Browsing by Author "Hornidge, Anna-Katharina"
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Being a muhajir in present-day Afghanistan – Views on flight and migration from inside
Wenzel, Christoph (2013-07)In this paper I focus on the internal discourse of those Afghans who are refugees within their country today. I want to show how the use of a certain vocabulary is crucial for the creation of particular perspectives on ... -
Beyond kinship and tribe: New forms of solidarity and interest representation in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan
Kandiwal, Wali Mohammad (2016-12)In this paper, I show that the establishment of unauthorized settlements on government land in the newly urbanizing peripheries of Jalalabad – the second-fastest growing city of Afghanistan – corresponded with the emergence ... -
Boundaries and Identities: The Case of Gilgit-Baltistan
Dad, Aziz Ali (2016-06)The main argument of the paper is that the absence of Gilgit-Baltistan in the power dispensation and state structure of Pakistan has created a power vacuum in the society, which is gradually filled by sectarian forces, ... -
Boundary work and agricultural innovation systems: Stakeholder interaction and learning using an example of push-pull technology in Ethiopia
Nyang'au, Isaac Mbeche (2019-06-17)Maize is an important cereal crop for food security in Ethiopia. However, its productivity is low with average grain yields of less than 1 ton/ha which is below its potential of over 4 ton/ha. This is attributed to a variety ... -
China Kazakhs' emigration to Kazakhstan from a modernity perspective
Shanatibieke, Mayinu (2016-04)This paper discusses the current situation of China Kazakhs' emigration to Kazakhstan from a modernity perspective. My aim is to rethink modernity in the Chinese context and its impact on Kazakhs in Xinjiang, to discuss ... -
Coolies, Recruiters and Planters: Migration of Indian Labour to the Southeast Asian and Assam Plantations during Colonial Rule
Rana, Behal (2013-07)This paper attempts to tell the story of marginalized agrarian communities, who were economically depressed as a consequence of colonial land revenue policies and became the hunting ground for recruitment and transportation ... -
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Crossroads Studies: From Spatial Containers to Interactions in Differentiated Spatialities
Mielke, Katja; Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2014-01)This paper, a little less than three years after indulging into this process, aims to facilitate the process of discussion in the network and shall be read as a thought-piece based on the joint reflections of members of ... -
Embracing Chinese modernity? Articulation and positioning in China-Kazakhstan trade and exchange processes
Alff, Henryk (2014-07)While much has been written recently about the increasing geo-political and economic impact of Chinese ‘soft power’ on neighbouring countries to the West, relatively few studies explore local people’s reflections of China’s ... -
„Der Entwicklungsprozess des Islams in Tadschikistan nach dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion“ als Figuration nach Norbert Elias?: Eine erste Annäherung
Tiller, Petra; Herbers, Hiltrud (2013-07)In 70 Jahren sowjetischer Herrschaft waren die Muslime Zentralasiens fast vollständig von ihren Glaubensbrüdern abgeschnitten. Durch die atheistisch-ideologischen Repressionen waren die Menschen gezwungen, ihren Glauben ... -
The Ethiopian Agricultural Extension System and Its Role as a Development Actor: Cases from Southwestern Ethiopia
Leta Dufera, Gerba (2018-08-15)Smallholder agriculture forms the backbone of the Ethiopian economy, supporting the majority of the country's population. Since the late 1960s, the state has been actively pursuing agricultural extension as a key means of ... -
From Uyghurs to Kashgaris (and back?): Migration and Cross-Border Interactions Between Xinjiang and Pakistan
Rippa, Alessandro (2014-10)China and Pakistan share a common border, formally established in 1963, and a close friendship which, to a certain extent, is a direct consequence of that agreement. Somewhat surprisingly the two countries managed to ... -
‘Functional’ governance as an alternative to ‘territorial’ governance? The case of the Kyrgyz irrigation sector and the implementation of Water User Associations (WUAs)
Schmitt, Florian (2015-08)International development organizations regard the concept of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) as the universal model for participatory water governance and thereby globally promote the installation of so called ... -
Gendered realms: Species of spaces in the city of Mazār-i Šarīf, Northern Afghanistan
Durdu, Ayfer (2014-04)This paper is an attempt at an inventory — alas, certainly not as poetic as Perec's. A number of distinctive spaces in urban Mazār-i Šarīf are described, each of which is deeply affected by gender divides. The inquiry ... -
Hidden mobilities in post-Soviet Spaces: Boundaries, scales, identities and informal routes to livelihood
Van Assche, Kristof; Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2014-06)We analyze the hidden mobilities, in physio-spatial, epistemic and social terms that are part and parcel of livelihood strategies in places dominated by informal institutions and authoritarian governance regimes. Soviet ... -
How migrants made their way: The role of pioneering migrants and solidarity networks of the Wakhi of Gojal (Northern Pakistan) in shaping the dynamics of rural-urban migration
Benz, Andreas (2013-07)In this working paper, I investigate the role which solidarity networks based on different types of shared identities, perceived relatedness and kinship affiliations played for enabling, shaping, facilitating and intensifying ... -
Investment and Translocality: Recontextualizing the Baloch in Islamic and Global History
Spooner, Brian (2013-12)The Baloch are one of the best documented ethnic communities in the modern Islamic world. But the information comes from non-Baloch, who saw them as a tribal population, with their own history and culture, separate from ... -
Locally Embedded Adaptation Planning: A trilogy of adaptive knowledge of flood-affected people in Jakarta
Simarmata, Hendricus Andy (2016-07-22)Floods increase the vulnerability of the residents of flood-prone areas and affect their everyday lives. Minimizing the impact of floods requires an adaptation plan, especially at the community level. Moreover, cities and ... -
Migration and patrilineal descent: the effects of spatial male mobility on social female mobility in rural Kyrgyzstan
Ismailbekova, Aksana (2013-08)Migration processes in Kyrgyzstan have given rise to fundamental social and demographic changes with the result that many villages and town quarters are nowadays inhabited solely by women, children and the elderly, whereas ...