Patron: President of Austria, Dr. Heinz Fischer

KCTOS: Knowledge, Creativity and
Transformations of Societies

Vienna, 6 to 9 December 2007

S E C T I O N S

 
Europe and Central Asia – More than Security and Energy?
Defining an Emerging Partnership

Section Chair/ Abstracts, suggestions to:

Peter Felch (ARTilek, Vienna/Austria – Bishkek/Kyrgyzstan) [BIO]

Email: peter.felch@gmx.at, felch@pochta.ru

 
ReferentInnen / Speakers   >>
 

ABSTRACT:

Central Asia, the historical bridge and connecting space between Europe and the traditional Asian great powers China and India, has re-emerged as a sphere of economic and political interest and the arena for a new “Great Game”.

The US, Russia and China compete for influence and access to resources in Central Asia, and the ruling elites of the Central Asian Countries either try to balance between the competitors or strike the most profitable alliance to ensure their rule.

The European Union still plays an inferior role, but interest and involvement in the region rises with security and energy issues on the forefront. The conclusion of an energy partnership with Kazakhstan and Germany’s effort to create a Central Asian strategy of the European Union in 2006 and 2007, prove the rising commitment to the region.

The Section shall discuss questions such as:

  • What is the present and potential role and impact of Europe in Central Asia?
  • How can Europe acquire and retain its own profile as a global player in the region?
  • What is the role of culture and art in the European-Central Asian relationship?
  • What role can Europe play in and contribute to the Central Asian countries’ search of identity?
  • Can the tradition of the Silk Road as a connecting route not only for the transportation of goods, but also for the transfer of ideas, know-how, culture and religion be revived and turned into a mechanism of intercultural dialogue?
  • Which role can creativity, art and cultural exchange play as means for this dialogue and the transformation of societies in the Eurasian space?

 

 

ReferentInnen / Speakers / Orateurs

  • Another Western Intervention? A View from Tajikistan
    Kamoludin Abdullaev (Tajik State National University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
    ABSTRACT

  • Democratic Process in Central Asia and its Impact on European Union and Central Asia Relations
    Vijay Kumar Bhatia (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India)
    ABSTRACT

  • The Role of Diaspora in European-Central Asian Relations
    A Personal Experience – An Audiovisual presentation
    Janyl Chytyrbaeva (Prague)
    ABSTRACT

  • Active Role of the European Union in the Process of Reformation of Central Asia
    Ertan Efegil (Beykent University)
    ABSTRACT

  • Culture and Development in Central Asia
    About the role of culture in development strategies, the importance of strengthening regional links and the mobility of cultural actors in Central Asia
    Florent Le Duc (Brussels, Belgium)
    ABSTRACT

  • EU and Central Asian Nations: Challenges and Prospects of Cooperation
    Mirzokhid Rakhimov (Tashkent State Pedagogical University)
    ABSTRACT

  • Theater als Dialog, Dialog als Theater
    Forumtheater als Instrument der Analyse sozialer Strukturen und als Katalysator in gesellschaftlichen Transformationsprozessen Kirgistans
    Matthias Thonhauser
    ABSTRACT

  • Dialogue as paradigm of thinking in the XXI century
    Urmanbetova Jyldyz (Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University and Kyrgyz-Turkish University, Bishkek - Kyrgyz Republic)
    ABSTRACT

  • How Will Chinese Policy to Russia and The Central Asian Republics Affect U.S. Policy
    Bülent Ugrasiz (Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey)
    ABSTRACT

  • The EU Stalemate in Central Asia
    Arguments for a new approach in cooperation with Russia
    Fabrissi Vielmini (Turin / Alma-Ata)
    ABSTRACT

Patron: President of Austria, Dr. Heinz Fischer

KCTOS: Knowledge, Creativity and
Transformations of Societies

Vienna, 6 to 9 December 2007