Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/256552 
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2019
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SWP Comment No. 10/2019
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
Rather overshadowed by ongoing violence in Afghanistan and an unexpected political opening in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan is witnessing the emergence of a totalitarian system focused entirely on the president. Alongside legal moves and key appointments, ideo­logical propaganda plays a central role. Two main trends are involved: the presentation of President Emomali Rahmon as bringer of peace and guarantor of national unity, and the establishment of a canon of 'national' norms and values designed to enforce social and ideological homogeneity. The spectre of Islamic fundamentalism is instrumentalised to consolidate the ruling ideology, while surveillance and sanctioning enforce behavioural conformity.
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Research Report

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