2015 Conference Program
University of Louisville Asian Studies Program presents the
5th Annual Lang Symposium in Asian Studies:
Authoritarian Persistence in Central Asia
Saturday, March 28th, 2015, Ekstrom Library, Room W104, University of Louisville
Continental Breakfast
9:30-10:00am
Morning Session:
10:00-10:05am – Welcome Remarks: Charles Ziegler, University of Louisville
10:10-10:50am – Mariya Omelicheva, University of Kansas
“Ideological Factors of Authoritarian Persistence in Central Asia”
10:50-11:00am – Discussant--Charles Ziegler, University of Louisville
11:00-11:15am – Q/A
11:15am – 11:25am – Break
11:25am-12:05pm – Reuel Hanks, Oklahoma State University
“Of Myths and Mullahs: Narratives of Authoritarianism and Islam in Central Asia”
12:05-12:15pm – Discussant—David Buckley, University of Louisville
12:15-12:30pm – Q/A
Lunch (provided)
12:30-1:20pm
Afternoon Session:
1:20-2:00pm – Erica Marat, National Defense University
“The Politics of Police Reform: Society Against the State in Post-Soviet Countries”
2:00-2:10-pm – Discussant—Stacy Closson, University of Kentucky
2:10-2:25pm – Q/A
2:25pm-2:35 pm – Break
2:35-3:15pm – Lawrence Markowitz, Rowan University
“Bequeathabilty Problems and Authoritarian Durability in Central Asia”
3:15-3:25pm – Discussant—Jason Abbott, University of Louisville
3:25pm-4:40pm – Q/A
4:40pm – Concluding Remarks: Charles Ziegler, University of Louisville