This cutting edge collection focuses on the nature of civil society and its role in facilitating governance in Central Asia, considering local implications rela

The countries of Central Asia are increasingly the focus of intense international attention due to their geopolitical and economic importance as well as their u

The five Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan constitute an area of increasing importance in global politics

Sievers draws on his experience of Central Asia to take on the task of explaining the remarkable economic declines of the post-Soviet Central Asian states (Kaza

The purpose of this volume is to highlight the impacts on civic engagement of social capital, and its various component parts (trust, norms, networks and associ