International Relations in Central Asia: Past and Present
| Islamic Area Studies / Group 1's Joint
Symposium
Organizing Committee: Hisao KOMATSU
and Atsushi ISHIDA International Relations in Central Asia: Past and Present The Center for Slavic Studies at Hokkaido University October 31, 1998 ************************* PROGRAM ************************* Part One: International Relations in
Eastern Turkistan, 10:00 - 12:00 Part Two: International Relations in
Modern and Contemporary Central Asia, 13:30 - 18:00 Discussants: Tomohiko UYAMA Reception ************************** ABSTRACTS
************************* International Relations in Central Asia: Past and Present Part One: International Relations in
Eastern Turkistan 'Musafir's in Yarkand: This study aims to sketch the "inter-regional relations" of Yarkand, one of the largest cities in Eastern Turkistan and its political center, from the viewpoint of the relations between "strangers" or "foreigners"(musafir) and the local inhabitants in Yarkand (Yarkandlik). At the time of the siege by Wali Khan Tora in 1857, the strong leadership of Afridun Wang Hakim Beg succeeded in mobilizing some Muslim groups in Yarkand. In the period of disturbance after 1864, "Yarkandlik" faced three "musafirs" --- religious leaders from Kabul, Kucha Khwajas and Ya'qub Beg. Beg officials like Niyaz Beg supported Ya'qub Beg's campaign consistently. This study shows the important role played by the beg officials who controlled the city of Yarkand. Xinjiang's Diplomacy and the Central
Government of Republic of China, 1910s-20s. From the 1910s to the 1920s, Xinjiang Province was involved in the negotiations with Soviet Russia and Afghanistan in order to retain and gain its economic interests. It was quite common in this period for provincial governments to conduct their own autonomous diplomacy, independent of the central government's supervision. This diplomatic autonomy reflected local economic and social networks. Yet, the provincial government of Xinjiang would neither deny the concept of China or Chinese nation nor demanded the status of a sovereign state. On the contrary, it kept in close contact with the central government in Peking and sought to earn Peking's approval in the time of diplomatic negotiation. It adopted those expressions that Peking would prefer in its documents and achieved economic gains such as tax revenues. But it refused to accept the interference of the central government with the way it governed itself. In other words, Xinjiang and Peking relied on each other while retaining their own jurisdictional territories. Part Two: International Relations in
Modern and Contemporary Central Asia, 13:30 - 18:00 Intercommunal Relations inside Western
Central Asia under Stalin: Through the Uzbek Literature of the 1920-1930s This paper shows how an analysis of the literature of Soviet Central Asia helps us to better understand the political history of this period. The Uzbek literature of the 1920- 1930s reveals how communal identities were shaped and intercommunal relations were formed among various Muslim peoples and between the Muslims and the Russians. For this analytical purpose, the paper focused on the literary work by Chulpan (cir. 1897- 1938) and examines its political context. Post-Soviet Cooperation and Security
Issues in Central Asia This paper assesses the formation of the Central Asian Republics' (CARs) foreign policy by focusing on the perception of security issues by the local political elite. It examines three major issues that are especially important for policy makers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, and Uzbekistan: (1) historical legacy and new dimensions of security issues in the post-Soviet CARs; (2) perception of security issues by the Central Asian elite; and (3) newly emerging policy directions in the CARs and their impact on the perspectives of CARs' foreign policy. The key arguments are supported by the findings from a survey study conducted in the CARs in early 1997. The Initial Phase of Transition of
Russo-Central Asian Economic Relations: An Institutionalist Approach Why have former Soviet republics experienced similar economic slowdown in spite of noticeable differences in the pace of their social and economic reform and in the extent of their domestic political stability? This paper examines the impact of Russian business fluctuation on Central Asian industrial production through the rigid transaction of production goods between Russian industrial firms and their Central Asian counterparts. The paper shows that the political break up of the Soviet Union in 1991 failed to induce Central Asian firms to seek new contractual relationships outside the former Soviet Union since transaction costs have been high. *This paper is to be published as one of the IAS Working Papers. By Atsushi ISHIDA |
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