A workshop, 10am–5pm, 22 November 2018
Knightly building, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter
Knightly building, Streatham Campus, University of Exeter
A workshop with Exeter Central Asian Studies (ExCAS) and the 25 Fellows of the 2018 Central Asia Programme of the John Smith Trust (JST)
Programme
- 10am.
- Arrival / Coffee
- 10.30am.
- Welcome to Exeter / Introductions
- 11am. PANEL 1: Transformations in Local Governance and Citizenship
- Convenor and Introducer: Catherine Owen
Guest Speaker: Rico Isaacs (Oxford Brooks)
JST Central Asian Fellows: 2 participants - Speakers will address the following questions:
- Which mechanisms are available at the local level to enhance civic participation in local governance?
- Which obstacles exist to the implementation of more effective citizen participation and oversight of governance and public service delivery?
- In what ways and to what extent are public ideas of citizenship changing in the post-Soviet era, and why are they changing?
- 12.30pm.
- Lunch
- 1.30pm. PANEL 2: Transparency, Corruption and Offshore Finance
- Convenor and Introducer: Saipira Furstenberg
Guest Speakers: Luca Anceschi (Glasgow); Tom Mayne (Independent Researcher)
JST Central Asian Fellows: 2 participants - Speakers will address the following questions:
- What are the methods and determinants of financial crime including corruption, money laundering and tax evasion?
- How do partnerships form between corrupt national elites and international financial service providers which enable financial crime?
- What are the existing tools used in Central Asian states for addressing corruption and financial crime? How effective are they and how can they be improved?
- 3pm.
- Coffee Break
- 3.30pm. PANEL 3: International Research and Educational Cooperation
- Convenor and Introducer: John Heathershaw
Guest Academic Speaker: Tim Epkenhans (Freiburg University)
Central Asian Fellows: 2 participants - Speakers will address the following questions:
- What are the potential areas of international cooperation in research and teaching in Central Asia?
- What are the main challenges that Central Asian educators and researchers face?
- What are the main challenges that foreign academics and institutions face and how (if at all) may these be overcome?
- 5pm.
- CLOSE
Attendance
Please contact John Heathershaw if you’d like to attend.