Preface -- Maps of Central Asia -- Introduction -- Civil Society in Central Asia -- The Legal Regulation of NGOs: Central Asia at a Crossroads -- Freedom of Association and the Question of Its Realization in Kazakhstan -- Government and Nonprofit Sector Relations in the Kyrgyz Republic -- Environmental NGOs and the Development of Civil Society in Central Asia -- Kolkhoz and Civil Society in the Independent States of Central Asia -- Prospects for Development of an Independent Media in Kazakhstan -- Can Uzbekistan Build Democracy and Civil Society? -- Civil Society and Identity in Uzbekistan: The Emergent Role of Islam -- Islam and Tajikistan's Human and Ecological Crisis -- Women's NGOs in Central Asia's Evolving Societies -- The Real Work: Sustaining NGO Growth in Central Asia -- Organizations -- Online Resources -- About the Authors -- Glossary