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Papers by Ksu Kizilova
Democratization
This chapter examines the democratic revolutions that occurred in post-communist Europe since 198... more This chapter examines the democratic revolutions that occurred in post-communist Europe since 1989. It first considers the beginning of the decline of communism and the failed attempts to reform communist one-party states from 1970 to 1988 as stage one of democratization. It then discusses the end of communist regimes as the second stage of democratization—between 1989 and 1991. It also looks at stage three of the democratization process, which focuses on the creation of new democracies. The chapter concludes with an assessment of the main drivers of successful democratization in post-communist Europe.
... GfK Polonia (Dr. Beata Steczowicz) • Robert B. Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, Warsaw Un... more ... GfK Polonia (Dr. Beata Steczowicz) • Robert B. Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, Warsaw University (team led by Prof. Renata Siemienska) ENRI-East International Advisory Board: • Prof. Christian Haerpfer (Chair), University of Aberdeen • Prof. Alexander Etkind, Cambridge ...
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization, 2017
Democratization, 2018
This chapter examines the democratic revolutions that occurred in post-Soviet Eurasia since 1989.... more This chapter examines the democratic revolutions that occurred in post-Soviet Eurasia since 1989. It first considers the beginning of the decline of communism and the failed attempts to reform communist one-party states from 1970 to 1988 as stage one of democratization. It then discusses the end of communist regimes as the second stage of democratization—between 1989 and 1991. It also looks at stage three of the democratization process, which focuses on the creation of new democracies. The chapter concludes with an assessment of the main drivers of successful democratization in post-Soviet Eurasia.
The World Values Survey (WVS) is an international research program developed to assess the impact... more The World Values Survey (WVS) is an international research program developed to assess the impact of values stability or change over time on the social, political and economic development of countries and societies. It started in 1981 by Ronald Inglehart and his team, since then has involved more than 100 world societies and turned into the largest non-commercial cross-national empirical time-series investigation of human beliefs and values ever executed on a global scale. The article consists of a few sections differing by the focus. The authors begin with the description of survey methodology and organization management that both ensure cross-national and cross-regional comparative character of the study (the survey is implemented using the same questionnaire, a face-to-face mode of interviews, and the same sample type in every country). The next part of the article presents a short overview of the project history and comparative surveys’ time-series (so called “waves” - periods b...
The paper analyses core elements of political culture in post-Soviet Eurasia in the two decades b... more The paper analyses core elements of political culture in post-Soviet Eurasia in the two decades between 1991 and 2010. It compares political transformations in transition countries along the continuum between authoritarian and democratic regimes in the years since the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The conceptual framework of the paper is based on the concept of political support by Easton and its further development by Norris, Klingemann, Dalton, Rose, Mishler and Haerpfer. The conceptual lineage overlaps with the distinction between ‘realist’ and ‘idealist’, as well as ‘intrinsic’ and ‘instrumental’ forms of political support. The paper provides a general overview of findings on political support across certain post-communist nations by ordering them from most basic to more specific form of support. The broadest base of support is support for the political community; the next considered level is support for the democratic regime. The last two more specific levels a...
Hungarians in Contemporary Ukraine: Identities and Representations. The paper deals with Hungaria... more Hungarians in Contemporary Ukraine: Identities and Representations. The paper deals with Hungarians in Ukraine as one of the most active ethnic minorities in Ukraine. Ethnic composition of the population of Ukraine and historical peculiarities of its formation are considered. Process of minorities’ activation in the circumstances of post-soviet transformations is described. The particular features of the ethnic minorities study in Ukraine are represented on the example of the results of the Hungarian ethnic minority study within the framework of the international research project ENRI-East “Interplay of European, national and regional identities: nations between the states along the new borders of the European Union." The features of interaction between different forms of identity in the minds of Ukrainian Hungarians are analyzed; the ethnic, regional and European identities of Ukrainian Hungarians are described; differentiating factors of Hungarian ethnic identity are distingu...
Journal of Affective Disorders, 2021
BACKGROUND People with disabilities (PWD) are at increased risk of poor mental health. However, t... more BACKGROUND People with disabilities (PWD) are at increased risk of poor mental health. However, this association and the pathways involved remain under-researched in many parts of the world. This study examined the association between disability and psychological distress in nine countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU). METHODS Data were analysed from 18,000 adults aged ≥18 years collected during the Health in Times of Transition (HITT) survey undertaken in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine in 2010 and 2011. Information was obtained on disability status, the severity of the disability and psychological distress. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate associations. RESULTS In a fully adjusted combined country analysis, disability was associated with over two times higher odds for psychological distress (odds ratio [OR]: 2.19, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.86-2.58). The strength of the association varied across the individual countries. Among PWD more severe disability was associated with significantly higher odds for psychological distress (OR: 2.12, 95%CI: 1.26-3.55). LIMITATIONS The data were cross-sectional and disability status was self-reported, possibly resulting in underreporting. CONCLUSIONS Disability is associated with worse psychological health in FSU countries, especially among those with more severe disabilities. As poor mental health may also increase the risk of negative outcomes in PWD, this finding highlights the importance of the early detection and treatment of mental disorders in PWD in these countries.
