IDEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE PREVENTION OF [VIOLENT] EXTREMISM IN CENTRAL ASIAN STATES

Anastassiya  Reshetnyak; Houman Sadri; Dana Akhmedyanova

doi:10.52536/2788-5909.2022-1.03

Authors

Anastassiya Reshetnyak L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan Author
Houman Sadri Information and Policy Analysis Center, USA Author
Dana Akhmedyanova L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52536/2788-5909.2022-1.03

Keywords:

Violent Extremism, Narratives, PVE, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan

Abstract

In the field of prevention and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), one of the key areas is to debunk messages that increase the divisions in society and help attract new supporters to relevant organizations, as well as the development of unifying narratives that work for cohesion and are designed to provide ideological protection from extremist propaganda. While studies of world practices cast doubt on the effectiveness of individual tools of the “ideological field”, it is pertinent to study the narrative base of the PVE in the states of Central Asia that have been developed over the past decade. In this article, based on the study of key documents that determine the activities of the governments of the region in this direction, key narratives are highlighted. The comparative analysis of country-specific approaches made it possible to develop recommendations for the further development of the policy for the formulation of PVE narratives.