Jaloliddin Mirzo: Change in the Structure of the Authorities in the Border Regions of the Amu Darya: General Trends and Local Features. Conference Changing Patterns of Power in Historical and Modern Central and Inner Asia 7-9 August 2014 Venue: Ulaanbaatar University, Bayanzurkh district, Khoroo-14, Namyanju street, Ulaanbaatar Organised by International Institute for Asian Studies International Unit for Central and Inner Asian Studies Hosted by Ulaanbaatar University Conference theme The conference will highlight the current state of knowledge in research on the history of Central and Inner Asia since the twelfth century until the present day. Taking into account recent developments in historiography questioning any form of epistemological “centrism” (particularly when centered on the Occident), the proposed conference will contribute to the debate on the role and position of Central and Inner Asia during much of the second millennium. In order to achieve our goal of questioning and discussing our present knowledge and understanding, the discussions will trace socio-historical systems and long-term historical legacies. Understanding various patterns of power in an historical context, including their meanings, concepts and semantics, their competition, appropriation and exchange, as well as institutions and schemes of redistribution, is vital in this respect. The conference seeks to address how patterns of power are reflected in the process of social adaptation, how this process allows former elites to retain their privileged access to resources, material and ideological assets, and how it enables new elite groups to emerge
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