Political society and civil society in Uzbekistan—never the twain shall meet?

Stevens, Daniel

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“…Thus, among the most urgent concerns are the drastic reform of the educational system and the identification of focus areas for expert training in secondary specialized educational institutions, particularly the ongoing enhancement of their professional competencies and degree of information culture. A particular focus was made on the interaction between science and education, socio-economic life, and other current challenges in the message from the president of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Oliy Majlis on the most important priorities for 2021 (Stevens, 2007).…”

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The Information Culture Level of Uzbekistan Students at Islamic Studies College

Anvarov

2024

Islamic JISE

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This article describes information culture in the modern period and its distinctive characteristics. Researchers have looked into the social elements that lead students at a special Islamic educational college to lack a critical approach to selecting the necessary information. The author also presented a number of suggestions and recommendations in this area, based on the idea that future imams must acquire information culture. The article in the Information Society examines in detail the necessity of the efficient use of information in the field of education and makes sure that information is circulated quickly and of high quality within the education system, which becomes the primary criterion for the advancement and development of the nation. The primary determinants of the information culture creation of secondary specialized Islamic education students are elucidated. Every student and adolescent in the twenty-first century must adhere to the fundamentals of information culture; issues with its application in the classroom and, naturally, fostering a more positive Internet culture are emphasized. The scholarly essay provides an examination of research done on how students in secondary specialized educational institutions use social media and the Internet. The development of students' information cultures in secondary specialized Islamic educational institutes has not been researched at all; this is a scientific study conducted in Uzbekistan as well as all of Central Asia. Information culture of students studying in secondary specialized Islamic educational colleges has been thoroughly defined and formed into formation standards

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Section: Literary Analysis and Methodsmentioning

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The Information Culture Level of Uzbekistan Students at Islamic Studies College

Anvarov

2024

Islamic JISE

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“…Birlik Popular Movement, founded shortly before independence, split into two and created Erk as a result of the differences on the preferred strategy. Erk Democratic Party, according to Stevens (2007), sought to maintain existing political system rather than changing it entirely (p. 53). After the Presidential election of 1993, activities of the opposition parties were restricted even more and the leaders were sent into either exile or prison.…”

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“…Despite the emphasis on the role of civil society and the Western initiatives in country, active participation and the role of civil society is severely restricted. Stevens (2007) investigated civil society into two diverse entity, Political Society, and Civil Society, in order to explain the differences between rhetoric and practice. Civil society consists of single interest groups that do not directly demand from the state.…”

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State-Building Process in Uzbekistan: Many Miles to Go

Unal

2018

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi

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This study examines the developments in post-Soviet Uzbekistan in the field of state building. With the dissolution of USSR, newly independent states struggled to function as independent nation-states since the transition efforts from Communism to post-Communism created an uncharted area for the post-Soviet societies. Transition studies gained widespread attention with the democratization of Latin America and Southern Europe. However, it became evident that current transition literature which solely focuses on democratization and marketization lacks the explanatory power on transition process of post-Soviet states due to the Soviet legacy which left its marks not only in terms of democracy and economy but also on national-identity and religious affairs. Therefore, it is argued that a quadruple transition model which focuses on democratization, marketization, stateness and nationality is more appropriate to analyze the developments in post-Soviet states. In Uzbekistan, transition process was operated by Islam Karimov until 2016. Contrary to some other Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan enjoyed a more stable transition process mostly due to Karimov's authoritarian rule. However, after more than two decades, it is difficult to consider Uzbekistan neither as a full democracy nor as a market economy. Moreover, the struggle between so-called radical Islamist groups and the government poses serious threats to the stability of the country. Lately Shavkat Mirziyoyev's presidency following the death of Karimov created a more fertile ground for further democratization of Uzbekistan. Considering these developments, this study evaluates statebuilding policies of Uzbekistan in five topics regarding nation-building, democratization, marketization, religion and foreign affairs. It is argued that despite relative stability and progress, Uzbekistan is far from being an example of successful transition.

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“…After the breakup of the Soviet Union an authoritarian political regime emerged with a very strong executive (March 2003, Schoeller-Schletter 2007. The civil society is weak (Stevens 2007) and in recent years has increasingly been constrained in its activities or even expelled from the country (ICG 2006). The Uzbek national budget and economy at large still depend heavily on irrigated agriculture, although the share of agriculture in the GDP has decreased from 30% in 2000 to 21% in 2007 (UNDP 2009a).…”

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Exploring Resilience and Transformability of a River Basin in the Face of Socioeconomic and Ecological Crisis: an Example from the Amudarya River Basin, Central Asia

Schlüter¹,

Herrfahrdt-Pähle²

2011

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Water from the Amudarya River is a vital and strategic resource for semi-arid Uzbekistan because of its heavy reliance on irrigated agriculture. The Uzbek water management regime, however, has proven to be rather reluctant to adapt to changing environmental and socio-political conditions despite recent massive pressures caused by political, environmental, or donor-induced developments in the region. The aim of this paper is to explore reasons for the low adaptability of the Uzbek water sector and assess implications for the resilience of the Uzbek social-ecological system (SES). By analyzing past losses of resilience as well as first attempts at institutional change in land and water management, we identify drivers as well as structural factors and mechanisms that act as barriers for adaptation and transformation towards a more sustainable system. With the collapse of the Aral Sea fisheries and the basin-wide large scale soil salinization, the SES in the Amudarya River Basin has shifted to a new, less desirable regime. However, the high resilience of the social system is keeping it in its current undesirable state and further degrades its long-term resilience. Our analysis identifies reinforcing feedbacks caused by ecological dynamics, vested interests, and a patronage system that contribute to the resistance to change and keep the system locked in its current unsustainable state. These factors are rooted in the history of the SES in the river basin, such as the economic dependence on cotton and the state-centered management approach. The window of opportunity for significant changes of the larger scale institutional setting that might have been open after the breakup of the Soviet Union was or could not be used to achieve a transformation to more sustainable resources use. Measures aimed at an incremental improvement of the current situation are not sufficient to prevent further losses of resilience. Resilience and transformability of the larger scale SES (political, economic, and institutional settings) are needed to enable the smaller scales (regional and local water management) to adapt and change. However, we identified opportunities for change arising from the slow acceptance of bottom-up management institutions in the water sector and from the extensive restoration capacity of the ecosystems.

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Political society and civil society in Uzbekistan—never the twain shall meet?

Cited by 9 publications

References 4 publications

The Information Culture Level of Uzbekistan Students at Islamic Studies College

The Information Culture Level of Uzbekistan Students at Islamic Studies College

State-Building Process in Uzbekistan: Many Miles to Go

Exploring Resilience and Transformability of a River Basin in the Face of Socioeconomic and Ecological Crisis: an Example from the Amudarya River Basin, Central Asia

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