书目名称 | Political Regimes and Neopatrimonialism in Central Asia |
副标题 | A Sociology of Power |
编辑 | Ferran Izquierdo-Brichs,Francesc Serra-Massansalva |
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概述 | Offers a sociological approach to Central Asian history.Gives a new perspective on a major sphere for the Belt and Road Initiative.Explores the political continuities following system collapse |
丛书名称 | The Steppe and Beyond: Studies on Central Asia |
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描述 | .This book is aimed both at researchers and advanced students of Central Asia, the space of the former USSR, and the foreign policy of Russia and China. The authors adopt a sociological approach in understanding how power structures emerged in the wake of the Soviet collapse. The independencies in Central Asia did not happen as a consequence of a nationalist struggle, but because the USSR imploded. Thus, instead of the elites being replaced, the same Soviet elites who had competed for power in the previous system continued to do so in the new one, which they had to build, adapting themselves and the system to their needs. Additionally, unlike in the immense majority of the independent states that emerged from decolonization, the social movements and capacity to mobilize the people were very weak in the new Central Asian states. For this reason, the configuration of the new systems was the product of a competition for power between a very small number of elites who did not have to answer to the people and their demands. Thus, the new power regimes acquired a strong neopatrimonial component. Analyzing the structure of societies, economies and polities of post-socialist states, this b |
出版日期 | Book 2021 |
关键词 | Global System; Post-Soviet States; Mineral Resources; Rise of China; Power; Central Asia |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9093-1 |
isbn_softcover | 978-981-15-9095-5 |
isbn_ebook | 978-981-15-9093-1Series ISSN 2524-8359 Series E-ISSN 2524-8367 |
issn_series | 2524-8359 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapor |