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, Informal Networks and the Countering of Elite Instability in Kazakhstan: Bringing the ‘Formal’ Back In

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As opposed to the current literature which argues that informal politics pervades formal institutions in Kazakhstan and Central Asia more widely, this article argues that Nur Otan, the political party of the President of Kazakhstan, acts as a formal institution to counter the instability generated by informal networks competing for access to political and economic resources. This is achieved by consolidating the political parties associated with these networks into Nur Otan and the synchronisation of the party and the state apparatus. However, the extent to which Nur Otan can provide this stabilising function in the long term is dependent upon regime dynamics.

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  • Rico Isaacs, 2013. ", Informal Networks and the Countering of Elite Instability in Kazakhstan: Bringing the ‘Formal’ Back In," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 65(6), pages 1055-1079.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:65:y:2013:i:6:p:1055-1079
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2013.802547
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