Training Course in Advanced Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

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PROG. INFO.- INTRAC Training on Advanced Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation

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

Open Training course in Advanced Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

On 9-13 June, INTRAC will be running this year's Open Training course
in Advanced Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), like last
year located on Issyk-Kul. If you are thinking of attending or
sending someone from your organisation, please write to us quickly
since this course is usually fully booked.

This year we are slightly raising the level of the course, as usual
focusing on qualitative data collection and analysis, and including
some aspects of longer term impact assessment. The workshop will be
led by an experienced trainers team led by INTRAC counsultant Lola
Abdusalyamova (Uzbekistan). The course will run bilingually in Russian
and English according to ther needs of the participants. INTRAC is
actively involved in debates around M&E as any of you who read our
bulletin ONTRAC will know. Thus ONTRAC No.37 entitled "Rethinking
M&E" raised the issue of how to combine the increasing "managerialism"
of development institutions, on the one hand, and the need to
"prioritise users' interests and needs" on the other. Our workshop
looks at both sides of this dilemma - the efficient collection and
analysis of data, and also the aspect of participation.

Contact details:

INTRAC Central Asia Address: 107 Kievskaya Str., Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Tel.:(+996 312) 611402, Fax: (996 312) 611277,
e-mail: icap@intrac.kg

INTRAC Central Asia Programme is carrying out a strategy review of its
work this summer and autumn. If you would like to contribute to this
in any way, please contact on charlesb@intrac.kg (Charles Buxton). In
the week of 22 September we hope to be running a Round Table on
capacity building for civil society in Central Asia. We hope that
representatives of international and local NGOs alike will attend this
event. More details later.

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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JOURNAL/CFP- Caucasian Review of International Affairs, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2008

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JOURNAL/CFP- Caucasian Review of International Affairs, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2008

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

Call for papers for the Summer 2008 issue of the Caucasian Review of
International Affairs

The CRIA is a Germany-based quarterly peer-reviewed free, non-profit
and online academic journal. The Review is committed to promote a
better understanding of the regional affairs by providing relevant
background information and analysis, as far as the Caucasus in
general, and the South Caucasus in particular are concerned. The CRIA
also welcomes lucid, well-documented papers on all aspects of
international affairs, from all political viewpoints. The paper
version of the Review is planned for the next future.

The last issue (Spring 2008) of the Review can be viewed at

http://www.cria-online.org/current.php

The next issue (Summer 2008) of the CRIA will be published in July
2008. Deadline for submission of papers for the upcoming issue is June 30,
2008. Manuscript guidelines can be found at

http://cria-online.org/submit.php

Papers should be mailed to contact(a)cria-online.org

Best regards,

Nasimi Aghayev
Editor-in-Chief
Caucasian Review of International Affairs
www.cria-online.org

ISSN: 1865-6773

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JOB- Political Risk Consultant (Kazakh Politics), Lancelot Inc., New York

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JOB- Political Risk Consultant (Kazakh Politics), Lancelot Inc., New York

Posted by: Michael J. Rencewicz <michael.rencewicz@gmail.com>

Position Announcement:

Political Risk Consultant (Kazakh Politics), Lancelot Inc., New York-based

Lancelot Inc. is a start-up company in New York, New York seeking a
political risk consultant to cover Kazakh politics.

Our consultant will track geopolitical, regional and local political
developments in Kazakhstan. Consultant will help prepare reports that
forecast how these political pressures will affect the price movements
of publicly traded equities with exposure to the Kazakh market with a
focus on the hydrocarbon and mining industries. Consultant will draw
on financial market data, international news and information obtained
from on-the-ground contacts in Kazakhstan as the basis for conclusions
and predictions.

Candidate should have deep understanding of Kazakh and Central Asian
politics in addition to good relationships with Kazakh politicians.

Candidate must have excellent writing skills and excellent
communication skills.

Please send a cover letter, resume and any additional questions to
michael.rencewicz@gmail.com.

Deadline for applicants is May 30.

Company is a start-up and compensation may include initial equity stake.

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LECTURE - Etymology of the Ethnonym Kyrgyz, Taalaybek Abdiev, Bishkek, May. 13

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LECTURE - Etymology of the Ethnonym Kyrgyz, Taalaybek Abdiev, Bishkek, May. 13

Posted by: Konuralp Ercilasun <kercilasun@gmail.com>

Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Public Lecture Series:
"History and the Culture of the Kyrgyz"

The Fifth Lecture:
13 May 2008, Tuesday, 5.00 p.m.

