Civil Society in Central Asia

by Ruffin, M. Holt; Waugh, Daniel C.

• ISBN13: 9780295977959
• ISBN10: 0295977957
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr

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.

Table of Contents

preface	vii	(1)
Maps of Central Asia	viii, ix	(2)
Introduction	3	(24)
M. Holt Ruffin
Civil Society in Central Asia	27	(7)
S. Frederick Starr
The Legal Regulation of NGOs: Central Asia at a Crossroads	34	(23)
Scott Horton
Alla Kazakina
Freedom of Association and the Question of Its Realization in Kazakhstan	57	(14)
Evgeny A. Zhovtis
Government and Nonprofit Sector Relations in the Kyrgyz Republic	71	(14)
Erkinbek Kasybekov
Environmental NGOs and the Development of Civil Society in Central Asia	85	(24)
Kate Watters
Kolkhoz and Civil Society in the Independent States of Central Asia	109	(13)
Olivier Roy
Prospects for Development of an Independent Media in Kazakhstan	122	(13)
Oleg Katsiev
Can Uzbekistan Build Democracy and Civil Society?	135	(23)
Abdumannob Polat
Civil Society and Identity in Uzbekistan: The Emergent Role of Islam	158	(22)
Reuel Hanks
Islam and Tajikistan's Human and Ecological Crisis	180	(18)
Aziz Niyazi
Women's NGOs in Central Asia's Evolving Societies	198	(16)
Ula Ikramova
Kathryn McConnell
The Real Work: Sustaining NGO Growth in Central Asia	214	(21)
Jay Cooper
Organizations	235	(78)
Kazakhstan	235	(29)
Kyrgyzstan	264	(16)
Tajikistan	280	(11)
Turkmenistan	291	(4)
Uzbekistan	295	(18)
Online Resources	313	(12)
E-mail Lists	313	(2)
Web Sites	315	(5)
Internet Access Centers in Central Asia	320	(5)
Appendices	325
About the Authors	325	(5)
Glossary	330