ABSTRACT In this article, we empirically examine how the Central Asian states apply external regime legitimation strategies to legitimize their regimes domestically. We used the Central Asia Watch Project’s data from five Central Asian state-run media outlets to examine spatial and temporal changes in regime legitimation strategies. All the Central Asian countries employed external regime legitimation strategies, but those strategies differ based on regime type. Overall, we see continuity and persistence in reporting regional cooperation but underreporting of regional conflict throughout the 2016–2017 timeframe of this study.

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中亚的国营媒体：通过区域冲突和合作框架使外部政权合法化

摘要 在本文中，我们实证研究了中亚国家如何应用外部政权合法化策略在国内合法化其政权。我们使用中亚观察项目从五个中亚国营媒体中获得的数据来研究政权合法化战略的空间和时间变化。中亚各国都采用了外部政权合法化策略，但这些策略因政权类型而异。总体而言，我们看到在本研究 2016-2017 年的整个时间框架内，报告区域合作的连续性和持续性，但漏报了区域冲突。