Titlebook: Area Studies at the Crossroads; Knowledge Production Katja Mielke,Anna-Katharina Hornidge Book 2017 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The A

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Between Ignoring and Romanticizing: The Position of Area Studies in Policy Advice and organization. Taking the example of the international intervention in Afghanistan, this chapter illustrates the ramifications of the conventional Area Studies approach with its assumption that each area, every country, and every local context is shaped by an essentialized set of cultural norms

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Red Lines for Uncivilized Trade? Fixity, Mobility and Positionality on Almaty’s Changing Bazaarss-Eurasian trade flows. However, steps by Almaty’s city authorities, aiming to “modernize” urban trade, have questioned Barakholka’s continued existence. This chapter explores the meanings of positionality, fixity and mobility in narratives of actors affected by the current transformation of the baz

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Margins or Center? Konkani Sufis, India and “Arabastan”r Islamic or pre- or anti-Islamic. It is only sporadically recognized that non-Islamic regions were equally subject to Islamic influences. The Konkan coast in Maharashtra constitutes one such example that was deeply influenced by Sufi saints from Arabastan (the Arabian Peninsula). Konkani Sufi Musli

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The Role of Area Studies in Theory Production: A Differentiation of Mid-Range Concepts and the Examptant contribution of and for Area studies in social theorizing and knowledge production. A differentiation of three categories of mid-range concepts, each with a different scope and implicit underlying methodologies, is introduced. Given that mid-range concept development relies on the long-term imm