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Social Capital Construction and Governance in Central Asia

Author : Timur Dadabaev
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113752233X
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Social Capital Construction and Governance in Central Asia written by Timur Dadabaev and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-28 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cutting edge collection focuses on the nature of civil society and its role in facilitating governance in Central Asia, considering local implications related to the concept of social capital and civil society in the Uzbek context. It discusses the complexity of the notion of social capital in post-Soviet Uzbekistan, detailing the challenges and pressures facing the Uzbek people.Challenging prevailing views on post-Soviet political transitions, the book demonstrates that successful transition to democracy and rule of law cannot be accomplished unless the concerns, fears, frustrations and local understandings of the desired political system are heard, registered and carefully interpreted. Offering a comparative study of civil society and social capital in Asia, this collection is a key read not only for scholars and students in civil governance and post-soviet transitions, but also aid agencies, foreign governments, and international organisations working with civil society groups.

Civil Society and Politics in Central Asia

Author : Charles E. Ziegler
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813150795
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Civil Society and Politics in Central Asia written by Charles E. Ziegler and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The five Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan constitute an area of increasing importance in global politics. The region currently serves as the main route for transporting American and NATO supplies and personnel into Afghanistan. Its Turkic Muslim peoples share ethnic and religious roots with China's Uighurs in neighboring Xinjiang, where some Uighurs have connections to the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, fueling Beijing's already acute fears of terrorism and separatism. Perhaps most importantly, the Caspian basin holds immense reserves of oil and natural gas. Countries rich in hydrocarbons—like Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—can benefit greatly from this wealth, but often they must rely on foreign companies (usually backed by foreign governments) to develop these resources. Revolts in Kyrgyzstan (in 2005 and 2010) and Uzbekistan (in 2005); Tajikistan's civil war (in the 1990s); and continued terrorist incidents (2010–2011), strikes, and suicide bombings in Kazakhstan (in 2011) have contributed to concerns about stability in the region. In Civil Society and Politics in Central Asia, a prominent group of scholars assesses both the area's manifold problems and its emerging potential, examining the often uneasy relationship between its states and the societies they govern. A meticulously in-depth study, the volume demonstrates the fascinating cultural complexity and diversity of Central Asia. Small, landlocked, and surrounded by larger powers, Central Asian nations have become adept at playing their neighbors against each other in order to maximize their own abilities to maneuver. The essays in this book look beyond the surface of Central Asian politics to discover the forces that are working for political change and continuity in this critical region of the world.

Institutional Reform in Central Asia

Author : Joachim Ahrens
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415602009
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Institutional Reform in Central Asia written by Joachim Ahrens and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The countries of Central Asia are increasingly the focus of intense international attention due to their geopolitical and economic importance as well as their unsettled transition processes. The region faced enormous challenges when the Soviet Union disintegrated, and this book focuses on the reforms of the institutional environment that have been largely neglected. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the book explores key aspects of institution building as well as economic and political governance in Central Asia. Contributors from a variety of disciplines, such as economics, political economy, political science, sociology, law, and ethnology, investigate the challenges of institutional transition in a non-democratic region. The book discusses how 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, and goes on to look at how crafting market institutions will be of utmost importance in the years ahead. Making an important contribution to understanding of political-economic developments in Central Asia, this book is of interest to students and scholars of political economy, comparative economics, development studies and Central Asian studies.

The Post-Soviet Decline of Central Asia

Author : Eric W. Sievers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317793374
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book The Post-Soviet Decline of Central Asia written by Eric W. Sievers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sievers draws on his experience of Central Asia to take on the task of explaining the remarkable economic declines of the post-Soviet Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) in the past decade, and the turn of these states towards despotism.

The Dynamics of Social Capital and Civic Engagement in Asia

Author : Amrita Daniere
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136456554
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Book Synopsis The Dynamics of Social Capital and Civic Engagement in Asia by : Amrita Daniere

Download or read book The Dynamics of Social Capital and Civic Engagement in Asia written by Amrita Daniere and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this volume is to highlight the impacts on civic engagement of social capital, and its various component parts (trust, norms, networks and associations), in diverse parts of Asia. Addressing the pressing need for improved governance within the spatial, political and cultural realities in the rapidly transforming landscapes of Asia, the contributors to the book bring together interdisciplinary work that focuses on the ways in which civic engagement can link with social capital building. The goal of this volume is to inspire policy that recognizes that a vibrant society with access to rich stores of positive social capital requires civil society, alternate civilities and the state. The result is a dialogue on the interplay of social capital and civic engagement in socio-political contexts quite different from those found in the West. This book contributes to current discussions about the nature of social relations and their connection to politics and change and offers a unique lens into the validity of these important concepts in contemporary research across a variety of Asian settings. It will be of interest to social scientists across the board, especially those with an interest in Asia and Asian development.

