RESEARCH WORKSHOP: “PEACE BUILDING IN FERGHANA VALLEY” National, religious, ethnic, group and gender identities are being re-conceptualized as borders between the Central Asian societies are defined. Redefinition of collective identities and their relations with distribution of powers may create conflicts between different communities and ethnic groups. In Ferghana Valley, there have been several conflicts happened after the collapse of Soviet Union. These conflicts produced animosity and bloody clashes between ethnic groups and communities in the Valley. The last clash between ethnic communities was in June 2010 in the Southern Kyrgyzstan. After the violent conflict, international organizations and NGOs, foreign countries as well as Kyrgyzstan transitional government and local authorities have implemented several projects of peace-building in the region. Peace-building is as an engagement to identify and support structures which will tend to fortify and solidify peace in order to avoid a fall back into the conflict or (re)building institutions and infrastructure within a conflictual area to create conditions favorable to peace. Therefore, the workshop has two important inter-related topics: identity-based conflicts and peace-building. While there has relatively been stable condition and an increase in the numbers of peace building activities in the Valley, the change of local political structure, the fluidity of inter- ethnic relationships, and post-conflict narrative of violence may again create a potential hotspot in the region. For that reason, this workshop aims to address the formation of the geographies of peace building and strategies intent to deal with the post-conflict issues. In this workshop, scholars, experts, peace-builders and locals will discuss issues (not limited) of: • Preventative methods for the identity-based conflicts • How to manage or resolve identity-based conflicts • Peace building as concepts • Peace building methods • Peace building activities in the region • Peace building projects in the region Date: June 27, 2014 Workshop Venue: Conference Hall, the Building "Sotsialdyk Borbor", Aitmatov Campus, Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Djal Micro Region, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The seminar will be held in three languages: Kyrgyz, Russian and English. Organizers: Central Asian Research Center and International Relations Department of the Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University. Contact Information: Tel. (+996-312) 253128 E.Mail address: [email protected] , [email protected] WORKSHOPS PROGRAMME 27 June, 2014 WORKSHOP on PEACEBUILDING in FERGHANA VALLEY 10:00-10:30 REGISTRATION 10:30-11:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Olivier Ferrando, Director, French Institute for Central Asian Studies, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan "Building Peace Across Borders: From Interstate Cooperation to Civil Society Initiatives" 11:30-13:00 FIRST PANEL (ENGLISH) Chair of First Panel : Yasar Sari , Department of International Relations, Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 11:30-11:45 DamiraUmetbaeva, European University, Viadrina, Frankfurt, Germany “Nationalizing Kyrgyz State: On the Official Discourse on the Soviet Past in Kyrgyzstan” 11:45-12:00 Dildora Khamidova, Executive Director of NGO “Center for Multicultural and Multilingual Education”, Osh, Kyrgyzstan “Role of Women in Peacebuilding: Challenges and Perspectives” 12:00-12:15 Elena Skochilo and Timur Oganov, Program Manager and Program Specialist, Internews, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan “Regional Public Broadcasting: Case of Yntymak” 12:15-12:30 FarkhodAminjonov, Analyst at the Eurasian Research Institute, Almaty, Kazakhstan “Energy Projects as Peace Building Mechanism in Ferghana Valley” 12:30-13:00 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 13:00-14:30 LUNCH 14:30-16:00 SECOND PANEL (RUSSIAN) Chair of Second Panel : Emil Joroev, Department of International and Comparative Politics, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 14:30-14:45 Ainura Elebaeva, International University of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan “Problematic Aspects of Perception of Ethnic Identity in Modern Science (Проблемные аспекты восприятия этнической идентичности в современной науке )” 14:45-15:00 Cholpon Koshoeva, Kyrgyz National University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan “The Role of Civil Identity in Peace Building Process (Роль общегражданской идентичности в процессе миростроительства )” 15:00-15:15 Rasul Abazbek Uulu, Osh State University, Osh, Kyrgyzstan “Analysis of Conflict Situation on the Land Distribution in Ken-Say Loction ( Анализ конфликтной ситуации вокруг распределения земель в массиве Кен -Сай )” 15:15-15:30 Mukhayo Abduraupova, Independent Lawyer, the Director of the NGO "Positive Dialogue" “Legal Challenges and Problems of Women after the Conflict: From Perspectives of Local Human Rights Lawyer” 15:30-16:00 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 16:00-16:30 COFFEE BREAK 16:30-18:00 ROUNDTABLE Chair of Roundtable : Olivier Ferrando , Director, French Institute for Central Asian Studies, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. SPEAKERS and DISCUSSANTS: 16:30-16:35 Sovetbek Zikirov, Madi District Public Administration, Osh, Kyrgyzstan “Conflict as a Tool to Gain Political Power and Economic Interest in Post-Conflict Period” 16:35-16:40 Daniyar Sadiev, Director of Yntymak TV, Osh, Kyrgyzstan “Role of TV (Mass Media) in Ethnic Conflict Prevention: Case of Osh” 16:40-16:45 Ikbol Bhramova, Director of South Branch of Development and Cooperation in Central Asia Foundation, Osh, Kyrgyzstan “Youth Projects in Peace Building” 16:45-16:50 Turgunbek Jumaev, Head of Youth NGO “Erbol”, Osh, Kyrgyzstan “How to Cope with Youth Criminal Groups during the Ethnic Conflict” 16:50-16:55 Zafarzhon Atazhanov, Independent Freelance Journalist Blogger, Osh, Kyrgyzstan “How the 2010 Conflict Effect on Minority Groups” 16:55-17:00 Elmira Nogoibaeva, Director, Institute “Polis Aziya”, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan “Ethnic Diversity: the stereotypes which divide us ( Этническое многообразие : стереотипы , которые нас разделяют )” 17:00-18:00 DISCUSSION 18:00-19:00 DINNER PARTICIPANTS: Xusanbay Saliev, Human Rights Activist, NGO"Bir Duyno Kyrgyzstan", Osh, Kyrgyzstan Anton Stzepourginski, Political Assistant, EU Delegation to Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Thomas de Lacoste, Political Assistant, EU Delegation to Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Nazgul Joldoshova, Director, Fund for Democracy Support, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Elmira Nogoibaeva, Director, Institute “Polis Aziya”, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Aigul Sadigalieva, БГУ им . К.Карасаева , ученый секретарь ун -та , Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Zirek Asanova, Association Center of Civil Society Support, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Akio Yagihashi, Attaché of Embassy of Japan in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bakyt Dubanayev, CIS Anti-Terror Center, Ministry of Interior, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Andrei Grigoryev, CIS Anti-Terror Center, Ministry of Interior, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Mametbek Myrzayev, Director of Islam Research Institute, Ministry of Interior, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Zukhra Iakupbaeva, Student from the Department of International and Comparative Politics, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Kulsara Sultanova, Department of International Relations, Osh State University, Osh, Kyrgyzstan Ainura Abduzhabbar Kyzy, Student from the Department of International and Comparative Politics, American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Travis Green, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Riccardo Bussmann, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Alexei Maltschik, Germanic Center, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Kalmira Riskulova, Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Elvira Tolkun Kyzy, Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Cazgul Arystanbekova, Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Kulpunai Barakanova, Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Begimai Atamyrza Kyzy, Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan .