Central Asia as a region? Analysis of the regional elites discourse

• Authors: Waśkiel Tomasz

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Azja Centralna jako region? Analiza dyskursu regionalnych elit

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the article is to present the approach of Central Asian elites to the region. The analysis was based on the statements and the official documents defining foreign policy strategies. Discourse analysis was the main research tool, semantic fields analysis was used for the statements’ categorization. I argue that the Central Asian presidents use the term Central Asia and identify with the region. Nonetheless, their narratives about the region differ significantly and do not form one consistent representation. There is no agreement at the level of defining the fundamental challenges that the region is facing, as well as choosing forms of cooperation within the region.

PL

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie podejścia centralnoazjatyckich elit do kwestii regionu. Rozważania oparta na wystąpieniach oraz kluczowych dokumentach definiujących strategie polityki zagranicznej. Analiza dyskursu była podstawowym narzędziem badawczym, analiza pól semantycznych posłużyła do kategoryzacji wypowiedzi. Autor argumentuje, że centralnoazjatyccy prezydenci używają terminu Azja Centralna i identyfikują się z regionem. Niemniej jednak ich narracje na temat regionu różnią się w znacznym stopniu i nie tworzą jednego spójnego obrazu. Brakuje zgody w zakresie determinowania podstawowych wyzwań, jakie stoją przed regionem oraz wyboru form współpracy regionalnej.

Keywords

EN

Central Asia,; regionalization,; region,; discourse analysis

PL

Azja Centralna,; regionalizacja,; region,; analiza dyskursu

• Publisher: Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula w Warszawie
• Journal: Społeczeństwo i Polityka
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 3(64)
• Pages: 93-116

Contributors

author

Waśkiel Tomasz

• Uniwersytet Wrocławski

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4151-0838

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