Transformation and Development, 2020
Democratization
This chapter examines the democratic revolutions that occurred in post-communist Europe since 198... more This chapter examines the democratic revolutions that occurred in post-communist Europe since 1989. It first considers the beginning of the decline of communism and the failed attempts to reform communist one-party states from 1970 to 1988 as stage one of democratization. It then discusses the end of communist regimes as the second stage of democratization—between 1989 and 1991. It also looks at stage three of the democratization process, which focuses on the creation of new democracies. The chapter concludes with an assessment of the main drivers of successful democratization in post-communist Europe.
... GfK Polonia (Dr. Beata Steczowicz) • Robert B. Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, Warsaw Un... more ... GfK Polonia (Dr. Beata Steczowicz) • Robert B. Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, Warsaw University (team led by Prof. Renata Siemienska) ENRI-East International Advisory Board: • Prof. Christian Haerpfer (Chair), University of Aberdeen • Prof. Alexander Etkind, Cambridge ...
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization, 2017
Democratization, 2018
This chapter examines the democratic revolutions that occurred in post-Soviet Eurasia since 1989.... more This chapter examines the democratic revolutions that occurred in post-Soviet Eurasia since 1989. It first considers the beginning of the decline of communism and the failed attempts to reform communist one-party states from 1970 to 1988 as stage one of democratization. It then discusses the end of communist regimes as the second stage of democratization—between 1989 and 1991. It also looks at stage three of the democratization process, which focuses on the creation of new democracies. The chapter concludes with an assessment of the main drivers of successful democratization in post-Soviet Eurasia.
The World Values Survey (WVS) is an international research program developed to assess the impact... more The World Values Survey (WVS) is an international research program developed to assess the impact of values stability or change over time on the social, political and economic development of countries and societies. It started in 1981 by Ronald Inglehart and his team, since then has involved more than 100 world societies and turned into the largest non-commercial cross-national empirical time-series investigation of human beliefs and values ever executed on a global scale. The article consists of a few sections differing by the focus. The authors begin with the description of survey methodology and organization management that both ensure cross-national and cross-regional comparative character of the study (the survey is implemented using the same questionnaire, a face-to-face mode of interviews, and the same sample type in every country). The next part of the article presents a short overview of the project history and comparative surveys’ time-series (so called “waves” - periods b...
The paper analyses core elements of political culture in post-Soviet Eurasia in the two decades b... more The paper analyses core elements of political culture in post-Soviet Eurasia in the two decades between 1991 and 2010. It compares political transformations in transition countries along the continuum between authoritarian and democratic regimes in the years since the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The conceptual framework of the paper is based on the concept of political support by Easton and its further development by Norris, Klingemann, Dalton, Rose, Mishler and Haerpfer. The conceptual lineage overlaps with the distinction between ‘realist’ and ‘idealist’, as well as ‘intrinsic’ and ‘instrumental’ forms of political support. The paper provides a general overview of findings on political support across certain post-communist nations by ordering them from most basic to more specific form of support. The broadest base of support is support for the political community; the next considered level is support for the democratic regime. The last two more specific levels a...
Hungarians in Contemporary Ukraine: Identities and Representations. The paper deals with Hungaria... more Hungarians in Contemporary Ukraine: Identities and Representations. The paper deals with Hungarians in Ukraine as one of the most active ethnic minorities in Ukraine. Ethnic composition of the population of Ukraine and historical peculiarities of its formation are considered. Process of minorities’ activation in the circumstances of post-soviet transformations is described. The particular features of the ethnic minorities study in Ukraine are represented on the example of the results of the Hungarian ethnic minority study within the framework of the international research project ENRI-East “Interplay of European, national and regional identities: nations between the states along the new borders of the European Union." The features of interaction between different forms of identity in the minds of Ukrainian Hungarians are analyzed; the ethnic, regional and European identities of Ukrainian Hungarians are described; differentiating factors of Hungarian ethnic identity are distingu...
Journal of Affective Disorders, 2021
BACKGROUND People with disabilities (PWD) are at increased risk of poor mental health. However, t... more BACKGROUND People with disabilities (PWD) are at increased risk of poor mental health. However, this association and the pathways involved remain under-researched in many parts of the world. This study examined the association between disability and psychological distress in nine countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU). METHODS Data were analysed from 18,000 adults aged ≥18 years collected during the Health in Times of Transition (HITT) survey undertaken in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine in 2010 and 2011. Information was obtained on disability status, the severity of the disability and psychological distress. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate associations. RESULTS In a fully adjusted combined country analysis, disability was associated with over two times higher odds for psychological distress (odds ratio [OR]: 2.19, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.86-2.58). The strength of the association varied across the individual countries. Among PWD more severe disability was associated with significantly higher odds for psychological distress (OR: 2.12, 95%CI: 1.26-3.55). LIMITATIONS The data were cross-sectional and disability status was self-reported, possibly resulting in underreporting. CONCLUSIONS Disability is associated with worse psychological health in FSU countries, especially among those with more severe disabilities. As poor mental health may also increase the risk of negative outcomes in PWD, this finding highlights the importance of the early detection and treatment of mental disorders in PWD in these countries.
Transformation and Development, 2020