Abstract
The paper focuses on the issue of how and through which apparatuses the sustainability of Central Asian weak states and their regimes are provided. Using Foucault’s concept of ‘dispositif of security’ allows to argue that Central Asian regimes put an emphasis not on security but on the disciplinary mechanism, positioning them as a transcendent power relative to the population. At the same time, they use the security terminology and techniques of securitization, which makes it possible to maximize control over all spheres of population life through a reduction of personal and social space, as well as public policy.