Scientific activity
The educational and research activities are carried out by highly qualified faculty members. The Department has a high academic reputation and strong research and teaching capacity to provide scientific and professional training for competitive specialists in ethnopolitology. The right to teach is confirmed by the relevant academic and pedagogical qualifications, academic degrees, and titles of the faculty members. The Department engages an authoritative pool of degree-holding scholars whose research outcomes are widely integrated into the educational process.
Currently, the Department employs 3 full-time faculty members and 6 part-time faculty members, including: 2 Doctors of Science, 2 Candidates of Science, and 5 PhD holders. The Department is 100% degree-qualified; all faculty members have professional specialization in the field of interethnic relations.
Faculty members participate in competitive research projects funded from the republican budget, on a contractual basis with business entities, as well as through the University’s extrabudgetary funds.
Grant-Funded Research Projects (Science Committee, MNHE RK)
1) Grant project AR 14870265: “Features of Interethnic Relations in the Southern Region of the Republic of Kazakhstan during the Years of Independence.” Project Leader: N.P. Kalashnikova; Team members: Zh.M. Sabitov, D.B. Tyulebekova, K.A. Baitureyeva, Zh.A. Iskakova, K.Kh. Nurbek, A.K. Ishanova, S. Kenzhegalikyzy; with the participation of doctoral and master’s students.
2) Postdoctoral project “Zhas Galym” AR13268911: “Marital-Family and Reproductive Attitudes of Kazakhstani Youth by Ethnic Groups.” PI: Zh.A. Iskakova; Scientific Consultant: N.P. Kalashnikova.
3) Program-Targeted Funding (PTF) IRN BR 21882266: “Research on Historical Memory and Nation-Building Policy in Kazakhstan during the Years of Independence.” Team members include Zh.M. Sabitov, N.P. Kalashnikova, N. Samat.
The projects enable the integration of research achievements in interethnic relations and ethnopolitics into the educational process and stimulate publication activity among faculty and master’s students.
Academic Mobility and Professional Development
The University provides opportunities for career growth and professional development of faculty. For example, K.A. Baitureyeva (Candidate of Historical Sciences) completed a research internship under the Presidential International Scholarship “Bolashak” at Malmö University (Sweden) in 2011–2012 in the field of Political Issues of International Relations and Global Development.
Research Areas of the Department
The Department’s research agenda includes fundamental studies and applied research aligned with national science priorities: interethnic relations, nation-building, historical memory policy, ethnopolitical processes, and related areas.
Publications of Master’s Students of EP 7M03109 “Ethnopolitology” (2022–2024)
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Author |
Article Title |
Source |
Year / Pages |
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N. Samat |
Representation of Ethnic Groups in National Parliaments: Kazakhstan and International Experience |
Proceedings of the XVII International Conference of Master’s and Young Scientists “Lomonosov-2022”, Nur-Sultan, MSU Branch in Kazakhstan |
2022, pp. 169–170 |
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N. Samat |
National Identity in the Context of Ethnopolitical Management (Case of Kazakhstan) |
Proceedings of the XVII International Conference “Gylym Jane Bilim – 2022”, Nur-Sultan |
2022, pp. 2770–2775 |
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A. Shevtsova |
Public Diplomacy: Theoretical and Methodological Foundations |
Role of the State in Ensuring Regional and Global Security |
2022, pp. 123–127 |
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A. Timoshchenko (with N.P. Kalashnikova) |
Historical Memory Policy in Academic and Educational Contexts |
International Conference “History. Memory. People” |
2022, pp. 210–217 |
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R. Yesentemirova |
Mediation Procedures in Resolving Interethnic Disputes in Kazakhstan |
Mediation in Education: Sociocultural Context, Krasnoyarsk |
2022, pp. 16–24 |
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N. Samat (with N.P. Kalashnikova) |
Kazakhstan Contexts of Ethnopolitics |
Political Challenges and Dialogue in Global Turbulence (RAPN Conference) |
2023, pp. 199–201 |
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D. Blyalova |
Qozogiston Media Discourse within Political Reforms |
Role of Universities in Achieving SDGs, Tashkent |
2023 |
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Kh. Sabdenov |
Ethnopolitical and Ethnocultural Processes in Contemporary Kazakhstan |
QAZAQTANY Journal (RSCI) |
2023, pp. 73–81 |
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G. Sman; A. Musina (with D.B. Tyulebekova) |
Media Influence Methods on Ethnopolitical Perceptions |
International Conference, Center for Political Studies |
2023, pp. 198–211 |
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Yu. Arslanova (with N.P. Kalashnikova) |
ALZHIR: Children’s Fates of Political Repressions |
Russia in the Global World (RSCI, VAK RF) |
2023, pp. 93–115 |
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Yu. Arslanova (with N.P. Kalashnikova) |
Kazakhstani Martyrology: Contemporary Approaches |
QAZAQTANY Journal (RSCI) |
2023, pp. 35–43 |
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B. Shaikhieva |
‘Mangilik El’ in National Political Thought and Kazakhstan’s Ethnopolitics |
Vestnik ZKGU |
2023, pp. 152–158 |
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E. Kyzikenova |
Adaptation and Integration of Migrants in Kazakhstan |
Gylym Jane Bilim – 2023 |
2023, pp. 2383–2386 |
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A. Musina |
Interethnic Conflicts in the Modern World: Prevention Measures |
Gylym Jane Bilim – 2023 |
2023, pp. 2395–2400 |
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Zh. Sagidanova |
International and National Practices in Ethnic Migration Policy |
Gylym Jane Bilim – 2023 |
2023, pp. 2411–2416 |
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G. Sman |
State and Public Institutions Regulating Interethnic Relations |
Gylym Jane Bilim – 2023 |
2023, pp. 2416–2423 |
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B. Shaikhieva |
Interethnic Relations in Western Kazakhstan |
Gylym Jane Bilim – 2023 |
2023, pp. 2428–2433 |
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S. Shikhotov |
Ethnopolitical Analysis of Interethnic Relations in Kazakhstan |
Gylym Jane Bilim – 2023 |
2023, pp. 2433–2437 |
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D. Yakiyakyzy |
Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan: Social Role and Practice |
Gylym Jane Bilim – 2023 |
2023, pp. 2437–2440 |
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B. Shaikhieva |
Interethnic Relations in Western Kazakhstan |
QAZAQTANY Journal (RSCI) |
2024, pp. 47–53 |
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S. Seidakhmet (with K.A. Baitureyeva) |
Ethnopolitical Situation in the Southern Macro-Region: Challenges and Development Vectors |
QAZAQTANY Journal (RSCI) |
2024, pp. 54–60 |
