Review of the Monograph by V.V.Komleva, H.P.Nigmatullayeva “Modern Political Thought in Tajikistan”

This review analyses the monograph by V.V.Komleva and Kh.P.Nigmatullaeva, “Modern Political Thought in Tajikistan” (Moscow: Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, 2025). The work may be considered as the first comprehensive study in Russian scholarship on the formation and development of a national school of political thought in Tajikstan. The topic is highly relevant due to the need for deeper scholarly dialogue and mutual understanding between Central Asian countries and Russia. The review emphasizes the methodological rigour of the study, which covers a wide range of Tajik academic publications from 2000-2024 and uses historical, genetic, comparative and substantive analyses. The authors convincingly demonstrate the evolution of scholarly understanding of Tajikistan’s statehood, identity, ideology and foreign policy, revealing the inner logic behind the formation of a national political science tradition. The high scientific novelty and conceptual integrity of the monograph are noted as well as its contribution to the development of comparative politics and regional studies. The work can be recognized as academically significant and methodologically verified, and it is recommended for wide scientific and educational use.

1. Komleva V.V., Nigmatullayeva H.P. Modern Political Thought in Tajikistan. Moscow: Diplomaticheskaya akademiya MID Rossii [Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia], 2025. 304

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