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Framing ethnic minority mobilisation in Central Asia: The cases of Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

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  • Matteo Fumagalli

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This article seeks to understand why, although widely predicted, very little ethnically motivated political mobilisation has occurred in post-Soviet Central Asia. Building on the contribution of frame analysis, the article examines the case of Uzbek communities in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Different frames have been articulated by the elites and have been used to mobilise and demobilise the community. The more successful ones (those that resonated) were less confrontational, and ultimately led the Uzbek communities towards a non-confrontational path with the authorities. The article concludes that frame analysis sheds important insights on the process of the mobilisation of ethnic minorities in Central Asia, and also contributes to the literature on ethnic mobilisation.

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  • Matteo Fumagalli, 2007. "Framing ethnic minority mobilisation in Central Asia: The cases of Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(4), pages 567-590.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:59:y:2007:i:4:p:567-590
    DOI: 10.1080/09668130701289869
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    1. Spector, Regine A., 2004. "The Transformation of Askar Akaev, President of Kyrgyzstan," Program in Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, Working Paper Series qt0dn0s80v, Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, UC Berkeley.
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    1. Esenaliev, Damir & Steiner, Susan, 2014. "Ethnicity and the distribution of welfare: Evidence from southern Kyrgyzstan," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(4), pages 970-982.
    2. Chau-Kiu Cheung & Eileen Yuk-Ha Tsang, 2015. "Political-Economic Coalition among Entrepreneurs, Professionals, and Cadres in Guangdong, China," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 20(4), pages 45-57, November.
    3. Ted Elder, 2016. "Factors Affecting Uzbek Identity in Tajikistan," Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, Research Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 4(3), pages 166-172.
    4. Tilman Brück & Moritz Hennicke & Antje Schumann, 2018. "Ethnic Inequality and Forced Displacement," Working Papers ECARES 2018-27, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.

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