JADIDISM AND POLITICS: ON THE PATH TO UZBEKISTAN’S INDEPENDENCE – THE POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE JADID MOVEMENT, ITS IMPACT ON NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENTS, AND APPROACHES TO INDEPENDENCE
Keywords:
Jadidism, Uzbekistan, independence, national liberation movements, political reform, self-determination, anti-colonialism, Mahmud Khoja Behbudiy, Abdulrauf Fitrat, Kokand Autonomy, Sovietization, Birlik Movement, cultural revival, language reform, Chagatai Turkic, Alisher Navoi, post-Soviet state-building, authoritarianism, grassroots resistance, civic participation, constitutional governance, Russification, pan-Turkism, Jadidist education (usul-i jadid), symbolic nation-building, Islam Karimov, cultural diplomacy, Soviet dissidents (Samizdat), Central Asian Revolt (1916), Timurid legacy, enlightenment (ma’rifat), cultural resilience.Abstract
The Jadid movement, emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, played a pivotal role in shaping the political consciousness of Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan. This article explores the political dimensions of Jadidism, its influence on national liberation movements, and its contributions to Uzbekistan’s eventual independence. By analyzing the ideological foundations of Jadidist reformers, their engagement with anti-colonial struggles, and their legacy in post-Soviet state-building, this study highlights how Jadidism laid the groundwork for modern Uzbek nationalism.
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