Virtual Book Launch

Philipp Lottholz (2022): Post-Liberal Statebuilding in Central Asia - Imaginaries, Discourses and Practices of Social Ordering. Bristol: Bristol University Press.

Drawing on decolonial perspectives on peace, statehood and development, this illuminating book examines post-liberal statebuilding in Central Asia. Through its analysis, the book highlights the problem with assumptions about liberal democracy, modern statehood and capitalist development as the standard template for post-conflict countries.

The book is open access available at: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/54316.

Chair:
PD Dr. Heidi Hein-Kircher (Herder-Insitute, Marburg)

Commentators:
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Bonacker (Philipps-University of Marburg)
Dr. Andrew Neal (University of Edinburgh)

Date:
February 28, 2023, 5.00-6.00 PM (CET)

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