Dr. Taalaybek ABDIEV: "Etymology of the Ethnonym Kyrgyz"

Discussant: Dr. Anvarbek MOKEEV

Place:
Auditorium No: 204
Jal Campus, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Bishkek

Contact:

Baktybek Isakov (baktibek.isakov@manas.kg)
Kayrat Belek (kayratbek@gmail.com)
Tel: + 996 (312) 49 27 86 ext. 12 31 or 12 32

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JOB- Political Risk Consultant (Kyrgyzstan), Lancelot Inc., New York

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JOB- Political Risk Consultant (Kyrgyzstan), Lancelot Inc., New York

Posted by: Michael J. Rencewicz <michael.rencewicz@gmail.com>

Position Announcement:

Lancelot Inc. is a start-up company in New York, New York seeking a
political risk consultant to cover Kyrgyz politics.

Consultant will clarify and analyze local political pressures in
Kyrgyzstan and geopolitical pressures on Kyrgyz politics and prepare
research that predicts price movements in internationally traded
equities with exposure to Kyrgyz markets and industries. Applicants
should be prepared to utilize cultural and political analysis in a way
that informs perspective on financial markets. Deep understanding of
Kyrgyz politics and local contacts are a must.

Please send a cover letter, resume and any additional questions to
michael.rencewicz@gmail.com.

Deadline for applicants is May 23.

Company is a start-up and compensation may include initial equity stake.

Michael Rencewicz
President, CEO

Lancelot Inc.
414 E 74th St. #4B
New York, NY 10021

tel 1 (917) 353 5254
fax 1 (646) 371 9622

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CONF.- Methodological Concerns in Teaching and Research on Islam, Bishkek, May 14

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CONF.- Methodological Concerns in Teaching & Research on Islam, Bishkek, May 14

Posted by: Eren Murat Tasar <etasar@fas.harvard.edu>

Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, named after Boris Yeltsin
UNESCO Chair in the Study of World Culture and Religion
Kievskaya Street, 44.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
13:00-17:30

This conference will bring together scholars from a wide variety of
disciplines involved in developing innovative methodologies and
conceptual frameworks related to the study and teaching of Islamic
theology, history, identity, and the political situations confronting
Muslims in the present day. The event will have an inter-disciplinary
focus, and special attention will be paid to Islam in Central Asia.

Participants:

Asylbek Aliev, Osh State University
Baris Isci, Washington University in St. Louis
Timur Kozukulov, Osh State University
Kadyr Malikov, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University
Asan Saipov, Kyrgyz Islamic University
Vladimir Shkolniya, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University
Eren Tasar, Harvard University
and others to be announced

Please note that the conference will take place in Russian, with no
English language translation provided. For more information, contact
kafunesco@krsu.edu.kg.

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SEMINAR- Social Problems and Civil Society in Central Asia, Warsaw, May 27

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SEMINAR- Social Problems and Civil Society in Central Asia, Warsaw, May 27

Posted by: Wojciech Tworkowski <wtworkowski@batory.org.pl>

The Stefan Batory Foundation has the honour to invite you to a seminar on:

"Social Problems and Civil Society in Central Asia"

Warsaw (Poland), May 27, 10 AM - 4 PM

The main aim of the seminar is to provide better insight into the key
social problems in Central Asia, in the development context of
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The
seminar is supposed to gather several experts from Central Asia, as well
as officials dealing with Central Asia and development cooperation
programming, NGO representatives, and researchers from Poland and other
Central European countries. We hope that the seminar can be a space for
communication between the different parties involved in development
cooperation with Central Asia, influencing better planning and more
effective assistance in this region.

Format: Expert panel followed by a roundtable discussion

Language: English and Russian (simultaneous translation between the two
available)

The Stefan Batory Foundation, the biggest Polish private foundation,
has extensive experience in organising major international conferences,
aimed at informing decision-makers and public opinion about the complex
problems of the contemporary world. A number of those events focused on
the problems faced by Newly Independent States. Some of our guests were:
Kofi Anan, Vaclav Havel, Henry Kissinger, Ralf Dahrendorf, Samuel
Huntington, Vladimir Milov, Lilia Shevtsova, Konstantin Zatulin as well
as many leading politicians and experts from Central and Eastern
European countries.

We look forward to hearing from you and we kindly ask that you confirm
your participation (stating your affiliation) until May 23.

Full info and agenda will be available on our website shortly.