Resilient Communities of Central Eurasia

Author : Elena Korosteleva
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100079329X
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Resilient Communities of Central Eurasia written by Elena Korosteleva and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-21 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues for the need to rethink governance through the lens of 'resilience as self-governance'. Building on complexity-thinking, it contends that in the context of change and complex life, challenges are most efficiently dealt with, at the source, 'locally', to make 'the global' more responsive and sustainable. Resilience as self-governance is advanced as an overriding framework to explore its constitutive elements - identity, ‘good life’, local coping strategies and support infrastructures - which, when mobilized, can turn communities into ‘peoplehood’ in the face of adversity. It is argued that these communities of relations, self-organised and self-aware of their worth, is what makes them so resilient to crises, and what helps them to transform with change; and how they should be governed today. Central Eurasia, spanning from Belarus in the west, to Azerbaijan in the south and Kyrgyzstan in the east, provides fertile grounds for exploring how resilience works in practice in times of complex change. By immersing into centuries-long traditions and philosophy, local experiences of survival, and visions for change, this book shows that governability at any level requires a substantive 'local' input to make 'the global' more enduring and resilient in a complex adaptive world. This book will be of great value to students and scholars in the fields of Politics including Eurasian politics and the various aspects of Governance. Most of the chapters in this book were published as a special issue of Cambridge Review of International Affairs.

The Development of Civil Society in Central Asia

Author : Janice Giffen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781897748756
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book The Development of Civil Society in Central Asia written by Janice Giffen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the applicability and use of civil society, both as a concept and in practice, in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The volume examines whether civil society organisations (CSOs) are a progressive force for change, or a safety net. Various forms of CSOs are investigated: NGOs and community based organisations, trade unions, political parties and religious groups, as well as more long-standing soviet and traditional institutions and practices. The book contains lessons and perspectives about civil society growth across time, and considers future directions.

The SAGE Handbook of Asian Foreign Policy

Author : Takashi Inoguchi
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1526455560
Total Pages : 1325 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Asian Foreign Policy written by Takashi Inoguchi and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 1325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprising 60.3 percent of the world’s 7.2 billion population, Asia is an enigma to many in the West. Hugely dynamic in its demographic, economic, technological and financial development, its changes are as rapid as they are diverse. The SAGE Handbook of Asian Foreign Policy provides the reader with a clear, balanced and comprehensive overview on Asia’s foreign policy and accompanying theoretical trends. Placing the diverse and dynamic substance of Asia’s international relations first, and bringing together an authoritative assembly of contributors from across the world, this is a reliable introduction to non-Western intellectual traditions in Asia. VOLUME 1: PART 1: Theories PART 2: Themes PART 3: Transnational Politics PART 4: Domestic Politics PART 5; Transnational Economics VOLUME 2: PART 6: Foreign Policies of Asian States Part 6a: East Asia Part 6b: Southeast Asia Part 6c: South & Central Asia Part 7: Offshore Actors Part 8: Bilateral Issues Part 9: Comparison of Asian Sub-Regions

Civil Society in Central Asia

Author : M. Holt Ruffin
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295800534
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book Civil Society in Central Asia written by M. Holt Ruffin and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Central Asia, known as the home of Tamerlane and the Silk Road, is a crossroads of great cultures and civilizations. In 1991 five nations at the heart of the region—Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan— suddenly became independent. Today they sit strategically between Russia, China, and Iran and hold some of the world’s largest deposits of oil and natural gas. Long-suppressed ethnic identities are finding new expression in language, religion, and occasional civil conflicts. Civil Society in Central Asia is a pathbreaking collection of essays by scholars and activists that illuminates the social and institutional forces shaping this important region’s future. An appendix provides a guide to projects being carried out by local and international groups.

Networks in the Global World V

Author : Artem Antonyuk
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303064877X
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Networks in the Global World V written by Artem Antonyuk and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-19 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This proceedings book presents state-of-the-art developments in theory, methodology, and applications of network analysis across sociology, computational science, education research, literature studies, political science, international relations, social media research, and urban studies. The papers comprising this collection were presented at the Fifth ‘Networks in the Global World’ conference organized by the Centre for German and European Studies of St. Petersburg University and Bielefeld University and held on July 7–9, 2020. This biannual conference series revolves around key interdisciplinary issues in the focus of network analysts, such as the multidimensional approach to social reality, translation of theories and methods across disciplines, and mixing of data and methods. The distinctive features of this book are the emphasis on in-depth linkages between theory, method, and applications, the blend of qualitative and quantitative methods, and the joint consideration of different network levels, types, and contexts. The topics covered by the papers include interrelation of social and cultural structures, constellations of power, and patterns of interaction in areas ranging from various types of communities (local, international, educational, political, and so on) to social media and literature. The book is useful for practicing researchers, graduate and postgraduate students, and educators interested in network analysis of social relations, politics, economy, and culture. Features that set the book apart from others in the field: · The book offers a unique cross-disciplinary blend of computational and ethnographic network analyses applied to a diverse spectrum of spheres, from literature and education to urban planning and policymaking. · Embracing conceptual, methodological, and empirical works, the book is among the few in network analysis to emphasize connections between theory, method, and applications. · The book brings together authors and empirical contexts from all over the globe, with a particular emphasis on European societies.

