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122 very close to the original Kazakh culture. Their tribal specificities aside, Adai see themselves as keepers of the Kazakh traditions and guardians of the Kazakh nomadic heritage – first and foremost in the form of the museum under open sky, the oral folk song tradition and pastoral nomadism which is still the main type of agricultural activity in the oblast, however small its role in the oil-driven economy of Mangystau. In some respects, Adai exhibit island mentality, considering themselves to be better Kazakhs than most because they were able to keep the traditions alive the longest, thus becoming one of the major sources of true Kazakh identity today. Therefore, the conclusion of the study is that Aktau despite the initial promise does not provide enough evidence to support the main hypothesis. Aktau provides a much stronger support for an alternative hypothesis that in a Kazakh dominated society the preservation and maintenance of Kazakh identity is easier even in the face of detrimental effects of globalization and rapid transition to market economy.
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Title | Market reforms, foreign direct investment and national identity: Non-national identity of Kazakhstan |
Author | Zhanalin, Azamat |
Author email | janalin_a@yahoo.com; zhanalin@gmail.com |
Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
Document type | Dissertation |
Degree program | International Relations |
School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
Date defended/completed | 2011-03-22 |
Date submitted | 2011 |
Restricted until | Unrestricted |
Date published | 2011-04-29 |
Advisor (committee chair) | English, Robert |
Advisor (committee member) |
James, Patrick Rorlich, Azade-Ayse |
Abstract | The present study offers an analysis of the concept of non-national identity in application to the Republic of Kazakhstan as the most likely case. The primary hypothesis is that newly independent states, which are undergoing a rapid transition to market economy and actively pursue integration in the world economy and foreign direct investment, will experience fragmentation of their national identity, defined as non-national identity.; Three sites in Kazakhstan, Almaty, Astana and Aktau, were chosen for the study as representative of the market reforms in the republic as well as the best examples of the country’s pursuit of foreign direct investment and integration into the global economy. The data collected indicates that while Kazakhstan does demonstrate fragmentation of its national identity, it is not necessarily caused by the market reforms and the participation in the global trade. Alternative causal variables such as the Soviet and Russian colonial legacy, intra-ethnic cleavages among the Kazakhs and the prevalence of multi-vector foreign policy were found to contribute to the development of non-national identity of Kazakhstan. The study’s results also suggest that in the last few years, Kazakh identity is experiencing a rather strong revival as well, which may yet counteract the existing factors leading to the emergence of the non-national identity of Kazakhstan. |
Keyword | identity; nationalism; Kazakhstan; market reforms; globalization; foreign direct investment; national identity; countries in transition; foreign policy; culture; former Soviet Union; Central Asia; patronage networks; energy; oil; post-colonial legacy; nation-state |
Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Almaty; Astana; Aktau |
Geographic subject (country) | Kazakhstan |
Coverage date | 1970/2010 |
Language | English |
Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
Type | texts |
Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3812 |
Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
Rights | Zhanalin, Azamat |
Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
Filename | etd-Zhanalin-4506 |
Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume51/etd-Zhanalin-4506.pdf |
Description
Title | Page 128 |
Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
Full text | 122 very close to the original Kazakh culture. Their tribal specificities aside, Adai see themselves as keepers of the Kazakh traditions and guardians of the Kazakh nomadic heritage – first and foremost in the form of the museum under open sky, the oral folk song tradition and pastoral nomadism which is still the main type of agricultural activity in the oblast, however small its role in the oil-driven economy of Mangystau. In some respects, Adai exhibit island mentality, considering themselves to be better Kazakhs than most because they were able to keep the traditions alive the longest, thus becoming one of the major sources of true Kazakh identity today. Therefore, the conclusion of the study is that Aktau despite the initial promise does not provide enough evidence to support the main hypothesis. Aktau provides a much stronger support for an alternative hypothesis that in a Kazakh dominated society the preservation and maintenance of Kazakh identity is easier even in the face of detrimental effects of globalization and rapid transition to market economy. |