Dilshod Achilov
Biographic Data
| ID | 1403461 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dilshod Achilov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dilshod |
| FAMILY NAME | Achilov |
| SIGNATURE | ACHILOV D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7227-5781 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Going beyond defiance
This study examines the gender dynamics of elite-challenging collective action in post-Soviet Kazakhstan, with particular focus on women's roles in pro-democratic mobilization. Existing research has often relied on narrow frameworks that overlook how women participate in contentious politics under conditions of cultural and political constraint. To address this gap, the paper introduces an Expansive Conceptualization of Collective Action (ECCA), …
A scoping review of gender-based violence interventions conducted in Afghanistan
Despite sparse evidence, existing interventions suggest that context-sensitive, community-driven, and multi-sectoral approaches can promote gender equity and resilience. Expanding locally led GBV-prevention programs integrated into health and social systems can assist in reducing violence and achieving equitable health outcomes for Afghan women and families
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Assessing Muslim women's power
What explains the gender gap in collective political activism in the Muslims world? Under what conditions do Muslim women actively engage in mass political activism? Utilizing the World Values Survey (2010-2012; n = 19,616) and shifting the theoretical focus on the largely ignored meso-level of analysis of organizational effects, this study conducts a two-level analysis to (1) chart and reassess the gender gap and (2) analyze the extent to which …
Some Common Patterns of Islamic Revival in Post-Soviet Central Asia and Challenges to Develop Human Rights and Inclusive Society
This paper argues that the following common patterns help explain the ongoing Islamic revival in Central Asia: (a) "de-modern" and "ethnicized" Islam as an enduring legacy of the Soviet period; (b) penetration of Salafism; (c) securitization of "non-official" Islam by state and non-state actors and (d) the rise of conservative Islam which goes hand in hand with retraditionalization. These factors, in their turn, pose serious challenges to develop…
Analyzing the nexus of creativity, Islam, and democracy
While the relationship between Islam and democracy has received considerable attention in the social science literature, very few studies have explained the dynamics of support for democracy through a micro-level, socio-psychological lens. Applying a novel perspective, this study analyzes the empirical nexus among Islamic religiosity, being open to new ideas and creativity (ONIC), and pro-democratic attitudes to probe the following two questions:…
Creative thinking and collective mobilisation in the Muslim world
To what extent does openness to new ideas and creativity (ONIC) help explain the elite-challenging collective mobilisation in the Muslim world? Are religious Muslims who are open to creative and innovative thinking more or less likely to engage in pro-democratic collective action? Analysing 16 Muslim-majority countries, this study advances the debate of Muslim contentious politics by systematically examining the extent to which ONIC explains the …
Got political Islam? Are politically moderate Muslims really different from radicals
Is making an explicit distinction between politically moderate devout Muslims and political radicals empirically valid? If yes, in what ways do political moderates differ from political radicals? By systematically examining cross-national Muslim attitudes, this article scrutinizes the distinctiveness of politically moderate and politically radical Islam against the weight of empirical evidence. By drawing from extant theoretical linkages, we cond…
Revisiting Political Islam
Objective This study (1) introduces a new framework to conceptualize and measure political Islam, and (2) examines the empirical nexus among Islamic religiosity, ideological support for political Islam (ISPI), and collective protests in the Arab Middle East. Methods Analyzing cross‐national attitudes in five Arab states, I conduct a principal component analysis to construct a new index to account for a variation in ISPI, and examine the effects t…
When actions speak louder than words
What explains the dynamics of contentious collective political action in post-Soviet Central Asia? How do post-Soviet Central Asian citizens negotiate the tensions between partaking in and abstaining from elite-challenging collective protests? By analysing cross-national attitudes in two Central Asian states, this article (1) systematically analyses the variation in collective protests by testing rival macro-, meso-, and micro-level theories; (2)…
Social Capital, Islam, and the Arab Spring in the Middle East
To what extent do participatory civil society dynamics, rooted in self-assertive social capital, help explain the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011? How do pro-democratic Arab attitudes matter in promoting elite-challenging collective actions? Does Islam support or hinder elite-challenging, self-assertive social capital? To answer these questions, this study systematically examines the variation in self-assertive (emancipative) social capital in Egyp…
State Regulation of Religion and Radicalism in the Post-Communist Muslim Republics
Analysis of state regulation of Islam in post-communist states shows that tolerant policies are associated with lower levels of religious radicalism, whereas restrictive policies appear to exacerbate the level of extremism