Contact person:

Wojciech Tworkowski
Project Manager
"Focus on Central Asia"
Stefan Batory Foundation
Tel. +48 22 536 02 31
fax. +48 22 536 02 20
E-mail: wtworkowski@batory.org.pl
Website: www.batory.org.pl

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CONF.- 20th Annual Nicholas Poppe Symposium on Central/Inner Asian Studies, Seattle, May 10

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CONF.- Nicholas Poppe Symposium on Central/Inner Asian Studies, Seattle, May 10

Posted by: Ilse D Cirtautas <icirt@u.washington.edu>

University of Washington
Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization

20th Annual Nicholas Poppe Symposium on
Central/Inner Asian Studies

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Denny Hall 215A
8:30 am-17:30 pm

Program

8:30-9:00 - Coffee, Tea and refreshments

9:00-9:05 - Welcome Address: Ilse Cirtautas

9:05-10:00 - "Remembering Nicholas Poppe: Henry G. Schwarz, Hamit
Zakir, Ilse Cirtautas

10:00-10:30 - "Whither Mongolian Studies"
Henry G. Schwarz, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

10:30-10:40 - Discussion

10:40- 10:50 - Coffee/Tea Break

10:50-11:20 - "On Altaic Case Forms"
Hamit Zakir, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW
(This paper connects itself to Nicholas Poppe's article "On Some
Altaic Case Forms" (1977) and adds new observations on the case
category in the Turkic languages based on comparative studies of
Altaic morphology)
11:20-11:30 - Discussion

11:30-12:00 - "Tajik (Sariqul) Tümon 'Fog' and Altaic Tümen 'Ten Thousand'
Pengling Wang, Department of Anthropology, Central Washington
University, Ellensburg, WA
(This presentation examines the etymological connection of Tajik
(Sariqul dialect spoken in northwestern China) tümon 'fog' with Altaic
tümen 'ten thousand', on the assumption that the fog as a cloudlike
mass over the earth triggered the conception of 'ten thousand' in Altaic)
12:00-12:10 - Discussion

12:10-12:20 - Awarding of the combined Nicholas Poppe/Seattle-Tashkent
Sister City Association Prize for the best student in First-Year
Uzbek 2007-2008

12:20-13:30 - Lunch

13:30-14:00 - "Traditional Values and Norms of Conduct in the Altaic World"
Ilse Cirtautas, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, UW
(The admirable value structure of the Turkic and Mongolian peoples
will be discussed, such as respect for elders, hospitality and
generosity. An essential question to be asked is how these and values
outlived the attempts of Russian/Soviet colonial policies to deprive
non-Russians of their ancient traditions. To answer this question the
oral and written literature of advice and wisdom will be examined)
14:00-14:10 - Discussion

14:10-14:40 - "Textual Signs for the Hereafter: Square Kufic on the
Tombstones of Shah-i Zinda"
Mamoun Sakkal, Architect, Calligrapher, and Ph.D. Candidate,
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies, UW
(This presentation will look at one of the holiest sites in
Samarkand, the Shah-i Zinda, known for its magnificently decorated
mausoleum buildings. A dominant feature of this decoration is the
Square Kufic calligraphy that often covers the complete surface of the
building as a protective amulet or a talismanic robe)
14:40-14:50 - Discussion

14:50-15:00 - Coffee Break

15:00-15:30 - "Authoritarian Survival and Social Welfare in the
Post-Communist State Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan"
Erica Johnson, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Political Sciences, UW
(Despite the fact that all three Central Asian republics share the
legacy of Soviet socialism, their governments adopted strikingly
different social welfare strategies. The paper looks at the
differences and assesses how state welfare strategies impact
authoritarian survival)
15:30-15:40 - Discussion

15:40-16:20 - "The Life and Work of the Mongolian Poet/Writer and
Politic Figure Ochirbatin Dashbalbar (1957-1999)", followed by the
first screening outside Mongolia of "The Gazelle's Story," a film
about Dashbalbar"
Simon Wickham-Smith, internationally recognized Translator and
Scholar of Mongolian literature, London-Seattle
16:20-16:30 - Discussion

16:30-16:40 - "Honoring the Memory of Nicholas Poppe: Inauguration of
a New Website for Mongolian Literature in Translation
Simon Wickham-Smith and Stefan Kamola, Ph.D. student, Department of
History, UW
(This Website called "Center for Central Asian Literatures in
Translation", depts.washington.edu/ccalt, provides translation of
Mongolian literature and intents to add texts of or links to
translations of Central Asian Turkic literature. The goal is to create
something like a focus for the community of people interested in
Central Asian literature and thereby improving the standards of
translation)

16:40-16:50 - "Altai-Seattle, the Bond of Creativity"
Irene McManman, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Slavic Languages &
Literature, WA
(A brief informative presentation a local group whose goal is to help
the small Altai nations to preserve their cultural traditions)

