| ID | 101734 |
| Title Proper | Discourses and danger and the war on terror |
| Other Title Information | gothic Kyrgyzstan and the collapse of the Akaev regime |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Karagulova, Anara ; Megoran, Nick |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Critical international relations theory has given too little attention to regionally specific manifestations of discourses of the 'war on terror'. Using Richard Devetak's concept of a 'gothic scene of international relations', this article considers the final months of the regime of Kyrgyzstan's former President, Askar Akaev. Akaev evoked a gothic fantasy of a gloomy Kyrgyzstan terrorised by monsters recognisable from President Bush's nightmares, peculiarly Kyrgyz monsters, and obscene hybrids. That America was portrayed as a monster by an undemocratic regime fighting a desperate rearguard action highlights ironies both in Devetak's theory and in the international relations of Central Asia. We therefore suggest that attention needs to be paid to a gothic geography of international relations. |
| `In' analytical Note | Review of International Studies Vol. 37, No. 1; Jan 2011: p29-48 |
| Journal Source | Review of International Studies Vol. 37, No. 1; Jan 2011: p29-48 |
| Key Words | War on Terror ; Terrorism ; Kyrgyzstan ; Akaev Regime ; International Relations |