Civic engagement and democratic consolidation in Kyrgyzstan

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 557-587

  Kuchukeeva, Altinay ^a   O'Loughlin, John ^b  

^a Counterpart International ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; KYRGYZSTAN; WEST ASIA;

EID: 3142660394     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1538-7216.44.8.557     Document Type: Article

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