Central Eurasian Studies Society Seventh Annual Conference (2006)

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Central Eurasian Studies Society Seventh Annual Conference (2006)

Central Eurasian Studies Society

Seventh Annual Conference (2006)
September 28-October 1, 2006
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

Friday, September 29, 9:00-10:45

Domestic Politics in the South Caucasus

CESS 2006 Program

Harutyunyan Arus Organizer Domestic Politics in the South Caucasus

Keskin Tugrul (Chair)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute &
State University and James Madison University, Virginia tugrulk(at)vt.edu

Ledsky C. Nelson (Discussant)
National Democratic Institute for
International Affairs Nelson(at)ndi.org

Harutyunyan Arus
Western Michigan University arus.harutyunyan(at)wmich.edu
Estimating National Identity via Positional Method: Comparing Party Manifestos and Policy Positions in Armenia from 1994-2005

Tuite Kevin
University of Montreal kj.tuite(at)umontreal.ca The Georgian banquet as sociopolitical microcosm

Bravo E. Karen
Indiana University kbravo(at)iupui.edu
Smoke, Mirrors and the Joker in the Pack? On Transitioning to Democracy and the Rule of Law in Post-Soviet Armenia

Khachatrian Haroutiun
Noyan Tapan Information and Analysis Center har(at)noyan-tapan.am
Economic Policy of South Caucasus Countries:Differences of Strategy

Saturday, September 30, 11:00-12:45
The Future of Uyghur Nationalism in Turkistan/Central Asia

Keskin Tugrul (Organizer)
Virginia Tech. University tugrulk(at)vt.edu
The Future of Uyghur Nationalism in Turkistan/Central Asia

Keskingoren Tugrul (Chair)
Virginia Tech. Univesity tugrulk(at)vt.edu

Wimberley Dale (Discussant)
Virginia Tech. University dale.wimberley(at)vt.edu

Dwyer Arienne M.
University of Kansas anthlinguist(at)ku.edu
Nationalism one word at a time: language purification in the Uyghur exile community

Thwaites Dilber Kahraman
The Australian National University dilber(at)thwaites.com.au or Women of Power in Uyghur Arts and Literature

Klimes Ondrej
Charles University ondrejklimes(at)email.cz
Creating Modern Uyghur Identity - Adoption of Soviet Ethnic Policy

Thum Rian R.
Harvard University thum(at)fas.harvard.edu
The Apaq Khoja Shrine in Uyghur Historical Discourse

A Short Biography

Tugrul Keskin
Assistant Professor of International Studies
Affiliated Faculty of Black Studies
Sociology and Center for Turkish Studies
Middle East Studies Coordinator (INTL)
Portland State University

Editor of Sociology of Islam Journal (Brill)
Region Editor of Critical Sociology (Middle East and North Africa)
Book Review Editor of Societies Without Borders

Courses:

Introduction to International Studies INTL 201

Middle East Studies INTL 247

African Studies INTL 211

Islamic Movements INTL 332

Sociology of the Middle East INTL/SOC 483

Sociology of Africa INTL/BST 372

Foundations of Global Studies INTL 390

Work and Labor (Seminar) 407

Development, Urbanization and Work (Seminar) INTL 407

Human Rights and International Studies (Seminar) INTL 407

Think-Tanks, International and Non-Governmental Organizations INTL 399

China in the Middle East and Africa INTL 399

Education:

Ph.D. 2009 Sociology and Virginia Tech

Graduate Certificate 2009 Africana Studies

Graduate Certificate 2009 Social and Political Theory

Graduate Certificate 2009 International Research and Development and

Tugrul Keskin is an Assistant Professor of International and Middle Eastern Studies and an affiliated faculty of Black Studies, Sociology and at the Center For Turkish Studies at Portland State University. He is also the Middle East Studies Coordinator for International Studies. His research and teaching interests include the Sociology of Islam and the Middle East, Social and Political Theories, Islamic Movements, Sociology of Work, Sociology of Africa, and Modern Kurdish, Uyghur and Turkish Nationalism. Previously, Dr. Keskin taught as an instructor of Sociology and Africana Studies at Virginia Tech University and also as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at James Madison University and Radford University. He received his PhD in Sociology from Virginia Tech, with graduate certificate degrees in Africana Studies, Social and Political Thought, and International Research and Development. Outside of his instructor role, he is founder and moderator of the Sociology of Islam mailing list, and editor of the Sociology of Islam Journal: http://www.brill.com/publications/journals/sociology-islam His edited book, The Sociology of Islam: Secularism Economy and Politics was published by Garnet/Ithaca Press in June of 2011. Dr. Keskin is an international board member of Sociologists Without Borders, and serves as a book review editor of Societies Without Borders http://societieswithoutborders.org/. He has organized several study abroad courses to Qatar and Turkey.

Courses:

Virginia Tech University http://www.vt.edu

Introduction to Africana Studies – AFST 1814/Spring 2009 (Africana Studies)
Sociology of Africa - AFST 4354/Fall 2008 (Africana Studies)
Introduction to Sociology - SOC 1004/Fall 2008
Social Problems (Online) – SOC 2004/Spring 2008
Gender and Work – SOC 3614/Spring 2008
Sociology of Political Islam – Sociology and Religious Studies 2984/Fall 2007
Work in Modern Society (Sociology of Work) – SOC 3604/Fall 2006 and 2007
Minority Group Relations (Race, Ethnicity and Gender) – SOC 2024/Summer 2006
Social Inequality – SOC 3004/Summer 2005

James Madison University http://www.jmu.edu

Social Issues in Global Context – SOC 210-7 Fall 2006
Social Issues in Global Context – SOC 210-8 Fall 2006
Prejudice and Discrimination - SOC 336/Fall 2006
Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism – SOC 336/Spring 2007
Social Issues in a Global Context (China and Globalization) – 210-5 and 210-6 Spring 2007

Radford University http://www.radford.edu

Introduction to Sociology- SOC 110/Summer 2006
Social Problems – SOC 210/Spring 2006

Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe.
— Ahmed Ben Bella