What really happened in Kyrgyzstan?
In: Journal of Democracy, Vol 17, No April, 2006, pp. 132-146
Stresses that the ‘Tulip Revolution’ was very different from other ‘colour revolutions’ and notes the importance of localism. See also: Radnitz, Scott , A Horse of a Different Color: Revolution and Regression’ in Bunce [2] In Bunce; McFaul; Stoner-Weiss, Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World [3] (D. II.1. Comparative Assessments [4])New York, Cambridge University Press, 2009, pp. 300-324 , arguing that the events of 2005 better seen as a ‘coup’.