Preface Maps of Central Asia Introduction 1) Civil Society in Central Asia 2) The Legal Regulation of NGOs - Central Asia at a Crossroads 3) Freedom of Association and the Question of its realization in Kazakhstan 4) Governement and Nonprofit Sector Relations in the Kyrgyz Republic 5) Enviornmental NGOs & the Development of Civil Society in Central Asia 6) Kolkhoz and Civil Society in the Independent States of Central Asia 7) Prospects for Development of an Independent Media in Kazakhstan 8) Can Uzbekistan Build Democracy and Civil Society? 9) Civil Society and Identity in Uzbekistan 10) Islam and Tajikistan’s Human and Ecological Crisis 11) Women’s NGOs in Central Asia’s Evolving Societies 12) The Real Work - Sustainig NGO Growth in Central Asia Organizations Online Resources Appendices