Local Institutionalism in Uzbekistan

Keywords

Governance, Rule of Law, Democracy, Institutions, Participation, National and Cultural Identities, Development, Structural Reforms, Society

Countries

Uzbekistan

Objectives

This research studies the issues of governance and local institutionalism. It examines the role of institutions in building a civil society; ability of actors to establish rational institutions; ways of introducing transparent and accountable mechanisms; as well as formal and informal institutions that hinder or help good governance and the rule of law in central, provincial and district levels. It analyses the extent of assumption that institutions loosen their efficiency farther the city and/or town is located from the center. To test this hypothesis field researches will be conducted in the capitals and second largest towns of three periphery and borderland provinces of Ferghana, Khorezm and Surkhandarya. It also gives policy choices for the extent of social, economic and political transformations and measures of building cohesive institutional arrangements that will serve for society’s sustainable development and durable stability.

Methodology

Institutional, Comparative and Historical Analyses

Team Members

Zabihulla S. Saipov

Partner Institutions / Funding Organizations

DAAD

Publications

Saipov, Zabihulla S., (2004): Presidential Debates: a Blurred Transparency, Tribune-Uz.Info.

Saipov, Zabihulla S., (2004): Academic Freedom as Factor of Progress, Information-Analytical Bulletin, Tashkent Islamic University.

Saipov, Zabihulla S., (2004): Where is the Key to Prosperity and Wheel of Progress for Uzbekistan? 10 Factors for Further Development of Science and Education in Uzbekistan, Proceedings of the 2nd Conference of Young Experts Studied Abroad, Tashkent, Volume VI.

Workshops / Conferences

Duration of the Project

2005-2007

Contact

Zabihulla S. Saipov