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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">From Professor Avdan, VAP search</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We have arranged the job talk for the third candidate, Turkhan Sadigov, also for Tuesday, May 11th, at 5 pm. This will be followed by a meet and greet at 6 pm. I will be hosting
the job talk and Erik Scott from CREES will host the meet & greet. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Anyone is welcome to join. Please bear in mind that the job talk will be recorded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please find below the title and abstract of the talk:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:12.7pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Government Regulation of the Rites of Passage in post-Soviet states</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">. </span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.85pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">The abstract for the talk is the following: </span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:12.85pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">“<i>Why are post-Soviet states disproportionately more active in the regulation of a private life sphere like funerals? Striving to address this question,
the study combines quantitative and qualitative data analysis. I argue that the combination of high poverty and low political stability makes post-Soviet states more responsive to the increasing financial burden of death costs on households, prompting them
to a more active interference into funeral regulation. Additionally, government alertness should also be combined with a strong political will and the capability to stand up to state capture by vested interests while formulating and enforcing death-cost regulations.
Neither corruption nor cultural factors, whether internationally or in the post-Soviet region, significantly affect governments’ resolve to regulate funeral costs.</i>” </span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Job Talk:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Nazli Avdan is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Topic: Turkhan Sadigov Job Talk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Time: May 11, 2021 05:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://kansas.zoom.us/j/96123872953">https://kansas.zoom.us/j/96123872953</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Meeting ID: 961 2387 2953<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Passcode: 277095</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Meet & Greet:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#201F1E;background:white"> Here’s a Zoom link for that event:</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#201F1E;background:white">Join Zoom Meeting</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#201F1E;background:white"><a href="https://kansas.zoom.us/j/93370659321">https://kansas.zoom.us/j/93370659321</a></span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#201F1E;background:white">Meeting ID: 933 7065 9321</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#201F1E;background:white">Passcode: 815796</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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