Central Eurasia in global politics : conflict, security, and development / edited by Mehdi Parvizi Amineh, Henk Houweling.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amineh, Mehdi Parvizi.

Houweling, Henk.

Series:

International studies in sociology and social anthropology 0074-8684 ; v. 92.

International studies in sociology and social anthropology, 0074-8684 ; v. 92

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade.

Asia, Central--Politics and government--1991-.

Asia, Central.

Central Asia.

Politics and government.

Post-communism--Asia, Central.

Post-communism.

Geopolitics--Asia, Central.

Geopolitics.

Asia, Central--Foreign relations--1991-.

International relations.

Asia, Central--Social conditions--1991-.

Social conditions.

Asia, Central--Economic conditions--1991-.

Economic conditions.

Petroleum industry and trade--Asia, Central.

Physical Description:

xiv, 365 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.

Contents:

The Crisis in IR Theory: Towards a Critical Geopolitics Approach 1

Part 1 The Policy of Projecting Power into Vacuum Areas

I The Geopolitics of Power Projection in US Foreign Policy: From Colonization to Globalization / Henk Houweling, Mehdi Parvizi Amineh 25

II Caspian Energy: Oil and Gas Resources and the Global Market / Mehdi Parvizi Amineh, Henk Houweling 77

Part 2 Local Dynamics

III Nation-State Building in Central Asia: A Lost Case? / Pinar Akcali 95

IV Political Processes in Post-Soviet Central Asia / Shirin Akiner 117

V The Economic and Social Impact of Systemic Transition in Central Asia and Azerbaijan / Michael Kaser 145

VI Gendered Transitions: The Impact of the Post-Soviet Transition on Women in Central Asia and the Caucasus / Armine Ishkanian 161

Part 3 Interactions between Outsiders, Neighbors and Central Eurasian Republics

VII Sino-Indian Relations: Security Dilemma, Ideological Polarization, or Cooperation Based on 'Comprehensive Security'? / Kurt Radtke 185

VIII The US and the EU in CEA. Relations with Regional Powers / Mehdi Parvizi Amineh, Henk Houweling 207

IX Paradigms of Iranian Policy in Central Eurasia and Beyond / Eva Rakel 235

Part 4 Local Conflicts

X Growing Tension and the Threat of War in the Southern Caspian Sea: The Unsettled Division Dispute and Regional Rivalry / Hooman Peimani 261

XI The 'Power of Water' in a Divided Central Asia / Max Spoor, Anatoly Krutov 279

XII A Transnational Policy for Conflict Reduction and Prevention in the South Caucasus / Robert M. Cutler 301

XIII International Challenges and Domestic Preferences in the Post-Soviet Political Transition of Azerbaijan / Ayca Ergun 321.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9004128093

OCLC:

54079494