The Determinants of Civic and Ethnic Nationalisms in Kazakhstan: Evidence from the Grass-Roots Level

Sharipova, Dina; Burkhanov, Aziz; Alpeissova, Alma

doi:10.1080/13537113.2017.1311143

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“…Additionally, Central Asian countries do not have ethnically homogenous societies (Sharipova et al. , 2017).…”

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Determinants of health and education equality: evidence from post-Soviet states

Panaro

2021

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PurposeThis article examines the determinants of social equality in the education and healthcare sectors in the 15 post-Soviet states. Focussing on regime type and civil society organisations (CSOs), it argues that countries where liberal principles of democracy are achieved or have a stronger civil society deliver a more equitable social policy.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical analysis rests upon a time-series cross-sectional (TSCS) analysis from 1992 to 2019. Data are collected from the Quality of Government (QoG) Dataset 2020 and the Variates of Democracy (V-DEM) Dataset 2020.FindingsThe findings demonstrate that while regime type only partially accounts for social equality, as electoral autocracies do not have more equitable social policy than close regime types and democracy weakly explains equality levels, the strength of CSOs is associated with more equality.Originality/valueThe article challenges dominant approaches that consider electoral democracy to be related to more equal social policy and demonstrates that de-facto free and fair elections do not impinge on social equality, while the strength of liberal and civil liberties and CSOs correlate with more equitable social policy.

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“…Additionally, Central Asian countries do not have ethnically homogenous societies (Sharipova et al. , 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

Determinants of health and education equality: evidence from post-Soviet states

Panaro

2021

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“…After 30 years of independence, the current issues of citizenship are multiple and largely affected by globalization. The question of a new sense of national identity leads to broader implications regarding modern nationbuilding processes and the constraints of the government's constructivist nationbuilding policies (Sharipova et al 2017).…”

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“…However, language issues, especially regarding the knowledge and usage of Kazakh remains a highly controversial and sensitive political topic. Although Kazakh is an official state language and the language of the predominant ethnic group, it still lags behind Russian in terms of everyday use since many people, including many urban Kazakhs, lack Kazakh-language proficiency (Sharipova et al 2017).…”

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Global Citizenship Education

Sandhu¹

2020

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“…While most of the studies of the last 20 years about national identity construction in post-Soviet space have traditionally used a top-down perspective (e.g., Laitin, 1998;Blum, 2007;Laruelle 2014), my work adds to a shortlist of bottom-up studies (e.g., Pawłusz & Seliverstova, 2016;Sharipova et al, 2017;Isaaks, 2018). The bottom-up approach has aimed to demonstrate how ordinary citizens construct their sense of belonging to an (ethno)nation.…”

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“…Although in the last several years, bottom-up research of post-Soviet and, in particular, of Kazakhstani society began to appear (e.g., Pawłusz & Seliverstova, 2016;Sharipova et al, 2017;Isaacs, 2018;Blackburn, 2019), the role of ICT in national identity construction in the region has still been poorly studied. Meanwhile, the spread of social media has reached colossal proportions and has become a place of public discussions and contentions.…”

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Imagining the desirable homeland: Nation-related belonging and social media use of young Kazakhstani Russians

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Recent events, such as the Ukrainian crisis, political protests in Belarus, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict’s escalation, have clearly demonstrated that the so-called ‘national question’ has remained an acute issue in the post-Soviet space. Being surrounded by Russia’s neo-imperial calls, but also by the dominating titular culture in the country of their current residence, ethnic Russians, and their national belonging arouse the interest of academia. Simultaneously, the tremendous expansion of information and communication technologies (ICTs), as well as the popularity of social media in the ex-Soviet republics, opens new opportunities for the conception of a national image, especially for young people. Hence, the studying of ethnic and civic belonging in the post-Soviet context requires an additional technological viewpoint. While Cyberspace in Kazakhstan remains state-controlled, Russia employs social media to unite its compatriots around the Russian national idea. However, the Internet may also support alternative identity constructions, grassroots movements, and the search for new national belongingness among ethnic minorities. How do young Kazakhstani Russians define their national belonging in the light of their social media usage? Which homeland do they imagine, and which role does Instagram play in this process? To answer these questions, I conducted explorative research, which was based upon a qualitative content analysis of 22 semi-structured interviews with young Kazakhstani Russians and a quantitative content analysis of local Instagram accounts. Interviewing ethnic Russians from big Kazakhstani cities demonstrated that these young people avoid formal national categories and creatively combine their multiple nation-related identities and belongings. Although social media content from Russia is present in their social media feeds, Ka-zakhstani Russians did not express any particular attachment to their historical “homeland.” Instead, they defined themselves as Kazakhstanis and advocated for ethnocultural pluralism and innovation inside and beyond Kazakhstan’s national borders. Their openness towards global cooperation is also reflected in their use of social media. At the same time, a close connection to a local space was widely relevant among Kazakhstani Russians. Posting Instagram stories from their everyday life, communicating with local friends, and consuming local news and event announcements, immersed young Kazakhstani Russians into the local city-related environment. Among the whole geographical and thematic content variety, following one or another urban account was an essential part of Kazakh-stani Russians’ social media use. As the Instagram analysis proved, textual and visual content on city-related accounts has blurred the boundaries between different discursive paradigms of national identity existing in Kazakhstan and presented the country in a positive light. In addition to other usage patterns, this provides an opportunity for these young people to construct a particular image of Kazakhstan, which helps them to find their social identity gratification and maintain positive self-esteem. As a result, their sense of belonging to Kazakhstan grows, allowing them to manage their multiple nation-related memberships while creating new categories beyond any formal definitions.

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The Determinants of Civic and Ethnic Nationalisms in Kazakhstan: Evidence from the Grass-Roots Level

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Determinants of health and education equality: evidence from post-Soviet states

Determinants of health and education equality: evidence from post-Soviet states

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