Independent Social Anthropologist
Social Anthropology in Central Asia and beyond
Das ganze Leben ist ein Streben nach dem Wissen über die Welt, was sie im Innersten zusammenhält, aber es sind die tatsächlichen Erfahrungen, die den Grundstein jeder Erkenntnis bilden.
Publications
Monographes
Domesticating Youth
Youth Bulges and their Socio-political Implications in Tajikistan
Foreword by Günther Schlee
Berghahn, 2014
https://doi.org/10.3167/9781782382621
Most of the Muslim societies of the world have entered a demographic transition from high to low fertility, and this process is accompanied by an increase in youth vis-à-vis other age groups. Political scientists and historians have debated whether such a “youth bulge” increases the potential for conflict or whether it represents a chance to accumulate wealth and push forward social and technological developments.
The Faceless Terrorist
A Study of Critical Events in Tajikistan
Springer, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03843-4
How could a person portrayed as a terrorist by the Tajik state also be seen as a mujahid fighter in Islam and be a cousin all at the same time? Is this just a matter of perspective and conceptualization? This book uses approaches from existential anthropology to enquire into the question of how concepts and experiences relate. The focus is on the way the notions jihad, mujahid and terrorism were used during a military intervention in Tajikistan in 2010.