Abstract
The EU engagement in democracy promotion in post-Soviet Central Asia: the case study of the Kyrgyz Republic – prospects and challenges
Highlights
Introduction and aimWhen Soviet Union collapsed, there were different hypothesis regarding democratic reforms and political system changes in Central Asia
If a certain number of scholars argued that the fall of communism would bring the development of political parties, party pluralism accompanied by democratic reforms and active political participation, there were local experts and scholars who predicted interplay between Russia and China for economic expansion and regional stability will sway over western influence regionally
With the fully-fledged membership of Central Asian states in OSCE and partnership and cooperation agreement (PCA2) between the European Union (EU) and Central Asian countries, there was a hope for political system changes in the post-Soviet region, which suffered from 70 years of severe suppression of civil society sector
Summary
When Soviet Union collapsed, there were different hypothesis regarding democratic reforms and political system changes in Central Asia. With the fully-fledged membership of Central Asian states in OSCE and partnership and cooperation agreement (PCA2) between the EU and Central Asian countries, there was a hope for political system changes in the post-Soviet region, which suffered from 70 years of severe suppression of civil society sector. As analysis show geopolitical interests of neighboring Russia and China has increased in the region, resulting the creation of regional institutions such as Shanhai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Collective Security Organization (CSO), Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and Silk Road Belt Initiative (SRBI) In this respect, while analyzing deterioration of human rights issues and failure of democratic reforms in the post-Soviet Central Asia, the research paper considers impor-. Research includes the latest regional initiative developments led by Russia and China, and its impact for authoritarianism revival in Kyrgyzstan
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