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The Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan: A Case Study in Economic Liberalization, Intraelite Cleavage, and Political Opposition

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: This article departs from recent scholarship on Central Asia, which emphasizes the role of clans and regional identity in driving political outcomes. In Kazakhstan, elite cleavages based on rival economic interests (as opposed to clan or other traditional divisions) are the most significant sources of pressure for democratic political reform. Using the Democratic Choice opposition movement as a case study, the authors discuss the relationship between economic liberalization and elite cleavages and the role of elite cleavages in generating democratic challenges to authoritarian rule.

Source: Demokratizatsiya The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization

DOI: 10.3200/demo.13.3.373-392

Authors: Barbara Junisbai, Azamat Junisbai

Language: English

Topic: Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W1999867320

FWCI: 6.201

Cites: 11

Cited by: 57

Related to: 10