Nation-Building and Geopolitical Traditions in Post-independence Kazakhstan (Research Brief)
October 9, 2009
This project engages with the broad themes of nation-building and geopolitics, taking the perspective that elite national identity projects serve as the foundation for the development of geopolitical culture and traditions in a given state.
This case study of Kazakhstan’s post-independence nation-building project is thus developed as a means to shed light on its present and future geopolitical orientations. More specifically, it examines the uneven nature of this nation-building project across Kazakhstan’s territory. This report offers a cursory introduction to the region-specific operation of elite strategies to instill a particular ―Kazakhstani‖ identity, while pointing to the differential interpretation of these strategies across various segments of the population.
Download the pdf at the top of this page for the full brief.
Natalie Kock, of the University of Colorado, Boulder was a 2009-10 Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) fellow.
