Central Asia Newswire, article by Rodger Dillon, TSPC Executive Director

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Central Asia Newswire, article by Rodger Dillon, TSPC Executive Director

March 6, 2013

BISHKEK - Tuesday, March 05, 2013 - There is frequent debate in the Kyrgyz Republic about the power of civil society organizations (CSOs). From the foundations that may fund them, to local activists themselves, the question is often asked: How influential are CSOs and NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) and their representatives in this country?

Recently this debate – particularly focused on the political programs of civil society organizations – was renewed following a visit to the country by a representative of the Varieties of Democracy Project (V-dem.net), a research effort led by 15 social scientists on three continents measuring degrees and types of democracy on a global scale. 

 

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