Tim Epkenhans
Biographic Data
| ID | 2047551 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tim Epkenhans |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tim |
| FAMILY NAME | Epkenhans |
| SIGNATURE | EPKENHANS T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Freiburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0257-1184 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A History of the Tajiks
Isaac McKean Scarborough. Moscow’s Heavy Shadow
Journal Article Isaac McKean Scarborough. Moscow's Heavy Shadow: The Violent Collapse of the USSR. Get access Isaac McKean Scarborough. Moscow's Heavy Shadow: The Violent Collapse of the USSR. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2023. Pp. 294. Cloth $59.95. Tim Epkenhans Tim Epkenhans Freiburg University, Germany Email: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0257-1184 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academ…
Zwanzig Jahre 9/11. Eine auch biographische Einführung
This special section on “Twenty Years Since 9/11” is based on presentations given within the framework of a lecture series at the universities of Basel and Freiburg in fall 2021. Olmo Gölz (Freiburg) produced additionally a series of podcast interviews with the invited speakers. The two organizers of the lecture series and also editors of this special issue were motivated by the question how – with the hindsight of twenty years – we might interpr…
Yann Richard, Iran. A Social and Political History since the Qajars
Authoritarian Governance and Ambiguous Religious Policy
The former Soviet Central Asian republic of Tajikistan has witnessed a conflictual political and social transformation after 1991 leading to a devastating civil war between 1992 and 1997. After the civil war, international efforts of liberal peacebuilding and post-conflict rehabilitation allowed a domestic détente, in which political and, importantly, religious pluralism could flourish unprecedently for the standards of the country. Still, this f…
The Transformation of Tajikistan’s Religious Field
The recent transformation of Tajikistan’s political system has significantly altered the social and political context in which the country’s lay Muslims and religious elites negotiate Islam and Islamic normativity. The quasi-governmental Islamic Center ( Markazi Islomi ) has taken on a more dominant role, becoming the sole official (state-approved) Islamic institution in Tajikistan defining Islamic normativity. In this work, we explore the ration…
Researching Islam, Security, and the State in Central Asia
As researchers in Central Asian Studies, we discuss the different perspectives our methodological approaches provide to understanding the content and context of Islam, security, and the state in the region. We acknowledge the role of bias in creating narratives that dominate regional and international discourse and question mono-causal explanations of Islamic practice and the roots of radicalism. As such, we offer insights into the challenges and…
The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan
The parliamentary elections on March 1, 2015, mark a caesura for postconflict Tajikistan. With the exclusion of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan ( irpt ) from Tajikistan’s parliament, the political elite has finally abandoned the principles of the 1997 General Peace Accord, which had ended the country’s Civil War (1992–1997). Since then, the irpt has distinguished itself as a credible oppositional political party committed to democratic pr…
Defining normative Islam
Research on contemporary Islam in Tajikistan and Central Asia frequently refers to the categories of ‘official’ and ‘parallel’ to describe, explain and frame regional ‘Islam’ and Muslim communities. Additionally, the relevant academic discourse is enriched by notions of an ‘everyday’ opposed to a ‘scriptural’ Islam. Despite these research paradigms, surprisingly little consistent research has been conducted on the representatives of these alleged…
Die iranische Moderne im Exil
The Transformation of Tajikistan’s Religious Field
The recent transformation of Tajikistan’s political system has significantly altered the social and political context in which the country’s lay Muslims and religious elites negotiate Islam and Islamic normativity. The quasi-governmental Islamic Center ( Markazi Islomi ) has taken on a more dominant role, becoming the sole official (state-approved) Islamic institution in Tajikistan defining Islamic normativity. In this work, we explore the ration…
The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan
The parliamentary elections on March 1, 2015, mark a caesura for postconflict Tajikistan. With the exclusion of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan ( irpt ) from Tajikistan’s parliament, the political elite has finally abandoned the principles of the 1997 General Peace Accord, which had ended the country’s Civil War (1992–1997). Since then, the irpt has distinguished itself as a credible oppositional political party committed to democratic pr…
