Suchergebnisse

Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Tribal communal commitment -- chapter 2 Residential communal commitment -- chapter 3 Pre-tsarist tribal political integration -- chapter 4 Dynastic rule in the river oases: between tribalism and patrimonialism -- chapter 5 The tsarist administration and its impact on communal commitment -- chapter 6 Tsarist protectorates -- chapter 7 Prospects.

This study, written from the perspective of political sociology, represents the first comparative examination of Central Asian communal and political organisation before and after the tsarist conquest of the region. It covers Turkman, Kyrgyz, Kazakh and other tribal societies, analyses the patrimonial state structures of the Emirate of Bukhara and the Khanates of Khiva and Khokand, and discusses the impacts of the established tsarist civil military administration on communal and political orientations of the Muslim population.

Political science examines primarily elections, parties or the relations between state & society. This applies also with regard to Central Asia. It pays too little attention to the legal system & administration. A comparison of Soviet & post-Soviet Central Asia shows that only Kazakhstan has reformed its legal system & administration & appears to changing from a neo-patrimonial state to a bureaucratic developing typically found in Southeast Asia. Adapted from the source document.

Regionalism in Central Asia is often identified with the dominance of tribal affiliations in politics. This classification, however, is problematic because it neglects the extent of social change under the Soviet rule. In Soviet Turkmenistan state structures were relatively strong. However, personal relations within the Communist party had preserved patrimonial elements within the state. The dissolution of the Soviet Union led to a stronger patrimonialization of authority relations. In Turkmenistan, this process led to an extreme form of a neo-patrimonial state due to the personal & arbitrary rule of its president Nijazov. 1 Table, 34 References. Adapted from the source document.

Analyzes specifics and implications of the 2000 parliamentary and presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan; discusses restrictions on political parties, monitoring of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), election of Prime Minister Kurmanbek Bakiev and of bicameral parliament, and other issues. Summary in English p. 372.

Discusses political and socioeconomic development in post-communist Turkmenistan; framework for Central Asia.