Sekurytyzacja islamu w Azji Centralnej
- Institution: Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4046-9738
- Year of publication: 2018
- Source: Show
- Pages: 33-54
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/so2018202
- PDF: so/14/so1402.pdf
Securitization of Islam in Central Asia
The aim of the article is to analyse mechanisms of constructing Islam in the discourse and practices of undemocratic Central Asian countries. This objective will be accomplished through the references to securitization theory located within the framework of the constructivist paradigm. The major argument of the paper is that the discursive transformation of various dimensions of Islam’s existence into a homogeneous threat to the security was an important securitizing move. Its relevance is related to the national and international level of legitimacy. The strength of the securitizing move results from the amount of resources of the authoritarian Central Asian elites as the dominant securitizing actors. In the first part, the text critically discusses the radicalization of Muslims in Central Asia thesis and the practices of the state structures towards Islam. In the next part it will present various manifestations and dimensions of the securitization of Islam in the discourse and practice of the incumbent elites in Central Asia countries.