“Adult politicians” perceive the youth as a “useful” resource in the struggle against their opponents, or in best case, as their followers, who are ready to promote the ideas of politicians, although these ideas can be absolutely absurd”, noted Anar Musabaeva, a political analyst, in her article written exclusively for the Institute for Public Policy.

The Institute for Public Policy asked experts to comment on the increased number of protests in Kyrgyzstan and identify basic sources of conflict.

The Institute for Public Policy interviewed representatives of civil society to find out their opinion on the work of the Central Election Commission of KR (CEC) and interaction between CEC, Jogorku Kenesh and presidential candidates.

The Institute for Public Policy asked the members of the Central Electoral Commission to elaborate on the issues they encounter, especially regarding SAS-Shailoo, the interaction of the CEC with the judicial authorities, Jogorku Kenesh and participants of the presidential race, the support given to the CEC by international organisations, and the interim report of the ODIHR/OSCE Election Assessment Mission.

"On Sunday, 30 October 2011, we will elect the last President of this generation, the last President of the era of the early establishment of Kyrgyz statehood", said Valentin Bogatyrev, head of the analytical consortium "Perspective", in an article written exclusively for the Institute for Public Policy.

The use of administrative resource is a major risk of the upcoming presidential election in Kyrgyzstan. The Institute for Public Policy asked representatives of government agencies and civil society whether the election would pass without the use of administrative resource.

“Despite the seeming calmness, an active negotiating process is going on, which should pre-determine the outcome of the election even before voting,” said Valentin Bogatyrev, director of the Analytical Consortium "Perspective," in an article written for the Institute for Public Policy.

"For state authorities in general, and for the current authorities in particular, it is a very difficult question. But only their formulation and solution can help us", said Valentin Bogatyrev, the head of the analytical consortium "Perspective", in his article written exclusively for the Institute for Public Policy (IPP). 

We offer our readers the stories told by the participants of the School of mediation.

"Government officials do not receive anything from the academic and expert community; they receive from international organizations recommendations they cannot implement, and in the market they strive to get the product for a pittance or in exchange for the right to have a seat n the White House and its extensions," notes Valentin Bogatyrev, director of the analytical consortium "Perspective", in his article written for the Institute for Public Policy (IPP).

The Institute for Public Policy asked Kyrgyz experts a number of questions about the interaction between experts, the NGO sector and public structures.

“There was no quick and adequate reaction to the events not only on the part of scientists but also on the part of the expert community. People having special knowledge in inter-ethnic relations have not yet made any estimation of the events,” noted Sheradil Baktygulov, an expert in public administration, in his article written exclusively for the Institute for Public Policy (IPP).

The Institute for Public Policy asked a number of Kyrgyz politicians if their interaction with expert community was effective today.

"Forecasts and scenarios of political developments are often based not on professional policy analysis, but, in the best case, on intuition, and in the worst case - on the views of other more "authoritative" or more popular experts, usually foreign," said Anar Musabaeva, a political analyst, in her article written exclusively for the Institute for Public Policy (IPP).

Kyrgyz experts answered a number of questions of the Institute for Public Policy (IPP) concerning the role of the external factor in the upcoming presidential election.

The Institute for Public Policy (IPP) asked foreign experts the following questions: a) Will the foreign factor play a significant role in the upcoming presidential election; b) Will support from foreign media help any candidate; c) Will the Constitution be changed after the election toward the presidential regime, and what is the impact of foreign forces on this process.

The Institute for Public Policy interviewed a number of politicians, experts, representatives of the mass media and NGOs about the potential risks connected with upcoming presidential election in Kyrgyzstan.

“The main source of the current crises is not the Constitution. The main source of the current crises is the so called ’human factor’,” writes Murat Ukushov, an expert in constitutional law, in his article written exclusively for the Institute for Public Policy.

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