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Pandemic May Expose Social Protest in Central Asia Year of publication: 2020 Author: Alexey Malashenko Corporate author: Russian International Affairs Council The coronavirus has become a serious test of the strength of the political systems of Central Asian countries. Despite the severe socio-economic impact of the pandemic, stability has been ensured. But in the long run, quarantines and tight restrictions will remind of themselves and expose old problems. Among the most acute are unemployment and the threat of violent extremism. Moreover, both problems are related.
Radicalization in Central Asia: Have We Managed to Avoid It? Year of publication: 2020 Author: Milan Lazovic Corporate author: Russian International Affairs Council Central Asia is a very multifaceted, multi-ethnic, multi-confessional region, where many cultures, national traditions and ways of life intersect, united by a common factor - religious. The authors of the chapter on the role of religion in Central Asia in the book "Religion, Conflict, and Stability in the Former Soviet Union", prepared by the analytical center "RAND Corporation", touched upon a very important, significant and influential topic on the region. Experts note that, despite the success of Central Asia's attempts to avoid large-scale radicalization, there is a risk of its expansion today.
Sexual Violence Against Boys and Girls: Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation; Guide to Basic Material for the Training of Professionals Year of publication: 2012 Author: Liliana Orjuela López | Virginia Rodríguez Bartolomé Corporate author: Save the Children This document highlights the importance of protecting children from sexual violence, such as abuse, sexual exploitation, child pornography and human trafficking. It presents the ways in which you can intervene with regard to child abuse and exploitation.
Guide to Prevent Child Abuse in the Family Year of publication: 2010 Author: Cecilia Sirtori Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This guide seeks to point out a path that leads to cultural change, in which it is possible to replace the deep tradition of using physical and verbal violence for the purpose of setting limits to boys and girls by others methods of discipline. This guide is based upon the principle that humiliating treatment does not educate.
Learning to Live Together in Community: Training of Trainers Program for Community Organization; Guide 1 Year of publication: 2007 Author: Adolfo Aguilar Ávuila | María Consulo Sánches Plazas Corporate author: Columbia. Ministry of the Interior and Justice | National Pedagogical University The purpose of this guide is to generate conditions that contribute to identifying conceptual and methodological elements that contribute to the strengthening, integration and creation of an environment of coexistence in the community organization, so that it can be projected with greater probability of success.
Improving Our Coexistence in the Family: Module 3 Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Ecuador. Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion In the framework of the 2008 constitution, is it established that the ecuadorian state will guarantee human security throught policies and interinstitutional actions that ensure peaceful coexistence, promote the culture of peace and prevent forms of violence and discrimination. For this policy to be fulfilled, it is necessary to acquire tools and participatory learning that allow us to strenghten family coexistence, trough dialogue, inclusion and recognition of others to reach agreements that allow us to live together.
Language Balance in Uzbekistan: An Acceptable Status Quo Year of publication: 2019 Author: Yuriy Sarukhanyan Corporate author: Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting (CABAR) | Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) «It is incorrect to speak about the competition between the Uzbek and Russian languages in Uzbekistan. They both occupy a certain niche in public and state life, neither of them can threaten the positions of the other, since they develop in parallel and isolation from each other,» – notes an international relations specialist from Tashkent and a participant in the cabar.asia school of analytics, Yuri Sarukhanyan.
Language Policies of the Central Asian States Year of publication: 2020 Author: Nurbek Bekmurzayev Corporate author: Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting (CABAR) | Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) The policy brief “Language Policy of the Central Asian States” is presented jointly by IWPR and CABAR.asia. The publication outlines the ways of the formation of state languages in the countries of Central Asia, analyzes their functioning along with the Russian language, draws conclusions and forecasts for the future, and provides recommendations for improving language policy.The publication is intended for young experts and consultants, researchers, management decision makers, and a wide range of readers.
Becoming a Global Citizen: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Competencies of Global Citizens (Espoo, Finland, 5-7th October 2011) Year of publication: 2011 Author: Liisa Jääskeläinen | Taina Kaivola | Eddie O’Loughlin | Liam Wegimont Corporate author: Global Education Network Europe (GENE) | Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE) The international symposium on competences of global citizens, entitled Becoming a Global Citizen, was held in Espoo, Finland on 5 – 7. October, 2011. The symposium was organized by the Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE), the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, GENE (Global Education Network Europe) and the Hanasaari Swedish- Finnish Cultural Centre.The symposium focused on three main questions, namely:• what is global education?• what are key competences of global citizens in general education?• how can the priorities of global education be supported nationally?This publication contains the proceedings and main information gathered in the symposium. From Finland’s point of view the Symposium provided a substantial contribution to the publication called Schools Reaching out to a Global World. The publication comprises several articles on competencies of global citizens serving the next curricular reform of the entire general education sector for Finland, to be fully implemented by 2016. From the international perspectives the Symposium meant a most relevant input into the pan-European debate on perspectives for Global Education.
Formalism, Tribalism, and Nationalism in the Protection of Children’s Rights in Kazakhstan Year of publication: 2020 Author: Aigerim Musabalinova Corporate author: Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting (CABAR) | Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) Aigerim Musabalinova, an expert on children’s rights tries to find an answer to the question of how the social and cultural aspect of the country affects the well-being of children and the observance of their rights and interests, in an article for CABAR.asia. 