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Kazakh language and culture.
190 Almaty’s media, on the other hand, reflects the multi-ethnic society that resides in Kazakhstan. While the bulk of published or transmitted media is in Russian and (less) in Kazakh, there are also a few ethnic newspapers and other media sources published in different languages, most notable of which are Uyghur, German, Korean, and Tatar.
Almaty media activity increases the role the city plays in the society of Kazakhstan. According to late prominent sociologist Sabit Zhusupov, the two most important factors that influence the civil society in the republic are media and political parties while other types of civic organizations (trade unions, ethnic cultural centers, religious organizations, NGOs) have next to no impact on the social processes in the country. (Zhusupov, 2008, p. 99) The results of the author’s survey, summarized in Figure 15, show that Almaty respondents have a slightly higher opinion of media than elsewhere which reflects the media’s ability to capture the attention and trust of the city’s residents. Astana residents, by comparison, are a little less positive and rather concerned with the government control over media.191
190 Admittedly, Astana is also influenced by the outside world as well as Almaty is producing its share of media aimed at Kazakh audience but in general, the latter is more international and the former is more pro-Kazakh.
191 Of course, the survey in Almaty covered mostly young people 19-20 year old which may explain their unabashed optimism but then respondents in Astana are not much older –21 on average.
Object Description
| 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 |
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| Title | Page 149 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 143 Kazakh language and culture. 190 Almaty’s media, on the other hand, reflects the multi-ethnic society that resides in Kazakhstan. While the bulk of published or transmitted media is in Russian and (less) in Kazakh, there are also a few ethnic newspapers and other media sources published in different languages, most notable of which are Uyghur, German, Korean, and Tatar. Almaty media activity increases the role the city plays in the society of Kazakhstan. According to late prominent sociologist Sabit Zhusupov, the two most important factors that influence the civil society in the republic are media and political parties while other types of civic organizations (trade unions, ethnic cultural centers, religious organizations, NGOs) have next to no impact on the social processes in the country. (Zhusupov, 2008, p. 99) The results of the author’s survey, summarized in Figure 15, show that Almaty respondents have a slightly higher opinion of media than elsewhere which reflects the media’s ability to capture the attention and trust of the city’s residents. Astana residents, by comparison, are a little less positive and rather concerned with the government control over media.191 190 Admittedly, Astana is also influenced by the outside world as well as Almaty is producing its share of media aimed at Kazakh audience but in general, the latter is more international and the former is more pro-Kazakh. 191 Of course, the survey in Almaty covered mostly young people 19-20 year old which may explain their unabashed optimism but then respondents in Astana are not much older –21 on average. |
