Papers by Nurbek Bekmurzaev
Despite the vast amount of research conducted by scholars from different disciplines on Islam in ... more Despite the vast amount of research conducted by scholars from different disciplines on Islam in Central Asia, reasons behind the emergence of independent Islamic leaders have remained a largely untapped source for studying reasons for tension between state and religion in secular countries. Scholars have focused on radical and political manifestations of Islam. This study provides a different perspective on Islam in Central Asia by exploring factors for official imams to pledge loyalty to the state and reasons for independent imams to contest the state control and definition of Islam in Kyrgyzstan. It reveals how and why Islamic religious leaders either cooperate with the state or resist the control it exerts over Muslim population. The case studies of two imams from Kara Suu are explored in the study. The analysis of their stories focuses on their education, life experiences, features of the town they lived and worked in, political and economic situation in the country, retaining of material assets, and their personalities. The study’s results show that independent imams’ resistance is conditioned by political and economic liberalization. Their decisions are also reinforced by educational and life experiences, the environment they operate in, and personality. My interdisciplinary research contributes to the existing debate by exploring the interplay between political and economic liberalization and the emergence of mild form of political Islam.
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Данная работа, написанная совместно с Нурбеком Бекназаровым, суммирует результаты исследования по... more Данная работа, написанная совместно с Нурбеком Бекназаровым, суммирует результаты исследования потенциала внедрения курса по миростроительству, а также более широкого спектра светских предметов в учебную программу медресе в Кыргызстане.
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Abstract:
Much security-related research conducted in Central Asia appears to
disregard the nexus between the data gathered and participants’ and
researchers’ experiences of safety during the research. This article
explores the interconnectedness of these factors and their effects on
the knowledge produced on security. It investigates the legal and
institutional context researchers encounter when conducting research
in Kyrgyzstan; namely, a state monopoly over knowledge on certain
subject matters linked to political stability and security. Furthermore,
drawing on the combined fieldwork experience of the authors, the
article explores the roles of cooperation, networks and framing in
navigating the security implications of doing research. To conclude,
we suggest a long-term and collaborative production of knowledge
on security in Central Asia to counter the prevailing modes of
knowledge production which lean towards epistemically violent and
politically provocative topics.
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Papers by Nurbek Bekmurzaev
Peer-Reviewed Articles by Nurbek Bekmurzaev
Abstract:
Much security-related research conducted in Central Asia appears to
disregard the nexus between the data gathered and participants’ and
researchers’ experiences of safety during the research. This article
explores the interconnectedness of these factors and their effects on
the knowledge produced on security. It investigates the legal and
institutional context researchers encounter when conducting research
in Kyrgyzstan; namely, a state monopoly over knowledge on certain
subject matters linked to political stability and security. Furthermore,
drawing on the combined fieldwork experience of the authors, the
article explores the roles of cooperation, networks and framing in
navigating the security implications of doing research. To conclude,
we suggest a long-term and collaborative production of knowledge
on security in Central Asia to counter the prevailing modes of
knowledge production which lean towards epistemically violent and
politically provocative topics.
Abstract:
Much security-related research conducted in Central Asia appears to
disregard the nexus between the data gathered and participants’ and
researchers’ experiences of safety during the research. This article
explores the interconnectedness of these factors and their effects on
the knowledge produced on security. It investigates the legal and
institutional context researchers encounter when conducting research
in Kyrgyzstan; namely, a state monopoly over knowledge on certain
subject matters linked to political stability and security. Furthermore,
drawing on the combined fieldwork experience of the authors, the
article explores the roles of cooperation, networks and framing in
navigating the security implications of doing research. To conclude,
we suggest a long-term and collaborative production of knowledge
on security in Central Asia to counter the prevailing modes of
knowledge production which lean towards epistemically violent and
politically provocative topics.