• Quid pro Quo: How Political Clientelism moderates the Effect of Economic Shocks on Approval Ratings 

  Kurmashev, Magzhan (2023-05-10)

  This Master's Thesis researches the moderating effect of political clientelism on negative economic conditions that affect the approval ratings of incumbent politicians, namely the president or the prime minister. The study ...
• QUID PRO QUO: HOW POLITICAL CLIENTELISM MODERATES THE EFFECT OF ECONOMIC SHOCKS ON APPROVAL RATINGS 

  Kurmashev, Magzhan (School of Sciences and Humanities, 2023)

  This Master's Thesis researches the moderating effect of political clientelism on negative economic conditions that affect the approval ratings of incumbent politicians, namely the president or the prime minister. The study ...
• STATE CAPACITY AND NATURAL RESOURCES AS DETERMINANTS OF FDI INFLOWS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 

  Alpayeva, Karina (School of Sciences and Humanities, 2023-05-05)

  The increasing significance of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a source of capital for countries globally is widely acknowledged. FDI, which brings foreign currency, capital, and technology to host nations, has been ...
• US VERSUS THEM: EXPLAINING COVID-19 PROTESTS IN THE US 

  Zhumadilov, Temirlan (School of Sciences and Humanities, 2023-05)

  One of the most perplexing phenomena that took place during the global COVID-19 pandemic is the increased number of protests and demonstrations, with the United States leading the world in the number of protests in 2020. ...
• MEDIA FRAMING AND THE RISING NATURE OF SUPPORT FOR RIGHT-WING POPULISM: THE CASE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC 

  Makhtayeva, Aisulu (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2023)

  The academic literature does not provide a convincing and comprehensive explanation for the impact that media framing has had on the growing support for right-wing populism in the Czech Republic. To fill the gap in the ...
• GENDER ORDER AND HEGEMONIC FEMININITY: HOW THE DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER PERPETUATES THE NORMALIZATION OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN KAZAKHSTAN 

  Kazhenova, Damira (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2022-05)

  This study is aimed to explore how gender order becomes hegemonic by enforcing the standards of hegemonic femininity on women in social media spaces that makes them question their bodily autonomy and behavior. In ...
• PREDICTING ELECTION RESULTS USING ONLINE SENTIMENTS IN RUSSIA AND THE US 

  Aibassova, Aigerim (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2022-05)

  Social media is one of the most prominent spaces for communication in the 21st century and as such is deeply intertwined with our political life being both its reflection and influencer. Due to this phenomenon, there ...
• RESILIENCE OF THE MASS DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN BELARUS 

  Orazbek, Miras (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2022-05)

  This study explores the peculiarities of the mass democracy movement in Belarus, particularly domestic and foreign mechanisms that opposition, protesters and other representatives of the Belarusian democracy movement ...
• PROPAGANDA THROUGH MIMICKING: THE 2016 IRA PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN ON FACEBOOK IN THE U.S. 

  Mukhambet, Ali (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2021)

  The thesis research analyzes the mimicking in the Russian propaganda campaign on Facebook against the US in 2016. I identify a gap in the literature: the scholars have noted that Russia has mimicked American activists by ...
• THE ROLE OF THE SOUTH KOREA’S GOVERNMENT IMMIGRATION APPROACH IN CIS KOREANS’ SOCIO-CULTURAL INTEGRATION 

  Li, Yelena (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2021-06-18)

  In this thesis, I study South Korea’s immigrant admission and incorporation approach and how it affects the socio-cultural integration of ethnic Korean migrants from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries of ...
• CAUSES OF ETHNIC CLASHES IN KAZAKHSTAN 

  Lim, Vlad (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2021-05)

  In this research, I analyze the causes of violent confrontations that have taken place in Kazakhstan since independence. In particular, I close an important gap in the literature: most works have focused on certain ...
• POLITICAL DETERMINANTS OF PENSION REFORMS IN KAZAKHSTAN: CASES OF 1998 AND 2013 PENSION REFORMS 

  Matzhanova, Kamila (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2021-05-11)

  Kazakhstan is active in reforming its pension system compared to other Post-Soviet states. In the last three decades since it became independent, it had two major and three less significant pension reforms. This master ...
• SOCIAL TABOOS AND POLITICAL LEGITIMATION: DEBATING POLYGYNY IN POST-SOVIET KAZAKHSTAN 

  Sagadiyeva, Aruzhan (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2021-05-11)

  Kazakhstan is the only post-Soviet state that decriminalized polygyny. It did so quietly in 1997. Yet, since then, the Kazakhstani government repeatedly allowed public discussions on the legalization of polygyny, a taboo ...
• CIVIL-MILITARY COORDINATION A NECESSARY CONDITION IN RALLYING THE PUBLIC IN PAKISTAN 

  Gulzar, Basit (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2021-05)

  This thesis aims to study the condition(s) that influenced the rally around the flag effect in Pakistan’s crises with the US and India between 2011 and 2019. The motivation to study these crises is threefold. First, the ...
• CYBERATTACKS AS ALTERNATIVES TO WAR AND ACTS OF WAR 

  Amirseiit, Alaidar (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2021-05-11)

  There is an inherent problem with the way the term cyberattack is being used. The term cyberattack is applied to any type of hostile interaction that occurs within cyberspace and presented as either act of war or a criminal ...
• EXTERNALIZATION OF MIGRATION CONTROL IN TRANSIT STATES: THE CASES OF MOROCCO AND MEXICO 

  Gibatov, Olzhas (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2021-01-18)

  In the modern context of global and domestic politics, with the increase in both international human rights regime and domestic constraints, migrant receiving states are limited in their ability to pursue restrictive ...
• KAZAKH TURKISH LYCEUM AS A PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TOOL OF TURKEY IN KAZAKHSTAN 

  Lim, Haewon (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020)

  Public diplomacy has been the tool of choice for countries trying to gain international influence. With cultural centers such as the British Council, and Alliance Française having its roots from the late 19th to early 20th ...
• Nation Branding: An Instrument of Soft Power or Nation-Building? The Case of Kazakhstan 

  Ramankulova, Leila (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-03)

  Nation branding is a process by which countries seek to create an attractive image and manipulate its external perception. The process of branding a nation involves a broad array of activities from an advertisement on ...
• Environment as a Foreign Policy Tool: The Case of Kazakhstan 

  Nurtas, Alina (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-01)

  This thesis focuses on how Kazakhstan used environment as a foreign policy tool and how the environmental foreign policy is articulated in yearly presidential addresses. I am interested whether environmental issues are ...
• Perception of female politicians by the young generation in Kazakhstan 

  Utrobina, Arina (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-07)

  This research analyzes the perceptions of female politicians by the young generation in Kazakhstan. The study is based on several findings of the Western scholars and previous studies conducted during the recent years. ...

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