In the midst of all these photos of amazing tourist sights in Uzbekistan, I would also like to, despite my minimal knowledge of Uzbek politics, raise some issues for understanding developments in the country. At least, I can point to some sources of reading and further knowledge. The idea is of course to see also the depths of a society, not only the nice touristy parts. Central Asia is a poignant area for global politics, if somewhat forgotten for itself.
As usual, I happily recommend ICG for their regional reporting.
Other web-resources on Uzbekistan and Central Asia include Eurasianet, and the following blogs: Registan.net, Robert's report and NewEurasia. I don't have a personal favourite to recommend, but these are frequently mentioned among reputable sources of current information and analysis.
My husband's link collections may also help you further.
The UNDP in Uzbekistan can be found on the web and the OSCE.
Human Rights Watch's country reporting can be found here.
Books to read on the region include Peter Hopkirk's The Great Game, Ahmed Rashid's Jihad and newly published Descent into Chaos (haven't read it yet though). The same goes for Olivier Roy's new book "The New Central Asia" but I don't hesitate to recommend them anyways on the authors' previous reputations.
But if someone has something pinpointing social development and policies, maybe statebuilding history, networks that social groups revolve around - explicitly in Uzbekistan, I would happily receive reading suggestions from you.
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