Mapping memories and rebuilding identities: Understanding post-conflict reconstruction in Osh (Kyrgyzstan)

Moreton, Elly (2015). Mapping memories and rebuilding identities: Understanding post-conflict reconstruction in Osh (Kyrgyzstan). University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Abstract

Following the devastating riots that took place there in June 2010, the city of Osh (Kyrgyzstan) has been the subject of a number of post-conflict reconstruction projects aimed at rebuilding its damaged urban fabric. As well as being varied in form and approach, these interventions have had a significant impact on the ways that Osh's citizens experience the city. Whilst some residents have welcomed the changes that have been brought about in Osh, others are concerned about what these might mean for their continued wellbeing in the city.

By interrogating the shifting relationships between place, identity and collective memory, this thesis explores post-conflict reconstruction in Osh between 2010 and 2013. It seeks to build a clearer picture of urban change in the city over this period, and to unpack the diverse motivations that underpinned the reconstruction projects that were pursued or proposed at that time. Above all, it asks what these changes have meant for Osh residents, many of whom were still reeling from the violence that ripped the city apart in 2010.

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Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.)

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Doctorates > Ph.D.

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