CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Beganyan, Lilit |
|---|---|
| Title | DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF POST-COMMUNIST PARTY SYSTEM: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ARMENIA AND KYRGYZSTAN |
| Summary | The paper will explore whether high level of institutionalization is conditioned by the existence of informal networks and clientelism, to compare the party system of Armenia with the party system of Kyrgyzstan, specify the level of institutionalization and discover the reasons of different levels, the similarities and differences of the system. How do party politics operate differently in these countries? Why is it that countries with so many similarities (strong informal network, clientelist relations) have different institutional levels of party system? Therefore, it is a puzzle whether institutionalization of party system matters in those countries. If not, what is it that matters in the party and political systems of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan? I will also specify what factors assisted those two countries in the institutionalization of their party system, what criteria should be taken into consideration for measuring the level of party system institutionalization. There is crucial difference in the functioning and nature of informal networks in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. In Armenia these networks are formed on the basis of clientelist relations and are more like elites, which do not suppose any kinship relations. On the contrary, in Kyrgyzstan, informal networks are based on kinship relations. Moreover, these clans are also nurtured by clientelist relations, which hamper institutionalization of party system in Kyrgyzstan. Despite all these similarities that these two countries have: soviet legacy, informal networks, clientelist relations, equal freedom, they have different levels of party institutionalization that is determined by these phenomena. |
| Supervisor | Enyedi, Zsolt |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/beganyan_lilit.pdf |
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