LEADER 04258nam 22006375 450 001 9911031679403321 005 20251001130554.0 010 $a981-9687-38-1 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-96-8738-1 035 $a(CKB)41520942000041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32323209 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32323209 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-96-8738-1 035 $a(EXLCZ)9941520942000041 100 $a20251001d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAfter January: Kazakhstan's Journey Through Identity and Geopolitics /$fby Nygmet Ibadildin, Dinara Pisareva, Nurmakhan Tastaibek 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (145 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave Series in Asia and Pacific Studies,$x2662-7930 311 08$a981-9687-37-3 327 $aChapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2: Conflicting Narratives: Two Approaches To Understanding Kazakhstan's Soviet Past -- Chapter 3: Shifting Dynamics: Kazakhstan And Russia In The Post-2022 Landscape -- Chapter 4: Soviet Nostalgia And Attitudes Toward Russia Before And After 2022 -- Chapter 5: In Pursuit Of Eurasian And Pan-Turkic Alliances. 330 $aThis book examines Kazakhstan's evolving identity and geopolitical positioning following the January 2022 protests and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Tracing Kazakhstan?s complex ties with Russia from Tsarist colonization to Soviet legacies, we analyze how national memory, economic governance, and foreign policy are shaped by postcolonial dynamics. The ?social contract? under Nazarbayev and Tokayev emphasized stability over reform, but recent crises have forced recalibration. Using postcolonial theory, we explore Kazakhstan?s diplomatic balancing act between Russia, the West, and emerging Turkic alliances. From the trauma of the Asharshylyk famine to reforms after Qandy Qantar, this book offers a comprehensive account of Kazakhstan?s redefined identity, growing regional assertiveness, and the long shadow of empire in its domestic and foreign policy choices. Nygmet Ibadildin is Assistant Professor of Political Science at KIMEP University. He earned his PhD from the University of Tampere and previously worked in journalism, including as editor-in-chief of Energy of Kazakhstan. His research focuses on post-Soviet institutional development, resource politics, and authoritarian resilience. Dinara Pisareva is Assistant Professor at Nazarbayev University. She holds a PhD from the Australian National University. Her research investigates citizen-state relations in authoritarian regimes, especially during crises. She is currently studying public responses to the January 2022 events and state-led narratives in Kazakhstan. Nurmakhan Tastaibek holds an MA from Nazarbayev University. His research examines authoritarian governance, public opinion, and identity in Central Asia. He co-authored a chapter on state framing of the January 2022 unrest and is conducting research on LGBTQI+ attitudes in Kazakhstan. 410 0$aPalgrave Series in Asia and Pacific Studies,$x2662-7930 606 $aRussia$xHistory 606 $aEurope, Eastern$xHistory 606 $aSoviet Union$xHistory 606 $aPoststructuralism 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aRussian, Soviet, and East European History 606 $aPoststructuralism 606 $aPolitical Theory 615 0$aRussia$xHistory. 615 0$aEurope, Eastern$xHistory. 615 0$aSoviet Union$xHistory. 615 0$aPoststructuralism. 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 14$aRussian, Soviet, and East European History. 615 24$aPoststructuralism. 615 24$aPolitical Theory. 676 $a320.12095845 700 $aIbadildin$b Nygmet$01850632 701 $aPisareva$b Dinara$01850633 701 $aTastaibek$b Nurmakhan$01850634 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911031679403321 996 $aAfter January: Kazakhstan's Journey Through Identity and Geopolitics$94451544 997 $aUNINA