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Securitization, insecurity and conflict in contemporary Xinjiang: has PRC counter-terrorism evolved into state terror?

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  • Joanne Smith Finley

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In the Introduction to this special issue, I first provide an overview of the programme of 'de-extremification' and mass internment in Xinjiang since early 2017. I then situate this development against the ‘ideological turn’ in Chinese Communist Party policy under President Xi Jinping, highlighting the new emphasis on stability maintenance and ideational governance. Next, I explore experiences of (in)security in Uyghur communities in- and outside of Xinjiang in the era of internment to consider how far PRC counter-terrorism initiatives have now evolved into state terror. In doing so, I apply Ruth Blakeley's (2012) definition of state terror as a deliberate act of violence against civilians, or threat of violence where a climate of fear is already established by earlier acts of violence; as perpetrated by actors on behalf of or in conjunction with the state; as intended to induce extreme fear in target observers who identify with the victim; and as forcing the target audience to consider changing its behaviour. Finally, I discuss the six contributions to the special issue.

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  • Joanne Smith Finley, 2019. "Securitization, insecurity and conflict in contemporary Xinjiang: has PRC counter-terrorism evolved into state terror?," Central Asian Survey, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(1), pages 1-26, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ccasxx:v:38:y:2019:i:1:p:1-26
    DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2019.1586348
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