International Sociology Conference
Transformations and
Interventions: Critical Perspectives on Economy and Culture in Post-Socialist
Societies
June 17th Arrival
11.00-18.00 Trip to the mountains (leave from Issyk-Kul Hotel and AUCA)
19.00 Dinner (Orient Restaurant)
June
18th 1st
day
7.00-8.00 Breakfast
8.00 Bus departs from the hotel
9.00-9.20 Welcome speeches: Dr David Huwiler, AUCA President, Dr Yasmin Lodi, CEP CA&M Program Director, Dr Gulnara Ibraeva, Head of AUCA Sociology Department
9.20-10.20 Plenary Session. Speaker: Professor Pal Tamas “Social Capital and Civil Society in Post-Socialism: The Russian Options”
10.20-11.40 Panel 1: “Civil Society” (Moderator: Tatiana Yarkova)
Speakers:
Dr Stephan Nikolov “A ‘Third Sector’ between the Shadow Economy and Civil Society”
Maiia Ofitserova-Smith “Uncovering Civil Society Contours in the Setting of Post-Communist Russia”
11.40-12.00 Coffee break
12.00-14.00 Panel 2: “Nationalism and Identity” (Moderator: Dr Julia Drober)
Speakers:
Ludwika Wlodek “Islam as an Expression of National Identity in Post-Soviet Central Asia”
Professor William Hansen and Askat Duikenbayev “Nationalism and State Building in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan”
Dr Gulnara Ibraeva “Identity and Representation in Kyrgyzstan”
14.00-15.00 Lunch
15.00-16.20 Parallel Streams
Panel 3 (a): “Mass Media” (Moderator: Dr Jérôme Heurtaux)
Speakers:
Peter Kovalenko “Issues of social inequality in political online debates in Russia”
Pavel Bandakov “Modelling of Mass Communications”
Panel 3 (b): “Education Reforms” (Moderator: Sarah Amsler)
Speakers:
Dr Martha Merill “Central Asia Universities ‘Entering the World Educational Space’ – the European World or the US World”
Chris
Whitsel “Education Reforms in Tajikistan”
16.20-16.40 Coffee break
16.40-18.00 Parallel Streams
Panel 4 (a): “Social Changes” (Moderator: Dr Caroline New)
Speakers:
Dr Roxanne de la Sablonnière “How do people adapt to rapid and numerous social changes? The situation in Russia”
Marjorie Winfrey “Language transition in Kazakhstan”
Panel 4 (b): “Social Resistance” (Moderator Dr Markus Mueller)
Speakers:
Dr Laura Adams “Sociology of Intellectuals in Contemporary Kyrgyzstan”
Tatiana Severyukhina “Environmental Values and Attitudes in Post-Soviet Society”
19.00 Dinner (Dasmia restaurant)
21.00 Bus returns to the hotel
June
19th 2nd
day
7.00-8.00 Breakfast
8.00 Bus departs from the hotel
9.00-10.00 Plenary session. Speaker: Professor Sven Eliaeson “Building Civil Society and Democracy East of Elbe”
10.00-11.20 Panel 5:
“State-Society Relations” (Moderator: Maiia Ofitserova-Smith)
Speakers:
Dr Jérôme Heurtaux “An ‘A-Critical’ Democracy? About Political Transformations in Poland”
Sergey Boiko “Tendencies of Corporatism in Contemporary Russia”
11.20-11.40 Coffee break
11.40-13.40 Panel 6: “Transformation of the Economy” (Moderator: Dr Balihar Sanghera)
Speakers:
Dr Gennadiy Korzhov “The Spirit of Modern Capitalism in Embryo or Intermediate Outcomes of Ukraine’s Transformation”
Talai Osmonbekov
“Entrepreneurial Predisposition in the Post-Socialist Economies: The Impact of
Cultural Antecedents”
Dr. Markus Mueller “Post-Industrial Development of Cities in Western Europe and Post-Communist Countries – a Comparison”
14.00-15.00 Lunch
15.00-16.20 Parallel Streams
Panel 7 (a): “Alternative Paths to Development” (Moderator: Professor William Hansen)
Speakers:
Mike Bastin “Chinese Cultural Values: Their Diversity and Stability”
Dr Malcolm Cone and Dr Andre Everett “Culture, Values, and Economic Development: Market Economies in Socialist China”
Panel 7 (b): “Labour Practices” (Moderator: Gulzat Botoeva)
Speakers:
Galina Gorborukova “Migration in Kyrgyzstan”
Galina
Plahotnikova “Social Mobility in Kyrgyzstan”
16.20-16.40 Coffee break
16.40-18.00 Parallel Streams
Panel 8 (a): “Central Asian Transformations” (Moderator: Askat Duikenbaev)
Speakers:
Evgennyi Korotovskih “Kyrgyzstan Republic: Transformations and Critical Perspectives”
Professor Leon Yacher “Central Asia: Geographic Perspectives to Current Cultural and Economic Transformations”
Panel 8 (b): “Central Asian Integration” (Moderator Mehrigiul Ablesova)
Speakers:
Feruza Zagirtdinova “Integration of Central Asia”
Shah-Ahmad Mutalov “Possibility and Opportunity of Cultural Unity-in-Diversity in Central Asia”
19.00 Dinner (Continental restaurant)
21.00 Bus returns to the hotel
June
20th 3rd
day
7.00-8.00 Breakfast
8.00 Bus departs from the hotel
9.00-10.00 Plenary Session. Speaker: Dr Antonio Mendonca “Different Fates: Company Museum in Former Soviet Republics”
10.00-12.00 Session I “Curriculum Development Programs”
Professor Sven Eliaeson “Social Theory for Curriculum Development”
Professor Pal Tamas “Urban Sociology for Curriculum Development”
Dr Caroline New “Gender Studies for Curriculum Development”
12.00-12.15 Coffee break
12.15-14.15 Session II
“Curriculum Changes”
Sarah Amsler “Sociology Curriculum Development in Kyrgyzstan – Critical Comments”
Dr Balihar Sanghera “Implementing Curriculum Development in AUCA”
Dr Roxanne de la Sablonnière “Curriculum Development in Mongolia”
14.15-15.15 Lunch
15.15-17.00 Roundtable Session I (Moderator: Dr Jérôme Heurtaux)
17.00-17.15 Coffee break
17.15-18.30 Roundtable
Session II (Moderator: Dr Jérôme Heurtaux)
19.00 Dinner
(Apelsin restaurant)
21.00 Bus returns to the hotel
June 21st Departure (hotel check-out before 12 noon)