Rustem Kadyrzhanov

Chief Scientific Officer, Institute of Philosophy, Political science and religion studies, Committee of Science, MSHE RK. Since 1975, working at the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, he worked his way up from a junior researcher to the Head of Political Science and Ethnosociology Department. In 1983 he defended his candidate’s thesis, in 1992 - doctoral thesis. Doctor of Philosophy, Professor Rustem Kadyrzhanov is a specialist and expert, recognized by the scientific community on issues of national identity, ethnopolitics and interethnic relations. He is the author of numerous scientific papers.

ABSTRACT

The paper examines the impact of the territory of Kazakhstan as a nation state on nationbuilding in Kazakhstan in the historical development of the country and in the context of the political modernization of New Kazakhstan. The main conclusion of the analysis in the paper is that at all stages of Kazakhstan’s historical development, the territoriality has played a crucial role in nation-building. In nation-building, the territory acts as, on the one hand, an ancestral Kazakh land and, on the other hand, as an inclusive property of all citizens of the country, a factor in the formation of a civic nation. It is argued that the political modernization initiated by President Tokayev, in particular, the measures to increase the openness of the territory of Kazakhstan in the context of human capital development, should have a positive impact on nation-building in a multi-ethnic society.

Kazakhstan Journal of Foreign Studies

SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINЕ

No 3–4 (5–6) 2022 • Kazakhstan Journal of Foreign Studies

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