• Clan Politics and Regime Transition in Central Asia
  By Kathleen Collins. This book is a study of regime transition, transformation, and state building in Central Asia, from Soviet colonization to decolonization; in particular, the book explores the informal politics that shapes these processes, the political systems that emerge, and the durability of these systems. Creating a democratic regime and creating a durable one are two issues that should be linked, yet most scholars and practitioners of the "third wave" of democracy have focused on building democratic regimes while neglecting the fundamental issue of regime stability
  with opensocthreats publication workinggroups
• Freedom in the World - Kyrgyzstan (2005)
  By Freedom House. The study represents an overview of the democratization processes within Kyrgyzstan. It measures the levels of democracy, accountability of domestic authorities to their electorate, levels of freedom of speech and expressions, as well as general political freedoms.
  with opensocthreats organization publication workinggroups
• Kyrgyzstan at the Crossroads
  By Michael A. Weinstein. The paper examines political situation in Kyrgyzstan before the change of the political climate in 2005. It By considers geopolitical conditions, domestic political axes, international relations and possible scenarios of future developments.
  with opensocthreats publication workinggroups
• Kyrgyzstan, Countries at the Crossroads 2004
  By Eric McGlinchey, Freedom House Publications. The paper examines political situation in Kyrgyzstan before the change of the political climate in 2005. Its main focus is on overview of political rights and civil liberties
  with opensocthreats organization publication workinggroups
• Recommendations on the reform of the legal profession in Kyrgyzstan
  By Open Society Justice Initiative. The main goal of current recommendations is to present a set of guidelines based on norms of international and customary law to address topical issues of legal profession reform process in Kyrgyzstan, which is ultimately aimed at strengthening the role of lawyers in defending individual freedoms. The recommendations address a large spectrum of lawyers, although the main thrust of this document is directed at "advocates" or those with rights of access to the accused under Kyrgyzstan's criminal code and before the courts. http://pdc.ceu.hu/archive/00002351/
  with opensocthreats organization publication workinggroups

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