Insocio Midterm Proj

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Gonzales, Camille

Tantoco, Christia

Vergara, Patrick


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1990year of Independence and Sovereignty

- separated themselves from Soviet Union

Dzhokar Dudayev

- first elected president

- killed in 1996 by Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev

1992 Union of Soviet Socialist Republic wasreplaced by the Russian Federation

Chechnya refused to sign the treaty or join thenew federation.


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1994 - Tension between the Russian governmentand Chechnya President, Dzhokar Dudayevescalated and resulted into a warfare

Russian government tried to crush the separatist

movement First Chechen War

The Chechnya Rebel Group lost

1995 - Russian forces regained their power

Separatist guerillas continued terrorist acts indifferent areas in Russia


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1996 - Dzhokar Dudayev died (succeeded byZelimkhan Yandarbiyev)

1997Aslan Maskhadov, chief of staff of Chechen

forces was the new elected president but had alittle bit of control over the Republic

1999 Islamic Law was established

- terrorism and bombings in Moscow

erupted again Second Chechen War


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March 2005 Aslan Maskhadov was killed byRussian Forces

Abdul Khalim Saidullayev replaced Maskhadovuntil his death in 2006

Younger generation takes over the commandpositions (more violent than the old gen)

Umarov expected to exercise stronger influenceamong the Chechen circle

The level and intensity of armed conflict andterrorist attacks increased ever since theleadership transition


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Group Mandala

Mandala is Sanskrit for circle, polygon,community, and connection. The ConciseMacquarie Dictionary defines mandala as amystic symbol of the universe, in the form of acircle enclosing a square; used chiefly by the

Hindus and Buddhists as an aid to meditation.


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Description of the game

Each of these steps should be revealed one by one. This helps toenhance the unknowness of the activity (and therefore, anyexperienced meaning is largely socially constructed byparticipants themselves).

Also note, the facilitator should consider whether or notparticipate in the group - either way can be appropriate or not,depending on the nature of the group and the facilitator. Participants in a group select a small object. The object can be

anything, from anywhere: e.g., an object of personal significance orcollected from the outdoors

Standing in a circle, ask a participant for their hat (or use some othercontainer).

Place your object in the hat, and pass the hat on to the next person whodoes the same.

Caste the objects, with some care, some randomness (like rolling dice)(may use casting mat, e.g., a sarong or coat, particularly if usingpersonally significant objects). Try to use the floor rather than a table.

Ask people to look at the objects and then take turns sharing how theyfeel about the place of their object in relation to the other objects in thegroup.

One-by-one then go around in a circle and have each person movehis/her object to a new position, explaining to the group why it feelsmore comfortable for their object to be in this different place.


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Justification

Our group decided to choose this program/activity becausethis game allows symbolic exploration of group structure anddynamics. Also, it reveals their different feelings towards

each other.

With this game, we think that if the citizens of Russia,including the Chechenya Rebel Group for example playedthis game, they might come to realize that although theymight not agree on the same things all the time, they still livein one nation and they should all set aside all theirdifferences and come and unite as a nation becausenothing ever comes peaceful after a war. It just makes thingseven more complicated than it already is.


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What are your learning experiences whiledoing the project?

Our group managed to finish the project on time

because of our determination to accomplish the project.

Also, we learned to communicate with each other bysharing our different ideas and thoughts about the task thatwas given to us.

What helped you in finishing the task?Our dedication and interest in the topic made it much

easier for us to be able to complete our presentation.


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What made it difficult for you in finishing thetask?

The conflict itself made it hard for us to make and justify the

program.

What realizations and insights did you gainfrom our topic, Culture?

We learned a lot of things after doing this project. Not onlyabout Russia and the rebel group, but we have come torealize that just because a group of people live in thesame country, that doesnt mean that they follow or havethe same beliefs and traditions as their fellow citizens.


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With regards to the Chechen people, it is the value of

freedom, as well as a strong sense of nation and a love ofthe land or nature. For so long the people have fought off

foreign rule, at times attaining de facto independence. Thepeople's inherent desire for autonomy only grows eachgeneration. In the same context, Russia also adheres to itssense of nation as it believes Chechnya is part of the RussianFederation.


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Human rights violation is in the core of the differences and

issues. The current Chechen president Kadyrov whose clanalso happens to be former rebels seems to be in the center ofthe human rights violation issues. For instance, he has publicly

stated his approval of honor killings something which is illegaleven in Russia. When he became caretaker prime minister in2005 he enforced Sharia laws such as espousing polygamy.He has been implicated in a number of torture and killingincidents of suspected rebels. But it cannot be argued that

he has brought about favorable economic changes to theonce war-ravaged republic.


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An understanding of basic human rights, and respect of life

is a good direction to take. An understanding of basic moralsand ethics that are governed by the universal moral law of

'do good and avoid evil.' Look for its similarity within theprevailing Islamic religion of the republic, until a commonground is achieved. The right to life is inherent in any beliefs.The interpretation of it is something that both Russia andChechen rebel groups need to mutually understand.


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The conflict between Russia and the Chechen rebel groupshave become personal. The seats of power in the Republic ofChechnya are held by President Kadyrov's clan. He hasabsolute rule within the republic, checked only by Moscow. Thepresident's rule is not without its issues, most of which are humanrights violations which also directly violates the Chechen norms(example: honor killing). Some of the issues he faces are oftorture and outright killing of suspected rebels. The rebels on theother hand goes out on suicide bombing attacks to retaliate.Also not all rebel groups are made up of Chechen individuals.Other foreign nationals are also joining the groups. There are a

multitude of differing cultures and values at play here. Somegroups are only mercenary in their missions. A dialogue is easiersaid than done, unless one gives in a bit so the other partiescan relax their stance. Give one boon to receive another boonin return.


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It may be difficult to replace something ethnocentricthat has been deeply rooted in the people's mindset into arelatively open and relaxed approach at understanding

cultural differences. Difficult but not entirely impossible. Iguess what must be stressed is the value of tolerance, whichcan be possible by studying the history of both cultures.

Religion is the leading factor in defining the mores and

customs of a society. For example polygamy is acceptableto Islamic beliefs while taboo to Christians. Anunderstanding of religions is needed, as well as respect. Iguess this is something that needs a long time of consistentand dedicated work to become a reality.


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Games, different presentations in performing orvisual arts that would strongly convey a lesson in pastand modern history. Generations borne fromcontinuous fighting will only breed violent individuals.

Learn from the lessons of the past, and look at what isneeded to secure the future. Chechnya has beenshowing signs of rebuilding. The remaining rebelshopefully can see that working in tandem for theirmutual good is highly beneficial than the destruction

caused by bloodshed. I would also suggest regardingthe arts, that an exhibit featuring works by both Russianand Chechen artists be shown, and maybe culturaldances also a performance of a variety of traditionalsongs from both.

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