Oil, Transition and Security in Central Asia

Approaching Central Asia from the perspective of geopolitics, transition, oil and stability, the authors provide a very broad and diverse analysis of the region, examining domestic and international developments since 1991. The book both provides an introduction to the region and presents advanced research on international pipeline projects, political risk and developments after September 11th. The authors draw on a variety of disciplines, including economics, politics, international relations, law and sociology.

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Table of contents : Introduction Sally N. Cummings
Part I: Country Surveys
1. Independent Turkmenistan: From Post-Communism to Sultanism Annette Bohr
2. Kazakhstan: Managing Heterogeneity Sally N. Cummings
3. Kyrgyzstan: Liberalisation and economic reform Meg Luckins
4. Uzbekistan: Ten Years of Gradualism or Stagnation Stuart Horsman
5. Tajikistan: Independent Tajikistan: Ten Lost Years Rafis Abazov
Part II: Politics and Society
6. Constitutional Change in Central Asia John Anderson
7. In Search of Civil Society in Central Asia Sergei Gretsky
8. Continuity and Change in the Societies of Central Asia and the Caucasus: A Theoretical Approach Anna Zelkina
9. Turkmenistan: The Political Elite in an Ethnic Society Shokhrat Kadyrov
10. Nation-building and Language Standardisation in Kazakhstan Pål Kolstø
11. Agricultural Restructuring in Kyrgyzstan: The Next Phase Malcolm D. Childress
Part III: The Caspian, Oil, Pipelines and the Environment
12. Caspian Oil and Gas: how far have we come and where are we going? John Roberts
13. Perspectives on the political risk system for western multinational oil company investment in Central Asia Peter Riches
14. The Caspian States of the Former Soviet Union: Economic Performance since 1998 Helen Boss Heslop
15. The Caspian Sea: The Management and Politicisation of the Maritime Ecosystem in a period of Transition Stuart Horsman
16. Central Asian Water Problems: The Role of International Law Alan Boyls
Part IV: Security and Geopolitics
17. Central Asian Military Reform: National, Regional and International Influences Roy Allison
18. Russian National Interests and Its Policies in the Caspian Geopolitical Region Habibollah Abolhassan Shirazi
19. Some Geopolitical Peculiarities of Central Asia, Past and Present Talga T. Ismagambetov
20. Eurasian Manoeuvres John Erickson