Civil society in Central Asia / edited by M. Holt Ruffin, Daniel C. Waugh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruffin, M. Holt.

Waugh, Daniel Clarke.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil society--Asia, Central.

Civil society.

Asia, Central--Politics and government--1991-.

Asia, Central.

Central Asia.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

vii, 331 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[Seattle] : Center for Civil Society International ; [Washington, D.C.] : Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University ; Seattle : In association with University of Washington Press, [1999]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Maps of Central Asia viii

Civil Society in Central Asia / S. Frederick Starr 27

The Legal Regulation of NGOs: Central Asia at a Crossroads / Scott Horton, Alla Kazakina 34

Freedom of Association and the Question of Its Realization in Kazakhstan / Evgeny A. Zhovtis 57

Government and Nonprofit Sector Relations in the Kyrgyz Republic / Erkinbek Kasybekov 71

Environmental NGOs and the Development of Civil Society in Central Asia / Kate Watters 85

Kolkhoz and Civil Society in the Independent States of Central Asia / Olivier Roy 109

Prospects for Development of an Independent Media in Kazakhstan / Oleg Katsiev 122

Can Uzbekistan Build Democracy and Civil Society? / Abdumannob Polat 135

Civil Society and Identity in Uzbekistan: The Emergent Role of Islam / Reuel Hanks 158

Islam and Tajikistan's Human and Ecological Crisis / Aziz Niyazi 180

Women's NGOs in Central Asia's Evolving Societies / Ula Ikramova, Kathryn McConnell 198

The Real Work: Sustaining NGO Growth in Central Asia / Jay Cooper 214

Organizations

Kazakhstan 235

Kyrgyzstan 264

Tajikistan 280

Turkmenistan 291

Uzbekistan 295.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0295977957

OCLC:

40403580