Kyrgyzstan's Latest Revolution

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6286296
AutoresKathleen Collins (0000-0003-2289-0537, Twin Cities Orthopedics, autor de correspondencia)
Año2011
Volumen22
Número3
Páginas150-164
Fecha de publicación2011-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
EditorialProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2011.0040
OpenAlexW2019346767
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15
Referencias citadas9

In April 2010, Kyrgyzstan experienced another "revolution," the latest of the postcommunist "color revolutions." The authoritarian regime fell and transitional leaders began a new democratic transition. The 2010 events illustrate the importance of agency and strategic learning in causing authoritarian collapse and initiating democratization. Prodemocratic activists and party leaders, who had learned from both the successes and failures of the 2005 "Tulip Revolution," mobilized popular discontent to topple President Bakiev's regime. They ushered in a democratic constitution and widespread liberalization and held Kyrgyzstan's freest-ever elections. However, political violence, especially politically motivated ethnic conflict, corruption, and calls for superpresidentialism threaten democratic deepening

Agency (philosophy · Authoritarianism · Constitution · Democracy · Democratic revolution · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Fell · Liberalization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Soviet and Russian History · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies