CRRC Azerbaijan and ARISC invite you to the next talk of the Work-in-Progress Series The Pattern and Problems of Development in the Caspian Region: The Cases of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan by Sonja Schiffers, Free University of Berlin Date: 3 March, 2014 Time: 7.00-18.30 Location: CRRC-Azerbaijan, Khazar University, 122 Bashir Safaroglu Street Confirm your attendance: [email protected] or [email protected] Overview: The presentation will start from the premise that the current Western perceptions of post-Soviet regions do not match reality well. Instead of developing comprehensive strategies for the South Caucasus and for Central Asia and portraying the Caspian merely in energy terms, Western policy-makers need to realize the relevance of the Caspian as a region beyond its natural resources. The presenter will examine the cases of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan and present the pattern and problems in economic and political developments in these countries. Her theoretical approach is manly informed by the rentier state perspective, that was developed in 1970 and explains that states which generate income mainly through rents, e.g. from natural resources, often face similar political challenges. Her project is still in the early stages of development. For this reason she will be particularly happy about feedback, new ideas and a lively discussion. The views expressed in the presentation are solely those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of CRRC and ARISC, its staff or partner organizations. Speakers bio: Sonja Schiffers is a master’s student in International Relations at the Free University of Berlin (DE), focusing on the post-Soviet space. Currently, she is interning at the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Tbilisi. She received her BA in European Studies from Maastricht University (NL) and spent exchange semesters at Sciences Po Bordeaux (FR) and St. Petersburg State University (RU). She is a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation and received Maastricht University’s Top 3% Award. *This Work in Progress series is co-organized by the Caucasus Research Resource Centers (CRRC) and The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC). All lectures are free and open to the public.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 06:57:12 +0000
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