Research in Action 2023 April 12 - 14

British Management University

22A Sebzar Street, Shaykhantakhur District Tashkent, 100019, Uzbekistan

Concept Note

The workshop will bring together leading experts, policy, academic, diplomatic, business community to discuss and debate on the current transformation processes taking place globally and their impact on Central Asia and the need for people to adapt to economic, social and technological terms through practising cross-cutting cultural and technical skills. The programme will be multidisciplinary with a focus on academic research and policy projects to reflect recent changes in the multidimensional world. During the sessions researchers will share their overviews on research outcomes, project design, methodologies, working in the field and writing conceptually, constructing theories and writing research projects. The aim of the workshop is to have open discussions, feedback and interactive discussions through a multi-faceted learning experience across all partner institutions and networks. This Tashkent edition follows from nearly a decade old tradition of Research in Action workshops previously held in Cambridge, London, Bukhara, Astana, Almaty and most recently in Baku.

Programme

All sessions will be held in Room 302, British Management University

Day 1: 12th April 16:00 – 18:30

15:30 -16:00 Registration and Coffee

16:15 – 17:00 Opening Ceremony and Plenary Addresses Chair: Siddharth S Saxena, Director, Cambridge Central Asia Forum, Jesus College, University of Cambridge & Vice-Rector Research BMU Prof Conrad Ozog, Rector, British Management University Prof Yuri Loktionov, Vice-Rector, British Management University Prof Golib Kholjigitov, Vice-Rector, British Management University Prof Mirzokhid Rakhimov, Head of Department, Contemporary History Center of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences Prof Tulkin Nurmurodov, Vice-Rector, Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies Prof Hayrullo Hamidov, Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies

17:00 – 18:30 Institutions in Action Chair: Yuri Loktionov, British Management University Iskandar Abdullaev, CAREC Institute, Climate Change and Energy Sector Development in Central Asia Serik Orazgaliyev, Nazarbayev University, Sustainability and Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs): Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in Kazakhstan Tulkin Nurmurodov, Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies, Collaboration between Universities and Industry in the Fields of Research: Example of NSUMT Zuhra Kadirova,Uzbekistan-Japan Innovation Centre, Joint Research Activity of Uzbekistan-Japan Innovation Center of Youth

19:00 – 20:30: Dinner at Restaurant Qamish Xorazm Taomlari Chilonzor tumani Muqumly ko’chasi 200 uy Mo’ljal

Day 2: 13th April 10:00am – 18:00

10:00am – 11:30 Global & Local Development

Chair: Conrad Ozog, British Management University

Prajakti Kalra, University of Cambridge, Globalising local Understandings of Fragility in Eurasia

Mirzokhid Rakhimov, Contemporary History Center of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Interdisciplinary perspective of study modern Central Asia

Arian Marti Shahandeh, University of Cambridge, The Free-Market Reform Debate in Kazakhstan: oil and development during the" end of history" and back again

Qianhe Zhang University of Cambridge, Gilded Age? India's ongoing industrialization and Modi's policy

11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break

12:00 –13:30 Policy, Industry and Grand Challenges Chair: Golib Kholjigitov, British Management University

Bahtiyor Eshchanov, Management Development Institute of Singapore in Tashkent, Green Transition's Long Path from Command-Driven to Market-Driven

Alisher Aldaev, British Management University, Economic Persistence Despite Adverse Policies

Kiryl Zach, University of Cambridge, Polish Industrial Policy in a Long Term Perspective

Kayla Zhu, University of Cambridge, Industrial Policy in Kazakhstan: from Resource to Green Economy

Markhabo Nazarova, British Management University, Woman empowerment as a tool of enabling effective business environment in Uzbekistan

13:30pm – 14:30pm: Lunch + Event Photo

14:30 - 15:30 Neighbours and Nations

Chair: Callie Berman, British Management University & University of Cambridge

Nargis Nurulla-Khoja, Samarkand State University, The spirit of Westphalian statehood among my neighbours

Victoria Levinskaya, British Management University, Transformation of Uzbek Mahalla from civil society organisation to the governmental institution

Mohina Nursaidova, Contemporary History Center of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Participation of the People of Uzbekistan in the Italian Resistance Movement in Europe (1941-45)

Georgia Adamson, University of Cambridge, Born to Magnify the Steppe': Film and Nation Branding in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:30 Rethinking the Region

Chair: Prajakti Kalra, University of Cambridge

Akram Umarov, University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Central Asia: Taliban and Regional Security after August 2021

Aziz Mullaev, Contemporary History Center of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Silk Road Concepts

Maria Sabelkis, University of Cambridge, Tajikistan's 'Open Doors' strategy: A case study of a Multivector foreign policy approach

Farhod Yakubov, Contemporary History Center of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, External Migration in Uzbekistan

17:30-18:30 Reaching into the Resources Chair: Siddharth Saxena, University of Cambridge & British Management University

Miljana Radivojevic, University College London, Reimagining resources: critical minerals and climate changes in Central Asia 5,000 years ago

Ainsely Elizabeth Trahan, University of Cambridge, Transboundary Earthquake Preparedness in Central Asia & the South Caucasus: Infrastructures of Seismic Importance

Emily Arnold, University of Cambridge, Industrial Policy in Kazakhstan: from Resource Dependence to Green Economy

Chokan Laumulin, Kazakh British Technical University & University of Cambridge,, The ACAST project: critical minerals, research, certification, energy and global development

19:00: Dinner at BMU

Day 3: 14th April 10:00am – 14:00

10:00 – 11:00 Evidencing Policy and the Knowledge Sector

Chair: Hayrullo Hamidov, Navoi State University of Mining and Technologies

Callie Berman, British Management University & University of Cambridge, Caspian Eurasia sturgeon and knowledge: A case for integrating commodity and conservation sturgeon aquaculture

Djumaniyazov Umrbek, Tashkent State University of Economics, Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Uzbekistan’s Recent Reforms as a Case Point

Nodira Mukhammadkulova, University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Behavioural Insights (BI) as an example of an innovative approach to public policymaking

11:00 - 12:00 Research Writing and Planning Workshop with Prajakti Kalra, University of Cambridge

12:30 - 13:00 Closing Remarks

13:00 -14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 19:00 Visit to BMU New Campus Student City Walking Excursion

19:00 Dinner at Restaurant Al-Aziz Abdulla Qodiriy Street, Tashkent