PUBL.- The China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, February 2008

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PUBL.- The China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly, February 2008

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

The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program
(www.silkroadstudies.org) is pleased to announce the release of the
February 2008 issue of the China and Eurasia Forum Quarterly. The
issue is online at either of the following links:

http://www.isdp.eu/cefq

http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/inside/publications/CEF_quarterly.htm

The PDF-version of the entire issue is available at:

http://www.isdp.eu/files/publications/cefq/08/February_2008.pdf

Contributions to this issue include:

Durability in China's Strategy toward Central Asia­Reasons for Optimism
Robert Sutter
http://www.isdp.eu/files/publications/cefq/08/rs08durabilitychina.pdf

How Financial Alchemy Engineered a Central Asian Credit Crunch
Maria Kielmas
http://www.isdp.eu/files/publications/cefq/08/mk08financialalchemy.pdf

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A Threat to American Interests
in Central Asia?
Gene Germanovich
http://www.isdp.eu/files/publications/cefq/08/gg08scoamerica.pdf

China's Investments in Russia: Where do they go and how Important are they?
Libor Krkoska and Yevgenia Korniyenko
http://www.isdp.eu/files/publications/cefq/08/lk08chinainvestment.pdf

Pashtunistan, NATO and the Global War on Terror: "If you don't fight,
you cannot have peace in Afghanistan"
Michael Mihalka
http://www.isdp.eu/files/publications/cefq/08/mm08natoafghanistan.pdf

Kazakh-Chinese Energy Relations: Economic Pragmatism or Political Cooperation?
Zhanibek Saurbek
http://www.isdp.eu/files/publications/cefq/08/ks08chinakazakh.pdf

Big business and high-level politics in Kazakhstan: an everlasting symbiosis?
Heidi Kjærnet, Dosym Satpaev and Stina Torjesen

http://www.isdp.eu/files/publications/cefq/08/hk08businesskazakhstan.pdf

The China and Eurasia Forum is an independent forum which seeks to
bring together regional experts, academics, government policy makers,
and business leaders with an interest in the growing relationship
between China and Eurasia. The forum is affiliated to the Central
Asia-Caucasus Institute and the Silk Road Studies Program.

Focusing primarily on Sino-Central Asian, Sino-Russian, and
Sino-Caucasian relations, the goal of the CEF Quarterly is to foster
discussion and information sharing between a geographically distant
community that recognizes the significance of China's emergence in
this important part of the world.

The editor invites longer analytical articles of approximately 7000
words or shorter more concrete articles on approximately 2000 words.
The next issue will be out in May 2008. Authors are encouraged to
submit interesting and thought-provoking articles for review to
nswanstrom@silkroadstudies.org.

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LECTURE- National Ideology and State-building in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

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LECTURE- National Ideology and State-building in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

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

The Social Research Center of the American University of Central Asia

presents:

LECTURE: National Ideology and State-building in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

SPEAKER: Dr. Erica Marat, Research Fellow at the Institute for Security and
Development Policy in Stockholm and Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, the
Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC.

Time: 17.00, April 23rd, 2008

Venue: 315, AUCA (Main Building)

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

Abstract: This lecture is based on the study focusing on the production of
national ideologies in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan since 1991. The main
argument of the study postulates that state-promulgated ideological projects
do not necessarily increase the popularity or effectiveness of incumbent
regimes, but they do allow the consolidation of state power in the interests
of the ruling elites. The process of ideological production and promotion
increased the loyalty of primarily state actors at various levels: from top
political elites to the local government- all of who were responsible for
disseminating ideologies among the masses. The study illustrates how Kyrgyz
and Tajik political leaderships promoted state ideologies vigorously before
presidential elections. The celebration of national historical events, such
as the Manas's anniversary in Kyrgyzstan and the Aryan civilization in
Tajikistan, allowed the incumbent regimes to mobilize the entire public
sector under the banner of patriotism. Former Kyrgyz president Askar Akayev
and incumbent Tajik leader Emomali Rakhmon monopolized their interpretations
of national histories by suppressing or rejecting any possibility for public
debate over interpretations of histories and their meaning in the present
day reality. In this way, any attempt to question the correctness of the
regimes' interpretations of history was considered to be unpatriotic.

Biography: Dr. Erica Marat is a Research Fellow at the Institute for
Security and Development Policy in Stockholm and Central Asia - Caucasus
Institute at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC. Dr. Marat
specializes in military institutions, state-building processes and organized
crime in Central Asia and beyond. She is an author of over 200 publications
at various policy and academic journals. A collection of her articles on
Kyrgyzstan was published as a book named Tulip Revolution: Kyrgyzstan a Year
Later. Dr. Marat is also a co-editor at the Journal of Power Institutions in
Post-Soviet Societies and guest editor at the China and Eurasia Forum
Quarterly. Previously she taught at the University of Bremen in Germany,
Uppsala University in Sweden, and Tajik-Slavic University in Tajikistan. She
is an AUCA 2001 alumnus from the department of Sociology, honored with magna
cum laude.

