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ID185923
Title ProperWelcome and unwelcome connections
Other Title Information travelling post-Soviet roads in Kyrgyzstan
LanguageENG
AuthorJONIAK-LÜTHI, AGNIESZKA ;  Urmanbetova, Zarina
Summary / Abstract (Note)In this article we discuss how infrastructural connections – here the ‘northbound’ and ‘southbound’ sections of a transregional road crossing the mountainous district of Toghuz-Toro in central Kyrgyzstan – become sites where identities can be either confirmed or contested. Linking this district with places that figure prominently in the symbolic geography of Kyrgyzstan, which divides the country into North and South, the two sections of road are inherently enmeshed in regional identity politics. Further, the article considers how the inhabitants of Toghuz-Toro take care of their own mobility and preserve desired connections in a harsh terrain, in the absence of state-managed public transport, and in a situation that sees only rudimentary road maintenance. It shows that technologies such as mobile Internet, and social media such as Facebook, have engendered a profound transformation in the use of transport infrastructure, breathing new life into journeys along the old, dilapidated post-Soviet roads.
`In' analytical NoteCentral Asian Survey Vol. 41, No.2, Jun 2022: p.260-276
Journal SourceCentral Asian Survey Vol: 41 No 2
Key WordsRoads ;  Connectivity ;  Social Media ;  Transport Infrastructure ;  Remoteness ;  Unwanted Connections


 
 
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