The Pitfalls of Family Rule: Patronage Norms, Family Overreach, and Political Crisis in Kazakhstan and Beyond

by Barbara Junisbai

In The Pitfalls of Family Rule, Barbara Junisbai questions the conceptual divide separating democracy from nondemocracy as well as that separating "strong" authoritarian rulers from "weak" ones. Focusing on patronage, endemic to post-Soviet Eurasia but also present the world over, she untangles the spoils agreements that bind elites to strongman presidents. Incorporating multiple case studies, including an in-depth investigation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501779060
• ISBN13: 9781501779060
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.