Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-1410
Date of Award
12-12-2022
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Michael Herb
Second Advisor
Andrew Wedeman
Third Advisor
Ryan Carlin
Abstract
This dissertation aims to investigate the unconventional outcome of personalist succession in Kazakhstan. After an in-depth analysis of the 2019 Kazakh succession case, using process-tracing method, I present evidence that outgoing personalist dictators are not only aware of the political risks of succession, but they are possibly also learning from their peers’ experiences in orchestrating peaceful exits for themselves. This study adds to our existing knowledge of personalism’s risks for leadership successions and suggests new opportunities for future research.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/32273036
Recommended Citation
Abilova, Dariga, "Orchestrated Leadership Successions in Personalist Dictatorships: The 2019 Kazakh Experience." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2022.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/32273036
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