ISSUES OF CONTINUITY AND A NEW COURSE IN UZBEKISTAN’S POLITICAL PROCESS

Abstract

This article analyzes the problem of continuity and the new course in the policy of the second president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. It demonstrates that the new course is certainly not a problem-free political process. Continuity and the new course entail dialectical issues, i.e., what should be adopted from the previous regime, what should be rejected, and what new proposals can be made. President Karimov had faced this question during the transition from the Soviet regime to an independent state. President Mirziyoyev encountered this challenge in an entirely different situation: the transition period is nearing completion and the new course is being determined. The complexity and somewhat contradictory nature of the formation and implementation of the new course is associated with a number of internal and external circumstances. Ultimately, the content and success of the new course will depend on the transformation of the type of the state itself and the mentality of the people.