Seminar in der Kategorie Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Erster Termin
Montag, 12.04.2010 10:15 - 11:45
Art/Form
BA/ETH
Teilnehmende
BA-Studiengänge
SWS
2
Sonstiges
Language of instruction is English. Discussions will be conducted in English as well but exceptions can be considered. Regular course attendance is expected.
The course introduces the scholarly debate on the concept of identity and further examines how identity concepts are mobilized in Central Asian politics. The regional focus is primarily on post-Soviet Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan). Topics include: the factors forming current national, ethnic and religious identities, the role of national ideologies in the state-building process and promotion of loyalty to the regime, identity as a factor in opposition mobilization, identity in conflicts.