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ID164489
Title ProperSecuritization, insecurity and conflict in contemporary Xinjiang
Other Title Informationhas PRC counter-terrorism evolved into state terror?
LanguageENG
AuthorFinley, Joanne Smith
Summary / Abstract (Note)In the Introduction to this special issue, I first provide an overview of the programme of 'de-extremification' and mass internment in Xinjiang since early 2017. I then situate this development against the ‘ideological turn’ in Chinese Communist Party policy under President Xi Jinping, highlighting the new emphasis on stability maintenance and ideational governance. Next, I explore experiences of (in)security in Uyghur communities in- and outside of Xinjiang in the era of internment to consider how far PRC counter-terrorism initiatives have now evolved into state terror. In doing so, I apply Ruth Blakeley's (2012) definition of state terror as a deliberate act of violence against civilians, or threat of violence where a climate of fear is already established by earlier acts of violence; as perpetrated by actors on behalf of or in conjunction with the state; as intended to induce extreme fear in target observers who identify with the victim; and as forcing the target audience to consider changing its behaviour. Finally, I discuss the six contributions to the special issue.
`In' analytical NoteCentral Asian Survey Vol. 38, No.1; Mar 2019: p.1-26
Journal SourceCentral Asian Survey Vol: 38 No 1
Key WordsUyghur ;  State Terrorism ;  Securitization ;  State Violence ;  Xinjian ;  PRC Counter - Terrorism ;  De - Extremification


 
 
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