TY  - GEN
A1  - Lauterbach, Stefan
A1  - Witt, Roman
A1  - Plessen, Birgit
A1  - Dulski, Peter
A1  - Prasad, Sushma
A1  - Mingram, Jens
A1  - Gleixner, Gerd
A1  - Hettler-Riedel, Sabine
A1  - Stebich, Martina
A1  - Schnetger, Bernhard
A1  - Schwalb, Antje
A1  - Schwarz, Anja
T1  - Climatic imprint of the mid-latitude Westerlies in the Central Tian Shan of Kyrgyzstan and teleconnections to North Atlantic climate variability during the last 6000 years
N2  - In general, a moderate drying trend is observed in mid-latitude arid Central Asia since the Mid-Holocene, attributed to the progressively weakening influence of the mid-latitude Westerlies on regional climate. However, as the spatio-temporal pattern of this development and the underlying climatic mechanisms are yet not fully understood, new high-resolution paleoclimate records from this region are needed. Within this study, a sediment core from Lake Son Kol (Central Kyrgyzstan) was investigated using sedimentological, (bio) geochemical, isotopic, and palynological analyses, aiming at reconstructing regional climate development during the last 6000 years. Biogeochemical data, mainly reflecting summer moisture conditions, indicate predominantly wet conditions until 4950 cal. yr BP, succeeded by a pronounced dry interval between 4950 and 3900 cal. yr BP. In the following, a return to wet conditions and a subsequent moderate drying trend until present times are observed. This is consistent with other regional paleoclimate records and likely reflects the gradual Late Holocene diminishment of the amount of summer moisture provided by the mid-latitude Westerlies. However, climate impact of the Westerlies was apparently not only restricted to the summer season but also significant during winter as indicated by recurrent episodes of enhanced allochthonous input through snowmelt, occurring before 6000 cal. yr BP and at 5100-4350, 3450-2850, and 1900-1500 cal. yr BP. The distinct similar to 1500year periodicity of these episodes of increased winter precipitation in Central Kyrgyzstan resembles similar cyclicities observed in paleoclimate records around the North Atlantic, likely indicating a hemispheric-scale climatic teleconnection and an impact of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) variability in Central Asia.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 408 
KW  - Central Asia
KW  - climate
KW  - Holocene
KW  - lake sediments
KW  - mid-latitude Westerlies
KW  - NAO
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-404085
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Geiß, Paul Georg
T1  - Regionalismus und Staatlichkeit in Turkmenistan
T1  - Regionalism and statehood in Turkmenistan
N2  - 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.
KW  - Zentralasien
KW  - Wechsel
KW  - neopatrimonialer Staat
KW  - Regionalismus
KW  - Central Asia
KW  - transition
KW  - neo-patrimonial state
KW  - regionalism
Y1  - 2004
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11650
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Berg, Andrea
T1  - Dynastie oder Demokratie? : Die Personalisierung des Staates in Zentralasien
T1  - Dynasty or democracy? : The personalisation of the state in Central Asia
N2  - The increasing concentration of power in the hands of the presidential families in all Central Asian states led to the personalisation of the state during the last years. The presidents successfully established neo-patrimonial, authoritarian regimes with a high level of consolidation but without fulfilling the criterion of democracy. The article explores the strategies the presidents use to maintain their authority and discusses which political developments can be expected concerning the question of succession.
KW  - Zentralasien
KW  - Wechsel
KW  - Hybridstaaten
KW  - neopatrimoniale Regierungen
KW  - Central Asia
KW  - transition
KW  - hybrid states
KW  - neo-patrimonial regimes
Y1  - 2004
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47405
ER  -