Democracy and Pluralism in Muslim Eurasia (Cummings Center Series)

This book is devoted to the study and analysis of the prospects for democracy among the Muslim ethnicities of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), both those that have acquired full independence and those remaining within the Russian Federation. The nineteen Western academics and scholars from the Muslim countries and regions of the CIS who contribute to this volume view the establishment of democratic institutions in this region in the context of a wide and complex range of influences, above all the Russian/Soviet political legacy; native ethnic political culture and tradition; the Islamic faith; and the growing polarity between Western civilization and the Muslim world. This Book Is Devoted To The Study And Analysis Of The Prospects For Democracy Among The Muslim Ethnicities Of The Commonwealth Of Independent States (cis), Both Those That Have Acquired Full Independence And Those Remaining Within The Russian Federation. The Essays Included In This Volume Demonstrate That, Despite The Short-term Obstacles On The Path Of Democracy And Pluralism And In The Establishment Of A True Market Economy And An Effective Civil Society, There Are Forces At Work Which Might Make It Possible To Forge Ahead.--jacket. The Democratic Tradition Of Kazakhstan In Historical Context / Zhanylzhan Dzhunusova -- Elements Of Democracy In Dagestan On The Eve Of The Russian Conquest / Moshe Gammer -- The Challenge Of Belonging : The Muslims Of Late Imperial Russia And The Contested Terrain Of Identity And Gender / Azade-ayse Rorlich -- The Hidden Dialogue On Constitutionalism Between The Russian Provisional Government And The Khivan Democracy In 1917 / Dov Yaroshevski -- Aid And Ideas : The Impact Of Western Economic Support On The Muslim Successor States / Richard Pomfret -- Islam In The Fsu : An Inevitable Impediment To Democracy? / Yaacov Ro'i -- Authoritarian Pathways In Central Asia : A Comparison Of Kazakhstan, The Kyrgyz Republic And Uzbekistan / Neil J. Melvin -- The Formation Of Political Parties And Movements In Central Asia / Vladimir Babak -- The Price Of Stability : Kazakhstani Control Mechanisms Under Conditions Of Cultural And Demographic Bipolarity / Pål Kolstø -- Liberalization In Kyrgyzstan : 'an Island Of Democracy' / Leonid Levitin -- Political Clans And Political Conflicts In Contemporary Kyrgyzstan / Vladimir Khanin -- Linguistic Policy And The Process Of Democratization In Uzbekistan / Vladimir Mesamed -- Opposition In Tajikistan : Pro Et Contra / Saodat Olimova -- Democracy And Civil Society Building In Independent Azerbaijan : Irrevocable Changes Or Temporary Diversion? / Farda Asadov -- Post-soviet Tatarstan : Democratic Strains In The Ideological Evolution Of The Tatar National Movement / Rafik Mukhametshin -- Nation-building And Minority Rights In Post-soviet Russia : The Case Of Bashkortostan / Ildus G. Ilishev -- The Political Process In Dagestan : Prospects For Democracy / Enver E. Kisriev -- Ethnic Relations And Democratic Transition In The North-western Caucasus / Svante E. Cornell -- Democratic Values And Political Reality In Chechnya, 1991-1999 / Alexei Kudriavtsev. Edited By Yaacov Ro'i. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.