Politics, Identity and Education in Central Asia - Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Informationen zum Autor Pinar Akçali 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. Zusammenfassung Focusing on the areas of politics, identity and education, this book looks at some of the most pressing and challenging issues that Kyrgyzstan faces in the post-Soviet era. It argues that Kyrgyzstan is challenged with oscillations between the old and the new on the one hand, and domestic and international on the other. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part 1: Politics 1. Patterns of Elite Consolidation and Rivalry in Kyrgyzstan between 1960-2010 2. The Impact of Askar Akaev’s Political Leadership in the Process of Democratization in Kyrgyzstan 3. Colour Revolutions and Constitutionalism: The Case of Kyrgyzstan Part 2: Identity 4. ‘Circle of Trust’: Functions and Mechanisms of Patron-Client Relations in the Private Farm 5. From Herd Breeding to Land Farming: Social Uses of Descent and Kinship in a Kyrgyz Village 6. Religious Conversion and Its Impact on Ethnic Identity in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan Part 3: Education 7. Everyday Realities of a Young Teacher in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan: A Case of a History Teacher from a Rural School 8. Redefining Students and Universities in the Kyrgyz Republic 9. Higher Education in Kyrgyzstan: The Inevitability of International Actors 10. Conclusion

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• Authors: Pinar Engin-Demir Akcali, Pinar (EDT)/ Engin-demir Akçali, AKCALI PINAR ENGIN DEMIR CENNET
• Assisted by: P. Nar Ak Al (Editor), Pinar Ak Ali (Editor), Pinar Akcali (Editor), Pınar Akçalı (Editor), Cennet Engin-Demir (Editor), Engin-Demir Cennet (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.03.2013
• EAN: 9780415816137
• ISBN: 978-0-415-81613-7
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Routledge Advances in Central Asian Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Regional Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General