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Record Nr.

UNINA9910158661103321

Autore

Sander Paul Christian

Titolo

Nation-building in the shadow of the bear : the dialectics of national identity and foreign policy in the Kyrgyz Republic 1991-2012 / / Paul Christian Sander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt am Main, [Germany] : , : PL Academic Research, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

3-653-06866-5

3-631-70615-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 pages) : illustrations

Collana

European University Studies. Series XXXI, Political Science, , 0721-3654 ; ; Volume 626 = Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe XXXI, Politikwissenschaft = ; ; Band 626 Publications Universitaires Européennes. Série XXXI, Sciences politiques

Disciplina

320.95843

Soggetti

National characteristics, Kyrgyz

Nationalism - Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Politics and government 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Literature review -- Nation-building in Central Asia -- Theoretical chapter-- The dialectics of foreign policy and national identity -- Russia in Central Asia : fixing the dysfunctional family-relations? -- Askar Akaev (1991-2005) -- The second President : Kurmanbek Bakiev (2005-2010) -- The third President: Roza Otunbaeva (2010-2011).

Sommario/riassunto

The author applies international relations theory to frame Kyrgyzstan's identity crisis: The ruling elite has to manage tensions between their strong dependency on Russia as main donor and security provider and domestic challenges in their pursuit of a national identity.