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Nov 02
2018

Governance and Development in Central Asia: Local and global aspects

Posted by John Heathershaw
A workshop, 10am–5pm, 22 November 2018
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.