Change and Transformation in Kazakhstan: A New “Success” of Nationalization?

Year 2019, Volume: 10 Issue: 17, 1993 - 2026, 31.03.2019

Levent Duman

https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.511891

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Nationalization
processes which take different forms across regions and historical periods are
among widely studied topics in Political Science. When 15 new states achieved
their independence as a result of the Soviet Union’s disintegration, those
states proceeded to implement measures in order to consolidate their new
independent status. After gaining its independence at the end of 1991,
Kazakhstan put into effect a series of polices for the purpose of
nationalization. Those policies whose effects can be observed on lives of
people living in Kazakhstan in various areas including culture, art, education,
politics and economics are essentially have the objective of creating a new
society. It is still too early to come up with a definite conclusion about
whether those polices are “successful” or not. The main purpose of this study
is to analyze on-going nationalization policies in Kazakhstan, to evaluate
those policies’ effects on different ethnic groups which form a significant portion
of the country’s population and to scrutinize Kazakhstan’s pros and cons in
achieving the goals which are being put forward in post-1991 period.

Keywords

Kazakhstan, Nation-State, Nationalization, Kazakhization

Kazakistan’da Değişim ve Dönüşüm: Yeni Bir Uluslaştırma “Başarısı” mı?

Abstract

Dünyanın farklı
coğrafi bölgelerinde farklı biçimler alabilen, gerçekleştiği zamanın
koşullarına göre şekillenen uluslaşma süreçleri Siyaset Biliminde oldukça sık
çalışılan konular arasında yer almaktadır. Sovyetler Birliği’nin dağılmasıyla
birlikte 15 devlet bağımsızlığına kavuşurken bu devletler bağımsızlıklarını
pekiştirme yönünde adımlar atmaya başladılar. 1991’in sonlarında bağımsızlığına
kavuşan Kazakistan uluslaştırma hedefiyle bir dizi politikayı hayata
geçirmiştir. Kültür, sanat, eğitim, siyaset ve ekonomi dâhil olmak üzere
Kazakistan’da yaşayan insanların hayatının her alanında etkileri görülen bu
politikalar esas olarak yeni bir toplum oluşturulması hedefini taşımaktadır.
Geniş kapsamlı ve uzun erimli olması tasarlanan bu politikaların “başarılı”
olup olmadığı konusunda kesin bir kanıya varmak için henüz erkendir. Bu
çalışmanın amacı, halen devam etmekte olan Kazakistan’daki uluslaştırma
faaliyetlerinin analiz edilmesi, bunların ülke nüfusunun önemli bir kısmını
oluşturan farklı etnik gruplar üzerindeki etkilerinin değerlendirilmesi ve tüm
bu süreçlerde ortaya konulan hedeflerin sağlanabilmesi konusunda Kazakistan’ın
sahip olduğu avantaj ve dezavantajların irdelenmesidir.

Keywords

Kazakistan, Ulus-Devlet, Uluslaştırma, Kazaklaştırma

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