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Old ‘counter-revolution’, new ‘terrorism’ : historicizing the framing of violence in Xinjiang by the Chinese state

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Rodríguez-Merino, Pablo A. (2019) Old ‘counter-revolution’, new ‘terrorism’ : historicizing the framing of violence in Xinjiang by the Chinese state. Central Asian Survey, 38 (1). pp. 27-45. doi:10.1080/02634937.2018.1496066

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Abstract

China has declared a war on terrorism in Xinjiang, identifying violence in the region as a top security threat. However, what nowadays is officially constructed as ‘terrorism’ was framed as ‘counter-revolution’ in the past. Informed by the concept of macrosecuritization and the agenda of critical terrorism studies, this article examines the changing nature of Chinese state framing of violence in Xinjiang. Through a comparative analysis of the discursive construction of the Baren (1990) and Maralbeshi (2013) violent incidents, I find that the terror lexicon has replaced old narratives of counter-revolution to legitimize a sustained crackdown under a novel geopolitical context. The construction of violence in Xinjiang as terrorism, I argue, is contingent, limited and unstable. It marginalizes factors other than an extremist or separatist agency in the incubation of the violence, in particular the frictions created by the crackdown with which the Chinese government is trying to placate the unrest.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
D History General and Old World > DS Asia
H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
J Political Science > JQ Political institutions (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)
U Military Science > U Military Science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Terrorism -- Prevention -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Social control -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Terrorism -- Government policy -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Domestic terrorism --China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -- Ethnic relations, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- Ethnic relations, Religion and politics -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Muslims -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Uighur (Turkic people) -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, National security --China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
Journal or Publication Title: Central Asian Survey
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 0263-4937
Official Date: 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
2019Published
20 July 2018Available
27 June 2018Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 5 August 2020
Volume: 38
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 27-45
DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2018.1496066
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Central Asian Survey on 20 Jul 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02634937.2018.1496066
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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