Uzbekistan new indd

ISBN 978-0-9988143-7-7
UZBEKISTAN: Political Order, Societal Changes, 
and Cultural Transformations
 is part of a series 
dedicated to the 5th a nniversary of the Central Asia 
Program.
UZBEKISTAN:
 Political Order, Societal Changes, and Cultural Transformations

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UZBEKISTAN: 
PolITIcAl ordEr, SocIETAl chANgES, ANd  
cUlTUrAl TrANSformATIoNS
marlene laruelle, editor
Washington, d.c.: The george Washington University, central Asia Program, 2017 
 
www.centralasiaprogram.org

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This special edition is part of a series dedicated to
the 5th anniversary of the Central Asia Program.
Academic knowledge on Uzbekistan blossomed in the 1990s, before drying up in the 2000s and 2010s 
with the closure of the country and the increased difficulty of doing fieldwork. However, research has 
continued, whether directly, on the ground, or indirectly, through secondary sources or diasporic and 
migrant communities abroad. The death of the ‘father of the nation’, Islam Karimov, in fall 2016, partly 
changed the conditions and may slowly reopen the country to external observers and to regional cooper-
ation and interaction with the world more broadly. This volume offers a unique collection of articles on 
Uzbekistan under Karimov, giving the floor to scholars from diverse disciplines. It looks at critical issues 
of history and memory, at dramatic societal and cultural change the country faced during two decades, at 
the domestic political order, and at change and continuity in Uzbek regional and foreign policies.
Central Asia Program
Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies 
Elliott School of International Affairs 
The George Washington University 
For more on the Central Asia Program, please visit: 
www.centralasiaprogram.org.
© 2017 Central Asia Program, The George Washington University. All Rights Reserved. 
Cover design: Yaroslav Kozhevnikov.
Typesetting: Elena Kuzmenok, Scythia-Print.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or 
mechanical, including photocopy, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission 
from the Central Asia Program. 
ISBN 978-0-9988143-7-7
Washington, D.C.: The George Washington University, Central Asia Program, 2017

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