1st Edition
Politics, Identity and Education in Central Asia Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan
Introduction Pınar Akçalı and Cennet Engin-Demir Part 1: Politics 1. Patterns of Elite Consolidation and Rivalry in Kyrgyzstan between 1960-2010 Irina Morozova 2. The Impact of Askar Akaev’s Political Leadership in the Process of Democratization in Kyrgyzstan Seçil Öraz 3. Colour Revolutions and Constitutionalism: The Case of Kyrgyzstan Anita Sengupta Part 2: Identity 4. ‘Circle of Trust’: Functions and Mechanisms of Patron-Client Relations in the Private Farm Aksana Ismailbekova 5. From Herd Breeding to Land Farming: Social Uses of Descent and Kinship in a Kyrgyz Village Svetlana Jacquesson 6. Religious Conversion and Its Impact on Ethnic Identity in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan David Radford Part 3: Education 7. Everyday Realities of a Young Teacher in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan: A Case of a History Teacher from a Rural School Düishön Alievich Shamatov 8. Redefining Students and Universities in the Kyrgyz Republic Alan J. DeYoung 9. Higher Education in Kyrgyzstan: The Inevitability of International Actors Martha C. Merrill 10. Conclusion Pınar Akçalı and Cennet Engin-Demir
Biography
Pınar Akçalı teaches in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the Middle East Technical University, Turkey. She has published widely on Central Asian identity issues and post-Soviet transition.
Cennet Engin-Demir teaches in the Department Educational Sciences at the Middle East Technical University, Turkey. She has published widely on education in Central Asian countries.
