Prospects for democracy in Central Asia papers read at a conference in Istanbul, 1 - 3 June 2003, and additional chapters (Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, 2005)
Part I: Political Pluralism and Civic Space 1. S Blank, For a Transition to Democracy in Central Asia 2. M. Kabiri, The Tajik Experience of a Multiparty System – Exception or Norm? 3. M. Hall, Tajikistan at the Crossroads of Democracy and Authoritarianism 4. P. Akçali, Democracy and Political Stability in Kyrgyzstan 5. T. Hinnemo, The Blocked Road to Turkmen Democracy 6. V.S. Khan, On the Problem of Revival and Survival of Ethnic minorities in Post-Soviet Central Asia 7. B.N. Schlyter, The Karakalpaks and Other Language Minorities under Central Asian State Rule Part II: Interstate Issues 8. M. Fredholm, Russia and Central Asian Security 9. I. Torbakov, Turkey and Post-Soviet Eurasia: Seeking a Regional Power Status 10. A. Cohen, US Security Policy in central Asia after the 9/11 Attack 11. A. Ahmadov, Dividing the Caspian: Conflicting Geopolitical Agendas among Littoral States 12. T. Dadabaev, Water Politics and Management of Trans- Boundary Water Resources in Post- Soviet Central Asia 13. G. Björklund, People, Environment and Water Security in the Aral Sea Area Part III: Trends of Thought in the Public Discourse 14. N. Kiliç-Schubel, Poetry and Political Dissent in Central Asia from a Historical Perspective: The Chaghatay Poet Turdi 15. D. Azimova, Democratization as a Global Process and Democratic Culture at Central Asian Elite and Grass-Roots Levels 16. M.Y. Liu, Post-Soviet Paternalism and Personhood: Why Culture Matters to Democratization in Central Asia 17. B. Balci, Uzbek and Uyghur Communities in Saudi Arabia and Their Role in the Development of Wahhabism in Pre sent-Day Central Asia 18. M. Sen, Turkish Islamist Entrepreneurs in Central Asia 19. B.N. Schlyter and M. Tabor, Epilogue: Reflections on recent Elections