Uwarunkowania legitymizacji władzy w systemach autorytarnych. Casus państw Azji Centralnej

Legitimacy along with co-optation and repression are the three main pillars of the stability of autocratic regimes. Explanation of their relative stability should take into account the complex relationships between these variables. The elites of authoritarian regimes systematically formulate legitimacy claims in order to justify their power, and the processes of institutionalization and effective distribution of these claims depends on a number of factors and mechanisms. The purpose of this paper is to analyze these factors and mechanisms of legitimacy contributing to the stability of authoritarian states by drawing on the example of Central Asian republics.