Public opinion in Central Asia: A pioneering Kyrgyz NGO ventures into unchartered territories

Field work in Kyrgyzstan, image by Central Asia Barometer, used with permission While the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have a lot in common, regional integration is more an idea than a fact: Local societies know little about their neighbours. But one group of activists based in Kyrgyzstan believes it is time to talk about Central Asian public opinion as a whole. The five Central Asian states have many things in common: shared borders, the presence of ethnic minorities belonging to the same dominant ethnic group in each country, over se…

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