While deepening our understanding of the phenomenon in Eurasia in particular, the essays also contribute to more general theories of state weakness.

The book provides a critical analysis of why peace has been consolidated in Tajikistan, and what role international peacebuilding has had in this.

In a secular world, what does Christian theology have to say about this problem? Security after Christendom combines practical examples, social scientific research, and an ecumenical approach to political theology to answer these questions.

Riveting and important, this book exposes the global connections of a troubled region that must no longer be ignored.

This book gives the floor to the new generation of scholars whose long-term vernacular-language field research made it possible to provide new interpretative prisms for the complex evolution of Kyrgyzstan.

Shedding light on dangerous patterns of corruption, Indulging Kleptocracy explores one of the most fascinating stories in the post-Cold War era and offers suggestions on how to break the system of indulgences and stymie the globalization of ...

Instead, this volume employs the concept of 'state transformation' as a lens through which to examine rising power states' foreign policymaking and implementation.

Abstract: Nach dem Verbot der Partei der Islamischen Wiedergeburt (PIWT), der führenden Oppositionspartei Tadschikistans, im Jahr 2015 sowie der verbreiteten Unterdrückung kritischer Stimmen sind Hunderte Bürger aus dem Land geflohen und ...