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The parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan in October 2015 garnered widespread approval from commentators for the level of fairness and freedom maintained throughout the campaign. However, the results of the vote do not provide a clear indication of the current state of affairs of parliamentarism in the republic. Focusing on the commercialization of party lists, we argue that neither identity politics nor the logic of neopatrimonialism adequately explain the dynamics of political competition in Kyrgyzstan. Instead, we see perpetual uncertainty emerging from contradicting yet increasing attempts ...More
This paper seeks to examine the foreign policies of the United States and Russia towards Central Asia. The paper also aims at exploring the competition between the two countries and its consequences for the Central Asian states. The main argument of the paper is that despite the fact that the active involvement of the United States and Russia in the Central Asian security produces positive effects for the Central Asian countries, the worsening of their bilateral relations increases their regional competition and undermines political stability in Central Asia. In the aftermath of 9/11, the Unit ...More
This study aims to describe and explain the relations between identity and conflict by drawing on different theoretical approaches in political science. It examines the questions of whether collective identity, either on a national, civilizational, religious, or social level, is an important variable in trying to understand current conflicts, as well as the prospects for formulating identity-based approaches to conflict. In other words, is it even possible to think about collective identity and conflict simultaneously? This gives rise to another question: Why is collective identity an importan ...More
Делается попытка описать и объяснить связь между идентичностью и конфликтом с использованием ряда применяемых в политологии теоретических подходов. Рассматриваются следующие основные вопросы: следует ли считать коллективную идентичность на любом уровне - национальном, цивилизационном, религиозном или социетальном - важной переменной, помогающей понять природу и протекание современных конфликтов? каковы перспективы выработки подходов к изучению конфликта, основанных на анализе идентичности, или, другими словами, можно ли в одном и том же анализе рассматривать коллективную идентичность и конфлик ...More
This article analyses the main determinants of South Korean foreign policy towards Central Asian countries. The article describes the Korean position with its particular parameters to understand the main motivations in the regional relationship. Additionally, gained profits of the Central Asian countries are also investigated under the win-win strategy of Seoul.