Papers by Kathleen Collins
The editorial committee of World Politics thanks the following scholars for their assistance in refereeing submissions in 2001: Amitav Acharya James E. Alt
Cambridge Univ Press
The editorial committee of World Politics thanks the following scholars for their assistance in r... more The editorial committee of World Politics thanks the following scholars for their assistance in refereeing submissions in 2001: ... Amitav Acharya James E. Alt Karen Alter Steinar Andresen Anders Aslund Mohammed Ayoob Lee Ann Banaszak Michael Barnett Kathleen Bawn Nathaniel Beck Uwe Becker Karen Beckwith Mark Beissinger Sheri Berman MarkBlyth Carles Boix Russell Bova Paul Brass David S. Brown J. Lawrence Broz Bruce Bueno de Mesquita David Cameron James A. Caporaso Kiren Aziz Chaudhry Rebecca Bill Chavez Jose Antonio Cheibub ...
Corruption and Popular Support for Democracy and Government in Transitional Contexts: The Case of Kyrgyzstan
Europe-Asia Studies, 2017
Abstract Many studies have argued that corruption undermines perceived democratic legitimacy, tru... more Abstract Many studies have argued that corruption undermines perceived democratic legitimacy, trust in state institutions, and government support. However, few prior studies have included transitional or hybrid regimes in their analyses, or simultaneously examined multiple aspects of this relationship. Using focus groups and a nationally representative survey conducted throughout a tumultuous transitional period in Kyrgyzstan, we find evidence for our hypotheses that citizens with greater corruption concerns will be more pro-democratic when evaluating democracy or its institutional components in the abstract; yet, they distrust existing government institutions. Even in a hybrid regime lacking democratic experience, citizens exhibit attributes of distrusting democrats.
Political Research Quarterly, 2012
Does religion or religiosity affect Muslims’ regime preferences? Developing constructivist and id... more Does religion or religiosity affect Muslims’ regime preferences? Developing constructivist and ideational approaches, we theorize why and how religiosity shapes regime preferences. We test our hypotheses on our novel survey data from Azerbaijan in the Caucasus and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. Our findings question civilizationist, rationalist, and modernizationist theories by showing that religiosity among Muslims strongly affects regime preferences for various types of democracy and political Islam. Religious affiliation, however, does not. Finally, we challenge standard measurements of democratic support among Muslims and argue for more nuanced definitions; our surveys generate significant improvements in data for studying these issues.
Journal of Democracy, 2002
Clans, pacts, and politics: understanding regime transition in Central Asia
World Politics, 2004
This article argues that clans, informal organizations based on kin and fictive kin ties, are pol... more This article argues that clans, informal organizations based on kin and fictive kin ties, are political actors that have a profound impact on the nature of posttransitional regimes and the potential for regime durability. The article first develops the concept of “clan” conceptually. It then develops several propositions about clan politics and explores them empirically in the context of the post-Soviet Central Asian cases. These cases suggest the limits of the prevailing transitions and institutionalist approaches; these theories cannot explain regime transition in the Central Asian cases because they focus on the formal level and ignore the crucial informal actors—clans—and the informal politics that shape these cases. The distinct mode of transition, new regime institutions, and leadership and elite ideologies evident at the formal level have a very short-term effect; withinfiveyears, these cases converge toward a pattern of informal, clan-based politics. By contrast, this articl...
Clan Politics and Regime Transition in Central Asia, Book review by Ravshanbek Abdurahimov
... service (Uzbekistan) Russian Academy of Science Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Central .... more ... service (Uzbekistan) Russian Academy of Science Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Central ... Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan shared extremely similar social,economic, colonial,institutional ... ethnographic and interview data, as well as published sources from Central ...
Ideas, Networks, and Islamist Movements: Evidence from Central Asia and the Caucasus
World Politics, 2007
Two major questions are seldom addressed in the literature on Islamism and opposition social move... more Two major questions are seldom addressed in the literature on Islamism and opposition social movements more generally: (1) what explains the relative success or failure of Islamist groups in mobilizing a social base and (2) what role do Islamist ideas play in attracting support. Islamist movements vary significantly in their origins, leadership, ideas, and strategies. In answering these important questions, this article offers three main propositions: that under certain conditions, Islamism can emerge as a powerful idea that generates social appeal; that to be successful, Islamist organizations must develop a local Islamist ideology that suits the local social base, rather than tie themselves to a global Islamist agenda,; and that in authoritarian contexts, especially where open mobilization is forbidden, inclusive informal social networks are an essential mechanism for spreading Islamist ideas and protecting group members. Nonetheless, there are limitations to an Islamist movements...
Economic and Security Regionalism among Patrimonial Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Central Asia
Europe-Asia Studies, 2009
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