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 and arbitrary rule of its president Nijazov.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:1165 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Geiß, Paul Georg |
| Publisher | Universität Potsdam, Extern. WeltTrends e.V. Potsdam |
| Source Sets | Potsdam University |
| Language | German |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Postprint |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | WeltTrends - Zeitschrift für Internationale Politik, 45 (2004), S. 25 - 37 |
| Rights | http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php |
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