Browsing by Author "A.S. Kaliyeva"

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    KAZAKHSTAN’S PATH TOWARD CIVIC NATION BUILDING AND THE NEED IN POSITIVE NATIONALISM
    (Suleyman Demirel University, 2013) A.S. Kaliyeva
    This article contains analysis of nation-building policy of Kazakhstan’s government since gaining independence. Article argues that government’s ‘Kazakhification’ policy, ‘Oralman’ program (repatriation of ethnic Kazakhs) and promotion of Kazakh language and culture were not aimed at giving titular nation a dominant position, pressuring ethnic minorities and building ethnic state model. Instead Kazakhstan’s government granted the right to use and develop their own mother tongue and culture to all ethnicities manoeuvring between the revival and consolidation of Kazakh identity and recognition that Kazakhstan is a multiethnic state which resulted in creating two nations: Kazakh and Kazakhstani. Government’s attempt in building civic state model at this moment is failing because dilemma between Kazakh nation and Kazakhstani nation is leading to increase of negative nationalism. The main conclusion that is outlined in this article is to supplement nation-building policy with positive nationalism for consolidation of nation under common will.