APPEAL- Call for Experts on History of the Caucasus

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APPEAL- Call for Experts on History of the Caucasus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Education: Master degree required or other advanced degree.

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

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

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

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PUBL./CFP- Caucasian Review of International Affairs

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PUBL./CFP- Caucasian Review of International Affairs

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

Call for papers for the Caucasian Review of International Affairs

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

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

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

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

Papers should be sent to contact@cria-online.org.

Nasimi Aghayev

Editor in Chief
The Caucasian Review of International Affairs

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

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

October 15 Deadline

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

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

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

Recent Eurasian Regional Language Program participants have studied:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For more information, please contact:

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

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

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LECTURE- Interactions across Inner Asia and Transformations in China's Burial and Ritual Practices, Jessica Rawson, Wed., Sept. 19

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LECTURE- Interactions across Inner Asia and Transformations in China's
Burial and Ritual Practices, Jessica Rawson, Wed., Sept. 19

Posted by: Margaret Lindsey <lindsey@fas.harvard.edu>

Announcing a talk by

Jessica Rawson of Oxford University

on

"Beads, Beasts and Gold: Interactions across Inner Asia and
Transformations in China's Burial and Ritual Practices"

The talk is part of the Harvard University East Asian Archaeology
Seminar series, and will be given on Wednesday, September 19, at 4:30
p.m., in Haller Hall at the University Museum on Oxford Street.

Professor Dame Jessica Rawson is Warden of Merton College, Oxford, and a
member of the faculties of Oriental Studies and of Archaeology, formerly
of the British Museum in London, and an exceptionally distinguished
scholar of many aspects of Chinese art and archaeology.

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CENTRAL ASIA & CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP, Fall Organizational Meeting, Tues., Sept. 25

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CENTRAL ASIA & CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP, Fall Organizational Meeting,
Tues., Sept. 25

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

The first meeting this semester of the

Central Asia & Caucasus Working Group

will be held on:

Tuesday, September 25, 4:15-6:00 pm

in CGIS Room S-354 at 1730 Cambridge St., 3rd Floor,
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

All interested people are encouraged to join us.

The Working Group is, first and foremost, and opportunity for us to
get (and give) useful feedback on the projects-in-progress that we are
pursuing -- theses, course papers, articles, conference papers, etc.
The group is a stable, sympathetic group who are generally generous
with their comments.

In the organizational meeting, we will discuss the schedule for future
meetings, which will be on Tuesdays, alternating with the meetings of the
Central Asia and Caucasus Seminar (public seminar series).

We will begin with an introduction to the Working Group and then have
a introductions by participants and with a chance for all to introduce
themselves and mention their particular interests and projects.
Please come prepared to talk a bit about any project that you might be
considering for presentation this semester or this year.

If you need to be added to the Working Group e-mail mailing list
(i.e., if you don't get this message directly from me) or if you know
of someone who would be interested in receiving information about the
Working Group, just send me the name/e-mail address and I'll add it to
the list.

If you would potentially be interested in making a presentation to the
Working Group in the early part of the semester, please let me know as
soon as possible. Typical projects for presentation include thesis
chapters, term paper projects, and papers you are preparing for
conference presentation and/or publication. Note that the
presentation can be something rather "raw", though ideally you should
have a (draft) paper that can be distributed in advance of your
presentation.

Here is more info about the Working Group...

About the Working Group

The Working Group on "Society, Politics and Culture in Central Asia
and the Caucasus" forum that meets roughly every other week for
discussion of projects on Central Asia. The Working Group is aimed at
providing a context for focused discussion on Central Asian and
Caucasus-related topics among Harvard graduate students, faculty, and
other interested scholars in the Cambridge and Boston area. Central
Asia, for these purposes, is understood to include the states of
Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, as
well as closely related areas: the Caucasus, the Volga Basin,
Southwestern Siberia, Mongolia, Iran, Afghanistan, etc.

