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  • ‘Joined-Up’ Government: An integrated response to communal violence in Northern Ireland? 
    Knox, Colin (Policy and Politics, 2003)
    The growing recognition that social problems are multi-faceted and need to be tackled in a way which cut-across traditional departmental boundaries has heralded the advent of joined-up government. Yet this new emphasis ...
  • JOSIAH CHILD, INTEREST RATES, AND JOHN LOCKE’S “FOR A GENERAL NATURALIZATION” 
    Smith, Brian (Modern Intellectual History, 2021)
    Throughout the 1690s there were several high-profile parliamentary debates about lowering inter est rates from 6 to 4 percent. Locke’s involvement in these policy debates is significant. In this period, he circulated at ...
  • KAZAKHSTANI HISTORY NARRATIVES FROM THE STATE PERSPECTIVE AND ITS SOCIETAL PERCEPTION 
    Atenova, Moldir; Sanbayeva, Akmaral; Sharipova, Nazgul (Graduate School of Public Policy, 2023)
    Understanding the role of history in shaping a nation's identity is paramount. The narrative surrounding historical events holds immense power, capable of fueling ethnic tensions and a host of other complications. Thus, ...
  • Kazakhstan: Modernising Government in the Context of Political Inertia 
    Knox, Colin (International Review of Administrative Sciences, 2008)
    Kazakhstan declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and joined the Commonwealth of Independent States. Since then it has witnessed a remarkable economic transformation under the leadership of President ...
  • Korean lesson for Africa 
    Pelizzo, Riccardo (African Politics and Policy Newsletter, 2019-07-31)
    The South Korean case has extensively been investigated by political economists. It was one of the best known cases of a developmental state -a state that, by making the right choices, is able to create the conditions for ...
  • LAND COMMISSIONS IN KAZAKHSTAN: THE PROBLEM OF CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN LAND GOVERNANCE 
    Mukhtarova, Akbikesh (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy, 2022-04-22)
    Since Land Commissions (LCs) with civil society engagement functioning under local municipalities (akimats) is a recent phenomenon in Kazakhstan (2018), except for media reports, little to no attention is paid in academic ...
  • LAND COMMISSIONS IN KAZAKHSTAN: THE PROBLEM OF CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN LAND GOVERNANCE 
    Mukhtarova, Akbikesh (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy, 2022-04)
    Since Land Commissions (LCs) with civil society engagement functioning under local municipalities (akimats) is a recent phenomenon in Kazakhstan (2018), except for media reports, little to no attention is paid in academic ...
  • The legal entities of public law: common law approach for post-soviet countries [Presentation] 
    Nizov, Vladimir (NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY; CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN POST-SOVIET EURASIA, 2018-10-05)
  • LEGALITY OF RULE OF LAW WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS: A CASE OF “ULTRA-SINOISM” 
    Younas, Ammar (Russian Law Journal, 2020)
    The legal progression in China is portrayed negatively by western scholars who often argue that the state institutions in China are subordinate to the control of Chinese Communist Party’s leadership which makes these ...
  • Legislative ethics and codes of conduct 
    Pelizzo, Riccardo; Stapenhurst, Rick (2008)
    This chapter discusses the difference between codes of ethics and codes of conduct, their role, their function and their distribution. The chapter also pays some attention to what makes codes of conduct most effective.
  • Main determinants of emigration of young specialists in Kazakhstan 
    Almazbek kyzy, Zhazgul; Kalachev, Kuanysh (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy, 2018)
    This study aims to explore the factors that push young Kazakhstani citizens of ages from 23 to 30 years old with higher education degrees and certain work experience to emigrate to foreign countries. The research is ...
  • Managing Oil Revenue in the Caspian Region: Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan [Presentation] 
    Azhgaliyeva, Dina (NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY; CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN POST-SOVIET EURASIA, 2018-10-06)
  • Mayoralty in Northern Ireland: Symbolism or Substance? 
    Knox, Colin (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishers, 2007)
    This chapter attempts three tasks. First, it explores the context of the debate about the constitutional position and role of the chair/mayor in Northern Ireland local government since 1898, while emphasising the most ...
  • Measures of corruption 
    Pelizzo, Riccardo (2015-04)
    The presentation provides an overview of the measures of corruption that can be used to track corruption across countries and over time.
  • Motivation of medical staff employed at public polyclinics. The case of Astana. 
    Makenova, Aigerim; Ybyrayeva, Zumred (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy, 2018)
    This study reports on the current motivational moods of healthcare workers employed at one of the public polyclinics of Astana. Public healthcare organizations are mostly funded by the state and also have the right to work ...
  • NATIONAL IDENTITY NARRATIVES IN HISTORY: HISTORY TEXTBOOKS AND MEDIA DISCOURSE IN CENTRAL ASIA 
    Khamzina, Guldana (Nazarbayev University, Graduate School of Public Policy, 2023-12)
    After gaining independence in 1991, the question of national identity has become one of the challenges in Central Asia. As newly emerged countries, each state took different directions in conceptualizing the notion of ...
  • Nation Branding in Kazakhstan: perceptions of people and government 
    Toleu, Gulbagira; Dautova, Nargiz; Kurmanov, Gibrat (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy, 2019-04-26)
    This project studies perceptions of nation-branding in the government and private sectors of Kazakhstan. The project aims to identify how difference and similarity of perceptions shape nation-branding strategies and policies ...
  • New Estimates of Factor Income Shares in Central Asian Economies 
    Thampapillai, Dodo J.; Chen, Yvonne Jie; Bacani, Christopher Ivo; Baris, Omer (Economic Papers, 2016)
    This paper illustrates a simple method to derive the income accounts in the context of limited macroeconomic data. The method is relevant for several developing countries where the statements on income are clearly absent ...
  • News from Africa: the good, the bad and the ugly 
    Pelizzo, Riccardo (African Politics and Policy Newsletter, 2019-08-02)
    Some news are good and possibily very good: in Mozambique, the government and RENAMO have signed a peace deal, while, according to President Buhari, 5 million Nigerians have been lifted out of poverty in the past three years...
  • New Trajectories of Civil Service Reform in Kazakhstan 
    Janenova, Saltanat (The Astana Times, 2016-02-16)
    Civil service reform is not a new phenomenon for Kazakhstan, which has positioned itself as a leader among Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) states in terms of improving the civil service system. However, despite ...