# Kazakhstan and the principles of democracy

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The post argues that democratic laws and elections cannot substitute for institutions rooted in civil society.

Blog post · Hermeneutic Heretic · 5 December 2005

## Where it lives

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## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 5 December 2005
- Published in: Hermeneutic Heretic
- Language: English

Topics: democracy, institutions, kazakhstan, iraq-war.

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