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

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LECTURE- Philosophy of Unified Area, Demir Kadyrov, Aigine Research Center, April 17, 2008

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LECTURE- Philosophy of Unified Area, Demir Kadyrov, Aigine Research
Center, 4/17/08

Posted by: Aigine Research Center <aigine.bishkek@gmail.com>

Aigine Cultural Research Center in Bishkek presents:

LECTURE:

"Philosophy of Unified Area" [Filosofiia edinnogo polia]

Date and time: 5:30 pm., Thurs., April 17, 2008
Venue: Aigine CRC, Toktogula 93, Bishkek
Language: Russian (translation will not be provided)

Lecture by: Demir Kadyrov, Director of the Science Center

Synopsis:

There are three core origins and dimensions - Spirituality, Science &
Ethics in life philosophy of any nation. The talk is aimed to
emphasize integrity and interrelation of the three core philosophical
dimensions in nomadic-turks' world view. The author claims that
philosophy of nomads as holistic, spiritually-cosmological concept is
the most sustainable concept, which has been able to endure centuries
and pressure of other cultures. The author analyses spiritual,
scientific and ethnic dimensions of "Tengrianity". Philosophy of
Unified Area is based on the Theory of Unified Area by Kyrgyz
physicist, Dr. Samat Kadyrov.

Aigine Cultural Research Center (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) was founded in
2004 and takes as its mission: study and preservation of the natural
and cultural legacy and diversity of Kyrgyzstan; investigation of
unknown aspects of cultural and natural phenomena; seeking points of
rapprochement and interconnection among esoteric knowledge and
science, nature and culture, tradition and innovation, West and East,
and other experiences often felt to be in opposition.

Aigine Research Center
str. Toktogula # 93
Tel.: +996 (312) 666966 / 667673
Fax: +996 (312) 667674
E-mail: aigine.bishkek@gmail.com
www.aigine.kg
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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EVENTS- New Chechnya Documentary Screenings, Washington and New York, April 17/23

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EVENTS- New Chechnya Documentary Screenings, Washington and New York, Apr 17/23

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

"Berkat and Marsho" – Happiness and Freedom

A documentary about the formative years and experiences of Chechen
children growing up in refugee camps and post-war Chechnya, followed
by a discussion with Jana Hradilkova, co-founder and program director
of the Czech civic association "Berkat" working with the Chechen children.

April 17, 2008 – Washington, DC:
Goethe Institute
812 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC
6-8 pm
An American Committee for Peace in the Caucasus (ACPC) at Freedom
House event. (Please send your RSVPs to intern-acpc@freedomhouse.org.)

April 23, 2006 - New York:
Room 1219
International Affairs Building
Columbia University
420 West 118th Street
New York
12pm
A Chechnya Advocacy Network/Harriman Institute Event

About Marsho and Berkat (David Ealek / Czech Republic / 2007 / 52 min)

The children's dance group Marsho came into being in the Sputnik
refugee camp on the Chechen-Ingush border. Over 9,000 Chechen refugees
have been living here for more than five years. Following the massacre
of civilians in Chechnya, an organisation called Berkat was set up in
the Czech Republic with the aim of helping victims, in particular
women. In 2003 Berkat set up a tour by the Marsho children's dance
group in the Czech Republic. The aim was both to allow the children to
experience something other than the horrors of war, and to draw the
attention of Czechs to the desperate situation in a country with a
media blackout. In 2006 Berkat decided to invite the children again.
In the meantime the Sputnik camp had been broken up and the children
had been scattered around Chechnya. Many things had changed in their
lives. They themselves had also changed and their reception in the
Czech Republic was different too. They were no longer pitiful war
children grateful for cuddly toys. Suddenly they had become demanding
young people with an uncertain future seen by some as young terrorists.

Berkat has worked with Marsho since 2001. The film was produced from
footage shot over three years and includes an introduction to the
conflict in Chechnya. It screened at the Czech film festival "One
World", where it was voted an audience favorite. In addition to
interviews with journalist and Berkat founder Petra Prochazkova and
Berkat program director Jana Hradilkova, there are interviews with
young Chechens with whom Berkat has been working since they were
children. The film is fundamentally about the importance of building
lasting relationships between an isolated Chechnya and the open
societies of the outside world.

More events at www.chechnyaadvocacy.org/events.html.

