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):

Post-communism--Asia, Central.

Post-communism.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Central Asia.

Geopolitics--Asia, Central.

Geopolitics.

Petroleum industry and trade--Asia, Central.

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

Asia, Central.

Politics and government.

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

International relations.

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

Social conditions.

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

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xviii, 365 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.

Summary:

This anthology brings together studies of post-colonial, post-Cold War Central Eurasia. This part of the world is in transition from Soviet institutions to independent statehood, nation building, resistance against state expansion, cultural change and the release of market forces. The theoretical framework of the study is called 'critical geo-politics.' The objective of the work is to better comprehend the nature of the post-colonial 'Great Game.' Part I studies US power projection activity in the region. America is extending its World War II trans-oceanic 'defense perimeter' into the fossile fuel rich area between integrating Europe, recovering Russia and industrializing China. Part II details various aspects of state-nation building and socio-cultural and economic change in the region. Part III studies interactions between outsiders, neighbors and Central Asian Republics. Conflict and cooperation in the Caspian region is studied in part IV, with Aral Sea and Azerbaijan as cases.

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 / Mehdi Parvizi Amineh, Henk Houweling 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:

9004144390

OCLC:

57730739