The Paradox of Authoritarian Power: Bureaucratic Games and Information Asymmetry. The Case of Nazarbayev’s Kazakhstan

Tutumlu, Assel; Rustemov, Ilyas

doi:10.1080/10758216.2019.1699432

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“…Related to this, in the context of conducting research among public officials in Central Asia is the question of trust and personal contacts. Tutumlu and Rustemov (2021) report on a project studying bureaucratic behaviour in Kazakhstan, which involved interviewing public officials and managers to obtain revelations of particular political behaviour based on the premises of complete confidentiality:Officials in Kazakhstan deny the significance of problems brought to light by the public and blame specific people if a public claim gains traction. They also fix statistics, reports, and data interpretations.…”

Section: Central Asian Ethical Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Challenges for Political Science Research Ethics in Autocracies: A Case Study of Central Asia

Collins

Sharplin

Burkhanov

2023

Political Studies Review

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The imperative to conduct research ethically has been firmly established. Biomedical and applied research in the Global North has dominated the development of an ethical framework based on four broad principles: respect for autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice. The prevailing research ethics can become significant constraints to political scientists focussing on non-democratic settings. The appropriateness of these codes in guiding political scientists’ research, especially in authoritarian contexts of Central Asia, is examined. The article outlines the need for a more culturally and contextually nuanced approach to research ethics and an understanding of the discipline-specific ethical dilemmas for researchers within political science.

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Section: Central Asian Ethical Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“….] by developing thriving personality cults, bureaucrats free themselves from public accountability and/or personal responsibility for the reforms and continue with their subversive patronal practices (Tutumlu and Rustemov, 2021: 8).…”

Section: Central Asian Ethical Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%