| Post-Liberal Statebuilding in Central Asia: Imaginaries, Discourses and Practices of Social Ordering Contributor(s): Lottholz, Philipp (Author) |
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ISBN: 1529220009 ISBN-13: 9781529220001 Publisher: Bristol University Press OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | World - Asian - Political Science | Geopolitics |
| Dewey: 958.430 |
| LCCN: 2022482705 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.22 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Drawing on decolonial perspectives on peace, statehood and development, this illuminating book examines post-liberal statebuilding in Central Asia. It argues that, despite its emancipatory appearance, post-liberal state-building is best understood as a set of social ordering mechanisms that lead to new forms of exclusion, marginalisation and violence. Using ethnographic fieldwork in Southern Kyrgyzstan, the volume offers a detailed examination of community security and peacebuilding discourses and practices. Through its analysis, the book highlights the problem with assumptions about liberal democracy, modern statehood and capitalist development as the standard template for post-conflict countries, which is widespread and rarely reflected-upon. |
