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Authoritarian legitimation: assessing discourses of legitimacy in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

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  • Mariya Y. Omelicheva

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What are the sources of authoritarian persistence in Central Asia? This study explores the argument that authoritarian regimes persist through effective authoritarian legitimation. Drawing on the theory and analysis of discourse, it develops an approach to authoritarian legitimation and examines discursive appeals to legitimacy by the Kazakh and Uzbek presidents. The study also assesses the effectiveness of the presidential discourses of legitimacy for public perception of the governing regimes in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. This research shows that by defining what constitutes legitimate power and presenting political rule as consistent with this definition, authoritarian governments can foster certain modes of reasoning and evaluation among citizens, and create possibilities for their acceptance of the regime as ‘right’ or ‘proper’.

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  • Mariya Y. Omelicheva, 2016. "Authoritarian legitimation: assessing discourses of legitimacy in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan," Central Asian Survey, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(4), pages 481-500, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ccasxx:v:35:y:2016:i:4:p:481-500
    DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2016.1245181
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    1. Zane P. Simpson, 2024. "Informing macrologistics connectivity in emerging economies through a triangulated research approach: the case of Uzbekistan," Asia Europe Journal, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 351-380, September.

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