
Sofie Bedford, PhD in political science, Stockholm University. Sofie’s main research interest is the political developments of the former Soviet sphere, especially Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Sofie Bedford
Sofie Bedford, PhD in political science, Stockholm University. Sofie’s main research interest is the political developments of the former Soviet sphere, especially Central Asia and the Caucasus. Over the years she has also had the pleasure of being a frequent visitor to these fascinating regions both as a researcher and tourist as well as a “trailing spouse”. In her PhD project she studied the mobilization of Islamic communities in post-Soviet Azerbaijan through the lens of social movement theory. Sofie is originally from Sweden but is currently living in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Articles by Sofie Bedford
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On October 10 the people of Kyrgyzstan elected a new national parliament (Jogorku Kenesh) in an election that has been described as the most free and fair ever in a post-Soviet Central Asian republic. A closer look at the elections as well as their results indicates certain obstacles on the road to a prosperous parliamentary system.
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