The New Central Asia
Emilian Kavalski (ed.), The New Central Asia: The Regional Impact of International Actors. Singapore: World Scientific Co., 2010, vii + 303pp., $112.00/£74.00 h/b. This book provides a detailed an
Islamic Education in Central Asia
Islamic Education in Central Asia:Evidence from Kazakhstan Dilshod Achilov (bio) Keywords Kazakhstan, Islam, education, Central Asia, politics Executive Summary This article examines the dynamics and implications of Islamic education in the post-Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan. Main Argument The current state of Islamic education in Kazakhstan requires comprehensive reforms, owing to a gap between the need for Islamic education and the lack of nece…
Got political Islam? Are politically moderate Muslims really different from radicals
Is making an explicit distinction between politically moderate devout Muslims and political radicals empirically valid? If yes, in what ways do political moderates differ from political radicals? By systematically examining cross-national Muslim attitudes, this article scrutinizes the distinctiveness of politically moderate and politically radical Islam against the weight of empirical evidence. By drawing from extant theoretical linkages, we cond…
When actions speak louder than words
What explains the dynamics of contentious collective political action in post-Soviet Central Asia? How do post-Soviet Central Asian citizens negotiate the tensions between partaking in and abstaining from elite-challenging collective protests? By analysing cross-national attitudes in two Central Asian states, this article (1) systematically analyses the variation in collective protests by testing rival macro-, meso-, and micro-level theories; (2)…
Social Capital, Islam, and the Arab Spring in the Middle East
To what extent do participatory civil society dynamics, rooted in self-assertive social capital, help explain the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011? How do pro-democratic Arab attitudes matter in promoting elite-challenging collective actions? Does Islam support or hinder elite-challenging, self-assertive social capital? To answer these questions, this study systematically examines the variation in self-assertive (emancipative) social capital in Egyp…
Islamic Education in Central Asia
Islamic Education in Central Asia:Evidence from Kazakhstan Dilshod Achilov (bio) Keywords Kazakhstan, Islam, education, Central Asia, politics Executive Summary This article examines the dynamics and implications of Islamic education in the post-Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan. Main Argument The current state of Islamic education in Kazakhstan requires comprehensive reforms, owing to a gap between the need for Islamic education and the lack of nece…
State Regulation of Religion and Radicalism in the Post-Communist Muslim Republics
Analysis of state regulation of Islam in post-communist states shows that tolerant policies are associated with lower levels of religious radicalism, whereas restrictive policies appear to exacerbate the level of extremism
Revisiting Political Islam
Objective This study (1) introduces a new framework to conceptualize and measure political Islam, and (2) examines the empirical nexus among Islamic religiosity, ideological support for political Islam (ISPI), and collective protests in the Arab Middle East. Methods Analyzing cross‐national attitudes in five Arab states, I conduct a principal component analysis to construct a new index to account for a variation in ISPI, and examine the effects t…
Some Common Patterns of Islamic Revival in Post-Soviet Central Asia and Challenges to Develop Human Rights and Inclusive Society
This paper argues that the following common patterns help explain the ongoing Islamic revival in Central Asia: (a) "de-modern" and "ethnicized" Islam as an enduring legacy of the Soviet period; (b) penetration of Salafism; (c) securitization of "non-official" Islam by state and non-state actors and (d) the rise of conservative Islam which goes hand in hand with retraditionalization. These factors, in their turn, pose serious challenges to develop…
Creative thinking and collective mobilisation in the Muslim world
To what extent does openness to new ideas and creativity (ONIC) help explain the elite-challenging collective mobilisation in the Muslim world? Are religious Muslims who are open to creative and innovative thinking more or less likely to engage in pro-democratic collective action? Analysing 16 Muslim-majority countries, this study advances the debate of Muslim contentious politics by systematically examining the extent to which ONIC explains the …
The New Central Asia
Emilian Kavalski (ed.), The New Central Asia: The Regional Impact of International Actors. Singapore: World Scientific Co., 2010, vii + 303pp., $112.00/£74.00 h/b. This book provides a detailed an
The New Central Asia
Emilian Kavalski (ed.), The New Central Asia: The Regional Impact of International Actors. Singapore: World Scientific Co., 2010, vii + 303pp., $112.00/£74.00 h/b. This book provides a detailed an
Islamic Education in Central Asia
Islamic Education in Central Asia:Evidence from Kazakhstan Dilshod Achilov (bio) Keywords Kazakhstan, Islam, education, Central Asia, politics Executive Summary This article examines the dynamics and implications of Islamic education in the post-Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan. Main Argument The current state of Islamic education in Kazakhstan requires comprehensive reforms, owing to a gap between the need for Islamic education and the lack of nece…
