Power, networks and violent conflict in Central Asia: a comparison of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
In: Routledge advances in Central Asian studies 5
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In: Routledge advances in Central Asian studies 5
In: Region: regional studies of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Band 12, Heft 1, S. 93-120
ISSN: 2165-0659
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to understand the varieties and degrees of authoritarianism in Central Asia. It argues that the concept of "patronal authoritarianism" well describes the regimes there. We may further distinguish between the "established" patronal authoritarianism of Turkmenistan (the most authoritarian country in the region), and the "networked" patronal authoritarianism of Uzbekistan (the second most authoritarian Central Asian country). In the latter, founding president Islam Karimov (in power 1989-2016) relied on a coalition of elite networks, which necessitated balancing power among these factions—a consideration irrelevant to Turkmenistan, where founding president Saparmurad Niyazov (in power 1985-2006) won a clear-cut victory against his opponents and effectively monopolized power. This could explain why the established patronal regime of Turkmenistan under Niyazov was more authoritarian than the networked patronal authoritarianism in Uzbekistan under Karimov. This article also argues that these respective governance structures appear to persist in the two countries.
In: Terrorism and political violence, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 712-732
ISSN: 1556-1836
In: Central Asian survey, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 235-237
ISSN: 1465-3354
In: East European politics, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 479-480
ISSN: 2159-9173
In: Europe Asia studies, Band 63, Heft 2, S. 263-290
ISSN: 0966-8136
World Affairs Online
In: Central Asian survey, Band 28, Heft 3, S. 323-334
ISSN: 1465-3354
In: Central Asian survey, Band 28, Heft 3, S. 323-334
ISSN: 0263-4937
World Affairs Online