Abstract
Over the past two decades, scholars have devoted considerable attention to the analysis of mass attitudes toward democracy worldwide (Ansu-Kyeremeh, 1999; Canache, Mondak, & Seligson, 2001; Dalton, 2004; Dobson & Grant, 1992; Norris, 1999; Rose & Shin, 2001; Shin & Wells, 2005). Empirical evidence consistently shows that the majority of citizens favor democracy as an ideal form of government. Meanwhile, social scientists find that individuals without extensive experience with democratic institutions and processes tend to hold diverse conceptions of democracy (Bratton & Mattes, 2001; Miller, Hesli, & Reisinger, 1997; Simon, 1998). Within the postcommunist region, most empirical work has focused on Eastern Europe and Russia (Carnaghan & Barry, 1990; Colton & McFaul, 2003; Evans & Whitefield, 1995; Gibson, 1996; Gibson, Duch, & Tedin, 1992; Haerpfer, 2002; McIntosh, Mac Iver, Abele, & Smeltz, 1994; Rose, Mishler, & Haerpfer, 1998), while sparse attention has been devoted to the analysis of political support in Central Asia (Haerpfer, 2008; Rose, 2002).
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