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Revisiting the role of civic organizations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan: Confidence, membership, and democratic practice

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  • Temirlan T. Moldogaziev
  • Christopher Witko
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In many emerging and authoritarian countries, civil society organizations that focus on political or sensitive policy issues are being cracked down upon, while service‐oriented ones are given a relatively greater ability to operate. What might the consequence of this be for democratic practice given the important role civic organizations play in this process? We examine this question by considering whether the absence of confidence in a country's governing institutions is related to membership in service‐rather than governance‐focused civic organizations, and how such membership is associated with elite‐challenging, political activities in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. We find that individuals who have no confidence in state institutions are less likely to seek membership in governance‐focused civic organizations, but not necessarily in service‐focused ones. At the same time, membership in both types of civic organizations is associated with participation in political activities, while beliefs that a country is run democratically decreases it. This suggests that a variety of civic organizational types, even those without an explicit governance‐focus, contingent on perceptions of democratic governance and other covariates held constant, enhance democratic practice.

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  • Temirlan T. Moldogaziev & Christopher Witko, 2023. "Revisiting the role of civic organizations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan: Confidence, membership, and democratic practice," Public Administration & Development, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 43(1), pages 26-37, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:padxxx:v:43:y:2023:i:1:p:26-37
    DOI: 10.1002/pad.1987
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