1st Edition
Conflict Transformation in Central Asia Irrigation disputes in the Ferghana Valley
By Christine Bichsel
Copyright 2009
184 Pages
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Routledge
192 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides the first systematic analysis of peace-building in Central Asia for inter-ethnic conflicts over water and land in the Ferghana Valley based on concrete, in-depth and on-site investigation.
The core analysis centres on peace-building projects in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan by three international aid agencies –an international NGO, a bilateral governmental donor... Read more
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
Biography
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.
