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2005 Asia Regional Policy Symposium Agenda and Presentation Summaries
Chesapeake Beach Hotel and Spa, Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
Sponsored by the US Department of State, Title VIII Program, and The Starr Foundation
Hosted by IREX and the Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Thursday, April 7, 2005
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Opening Dinner
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Ronald Reagan Building, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
Introduction by:
- Mark Pomar, President, International Research & Exchanges Board
- Blair Ruble, Director, Kennan Institute, Wilson Wilson International
Center for
Scholars
Friday, April 8, 2005
8:00 am
Breakfast
Smokey Joe’s Restaurant
9:00 – 9:30 am
Introduction to the Asia Regional Policy Symposium
- Joyce Warner, Director, Education Program Division, IREX
- Senior Scholars
9:45 – 10:45 am
I. Presenter: Noor O’Neill, Predoctoral Candidate,
Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
Research Topic: “Development
and Ideological Struggle in the Kyrgyz Republic” (PDF download)
Discussion leader: Herbert Ellison, Professor, Henry
M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington and
Director, Eurasia Policy Studies, The National Bureau of Asian Research
10:45 – 11:45 am
II. Presenter: Brian Grodsky, Predoctoral Candidate,
Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
Research Topic: “Direct
versus Indirect Pressures for Human Rights Accountability: Lessons from
Uzbekistan” (PDF download)
Discussion leader: Herbert Ellison, Professor, Henry
M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington and
Director, Eurasia Policy Studies, The National Bureau of Asian Research
11:45 – 12:00 pm
Break
12:00 – 1:00 pm
III. General Discussion on Asian Regionalism
Discussion leader: Herbert Ellison, Professor, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington and Director, Eurasia Policy Studies, The National Bureau of Asian Research
1:15 – 2:15 pm
Lunch
Rod and Reel Restaurant
2:30 – 3:30 pm
IV. Presenter: Matthew Light, Predoctoral Candidate,
Department of Political Science, Yale University
Research Topic: “Regional
Migration Policies, Freedom of Movement, and Citizenship in the Russian
Federation” (PDF download)
Discussion Leader: Gil Rozman, Professor, Department
of Sociology, Princeton University
3:30 – 4:30 pm
V. Presenter: Irene Wu, Director of Research, International
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Research Topic: “The Information Revolution Effect:
Re-aligning Hierarchies of Knowledge and Understanding”
Discussion Leader: Gil Rozman, professor, Department
of Sociology,
Princeton University
4:30 – 4:45 pm
Break
4:45 – 5:45 pm
VI. Presenter: Gardner Bovingdon, Assistant Professor,
Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University - Bloomington
Research Topic: “Xinjiang
as Part of the Central Asian Region”
Discussion Leader: Roger Kangas, Professor, Central Asian
Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Strategic Studies
6:00 pm
Dinner
Rod and Reel Restaurant
Saturday, April 9, 2005
8:00 am
Breakfast
Rod and Reel Restaurant
9:00 – 10:00 am
I. Presenter: Payam Foroughi, Instructor and Recruiter,
Department of Political Science, University of Utah
Research Topic: “The
Political Economy of Transitional Societies: An Analysis of Democracy
and Inequality in Post-Communist Central Asia”
Discussion Leader: Gary Bertsch, Director, Center for
International Trade and Security and University and Professor of Public
and International Affairs, University of Georgia
10:00 – 11:00 am
II. Presenter: Matthew Nelson, Assistant Professor,
Department of Political Science, Bates College
Research Topic: “Making
Modern Muslims: Markets and the Meaning of 'A Good Education' in Pakistan”
Discussion Leader: W. Kendall Myers, Special Advisor
for analyst
training and Senior Analyst for Europe, Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
US Department of State and Adjunct Professor, European Studies, the Johns
Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
11:00 – 11:15 am
Break
11:15 – 12:15 pm
III. Presenter: Irina Liczek, Predoctoral Candidate,
Department of Political Science, New School University
Research Topic: “Gender
Policy in Central Asia at Crossroads: Integrating International Obligations
with Renascent Islamic Orientations”
Discussion Leader: Gary Bertsch, Director, Center for
International Trade and Security and University and Professor of Public
and International Affairs, University of Georgia
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Rod and Reel Restaurant
1:45 – 2:45 pm
IV. Presenter: Jacqueline Fewkes, Assistant Professor,
Department of Anthropology, Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
Research Topic: "Global
Memories, Local Accounts: Regional Trade Networks in Ladakh (North India),
1920-47”
Discussion Leader: Roger Kangas, Professor, Central Asian
Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Strategic Studies
2:45 – 3:45 pm
V. Presenter: Charles Krusekopf, Assistant Professor,
Department of Economics, Austin College
Research Topic: “Common
Property Management and Economic Development in Asia”
Discussion Leader: W. Kendall Myers, Special Advisor
for analyst
training and Senior Analyst for Europe, Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
US Department of State and Adjunct Professor, European Studies, the Johns
Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
3:45 – 4:45 pm
VI. General Discussion: “Geopolitics: Security and Energy
in Asia”
Discussion leader: Gary Bertsch, Director, Center for International Trade and Security and University and Professor of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia
4:45 – 5:15 pm
VII. Wrap Up Session
6:30 pm
Dinner
The Westlawn Inn
9200 Chesapeake Avenue
North Beach, MD
Sunday, April 10, 2005
8:00 - 9:00 am
Breakfast
Morning
Junior Scholar Departures
Monday, April 11, 2005
9:00 – 10:15 am
Preparation for Senior Scholar Debriefing for INR Staff
IREX office
2121 K Street, NW
#700
Washington, DC 20037
Preparation of Symposium conclusions and policy recommendations.
10:30 am - Noon
Informal Policy Debriefing by Senior Scholars for INR Staff at
US Department of State
Afternoon
Senior Scholar Departures
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