Post-Conflict Narratives and Attitudes Towards the West in Southern Kyrgyzstan (Research Brief)
October 17, 2011
The June 2010 conflict in Southern Kyrgyzstan deeply affected the city of Osh. The conflict has been interpreted as an ethnic one between Uzbek and Kyrgyz communities, dividing the city along ethnic lines and shaping the way residents respond to international aid and development efforts intended to help them. This paper draws on fieldwork research and participant observation in the city from June-July 2011 to evaluate the dominant narratives the communities use to explain the violence, evaluate efforts to help, and shape how they relate to one another and to the United States.
Noah Tucker was a 2010-11 Embassy Policy Specialist (EPS) fellow
