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2) How would you assess the role of Kazakh and Russian languages in Kazakhstan?
a. Kazakh is the state language which must be used by every citizen of Kazakhstan
b. Both Russian and Kazakh play a significant role in Kazakhstan, both are equally important
c. Russian is more important as the language of communication, science, culture
d. Neither Kazakh nor Russia, but rather English or Chinese or some other foreign language are more important for every resident of Kazakhstan
3) In your opinion, what is the role of religion in Kazakhstan?
a. Islam is the main religion of Kazakhstan and defines the development of society
b. Tengriism have played an important role in defining the Kazakh culture
c. Multiple confessions, Islam, Orthodox Christian, and others, all important for the society of Kazakhstan
d. Kazakhstan is a secular republic and no religion should be influencing the development of society
Open-ended questions
4) What is your opinion about the role of nomadism and pastoral traditions in the history of Kazakhstan?
5) How would you assess the effect of globalization and international trade on the social development of Kazakhstan?
6) How did the transition to market economy affect you personally?
7) What is your assessment of the role FDI plays in Kazakhstan?
8) What is your opinion about role of media in Kazakhstan?
9) What is your assessment of the culture, folk traditions, languages in Kazakhstan? What are the key factors influencing the culture of Kazakhstan? Do you believe that Russia or the West affect the culture of Kazakhstan?
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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 |
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| Title | Page 265 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 259 2) How would you assess the role of Kazakh and Russian languages in Kazakhstan? a. Kazakh is the state language which must be used by every citizen of Kazakhstan b. Both Russian and Kazakh play a significant role in Kazakhstan, both are equally important c. Russian is more important as the language of communication, science, culture d. Neither Kazakh nor Russia, but rather English or Chinese or some other foreign language are more important for every resident of Kazakhstan 3) In your opinion, what is the role of religion in Kazakhstan? a. Islam is the main religion of Kazakhstan and defines the development of society b. Tengriism have played an important role in defining the Kazakh culture c. Multiple confessions, Islam, Orthodox Christian, and others, all important for the society of Kazakhstan d. Kazakhstan is a secular republic and no religion should be influencing the development of society Open-ended questions 4) What is your opinion about the role of nomadism and pastoral traditions in the history of Kazakhstan? 5) How would you assess the effect of globalization and international trade on the social development of Kazakhstan? 6) How did the transition to market economy affect you personally? 7) What is your assessment of the role FDI plays in Kazakhstan? 8) What is your opinion about role of media in Kazakhstan? 9) What is your assessment of the culture, folk traditions, languages in Kazakhstan? What are the key factors influencing the culture of Kazakhstan? Do you believe that Russia or the West affect the culture of Kazakhstan? |
