Overview
- Explores the concepts of governance, legitimacy, ideology, power, order, and the state in Central Asia
- Reframes political theorising starting from the experiences of Central Asia
- Provides unique insights by many young Central Asian scholars
Part of the book series: International Political Theory (IPoT)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Exploring Models of Governance
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Revealing Ideological Justifications
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Reframing State and Order
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About this book
This book brings together a series of innovative contributions which provide an eclectic view of how theorizing politics plays out in Central Asia. How are the concepts of governance, legitimacy, ideology, power, order, and the state framed in the region? How can we use the experiences of the Central Asian states to renovate political theorizing? In addressing these questions, the volume relies on the contributions of many young and local researchers, whose chapters are primed to address three key themes: exploring models of governance, revealing ideological justifications, and reframing state and order. Utilizing a range of single and comparative case studies from across the Central Asian space, this illuminating and original volume opens up a new space for political theorists, regional specialists and students of politics to begin reconsidering how we approach the theorization of regions of the world assumed to be on the periphery.
Reviews
“The editors aimed to plant a seed to discuss political theorization starting from practices in Central Asia, but they exceeded expectations. This book marks the development of new research trails that could be the roots of a reflourishing of general political theory.” (Gian Marco Moisé, Central Asian Survey, Vol. 38 (4), 2019)
“Challenging conventional reading, this volume expands our conceptual frameworks of power in Central Asia... and well beyond.” (Marlene Laruelle, Associate Director and Research Professor at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the George Washington University, USA)
“This volume brings together a group of young scholars, many from Central Asia, who represent the next generation of specialists on the region. Isaacs and Frigerio push forward the field of Central Asian studies, while using local case studies to refine concepts developed predominantly in the West. Highly recommended.” (Scott Radnitz, Associate Professor in the School of International Studies and Director of Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies at the University of Washington, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Alessandro Frigerio is Dean of the School of Management at Almaty Management University, Kazakhstan. He has been working in Almaty for the past ten years combining administrative duties at different universities with heterodox scholarly activities in political philosophy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Theorizing Central Asian Politics
Book Subtitle: The State, Ideology and Power
Editors: Rico Isaacs, Alessandro Frigerio
Series Title: International Political Theory
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97355-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97354-8Published: 12 November 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07342-8Published: 19 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97355-5Published: 26 October 2018
Series ISSN: 2662-6039
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6047
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 319
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Asian Politics, Governance and Government