Authoritarian Governance and Ambiguous Religious Policy
The former Soviet Central Asian republic of Tajikistan has witnessed a conflictual political and social transformation after 1991 leading to a devastating civil war between 1992 and 1997. After the civil war, international efforts of liberal peacebuilding and post-conflict rehabilitation allowed a domestic détente, in which political and, importantly, religious pluralism could flourish unprecedently for the standards of the country. Still, this f…
Defining normative Islam
Research on contemporary Islam in Tajikistan and Central Asia frequently refers to the categories of ‘official’ and ‘parallel’ to describe, explain and frame regional ‘Islam’ and Muslim communities. Additionally, the relevant academic discourse is enriched by notions of an ‘everyday’ opposed to a ‘scriptural’ Islam. Despite these research paradigms, surprisingly little consistent research has been conducted on the representatives of these alleged…
Die iranische Moderne im Exil
Defining normative Islam
Research on contemporary Islam in Tajikistan and Central Asia frequently refers to the categories of ‘official’ and ‘parallel’ to describe, explain and frame regional ‘Islam’ and Muslim communities. Additionally, the relevant academic discourse is enriched by notions of an ‘everyday’ opposed to a ‘scriptural’ Islam. Despite these research paradigms, surprisingly little consistent research has been conducted on the representatives of these alleged…
The Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan
The parliamentary elections on March 1, 2015, mark a caesura for postconflict Tajikistan. With the exclusion of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan ( irpt ) from Tajikistan’s parliament, the political elite has finally abandoned the principles of the 1997 General Peace Accord, which had ended the country’s Civil War (1992–1997). Since then, the irpt has distinguished itself as a credible oppositional political party committed to democratic pr…
Researching Islam, Security, and the State in Central Asia
As researchers in Central Asian Studies, we discuss the different perspectives our methodological approaches provide to understanding the content and context of Islam, security, and the state in the region. We acknowledge the role of bias in creating narratives that dominate regional and international discourse and question mono-causal explanations of Islamic practice and the roots of radicalism. As such, we offer insights into the challenges and…
The Transformation of Tajikistan’s Religious Field
The recent transformation of Tajikistan’s political system has significantly altered the social and political context in which the country’s lay Muslims and religious elites negotiate Islam and Islamic normativity. The quasi-governmental Islamic Center ( Markazi Islomi ) has taken on a more dominant role, becoming the sole official (state-approved) Islamic institution in Tajikistan defining Islamic normativity. In this work, we explore the ration…
Yann Richard, Iran. A Social and Political History since the Qajars
Authoritarian Governance and Ambiguous Religious Policy
The former Soviet Central Asian republic of Tajikistan has witnessed a conflictual political and social transformation after 1991 leading to a devastating civil war between 1992 and 1997. After the civil war, international efforts of liberal peacebuilding and post-conflict rehabilitation allowed a domestic détente, in which political and, importantly, religious pluralism could flourish unprecedently for the standards of the country. Still, this f…
Zwanzig Jahre 9/11. Eine auch biographische Einführung
This special section on “Twenty Years Since 9/11” is based on presentations given within the framework of a lecture series at the universities of Basel and Freiburg in fall 2021. Olmo Gölz (Freiburg) produced additionally a series of podcast interviews with the invited speakers. The two organizers of the lecture series and also editors of this special issue were motivated by the question how – with the hindsight of twenty years – we might interpr…
Isaac McKean Scarborough. Moscow’s Heavy Shadow
Journal Article Isaac McKean Scarborough. Moscow's Heavy Shadow: The Violent Collapse of the USSR. Get access Isaac McKean Scarborough. Moscow's Heavy Shadow: The Violent Collapse of the USSR. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2023. Pp. 294. Cloth $59.95. Tim Epkenhans Tim Epkenhans Freiburg University, Germany Email: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0257-1184 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academ…
A History of the Tajiks
Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · History (5 works) · Islam (5 works) · Islamic Studies and History (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (4 works)