Navigating the safety implications of doing research and being researched in Kyrgyzstan: cooperation, networks and framing

Nurbek Bekmurzaev, Philipp Lottholz and Joshua Meyer

Central Asian Survey, 2018, vol. 37, issue 1, 100-118

Abstract: Much security-related research conducted in Central Asia appears to disregard the nexus between the data gathered and participants’ and researchers’ experiences of safety during the research. This article explores the interconnectedness of these factors and their effects on the knowledge produced on security. It investigates the legal and institutional context researchers encounter when conducting research in Kyrgyzstan; namely, a state monopoly over knowledge on certain subject matters linked to political stability and security. Furthermore, drawing on the combined fieldwork experience of the authors, the article explores the roles of cooperation, networks and framing in navigating the security implications of doing research. To conclude, we suggest a long-term and collaborative production of knowledge on security in Central Asia to counter the prevailing modes of knowledge production which lean towards epistemically violent and politically provocative topics.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2017.1419165

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