Each meeting is devoted to a presentation of some work-in-progress (a
thesis prospectus, chapter, or paper) by one of the Working Group
participants, accompanied by helpful discussion by the group as a
whole. In most cases, a text is distributed in advance so that the
presentation of its content can be brief and we can devote our time to
feedback and discussion. Guest speakers are also sometimes invited.

The Working Group is chaired by John Schoeberlein, Director of the Harvard
Program on Central Asia & the Caucasus. The Working Group is an activity of
the Harvard Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus at the Davis Center for
Russian and Eurasian Studies. The group has been meeting since 1994.

Refreshments are served!

Please contact me with any questions or suggestions you might have.

I look forward to your participation!

John Schoeberlein

Dr. John Schoeberlein \ Director
Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus
Davis Center \ Harvard University
1730 Cambridge St., Room S-320 \ Cambridge, MA 02138 \ USA
tel.: +1/617-495-4338 program tel.: +1/617-496-2643 fax: +1/617-495-8319
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COURSE OFFERINGS- Courses on Central Asia/Eurasia in Harvard's Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus, 2007-08

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COURSE OFFERINGS- Courses on Central Asia/Eurasia, 2007-08

The following three courses will be offered this year in Harvard's
Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus. These courses are open to
those who are eligible to enroll in courses at Harvard:

FALL TERM Course

Culture Wars in Eurasia
Anthropology 1930
John Schoeberlein

Fall term, Wednesdays, 2:00 - 4:00
Room: CGIS South S-354

The course explores the contestation of culture in Eurasia --
especially Central Asia, but also the broader region from Crimea to
Mongolia. From the beginning of the twentieth century, claims about
what is the right kind of culture have been asserted for political and
social ends in pursuit of modernity, state legitimacy, mobilization of
resistance and opposition, artistic and spiritual authenticity, social
harmony or creation of a compliant populace, among many other goals.
The course explores the anthropology of identity construction, of
social mobilization, of political authority, and of cultural hybridity
and integrity in the richly culturally diverse and rapidly changing
world of Eurasia, where cultural contestation revolves around concepts
like pan-Turkism, Eurasianism, cultural revolution, modernization,
nation-building, Islamic revivalism - from the beginning of the
twentieth century to post-Communism.

SPRING TERM Courses

The Meanings of Islam in Central Asia
Islamic Civilizations 160
John Schoeberlein

Spring term, Wednesdays, 2:00 - 4:00
Room: CGIS South S-354

The course examines the changing role of Islam in Central Asia through
history from a multidisciplinary perspective. It considers the
diversity and multi-dimensionality of Islam as it influences social,
cultural, political and religious life. Themes include: Islam and
social order; Islam under Russian and Communist rule; Sufism,
modernist Islam, "fundamentalism" and other forms of belief and
practice; and the dynamic new role of Islam in the region following
independence in 1991.

Contemporary Central Asian Societies
Sociology 305
Laura Adams

Spring term

This course provides an introduction to Central Asia, focusing on
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan,
though some discussion will be devoted to nearby Muslim societies such
as Afghanistan and Xinjiang in Western China. The goal of the course
is to provide students with a broad base of knowledge that will allow
them to interpret current events in the region through a sociological
lens and to set their own agendas for further exploration of the
region. In the first week, we will cover the political and cultural
history of the region and in the second week we will survey the
history of the Soviet period as it applies to contemporary Central
Asia. Throughout the rest of the semester, we will explore
contemporary topics through empirical readings on religion, politics,
civil society, globalization, gender, demography, migration, and
culture. The readings in this course will also draw on the work of
prominent sociologists, anthropologists and political scientists (such
as Rogers Brubaker, Juan Linz, Frank Lechner and John Boli, and
Katherine Verdery) to help us theorize about Central Asian societies.
Course requirements include class participation, a mid-term, a brief
presentation, and a research paper. Some background in Soviet studies
or the Muslim world would be helpful for this course.

Contacts:

John Schoeberlein
Davis Center, 1730 Cambridge Street
CGIS South, Room S-320
tel.: 617-495-4338
email: schoeber@fas.harvard.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 & by appt.

Laura Adams
email: ladams@fas.harvard.edu
Office hours: TBD

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