withSlovomir 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… Continue reading Debating “Patronal Politics in Central Asia:” A Demokratizatsiya Special Issue