The article analyzes the youth policy incubation model as a mechanism for developing state governance potential. Using comparative institutional analysis, Finland’s experience is compared with reforms in Uzbekistan. The study proposes the Youth Governance Potential Index (YGPI) and shows that Uzbekistan’s youth infrastructure is not yet sufficiently transformed into stable institutional representation.

youth policy, incubation model, governance potential, comparative institutional analysis, content analysis, Finnish experience, YGPI index, Uzbekistan.

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