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Kazakh population and even some of the Kazakhs.
285 The revival of the Kazakh language and culture is a priority, especially in the last few years with the adoption of a state-funded program Cultural Legacy (initiated in 2004) which focuses on (re)discovering the Kazakh roots, to establish a firm foundation for the Kazakh nation through a range of extensive archaeological and historical research activities. As part of the program, Kazakhstan historians are scouring archives in Russia, Iran, Arab countries, China and so on in the search of all historical records about the Kazakh nation of the past. (Buribaev, 2008)
The archaeological research on the territory of the republic has been greatly expanded in the last 20 years, making headway in finding a trove of artifacts – including a few more Saka golden armor suits. (Vorfolameev, 2010) For example, near Taraz, one of the cities in Southern Kazakhstan, an extensive archaeological study recovered a wealth of information about an ancient settlement Kulan which prospered thanks to the Silk Road in the 7th-11th century AD.286 (Moldakynov, 2008) Ultimately, the program aims to use the research results and their analysis at primary school level to instill respect for the ancient history of the Kazakhs and their country. (Kadyrov, Kurpiakova, & Tusupbekova, 2008) Yet again, all of these initiatives and their implementation are linked to Astana, and the capital becomes a showcase for the success of these programs in retrieving the building blocks of Kazakh identity: the advances in the Kazakh language
285 Interview with history professor, Eurasian University, Astana, 6/29/2009
286 Similarly, it has been mentioned that both Astana and Almaty have been actively seeking out traces of ancient settlements in their vicinity and Almaty is even officially requesting international recognition of its 1,000 year history from UNICEF.
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 207 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 201 Kazakh population and even some of the Kazakhs. 285 The revival of the Kazakh language and culture is a priority, especially in the last few years with the adoption of a state-funded program Cultural Legacy (initiated in 2004) which focuses on (re)discovering the Kazakh roots, to establish a firm foundation for the Kazakh nation through a range of extensive archaeological and historical research activities. As part of the program, Kazakhstan historians are scouring archives in Russia, Iran, Arab countries, China and so on in the search of all historical records about the Kazakh nation of the past. (Buribaev, 2008) The archaeological research on the territory of the republic has been greatly expanded in the last 20 years, making headway in finding a trove of artifacts – including a few more Saka golden armor suits. (Vorfolameev, 2010) For example, near Taraz, one of the cities in Southern Kazakhstan, an extensive archaeological study recovered a wealth of information about an ancient settlement Kulan which prospered thanks to the Silk Road in the 7th-11th century AD.286 (Moldakynov, 2008) Ultimately, the program aims to use the research results and their analysis at primary school level to instill respect for the ancient history of the Kazakhs and their country. (Kadyrov, Kurpiakova, & Tusupbekova, 2008) Yet again, all of these initiatives and their implementation are linked to Astana, and the capital becomes a showcase for the success of these programs in retrieving the building blocks of Kazakh identity: the advances in the Kazakh language 285 Interview with history professor, Eurasian University, Astana, 6/29/2009 286 Similarly, it has been mentioned that both Astana and Almaty have been actively seeking out traces of ancient settlements in their vicinity and Almaty is even officially requesting international recognition of its 1,000 year history from UNICEF. |
