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Chapter 1. Migration Policies in the OSCE Region (Anisa Abeytia) -- Chapter 2. Early Warning Models in the OSCE: Adoption and Re-Invention (Alina Isakova) -- Chapter 3. NATO and EU Strategic Security Environment (Aybike Yalcin-Ispir) -- Chapter 4. Patterns of Border Disputes Amongst OSCE Countries (Halina Sapeha) -- Chapter 5. Assessing Water (Ir)Rationality in the Disputed Region of Nagorno-Karabakh (Leonardo Zanatta) -- Chapter 6. Vetting as a Tool for Strengthening Judicial Integrity in the OSCE Region (Teodora Miljojkovic) -- Chapter 7. Human Rights Adjudication in Central Asia (Saniia Toktogazieva) -- Chapter 8. Human Rights and Social Media: Challenges and Opportunities for Human Rights Education (Joanna Kulesza) -- Chapter 9. Digital Citizen Activism in Central Asia: Beyond Contestation and Cooperation (Bakhytzhan Kurmanov) -- Chapter 10. The Dilemma of Good Governance vs. Power Grab in Georgia (Shalva Dzebisashvili) -- Chapter 11. Transformations of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine towards EU Membership (Malkhaz Nakashidze) -- Chapter 12. Backsliding Rule of Law and "Stabilotocracy" in Montenegro (Mirko Đuković).

This open-access book explores the security dynamics amid the polarization, shifting borders, and liquid governance that define the Zeitenwende era in Europe's eastern neighbourhood and Central Asia. Presenting various case studies, the volume unveils the intricate web of border dynamics and practices, including the nuanced interplay of border disputes within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) member states. The contributions shed new light on how contested borders and liquid modes of governance have impacted the engagement of international organizations such as the European Union (EU), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and OSCE in security crises and conflict prevention. Delving deeper, a special part dissects the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and examines European and international responses. By analyzing the stances of diverse European countries, their neighborhood, and international organizations, this section uncovers commonalities and disparities in their approaches to the Ukrainian crisis.

Chapter 1. Human Rights in Central Asia - Between Internationalization and Nation-Building (Hien) -- Chapter 2. Human Rights in Central Asia: Challenges and Perspectives (Sayapin) -- Chapter 3. Human Rights Education and Human Rights in Central Asia (Mihr) -- Chapter 4. Human Rights as a Concept of Public Law: Challenges for Central Asian Higher Education Systems (Atadjamov) -- Chapter 5. Transnational Higher Education in Central Asia: The Case of Kazakhstan (Varpahovskis) -- Chapter 6. Redesigning the Law Curriculum in Uzbekistan (Ismatov) -- Chapter 7. Inclusive Human Rights Education in Tajikistan (Husnidinzoda) -- Chapter 8. Awareness in Central Asian States of Discrimination Against Labor Migrants Abroad (Ysamanova) -- Chapter 9. Gender Equality and International Human Rights Law in Kyrgyzstan (Erisheva) -- Part I. Annex -- Chapter 10. Samarkand Declaration.

This open access book explores the field of human rights dissemination in Central Asia. Offering a comparative perspective on five post-Soviet Central Asian states—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan, it examines compliance with international human rights standards in these countries. The contributions capture various aspects of human rights dissemination through educational programs, seminars, training, and empowerment programs at Central Asian universities, together with Central Asian NGOs/CSOs and international organizations. The book shows that a change of behavior among state and non-state actors in the region can only happen when both local and international actors, usually international donors, jointly take action to report, train, and empower people in human rights. This book is an invitation to anyone interested in the (troubled) nexus between international human rights norms and standards and their implementation on the local level, as well as in the effective empowerment of citizen in the region.

The SAGE Handbook of Human Rights consists of more than 50 chapters that clarify and analyze human rights issues of both contemporary and future importance. The handbook takes an interdisciplinary approach, combining work in such traditional fields as law, political science and philosophy with such non-traditional subjects as climate change, demography, economics, geography, urban studies, mass communication, and business and marketing.

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1. Introduction and Background to the Book (Kashif Hasan Khan & Anja Mihr) -- I Contextual overview of European policies towards Central Asia.-. 2 Assessing Europe – Central Asia Connectivity through Linkage and leverage (Ana-Maria Anghelescu) -- 3 The Policies of the European Union and Russia vis-à-vis Central Asia (Agnieszka Kuszewska) -- 4 The 2019 European Union Strategy on Central Asia: Future Challenges (Ana Belén Perianes Bermúdez) -- 5 The European Union's Sustainability Standardisation of World Trade: A Challenge for Central Asia? (Axel Marx & Nazik Beishenaly) -- 6 Development of Central Asia and European Union's Assistance Programme (Bedelbai Mamadiev) -- II Central Asia's Connectivity: Human Rights, Rule of Law and Good Governance -- 7 Human Rights in Central Asian States and European Initiatives (Anja Mihr) -- 8 European-Central Asian International Election Obser-vation cooperation (Rick Fawn) -- 9 Implementing Good Governance in the Framework of Europe's New Strategy for Central Asia: Lessons from the Baltics (Ivo Rollis) -- III Old Games in New Frameworks: Regional and Geopolitical Perspectives -- 10 Great Game vs Small Game: Europe, India, and Japan in Central Asia (Raj Kumar Sharma) -- 11 Regional Connectivity and the China factor (Bipul Biplav Mukherjee) -- 12 EU-Central Asian Cooperation on Border Manage-ment, Migration and Mobility (Ildar Daminov).

In this book, leading international human rights scholars take the familiar idea that 'everything changed' after 9/11 as a starting point for the first critical analysis of continuity and change in the international human rights regime in the 21st century. They analyze it from various levels of the human rights regime, including compliance and violations, normative and political discourses, legal and institutional developments at the national, regional and international levels, and developments in the non-state sector. Written from diverse methodological perspectives, the volume provides rich and varied insights on vital questions concerning the resiliency, weaknesses, and prospects of human rights today.

Transnational human rights activism occupies today a significant place in the practice and scholarship of current global affairs. This article reviews the past successes and limits of this activism and suggests Human Rights Education (HRE) as a strategic tool currently underutilized by activists and rarely taken seriously by academics. We argue that the current practice of transnational human rights activism frequently lacks solid and reciprocal ties to local activists and emphasizes "shaming" and exposure of human rights abuses over their prevention. The professionalization and campaign-driven character of rights activism often increases the distance between transnational activists and local causes and beneficiaries and disconnects the general public from human rights struggles. While claims of impartial activism based on legalistic strategies have the benefit of lifting human rights groups above the fray of politics, the promotion of human rights norms remains a deeply political and contentious struggle. We argue that a greater emphasis on HRE strengthens transnational ties and local support for international human rights standards and leads to societal mobilization beyond the narrow nongovernmental sector.