Civic Activism in Authoritarian Space: Urban Development Interventions in Kazakhstan

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Sara O’Connor

Civic Activism in Authoritarian Space

Urban Development Interventions in Kazakhstan

Sara O’Connor

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English

Routledge
31 March 2025

Social & political philosophy; Marxism & Communism; Public opinion & polls

Series: Post-Soviet Politics

This book is about citizenship under globalized governance, and how people in urban spaces maneuver overlapping authorities to advance their common interests. It shows how citizens can affect change in the policy implementation process by creating spaces and opportunities for political participation, while at the same time staying safe and free from surveillance in settings of political repression. The comparative case study of political participation in urban development politics in three cities in Kazakhstan shows that despite the centralized and authoritarian nature of Kazakhstan's government, there are variations in governance within a centralized sovereign state. This volume offers new ways to think creatively about political activism and collective agency by describing novel, citizen-created modes of effective political participation in a non-democratic setting. It will appeal to students of political science, global studies, post-Soviet studies, natural resource politics, and international development. Further, this book will be of great interest to civil society organizations, government officials, and activists operating under authoritarian and transitioning regimes, or in resource-rich states.

By: Sara O’Connor
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9781032758671
ISBN 10: 1032758678
Series: Post-Soviet Politics
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 31 March 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Tables Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: Kazakhstan’s Exploding Third Sector: The Rise of Homegrown Civic Leadership CHAPTER 2: Planning Cities to Rule States: Staking Claims to Place and Process CHAPTER 3: Green Space Preservation in the Shadow of Spectacle: Activism in Development in Astana CHAPTER 4: Scaffolding Democratic Processes in Urban Development: Emerging Urban Political Participation in Almaty CHAPTER 5: Manifest Urbanity: Planning Urban Dreamscapes in Southern Kazakhstan CHAPTER 6: Civic Interventions in City Planning: Political Participation Reconsidered CONCLUSION APPENDIX A APPENDIX B

Sara O’Connor is Associate Director of the Geo-SpACE Lab with California State University, Long Beach, and Lecturer in the Department of Geography.