Conflict Transformation in Central Asia: Irrigation Disputes in the Ferghana Valley

ISBN-13: 9780415620048 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 192 str.

Christine Bichsel

Opis

This work deals with irrigation disputes and conflict transformation in Central Asia. It analyzes aid projects which seek to transform inter-community conflicts between Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the Ferghana Valley, addressing the practicalities of aid.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Seeing like a Project: Three Cases in the Ferghana Valley  3. Sources of Thought: The Ideational Background  4. The Way of the Water: Irrigation and Conflict  5. White Beards and Active Citizens: Institutions for Conflict Transformation  6. The Crucible of Harmony: Violence and Politics  7. Trouble on the Margins: States, Borders and People  8. Conclusion

O autorze

Christine Bichsel is a research fellow at the Department of Geography, University of Berne, Switzerland. Her research interests include development studies and studies of peace and conflict.