Weapons of the wealthy: predatory regimes and elite-led protests in Central Asia

Introduction: Puzzles of People Power1. Institutional Uncertainty and Elite-Led Mobilization 2. The View from Below: Communities as Sites for Collective Action 3. The View from Above: State Influences on Elite Opportunities 4. Linkages across Classes: The Development of Subversive Clientelism 5. Mobilization in Rural Kyrgyzstan 6. Elite Networks and the Tulip Revolution 7. Assessing the Dynamics of Mobilization in Diverse ContextsConclusion: Political Economies, Hybrid Regimes, and Challenges to DemocratizationMethodological Appendix Index