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Debating “Patronal Politics in Central Asia:” A Demokratizatsiya Special Issue
25 September, 2012 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
with
Slovomir Horak, Charles University
Marlène Laruelle, IERES
Erica Marat, American University
Lawrence Markowitz, Rowan University
and Sébastien Peyrouse, IERES
The Fall 2012 issue of IERES’ Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization examines the role of patronal politics in Central Asia. An introductory essay about the concepts of neopatrimonialism and patronal presidentialism lays out the theoretical background for the issue.Five country-study articles then describe the dynamics of each society, while also discussing the different aspects that comprise patronal regimes in the region. At this presentation, four of the contributors will discuss their articles and the current situation in Central Asia.