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Kazakhstan politics
Snap Presidential Elections Called in Kazakhstan. But Why?
By Catherine Putz
One really has to wonder what the point of all this political theater has been?
Is This the End of the Nazarbayev Era?
By Catherine Putz
Not quite, but the denouement has surely begun.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev Resigns
By Catherine Putz
After nearly 30 years as president, Nazarbayev made a shocking resignation announcement.
Meeting the Kazakh Diaspora
By Colleen Wood
Recent documentaries explore the contours of the Kazakh diaspora and challenge mainstream assumptions about migration and assimilation.
Kazakhstan Appoints a New-Old Government
By Paolo Sorbello
After the abrupt firing of the Kazakh government last week, a new cabinet was immediately approved.
In Central Asia, Politics By Way of Social Media
By Colleen Wood
New research on youth in Central Asia attempts to untangle young people’s political attitudes and preferences on their own terms.
Nazarbayev Fired the Kazakh Government
By Catherine Putz
The Kazakh president told his government to resign following public protests in the capital in recent weeks.
Finding Kazakhstan’s Troll Farms
By Nazira Kozhanova
Nurbots fill comment sections across the Kazakh internet. They may not be convincing but they pollute online discourse.
Why Do We Watch the Shuffling of Officials in Central Asia So Closely?
By Catherine Putz
In one day, out the next -- what does the shuffling of officials in Central Asia really tell us?
Bar Brawl Death Touches Off Caustic Ethnic Tension Debate in Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
The facts of the initial fight, in which a young man was killed, have been entirely eclipsed by the politics of nationalism.
The Kok Zhailau Problem and Kazakh Civil Society
By Nazira Kozhanova
Plans to build a ski resort on a national park in Kazakhstan have been met with local resistance.
Kazakhstan's Ever-Shrinking Political Arena
By Catherine Putz
Kazakhstan’s political arena has little room for new parties or old foes.