Social Capital, Islam, and the Arab Spring in the Middle East
To what extent do participatory civil society dynamics, rooted in self-assertive social capital, help explain the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011? How do pro-democratic Arab attitudes matter in promoting elite-challenging collective actions? Does Islam support or hinder elite-challenging, self-assertive social capital? To answer these questions, this study systematically examines the variation in self-assertive (emancipative) social capital in Egyp…
State Regulation of Religion and Radicalism in the Post-Communist Muslim Republics
Analysis of state regulation of Islam in post-communist states shows that tolerant policies are associated with lower levels of religious radicalism, whereas restrictive policies appear to exacerbate the level of extremism
Revisiting Political Islam
Objective This study (1) introduces a new framework to conceptualize and measure political Islam, and (2) examines the empirical nexus among Islamic religiosity, ideological support for political Islam (ISPI), and collective protests in the Arab Middle East. Methods Analyzing cross‐national attitudes in five Arab states, I conduct a principal component analysis to construct a new index to account for a variation in ISPI, and examine the effects t…
When actions speak louder than words
What explains the dynamics of contentious collective political action in post-Soviet Central Asia? How do post-Soviet Central Asian citizens negotiate the tensions between partaking in and abstaining from elite-challenging collective protests? By analysing cross-national attitudes in two Central Asian states, this article (1) systematically analyses the variation in collective protests by testing rival macro-, meso-, and micro-level theories; (2)…
Got political Islam? Are politically moderate Muslims really different from radicals
Is making an explicit distinction between politically moderate devout Muslims and political radicals empirically valid? If yes, in what ways do political moderates differ from political radicals? By systematically examining cross-national Muslim attitudes, this article scrutinizes the distinctiveness of politically moderate and politically radical Islam against the weight of empirical evidence. By drawing from extant theoretical linkages, we cond…
Analyzing the nexus of creativity, Islam, and democracy
While the relationship between Islam and democracy has received considerable attention in the social science literature, very few studies have explained the dynamics of support for democracy through a micro-level, socio-psychological lens. Applying a novel perspective, this study analyzes the empirical nexus among Islamic religiosity, being open to new ideas and creativity (ONIC), and pro-democratic attitudes to probe the following two questions:…
Creative thinking and collective mobilisation in the Muslim world
To what extent does openness to new ideas and creativity (ONIC) help explain the elite-challenging collective mobilisation in the Muslim world? Are religious Muslims who are open to creative and innovative thinking more or less likely to engage in pro-democratic collective action? Analysing 16 Muslim-majority countries, this study advances the debate of Muslim contentious politics by systematically examining the extent to which ONIC explains the …
Some Common Patterns of Islamic Revival in Post-Soviet Central Asia and Challenges to Develop Human Rights and Inclusive Society
This paper argues that the following common patterns help explain the ongoing Islamic revival in Central Asia: (a) "de-modern" and "ethnicized" Islam as an enduring legacy of the Soviet period; (b) penetration of Salafism; (c) securitization of "non-official" Islam by state and non-state actors and (d) the rise of conservative Islam which goes hand in hand with retraditionalization. These factors, in their turn, pose serious challenges to develop…
Assessing Muslim women's power
What explains the gender gap in collective political activism in the Muslims world? Under what conditions do Muslim women actively engage in mass political activism? Utilizing the World Values Survey (2010-2012; n = 19,616) and shifting the theoretical focus on the largely ignored meso-level of analysis of organizational effects, this study conducts a two-level analysis to (1) chart and reassess the gender gap and (2) analyze the extent to which …
Going beyond defiance
This study examines the gender dynamics of elite-challenging collective action in post-Soviet Kazakhstan, with particular focus on women's roles in pro-democratic mobilization. Existing research has often relied on narrow frameworks that overlook how women participate in contentious politics under conditions of cultural and political constraint. To address this gap, the paper introduces an Expansive Conceptualization of Collective Action (ECCA), …
A scoping review of gender-based violence interventions conducted in Afghanistan
Despite sparse evidence, existing interventions suggest that context-sensitive, community-driven, and multi-sectoral approaches can promote gender equity and resilience. Expanding locally led GBV-prevention programs integrated into health and social systems can assist in reducing violence and achieving equitable health outcomes for Afghan women and families
The information wars
Political science (11 works) · Politics (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Islam (9 works) · Law (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (7 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (7 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Collective action (5 works)