Markets and Politics in Central Asia

Author : Gregory Gleason
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134479883
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Markets and Politics in Central Asia written by Gregory Gleason and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-02-13 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a decade after national independence, it is apparent that the contrasting development strategies adopted by the five new governments of Central Asia have led to significantly different outcomes. This well-written and timely book analyses how the development strategies of these countries have affected their transition from communist governance.

Commons and Collectives

Author : Robin Mearns
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781858641027
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Commons and Collectives written by Robin Mearns and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current debate about land and agrarian reform in the post-Soviet Central Asian republics tends to be couched in terms of stark choices between state, collective and private ownership. There is little discussion of the full range of potential tenure arrangements in the 'middle ground' between private and state ownership. This paper outlines an approach to distinguishing modes of operation of groups in society. Case studies from Kyrghyzstan and Uzbekistan shed light on the institutional challenges faced in the contemporary process of land and agrarian reform and illustrate how the lack of social capital currently presents a major obstacle to successful economic transition.

The Grass is Always Greener?

Author : Timur Dadabaev
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811625700
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book The Grass is Always Greener? written by Timur Dadabaev and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-04-02 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book unpacks the nature of Central Asian migration to East Asia. This book uses the case of Uzbekistan, the most populous country of Central Asia, and demonstrates the migration channels and adaptation strategies of migrants to the realities of Japan. What are the foreign policy engagements of Japan in Central Asia? How do they relate to the intensifying educational mobility and labour migration from Central Asia (in particular, Uzbekistan) to Japan? By answering these two questions, this book aims to detail the social factors that play important roles in localizing foreign policy engagements and narrating them in terms easily understood by the public.

Theorizing Central Asian Politics

Author : Rico Isaacs
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331997355X
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Theorizing Central Asian Politics written by Rico Isaacs and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together a series of innovative contributions which provide an eclectic view of how theorizing politics plays out in Central Asia. How are the concepts of governance, legitimacy, ideology, power, order, and the state framed in the region? How can we use the experiences of the Central Asian states to renovate political theorizing? In addressing these questions, the volume relies on the contributions of many young and local researchers, whose chapters are primed to address three key themes: exploring models of governance, revealing ideological justifications, and reframing state and order. Utilizing a range of single and comparative case studies from across the Central Asian space, this illuminating and original volume opens up a new space for political theorists, regional specialists and students of politics to begin reconsidering how we approach the theorization of regions of the world assumed to be on the periphery.

Clan Politics and Regime Transition in Central Asia

Author : Kathleen Collins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113946177X
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Clan Politics and Regime Transition in Central Asia written by Kathleen Collins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-03 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study of the role of clan networks in Central Asia from the early twentieth century through 2004. Exploring the social, economic, and historical roots of clans, and their political role and political transformation in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods, it argues that clans are informal political actors that are critical to understanding politics in this region. The book demonstrates that the Soviet system was far less successful in transforming and controlling Central Asian society, and in its policy of eradicating clan identities, than has often been assumed. In order to understand Central Asian politics and their economies, scholars and policy makers must take into account the powerful role of these informal groups, how they adapt and change over time, and how they may constrain or undermine democratization in this strategic region.

Incomplete State-Building in Central Asia

Author : Viktoria Akchurina
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031141822
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Incomplete State-Building in Central Asia written by Viktoria Akchurina and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-19 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about transformation of the state and an incomplete state-building. It defies the transitology assumption of continuity, linearity and dichotomy of formal and informal in the transformation of the state. Contrary to the conventional approaches, it claims that any social order or its political scaffolding, the state, is always incomplete and we need to develop cognitive maps to better understand that incompleteness. It reflects on the social practices, processes and patterns that evolve as a non-linear result of three sets of factors: those that are historical, external, and elite-driven. Three Central Asian states - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan - are examined here comparatively as case studies, as Central Asia represents an interesting terrain to challenge conventional understanding of the state. Specifically, the book captures a paradox at hand: how come three states, which made different political, economic, cultural, and social choices at the outset of their independence in the 1990s, have ended up as so-called “weak states” in the 2000s and onwards? This puzzle can be better understood through looking at the relationship among three main sets of factors that shape state-building processes, such as history, external actors, and local elites. This book applies an interdisciplinary approach, combining political anthropology, political economy, sociology, and political science. It helps conceptualize and understand social and political order beyond the “failed state” paradigm

The Transformation of Central Asia

Author : Pauline Jones Luong
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501731335
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Transformation of Central Asia written by Pauline Jones Luong and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, former Communist Party leaders in Central Asia were faced with the daunting task of building states where they previously had not existed: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Their task was complicated by the institutional and ideological legacy of the Soviet system as well as by a more actively engaged international community. These nascent states inherited a set of institutions that included bloated bureaucracies, centralized economic planning, and patronage networks. Some of these institutions survived, others have mutated, and new institutions have been created. Experts on Central Asia here examine the emerging relationship between state actors and social forces in the region. Through the prism of local institutions, the authors reassess both our understanding of Central Asia and of the state-building process more broadly. They scrutinize a wide array of institutional actors, ranging from regional governments and neighborhood committees to transnational and non-governmental organizations. With original empirical research and theoretical insight, the volume's contributors illuminate an obscure but resource-rich and strategically significant region.