Paper long abstract:

Formation and development of a civil society in Tajikistan have the specific features. First of all they are connected with features of psychology, mentality, habits, customs and traditions which should be considered during construction of the democratic institutes of a civil society and their mutual relation with the state power.

Formation of a civil society in Tajikistan faces also with such problems, connected with regionalism, tribalism and a clan relationship. Among these factors which interfere with formation of the democratic state and a development of principles of democracy it is necessary to indicate such factors as the raised religiousness of the population, psychology of a worship of personalities, servility, absence of political consciousness and culture.

One of a difficult of process of becoming Tajik civil society is that in it fighting two contrary factors: secular and religion where a dominant position occupies religion elements and values. The situation use Muslim fanatics. They are calling the young people to the radical activity and on a fight with a secular state. Those activities are based on the fundamental and extremists ideas and are directed on a destabilization and destroying of a secular state.

In the given paper I intend to investigate these problems and to show ways, means and mechanisms of their overcoming on a way of construction and development of a civil society in Tajikistan. Therefore for formation of a democratic civil society in republic it is necessary to give special attention to the specified elements of national psychology, an originality of national character and national identity.

The main purposes of my research proposal are:

1. To show an originality and distinctive signs of formation of a civil society in Tajikistan in a transition period.

2. To consider the basic difficulties and the problems arising in the process of becoming of the democratic state and a civil society.

3. On the basis of the comparative analysis to show the general and peculiarity traits of formation of a civil society in Tajikistan and in Central Asia.

4. To characterize functioning of institutes of a civil society (NGO) in Tajikistan: principles of mutual relation with the state and degree of their influence on the political power at the present stage.

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