Section: Research Student Profiles
Kanykey Jailobaeva
- Name Kanykey Jailobaeva
- Organisation
- Sociology, School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh - Address
- Edinburgh UK
- K.J.Jailobaeva@sms.ed.ac.uk
- Research Interests
- Civil Society and Democratization,NGOs and Development,Central Asia
- URL
- http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/research_students/jailobaeva_kanykey
PhD Title
Return of the State to Development: The State, Donors, and NGOs in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan
Research Interview
Research:
My PhD thesis examines international donors’ civil society promotion in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan since the mid 2000s. In particular, it focuses on the implications of donors’ shift to state-building for Kyrgyz non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and their relations with the state. On my fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan I conducted ninety semi-structured interviews with local NGOs, international donors, and community-based organisations and held two surveys with NGO leaders and workers. Therefore, my thesis also provides an in-depth account of the NGO sector in Kyrgyzstan with a particular focus on professionalisation and politicisation of Kyrgyz NGOs
Supervisors:
Dr. James Kennedy and Professor Roland Dannreuther
Education:
MSc in Social Research, University of Edinburgh (2005)
PhD in Sociology, Univerisity of Edinburgh (2007-present)
Publications:
- Jailobaeva, K. (2010) ‘From Within Kyrgyzstan’. Scotland-Russian Forum. Available at http://www.youblisher.com/p/88711-SRF-Review-colour/
- Stevens, D. and Jailobaeva, K. (2009) ‘False Choice?: The War on Terror and Its Impact on Civil Society in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan’ in J. Howell and J. Lind (eds) Civil Society under Strain: the War on Terror Regime, Civil Society and Aid Post-9/11. Sterling: Kumarian Press.
- Jailobaeva, K. (2008) ‘Enhanced Government Commitment: A Key to an Effective Government-NGO Relationship in Kyrgyzstan’ in J. Couper (ed) Kyrgyzstan Today: Policy Briefs on Civil Society, Migration, Islam, Corruption. Bishkek: Social Research Center of American University of Central Asia.
- Jailobaeva, K. (2008) ‘The Associational Life: Kyrgyzstan and Scotland’, Edinburgh Working Papers in Sociology, Issue. 30, and http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/13014/WP30_Jailobaeva.pdf
- Jailobaeva, K. (2006) ‘Brief Overview of Civil Society in the Former Soviet Union’, View, Vol. 5, p 19.
- Maxwell, S. and Jailobaeva, K (2006) ‘Historical Overview of Civil Society in Scotland’ in Ruchir Shah (ed) An Assessment of Scottish Civil Society: CIVICUS Civil Society Index Report for Scotland. Available at http://www.civicus.org/new/CSI_Scotland.htm .
Teaching experience:
Tutor in Sociology and Social Political Enquiry, University of Edinburgh
Sep.2008 – present, Edinburgh, Scotland
Guest Lecturer in Development and Aid, University of Edinburgh
October 2010, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sociology Instructor, Open Society Institute
August 2010, Istanbul, Turkey
Lecturer in Social Research Methods, American University of Central Asia
Feb. – Mar. 2008, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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