16:50-17:10 - Closing Remarks

Allison Dvaladze
Assistant Director for Outreach
Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies
Jackson School of International Studies
University of Washington
203A Thomson, Box 353650
Seattle, WA 98195
dvaladze@u.washington.edu
(206) 221-7951 (vm)
(206) 685-0668 (fax)
http://jsis.washington.edu/ellison

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CONF./CFP- Language Change in Bilingual Communities: Focus on Post-Soviet Countries, Uppsala, Oct. 3

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CONF./CFP- Language Change in Bilingual Post-Soviet Communities, Uppsala, Oct 3

Posted by: Nino Amiridze <nino.amiridze@let.uu.nl>

Language Change in Bilingual Communities: Focus on the Post-Soviet
Countries and Their Immigrant Communities Elsewhere

Workshop at The 23rd Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics
October 3, 2008, Uppsala, Sweden

http://www.let.uu.nl/~Nino.Amiridze/personal/organization/PSB08.html

Call for Abstracts

The workshop aims at giving a perspective on post-Soviet bilingualism
while concentrating on the typology of linguistic changes under
language contact.

During the Soviet era, languages of the former Soviet republics have
been influenced by Russian, the Soviet lingua franca. The collapse and
the disintegration of the former Soviet Union has caused reshaping of
the relations between various ethnic groups within individual States,
on the one hand, and between Russia and the rest of the States, on the
other hand. Language situation and linguistic hierarchy within the
newly independent countries have considerably changed, depending on
the relations with Russia, and the growing influence of wider globalization.

The fall of the Soviet Union has caused unprecedented waves of
immigrants from the former Soviet republics to various parts of the
world. Immigrant communities from the former Soviet Union do not
always have institutional support for their native languages in the
host countries. Keeping mother languages exclusively as a means of
communication in the family and within the community, the speakers
used to preserve some features of the languages that eventually got
changed in the varieties spoken back at home by their compatriots. On
the other hand, under the influence of the language(s) of the host
countries, changes have occurred in the immigrant languages.

Globalisation has influenced the area into a more open attitude with
respect to sign language and bimodal bilingualism. The former Soviet
Union maintained the medical model of disability, treating the deaf as
a disabled group. However, in some of these States there are attempts
to change the medical model with the social one, and view the deaf as
a cultural and linguistic minority. One of the positive consequences
of changing the approach is the promotion of bilingual education in
the schools for deaf, rather than pursuing exclusively oralist
educational policy. As a result of the changing attitudes towards sign
language and Deaf culture, deaf people in the Post-Soviet States will
become bilingual in a sign and a spoken language (a case of bimodal
bilinguality).

The following three topics will be addressed during the workshop:

* contact-induced changes that have occurred in the languages of the
Post-Soviet States under the declining role of Russian as a dominant
language and the growing influence of other regionally and globally
dominant languages;
* contact-induced changes and contact-induced preservation in the
language varieties spoken by communities that have immigrated from the
Post-Soviet countries since 1991 to various parts of the world.
* bimodal bilingualism and language situation in deaf communities of
the Post-Soviet States. How changing of attitudes towards deafness
affects sociolinguistic situation of users of sign languages across
the former Soviet Union. Influences of the structure of one of their
languages over that of the other language.

Invited Speakers

* Anna Komarova (hearing) (Moscow Centre for Deaf Studies and
Bilingual Education), Development of Bilingual Education of the Deaf
in Post-Soviet Countries.
* Tatiana Davidenko (Deaf) (Moscow Centre for Deaf Studies and
Bilingual Education), Sign Language Diversity in Post-Soviet Countries
(translation from the RSL into English by Anna Komarova).
* Kristina Svartholm (hearing) (Stockholm University), Bilingual
Education for the Deaf. A Swedish Experience.

Important Dates

Abstract submission: June 16, 2008
Notification: July 7, 2008
Workshop: October 3, 2008

Organizers

* Nino Amiridze, Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
* Anne Tamm, University of Florence (Italy) and Institute for the
Estonian Language
* Manana Topadze, University of Pavia (Italy)
* Inge Zwitserlood, Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands)

Publication

If after the workshop there will be interest in publishing either a
proceedings or a special journal issue, then the organizers will take
responsibility of finding a suitable forum and will act as editors.

Submission

Abstracts (in English, maximum 3 pages, including data and references)
have to be submitted electronically as portable document format (.pdf)
or Microsoft Word (.doc) files via the EasyChair conference management system:
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=psb08

If you do not have an EasyChair account, click on the button "I have
no EasyChair Account" on that page and follow the instructions. When
you receive a password, you can enter the site and upload your abstract.

Workshop Web Page

http://www.let.uu.nl/~Nino.Amiridze/personal/organization/PSB08.html

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