EU standards and deliberative democracy:
Case of Kyrgyzstan
EU standards and deliberative democracy:
Case of Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): Tanel Kerikmäe, Katrin Nyman-MetcalfSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Publishing Inc. European Readings & Prodifmultimedia/Editura Napoca Star
Keywords: EU; Kyrgyzstan; constitution; consultative democracy; third countries; post–communist regimes; Central Asia and EU; transition; coup d’etat; kurultai.
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses, against the example of recent events in Kyrgyzstan, different forms of democracy including the use ofalternative, traditional forms (mainly the kurultai) instead of “European style” parliamentary democracy. It analyses what is seen asa successful transition to democracy and rule of law in the eyes of the international community that in various ways supportsdemocratic transition in Kyrgyzstan among many countries.
Journal: L’Europe Unie
- Issue Year: 5/2011
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 38-51
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
