INFORMATION LETTER

20.03.2025



Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan Committee of Science Institute of Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies INFORMATION LETTER
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On June 19, 2025, the RSE on the REM "Institute of Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies" of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan is holding an international scientific and practical conference on the topic "Abai's Philosophy and the Issues of Social Justice in the Context of Global Transformations". This international scientific and practical conference is being held as part of the implementation of the fundamental scientific research project "Contemporary Conceptual Approaches to the Content of Justice and Its Implementation in Kazakhstani Society within the Context of Global Transformations." Conference Goal: The conference aims to analyze Abai's philosophical ideas in the context of social justice issues within the framework of modern sociohumanitarian knowledge, to rethink the key ideas and perspectives of his philosophical legacy, which has played a significant ethnocultural role in the history of the Kazakh people and the formation of their cultural identity. Main Directions: - Abai's philosophy as a key factor in preserving and strengthening the national identity of the people and the cultural code of the Kazakh nation, as well as the role and significance of the thinker's philosophical teachings in the era of global transformations; - The transformation of socio-political ideas in Kazakh philosophy within the changing spiritual reality of Kazakhstan; - A conceptual understanding of the role of social justice as a factor in the sustainable and progressive development of Kazakhstani society. Working languages of the conference: Kazakh, Russian, English. Deadline for submitting conference papers: until June 1, 2025. The conference materials will be published. Paper length: 6-8 pages. Materials should be sent via e-mail: aimana_th@mail.ru. Contacts: +7 707 683 39 38, Keldinova Aiman. Article Requirements: The text of the article should be typed in MS Word using Times New Roman font, 14 pt, with single spacing, without hyphenation, and justified alignment. Margins: 2 cm on all sides. Paragraph indentation: 1.25 cm, set automatically. Bold, italics, and underlining in the text are not allowed. Bibliographic references in the text should be formatted in square brackets. In the top right corner, the following information should be provided in Kazakh, Russian, and English: Author's last name and initials, Academic degree, Position and place of work, City. Below, with a one-line interval, the title of the article should be written in Kazakh, Russian, and English in bold 14 pt font. The file should be saved in .doc or .docx format. File name: Author's last name, for example, Aidarov.doc. Registration: 09:30 – 10:00. Conference sessions: 10:00 – 13:00. Venue: Almaty, Seyfullin Street, 458/1, "Maisat" Business Center, 2nd floor, Conference Hall.