| ID | 120724 |
| Title Proper | Heart of Eurasia? Kazakhstan's centrally located capital city |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Koch, Natalie |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In a world still dominated by a geopolitical system of territorial states, one tool in the state- and nation-building repertoire is the strategy of moving a capital from one city to another, and to an ostensibly more 'central' location of a geometrically conceived territory. From Ankara to BrasÃlia, the technique has been used in a variety of places around the world, and Kazakhstan's new capital since 1997, Astana, is one more recent iteration. Taking a Foucauldian approach to analysing political technologies of government, the author examines the strategy of the centrally located city and considers how it has been instrumental to simultaneously producing a 'state effect' and a 'territory effect' in newly independent Kazakhstan. Part of a larger mixed-methods study, this article draws on a diverse range of methods, including data from interviews, participant observation, textual analysis, focus groups and a country-wide survey. |
| `In' analytical Note | Central Asian Survey Vol. 32, No.2; Jun 2013: p.134-147 |
| Journal Source | Central Asian Survey Vol. 32, No.2; Jun 2013: p.134-147 |
| Key Words | Capital City ; State - Making ; Territory ; Governmentality ; Kazakhstan ; Astana |