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  • Targeted sanctions: when are they effective? 
    Kabdulinova, Azhar (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2016)
    Given the increasing use of targeted sanctions despite the ongoing debate on the effectiveness of targeted versus non-targeted sanctions in the existing literature, the aim of this thesis is to investigate when targeted ...
  • The formation of interregional trade agreements: which factors provoke trade blocs to cooperate? 
    Abilkassymov, Bekzada (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2016)
    Recently we have observed cooperation between trade blocs as the European Union, the Andean Community, Mercosur, ASEAN and others. These actors have started to negotiate a possibility of trade agreements between each ...
  • THE IMPACT OF WESTERN EDUCATION ON THE SOCIOPOLITICAL VALUES OF YOUNG ADULTS IN KAZAKHSTAN 
    Baimuratova, Ainur (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017-05)
    How does a type of education influence the development of particular norms and beliefs within a society? My thesis is aimed at finding the impact of Western-oriented education on sociopolitical values of young people in ...
  • THE POLITICS OF JURY TRIALS IN KAZAKHSTAN 
    Akhmetzharov, Slyamzhar (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017-05)
    This study investigates the paradoxical politics of jury trials in Kazakhstan. In doing so, it tries to find out the influence of jury institution on the pro-accusation bias within criminal justice system as well as ...
  • U.S. Covert Actions: The Explosure Effect and the President`s popularity 
    Sharipov, Aibar (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2016)
    Does the revelation of covert actions affect a leader’s popularity? The primary purpose of this study is to investigate whether such effect exists and, if yes, to determine the extent to which it has an influence on the ...