Almut Rochowanski
Coordinator, Programs and Advocacy
Chechnya Advocacy Network

almut@chechnyaadvocacy.org
www.chechnyaadvocacy.org
(1) 212 459 9363
(1) 646 467 0637 (mobile)

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PUBL.- Central Asia and the Caucasus, No. 2, 2008

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PUBL.- Central Asia and the Caucasus, No. 2, 2008

Posted by: Murad Esenov <murad.esenov@worldmail.se>

Please find the contents of no. 2(50), 2008 of the "Central Asia and the
Caucasus" journal (in English and Russian) below. The issue will be
published in late April.

Central Asia and the Caucasus Journal
Journal of Social and Political Studies
No. 2 (50), 2008

In this issue:

Geography, Geopolitics, and the related terms

Eldar Ismailov. Central Eurasia: Its Geopolitical Function in the 21st Century

Vladimer Papava. Central Caucasia instead of Central Eurasia

Regional Security

Vladimir Plastun. Central Asia in Search of Stability

Kornely Kakachia. End of Russian Military Bases in Georgia: Social,
Political and Security Implications of Withdrawal

Timur Shaymergenov. Problems and Prospects of NATOs Central Asian
Strategy: The Role of Kazakhstan

Nugzar Ter-Oganov. Russian-Iranian Nuclear Cooperation: 1992-2006

Nation-Building

Zarif Alizoda. Evolution of Parliamentarism in the Republic of Tajikistan

Beka Chedia. Georgia: Devalued Public Capital and the Third Sector at
the Crossroads

Religion in Society

Bakhtiar Babajanov. Secularism and the Inter-Confessional Rift
(Central Asia's experience)

Vakhit Akaev. Conflict between Traditional and Non-Traditional Islamic
Trends: Reasons, Dynamics, and Ways to overcome them (based on North
Caucasian documents)

Farrukh Umarov. Tajikistan: Special Features of Cooperation with
Leading International Islamic Organizations

Regional Politics

Dmitri Varnavskiy. Cooperation between Iran and the Central Asian
States: Past, Present, and Future

Khurshed Dodikhudoev, Vafo Niyatbekov. The Republic of Tajikistan and
the Islamic Republic of Iran: Cooperation Achievements and prospects

Nikolai Borisov. The Political Process in Uzbekistan Today: Trends and
Prospects

Igor Proklov. Turkmenistan: Current Politics

For your Information

The Special Feature section in the next issues will discuss:

The Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM in Regional
and International Dimensions

Energy Policy and Energy Projects in Central Eurasia

Central Eurasia: Politics Today

If you are interested to go into more details about the content of the
articles you may find all necessary information on our Internet home-page:
www.ca-c.org

or http://www.ca-c.org/journal-table-eng.shtml

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LECTURE- The Pre-Islamic Faith of Kyrgyz, Kusein ISAEV, Manas University, Bishkek

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LECTURE- The Pre-Islamic Faith of Kyrgyz, Kusein ISAEV, Manas Univ., Bishkek

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 Third Lecture:
15 April 2008, Tuesday, 5.00 p.m.
Dr. Kusein ISAEV: "The Pre-Islamic Faith of Kyrgyz"
Discussant: Dr. Remzi ATAOGLU

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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JOURNAL- Anthropology of East Europe Review: Website, Subscription, Submission Information

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JOURNAL- Anthropology of East Europe Review: Website, Subscription, Submission

Posted by: Krista Harper <kharper@anthro.umass.edu>

As co-editor (with Julie Hemment) of Anthropology of East Europe
Review, I would like to invite the members of the listserv to
subscribe to the journal and to submit your work for publication with
us. The journal is published twice annually and highlights the latest
research on the anthropology of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

SUBMISSIONS: We invite you to submit articles on current research
projects for the "Open Forum" section of the journal. We are also
accepting proposals for the guest-edited "Symposium" section--a forum
for publishing collections of papers on a theme. We are also seeking
submissions of syllabi or essays on teaching related to the
anthropology of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Individual papers should
be no more than 7,000 words (including endnotes and references).
Please send your electronic submissions as a Microsoft Word .doc file
to: <anthroeasteuropereview@gmail.com>

SUBSCRIPTIONS: Individual subscriptions are $30/year, or with a
discounted $15/year rate for students and residents of the region.
Library subscriptions are $50/year; please ask your institution's
librarian to carry the journal if it does not already subscribe.
Subscribe or renew today by visiting the PayPal link on our homepage
(see below), or write to the editors at
<anthroeasteuropereview@gmail.com> for a downloadable subscription
form if you'd prefer to pay by check.

WEBSITE: The Web Page for the Anthropology of East Europe Review
contains links to previously published issues and a PayPal
subscription link. It can be found at this URL (please note--updated
from previous post): http://condor.depaul.edu/~rrotenbe/aeer/

We look forward to your participation in the journal as subscribers
and contributors!

Krista Harper
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
and the Center for Public Policy and Administration
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003

and

Co-editor-in-chief, Anthropology of East Europe Review
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