http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/ neweurasia\'s latest on Tajikistan Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:02:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-3399 tajikistan.neweurasia.net » Event Summary: Congressional Briefing on Tajikistan Elections Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:42:27 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-3399 [...] At least a few members of the United States Congress have their eyes on the impending presidential elections in Tajikistan. Today (October 26), the offices of Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) held a briefing to educate members of Congress on the prospect of democracy and long-term development in the former Soviet republic featuring Khamrokhon Zaripov, Tajikistani Ambassador to the US, Eric McGlinchey of George Mason University, Dennis de Tray of the Center for Global Development, and Anthony Bowyer from IFES. neweurasia has reported on previous lectures of all three participants aside from the ambassador (McGlinchey, de Tray, Bowyer). There should be a transcript of the event up soon. [...] […] At least a few members of the United States Congress have their eyes on the impending presidential elections in Tajikistan. Today (October 26), the offices of Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) held a briefing to educate members of Congress on the prospect of democracy and long-term development in the former Soviet republic featuring Khamrokhon Zaripov, Tajikistani Ambassador to the US, Eric McGlinchey of George Mason University, Dennis de Tray of the Center for Global Development, and Anthony Bowyer from IFES. neweurasia has reported on previous lectures of all three participants aside from the ambassador (McGlinchey, de Tray, Bowyer). There should be a transcript of the event up soon. […]

]]> http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-1479 tajikistan.neweurasia.net » Free & Fair Tajik Election! Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:01:05 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-1479 [...] That doesn’t mean we can’t see who would win if the election were fair with an online poll. Actually, this online poll shows nothing of the sort; a majority of Tajiks are satisfied with the status quo and the opposition is fractured and divided, so Rakhmonov, much like his neighbor Nursultan Nazarbayev, would almost definitely win even if the election were fair. [...] […] That doesn’t mean we can’t see who would win if the election were fair with an online poll. Actually, this online poll shows nothing of the sort; a majority of Tajiks are satisfied with the status quo and the opposition is fractured and divided, so Rakhmonov, much like his neighbor Nursultan Nazarbayev, would almost definitely win even if the election were fair. […]

]]> http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-1344 tajikistan.neweurasia.net » Blog Archive » Tajikistan takes the reigns of the CIS Fri, 26 May 2006 03:59:44 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-1344 [...] Georgia and Ukraine criticized the organization, and Georgia even claimed to be considering withdrawing. The CIS is widely perceived to be Russia’s instrument of regional control. Tajikistan takes no issue with this reality, as Russia maintains a military base in Tajikistan, and opinion polls show that Russians are very highly regarded in the country. [...] […] Georgia and Ukraine criticized the organization, and Georgia even claimed to be considering withdrawing. The CIS is widely perceived to be Russia’s instrument of regional control. Tajikistan takes no issue with this reality, as Russia maintains a military base in Tajikistan, and opinion polls show that Russians are very highly regarded in the country. […]

]]> http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-263 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Central Asia: Opinion polls Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:59:24 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-263 [...] James of neweurasia posts the excerpts of a seminar on public opinion polls in Central Asia in general, and Tajikistan in particular. The results reveal some very interesting tendencies. [...] […] James of neweurasia posts the excerpts of a seminar on public opinion polls in Central Asia in general, and Tajikistan in particular. The results reveal some very interesting tendencies. […]

]]> http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-257 www.neweurasia.net - Blogging Central Asia and the Caucasus » Blog Archive » Polling in Tajikistan Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:20:34 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-257 [...] Catch the second part of the recent W.P. Carey forum at the tajikistan blog. [...] […] Catch the second part of the recent W.P. Carey forum at the tajikistan blog. […]

]]> http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-253 www.neweurasia.net - Blogging Central Asia and the Caucasus » Blog Archive » Event Report: “What We Have Learned from Public Opinion Polling in Central Asia” Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:55:07 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/24/event-report-%e2%80%9cwhat-we-have-learned-from-public-opinion-polling-in-central-asia%e2%80%9d/#comment-253 [...] On March 22 a talk on public opinion in Central Asia was given by Dr. Johannes Linn, Executive Director of the Wolfenson Initiative at the Brookings Institution, and Anthony Bowyer, IFES Program Manager for Central Asia. Linn coauthored the UNDP Human Development Report and discussed an opinion poll conducted throughout the region, while Bowyer spoke about a public opinion poll conducted in Tajikistan prior to the February 2005 election (the summary of his presentation is available at tajikistan.neweurasia.net). [...] […] On March 22 a talk on public opinion in Central Asia was given by Dr. Johannes Linn, Executive Director of the Wolfenson Initiative at the Brookings Institution, and Anthony Bowyer, IFES Program Manager for Central Asia. Linn coauthored the UNDP Human Development Report and discussed an opinion poll conducted throughout the region, while Bowyer spoke about a public opinion poll conducted in Tajikistan prior to the February 2005 election (the summary of his presentation is available at tajikistan.neweurasia.net). […]

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