Ankara : The Department of International Relations, Bilkent University, 2008.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2008.Includes bibliographical references leaves 110-120.Since the collapse of the Soviet Union state building process in Uzbekistan
became subjected to the social, political and economic problems. When all these
factors came together Andican Uprising occurred on 13 May 2005. In this thesis I
tried to clarify the basic motives behind the Andican Uprising. By investigating these
motives, I attempted to shed light on religious fundamentalism that the Government
of Uzbekistan faced after the collapse of the Soviet Union. As a part of problematical
state building process, role of domestic politics in the emergence of the uprising was
also covered by pointing out the characteristics of clan politics and civil society in
Uzbekistan. Reasons of the event were also investigated on international level. In this
context geopolitical strategy of international actors, the colored revolutions and U.S
– Uzbekistan relations were explored. Economic integration of Uzbekistan to world
economy and its failing reformation process was explored. While promotion of
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democracy in Uzbekistan was necessitating broader freedom for society, religious
fundamentalism led the government to intensify its authoritarian character. These
two conflicting characteristics of the country created two sides over which
international actors played their cards. While the west insisted on the
democratization of the country the east supported the Uzbek government’s harsh
measurement over religious groups. Andican Uprising is an important case in which
it is possible to find all prominent characteristics of the Uzbek politics, and therefore
this thesis can be taken as a laboratory work in which all relevant traces were
investigated to understand Uzbekistan.Kuzu, DurukanM.S
