Uyghur Separatism: A Fight for Cultural or Religious Identity?

Jovanović, Marko (2016) Uyghur Separatism: A Fight for Cultural or Religious Identity? In: Minorities and Majorities in the Middle East and Asia. Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave Filozofická Fakulta, Bratislava, pp. 60-72. ISBN 978-80-8127-167-0

Text Jovanović, M. (2016). Uyghur Separatism A Fight for Cultural or Religious Identity In A. Kovács & K. Šomodiová (Eds.), Minorities and Majorities in the Middle East and Asia (pp. 60-72)..pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives. Download (1MB)

Abstract

In this paper we will focus on the Uyghur question in China and the demands for the secession of the autonomous region of Xinjiang. We will endeavor to clarify which factors incite separatism of the Uyghur national minority, which also differs from the majority by its religious affiliation. The main issue we intend to investigate is whether, in this case, it is a matter of cultural or religious identity preservation. To answer this question, it is necessary to determine how the concept of nation is understood in China and in what way the state policies and changes in the social and political system have influenced the accumulation of discontent within the Uyghur national minority and instigated the strengthening of nationalism and religious extremism.

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