Civil Society in Central Asia

Contents

Preface Maps ofCentral Asia Introduction M. Holt RuffIn Civil Society in Central Asia S. Frederick Starr Contents The Legal Regulation ofNGOs: Central Asia at a Crossroads Scott Horton and AlIa Kazakina Freedom ofAssociation and the Question ofIts Realization in Kazakhstan Evgeny A. Zhovtis Government and Nonprofit Sector Relations in the Kyrgyz Republic Erkinbek Kasybekov Environmental NGOs and the Development ofCivil Society in Central Asia Kate Watters Kolkhoz and Civil Society in the Independent States ofCentral Asia Olivier Roy Prospects for Development ofan Independent Media in Kazakhstan Oleg Katsiev Can Uzbekistan Build Democracy and Civil SOciety? Abdumannob Polat Civil Society and Identity in Uzbekistan: The Emergent Role ofIslam ReuelHanks Islam and Tajikistan's Human and EcolOgical Crisis AzizNiyazi Women's NGOs in Central Asia's Evolving Societies VIa Ikramova and Kathryn McConnell The Real Work: Sustaining NGO Growth in Central Asia Jay Cooper vii viii, ix 3 27 34 57 71 85 109 122 135 158 180 198 214 Organizations Kazakhstan 235 Kyrgyzstan 264 Tajikistan 280 Turkmenistan 291 Uzbekistan 295 Online Resources E-mail Lists 313 Web Sites 315 Internet Access Centers in Central Asia 320 Appendices About the Authors 325 Glossary 330 ...