Seventh Annual REECAS Regional Conference Saturday, April 14, 2001 The Evergreeen State College, Olympia, Washington

8:30-9:00 am
Coffee, pastries and registration (Library Foyer)

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Session 1a: Evolving Governance in Russia and Eastern Europe (Lecture Hall 1)
Chair: James Ward, REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle

• Sarah Henderson, Political Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis
  Designing Governance: Western Aid and Civic Development in Contemporary Russia
• Conor O'Dwyer, Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
  Runaway State-Building: Party and State in Contemporary Poland, Slovakia,
  and the Czech Republic

• Anton Cooper, The Evergreen State College, Olympia
  On the Edge of Empire: Novgorod's Trade with the Golden Horde
• Daniel C. Waugh, History/REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle
  The Invention of Novgorod

• William Richardson, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Tacoma
  Pskov: Urban Planning since the Second World War
• Rob Smurr, The Evergreen State College, Olympia
  Nationalizing Nature: The History, Preservation, and Meaning of Estonia's Glacial Erratic Boulders

• Sarah Egelman, Comparative Religion, University of Washington, Seattle
  Yiddish Theater in Interwar Poland
• James M. Ward, REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle
  'People Who Deserve It': Jozef Tiso and the Presidential Exemption

• Theodore W. Pietsch, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle
  The International Kuril Island Project: Accomplishments and Future Directions
• Sarah Gage, Botany, University of Washington, Seattle
  Botanical Exploration in the Kuril Islands
• J. Ben Fitzhugh, Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle
  Paleobiogeography of the Kuril Islands: Interdisciplinarity from an Archaeological Perspective

• Mikhail Molchanov, University of Victoria, British Columbia
  Rethinking Brotherhood: Ukraine and the Russian Foreign Policy Agenda
• Larisa Ponomarenko, Odessa State University, Ukraine
  Democratization and Civic Culture in Modern Russia and Ukraine: The Impact of the Post-Soviet Mentality
• Serhiy Bondaruk, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn' State University, Ukraine
  Multiculturalism in Democratic Society: Liberal Freedom, Equality of Cultures and the Problem of Recognition in Ukraine

• Bruce Kochis, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Bothell
  Human Rights Policy in Central and Eastern Europe Transitions: An Overview of Developments
• Tsvetanka Spassova-Stoyanova, Lawyer, Seattle
  The European Convention on Human Rights, Bulgaria, and the Protection of Human Rights
• Pamela Strong, REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle
  Democracy Building in Serbia: Empowerment vs. Efficiency

1:50 - 3:00 pm
Plenary Session (Lecture Hall 1)

Welcoming Remarks:
Tom B. Rainey, The Evergreen State College, Olympia
Stephen Hanson, Political Science/REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle

Roundtable on Decommunization in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
Chair: Tom Rainey, The Evergreen State College

• Daniel Chirot, Sociology/International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle
• Stephen Hanson, Political Science/REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle
• Mark Kramer, Harvard Project on Cold War Studies, Harvard University

• Tom B. Rainey, The Evergreen State College, Olympia
  Witnesses to a Vanishing Russia: Chekhov and Levitan
• Andreas Johns, Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Washington, Seattle
  Slavic Folk Cosmogony and the Winter Folksong Cycle

• Dmitriy Pashkun, National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent
  China's Image of Central Asia and Strategy for the Region
• Fatimakhon Ahmedova, Khujand State University, Tajikistan
  National Identity in Modern Central Asia: Islamic and Christian Influences
• Discussant: Elmira Jaishaeva, Kirghiz State University, Bishkek

• Kelli Hash, REECAS, University of Washington, Seattle
  Problems in the US-Russian Cooperative Relationship
• Steve Yang, Economics, University of Washington, Seattle
  Estimating a Money Demand Function for the Russian Ruble
• David M. Paschane and Nathaniel S. Trumbull, Geography, University of Washington, Seattle
  Russia's Unprecedented Mortality Crisis: A Possible Flash Point for Geopolitical Conflict

• Ilse Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, University of Washington, Seattle
  The December 1986 Demonstrations in Almaty and Their Reverberations in Kazakh Life and Politics
• Elena Sadovskaya, Kazakh State University, Almaty
  Labor Migration and Social Change in Post-Independence Kazakhstan
• Zhakshylyk Khuseinov, former advisor to the President and Parliament of Kazakhstan
  Corruption in Kazakhstan: A Major Threat to the Country's Stability

  Discussants:

• Talgat Imangaliev, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, University of Washington, Seattle
• Zulfiya Lafi, former representative in Kazakhstan, International Research and Exchange Board

Admission to the conference is ABSOLUTELY FREE, although pre-registration is required to reserve lunch. Lunch tickets will be available for purchase on the morning of the conference. To pre-register, please call (206-543-4852) or send an e-mail message to: reecas@u.washington.edu with the following information: name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and place of work or study.

We welcome students and faculty from institutions of higher learning throughout the Northwest, as well as the general public. A vanpool service will be available from the University of Washington, Seattle, and we encourage participants from other cities in the region to arrange carpooling.

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