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Browsing Eurasian Studies by Issue Date
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2016)In this master’s thesis I focus on the development of social capital among Kazakhstani youth. In particular, I aim to investigate the way people with international qualifications enrich their social capital in Astana. ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2016)This work analyzes how environment and society interact with each other focusing on the case of Burabay National Park. Based on the field research and numerous interviews, this work demonstrates how seemingly disparate ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2016)Representations of the feminine as monstrous can be found in any type of narrative from ancient mythology to modern video games. Witches, succubi, female vampires, sirens, furies, mermaids, possessed women, ghost women, ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2016)This thesis studies Russian captivity narratives about Central Asia produced during the nineteenth century. Focusing on the captivity theme, this thesis explores diverse individual captivity stories written within the ...
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Juggling risk: lay perceptions of ecological and health risk in post-soviet mono-industrial Temirtau (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2016)Temirtau is a mono-industrial post-Soviet city in Central Kazakhstan. Its large steel mill has caused serious environmental pollution for several decades already. This thesis focuses on how residents of Temirtau think about ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2016)This study explores the relationship between literature and the social, historical, political and cultural themes in the literary works of the Kazakh writer Oralkhan Bȯkei. It discusses the postcolonial aspects of Bȯkei’s ...
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(Journal of Eurasian Studies, 2016-01-01)Abstract As the so-called ‘Asian Century’ unfolds, Central Asian countries are increasingly directing their foreign relations eastward. Meanwhile, Asian states are equally turning to Central Asia in their search for energy ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)This paper focuses on language ideologies of contemporary Kazakhstani young people based on fieldwork conducted in the new capital city of Astana. The Kazakhstani younger generation has complex language ideologies regarding ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)This study applies qualitative exploratory research methodology as it seeks to study the volunteering phenomenon in Kazakhstan from the perspectives of people who are involved in volunteering. The volunteering phenomenon ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)This MA thesis focuses on the Central Bazaar traders in Astana that were recruited via convenience and snowball sampling. The goal of the research is to investigate the reasons for becoming a trader, identifying factors ...
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INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN KAZAKHSTAN: STATE POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)This thesis deals with the interpretation and implementation of internationalization of higher education in Kazakhstan at national and institutional levels. The goal of the study is to find out how internationalization ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)This thesis is devoted to the analysis of literary works by a number of the leading post-Soviet Russophone Kazakhstani writers: Anuar Duisenbinov, Bakhyt Kairbekov, Diusenbek Nakipov, Nikolai Verёvochkin, Il’ia Odegov ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2017)This thesis is devoted to the analysis of Kazakhstani nation branding processes. The Republic of Kazakhstan faced the need to present itself on international arena right after the country’s independence. The questions of ...
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(Materials Today: Proceedings, 2017-01-01)Abstract The occurrence of both natural and man-made disasters is inescapable, but the consequences for the lives of vulnerable communities can be mitigated. United Nation (UN) and organizations such as the Federal Emergency ...
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(Sustainability of Water Quality and Ecology, 2017-11-01)Abstract The water availability in Kazakhstan is 37000 m3 per one km2 and 3650 m3 per capita a year, an amount that is lower than the world average (around 6000 m3) (Knoema, 2016). It is expected that water availability ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018)This thesis is an exploratory qualitative study into the recent revival of feminism which is now gaining its momentum in Kazakhstan, where several feminist unions and numerous individual activists publicly promote feminist ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018)The research represents a case study and explores Germany’s “soft power” strategy in Kazakhstan in terms of education and culture. Since no research has been conducted before on this matter, the author attempts to provide ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018)The Treaty of Kuldja (Ili) signed in 1851 between the Russian empire and the Qing empire marked the start of the official Russo-Qing trade in Xinjiang. This thesis aims to explore the generally neglected pre-1851 unofficial ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018)This thesis is an exploratory qualitative study of the culture of premarital dating and romantic relationships among urban Kyrgyz youth in the city of Bishkek. Drawing from focus group discussions and individual in-depth ...
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(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2018)This study focuses on different modalities of social media trade in Kazakhstan and how sellers create trust online using platform features, personal skills and physical locations of stores associated with social media ...
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