Institute for Philosophy, Political Science and Religion Studies

Institute for Philosophy, Political Science and Religion Studies

Institute for Philosophy, Political Science and Religion Studies

Institute for Philosophy, Political Science and Religion Studies

History

HISTORY

Chronology of events

1955
A philosophy and law sector was created within the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR.
1958
The Philosophy and Law Sector was transformed into the Research Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR.
1999
The Institute was renamed the Institute of Philosophy and Political Science of the Ministry of Science – Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2012
The Institute was transformed into a republican state enterprise, the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies, under the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2021
The Institute was transformed into a republican state-owned enterprise with the right of economic management, the "Institute of Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies" of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1955
A philosophy and law sector was created within the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR.
1958
The Philosophy and Law Sector was transformed into the Research Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR.
Subject and Purpose of Activities

Purpose: to carry out fundamental, applied, and analytical research on pressing issues of world and domestic philosophy, political science, religious studies, cultural studies, and sociology.

Subject: scientific research in the field of the humanities.
The Institute is steadily developing as a national intellectual center that combines traditions and innovations in the humanities, cultivates academic potential, strengthens international cooperation, and contributes to Kazakhstan’s sustainable development strategy—ensuring a balance between scientific discoveries, social values, and cultural continuity.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
National Intellectual Center
The leading scientific platform of Kazakhstan for the development of fundamental and applied ideas in philosophy, political science, and religious studies.
Bridge Between Science and Society
To shape value orientations, strengthen spiritual and moral foundations, and build the intellectual potential of the country
Expert Center for the State and Society
To provide scientifically grounded recommendations for Kazakhstan’s sustainable development strategy, social modernization, and the strengthening of interethnic and interfaith harmony.
Innovative Research Platform
To apply modern approaches—digitalization, interdisciplinary methods, open databases—for the analysis and forecasting of social and cultural processes.