@misc{Geiss2004,
  author    = {Geiß, Paul Georg},
  title     = {Regionalismus und Staatlichkeit in Turkmenistan},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11650},
  year      = {2004},
  abstract  = {Regionalism in Central Asia is often identified with the dominance of tribal affiliations in politics. This classification, however, is problematic because it neglects the extent of social change under the Soviet rule. In Soviet Turkmenistan state structures were relatively strong. However, personal relations within the Communist party had preserved patrimonial elements within the state. The dissolution of the Soviet Union led to a stronger patrimonialization of authority relations. In Turkmenistan, this process led to an extreme form of a neo-patrimonial state due to the personal and arbitrary rule of its president Nijazov.},
  language  = {de}
}