STATE-BUILDING AND ADMINISTRATIVE MODERNIZATION INUZBEKISTAN: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON INSTITUTIONALCHANGE

Abstract

This article investigates major processes of state-building and administrative modernization in the territory of present-day Uzbekistan from a historical perspective. The study considers the transformation of political institutions, administrative practices, legal frameworks, and relations between central and local authorities across different historical periods. Particular attention is paid to the interaction between inherited institutions and processes of modernization. A comparative historical methodology is used to identify continuities and changes in governance. The findings show that institutional development in the region was neither linear nor uniform. Different political periods introduced new administrative models while retaining or adapting earlier
practices. The study argues that the history of governance in Uzbekistan is best understood as a process of institutional layering in which older administrative traditions interacted with new political, legal, and economic requirements. This historical perspective contributes to discussions of state formation, institutional resilience, and modernization in Central Asia.