Socialization of Islam In The Geopolitics of Central Asia

Abstract

The paper examines the socialization of Islam in the context of geopolitical processes with an emphasis on the socio-cultural component of interstate interactions in Central Asia. Based on a review of the current state of the processes of religious socialization and religious policy in the Central Asian republics, the authors conclude that these processes in the countries of the region within the framework of the EAEU are most productive when using new communicative approaches that allow stopping destructive and radical religious trends, rather than hushing them up, or ignoring. The uniqueness of the new socialization of Islam as an unconditional communicative interstate mechanism for containing radical Islamic movements lies in the fact that for the first time an idea is being implemented that involves solving the problem of terrorism and extremism, not related to the ban on religious organizations and the use of force. The authors emphasize the need for a correct, active and consistent use of the religious component in interstate integration interactions in the social space of Central Asia. This is especially important when using digital methods of interaction with actors of social action in the context of hybrid communications and the exacerbation of the geopolitical situation.