Another way of saying enough: environmental concern and popular mobilization in Kyrgyzstan

摘要: This article is a foray into the understudied issue of environmental protest politics in Central Asia. Specifically, it uses Kyrgyzstan as case study to test argument that concerns mobilized people engage and ways different from other kinds protest. essay presents first systematic public opinion about environment Kyrgyzstan. It includes results 2009 nationwide survey, over 100 expert elite interviews, newspaper content analysis. Furthermore, spatially analyzes these identify geographical variation perception political event occurrence patterns. Protest engagement complex process determined by interaction several factors, not explained solely affluence, rationality, or grievances. Eco-mobilization – collective action represents class events offers view mass discontent former Soviet Union neo-patrimon...