Yerzhan Dosmukhamedov

Kazakhstan's Assassinated Democracy describes how the highest levels of government in Kazakhstan are attempting to suppress the country's genuine democratization particularly through the case of a political party Atameken. It is based on extensive interviews with Dr. Yerzhan K. Dosmukhamedov Chairman of the Atameken Party. These interviews and articles — most of which were originally published in Kazakh or Russian — have created quite a public stir in Kazakhstan. Dr. Dosmukhamedov analyses problems in building a civic society in the country key political events major issues of domestic and foreign policy and the objective and subjective influences affecting the deep historical process currently underway in the country — nothing less than the transformation of relationships between the state and the person. Kazakhstan's Assassinated Democracy is directed to a broad range of readers and is intended for anyone interested in the future of Kazakhstan the development of political parties and the forces holding back democracy in that country. ©