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Memory from the Flame of Afghanistan: Interviews with Warriors-Internationalists of the Afghan War of 1979-1989 / ed. Marlene Laruelle, Botagoz Rakisheva, Gulden Ashkenova. Book 1. Kazakhstan - Astana: KISI under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2016

This book is the result of three years of work by an international group of researchers from the USA, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on the project "The Afghan War of 1979-1989. Through the Eyes of Witnesses (Oral History)". The project was carried out by the Public Opinion Research Institute (Astana, Kazakhstan) and included the collection of interviews using the Oral History method from internationalist warriors, participants in the war in Afghanistan and the preparation of a documentary. Project Leaders are Marlene Laruelle, Ph.D (USA-France) and Botagoz Rakisheva, Ph.D. in Sociological Sciences (Kazakhstan). The main objective of the project was to collect information about the Afghan war from its direct participants to preserve historical memory. In total, 20 interviews were conducted in Uzbekistan, 31 interviews in Tajikistan, 21 interviews in Kazakhstan. The interviews in the book are given in their original form. The book uses photographs and documents from the private archives of internationalist warriors. The authors thank the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the opportunity to publish the book. The publication is intended for a wide range of readers.

 

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Memory from the Flame of Afghanistan: Interviews with Warriors-Internationalists of the Afghan War of 1979-1989 / ed. Marlene Laruelle, Botagoz Rakisheva, Gulden Ashkenova. Book 2. Uzbekistan - Astana: KISI under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2016

This book is the result of three years of work by an international group of researchers from the USA, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on the project "The Afghan War of 1979-1989. Through the Eyes of Witnesses (Oral History)". The project was carried out by the Public Opinion Research Institute (Astana, Kazakhstan) and included the collection of interviews using the Oral History method from internationalist warriors, participants in the war in Afghanistan and the preparation of a documentary. Project Leaders are Marlene Laruelle, Ph.D (USA-France) and Botagoz Rakisheva, Ph.D. in Sociological Sciences (Kazakhstan). The main objective of the project was to collect information about the Afghan war from its direct participants to preserve historical memory. In total, 20 interviews were conducted in Uzbekistan, 31 interviews in Tajikistan, 21 interviews in Kazakhstan. The interviews in the book are given in their original form. The book uses photographs and documents from the private archives of internationalist warriors. The authors thank the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the opportunity to publish the book. The publication is intended for a wide range of readers.

 

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Memory from the Flame of Afghanistan: Interviews with Warriors-Internationalists of the Afghan War of 1979-1989 / ed. Marlene Laruelle, Botagoz Rakisheva, Gulden Ashkenova. Book 3. Tajikistan - Astana: KISI under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2016

This book is the result of three years of work by an international group of researchers from the USA, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on the project "The Afghan War of 1979-1989. Through the Eyes of Witnesses (Oral History)". The project was carried out by the Public Opinion Research Institute (Astana, Kazakhstan) and included the collection of interviews using the Oral History method from internationalist warriors, participants in the war in Afghanistan and the preparation of a documentary. Project Leaders are Marlene Laruelle, Ph.D (USA-France) and Botagoz Rakisheva, Ph.D. in Sociological Sciences (Kazakhstan). The main objective of the project was to collect information about the Afghan war from its direct participants to preserve historical memory. In total, 20 interviews were conducted in Uzbekistan, 31 interviews in Tajikistan, 21 interviews in Kazakhstan. The interviews in the book are given in their original form. The book uses photographs and documents from the private archives of internationalist warriors. The authors thank the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the opportunity to publish the book. The publication is intended for a wide range of readers.

 

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Қ69. Koshanova Saule, Rakisheva Botagoz. Educational migration from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the People’s Republic of China as one of the aspects of strategic cooperation between countries (Results of sociological research) / Public Opinion Research Institute, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, 2016. – 104 p.

 The publication was prepared on the basis of the results of a comprehensive sociological research, consisting of quantitative (407 interviewed Kazakhstani students studying in the People’s Republic of China) and qualitative methods of information acquisition (survey, conducted among 60 experts, statistical data analysis, mass media content analysis). In the course of the research, interviews were conducted with teachers, employees of international departments of universities in Kazakhstan and China, diplomats supervising education and culture of bilateral relations, citizens of Kazakhstan graduated from universities in China and working both in their homeland and in other countries. The picture emerged from the interviews and surveys was completed by the analysis of the speeches of the officials from both countries, articles in the press, statistical data of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the People’s Republic of China and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. The research was carried out from June till December 2015.

The sociological research, conducted in 14 cities of China (Xian, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Urumqi, Dalian, Qingdao, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guilin, Xiamen, Zhengzhou, and Hangzhou) among Kazakhstani students from 49 universities, reveals various aspects of educational migration. On the basis of a multilateral study of this topic, the research showed the importance of a continuous monitoring of the intentions of students, as well as the need for timely measures that will significantly strengthen the intellectual potential of Kazakhstan.

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У91 Koshanova Saule, Rakisheva Botagoz. Educational migration from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the People’s Republic of China as one of the aspects of strategic cooperation between countries (Results of sociological research) / Public Opinion Research Institute, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, 2016. – 42 p. (У91 萨乌烈.果沙诺娃,博塔果斯.拉基舍娃。哈中两国战略合作框架下的哈萨克斯坦教育移民研究(社会学分析研究)/“社会舆论”研究学院,古米列夫欧亚国立大学,2016年。-42)

The publication was prepared on the basis of the results of a comprehensive sociological research, consisting of quantitative (407 interviewed Kazakhstani students studying in the People’s Republic of China) and qualitative methods of information acquisition (survey, conducted among 60 experts, statistical data analysis, mass media content analysis). In the course of the research, interviews were conducted with teachers, employees of international departments of universities in Kazakhstan and China, diplomats supervising education and culture of bilateral relations, citizens of Kazakhstan graduated from universities in China and working both in their homeland and in other countries. The picture emerged from the interviews and surveys was completed by the analysis of the speeches of the officials from both countries, articles in the press, statistical data of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the People’s Republic of China and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. The research was carried out from June till December 2015.

The sociological research, conducted in 14 cities of China (Xian, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Urumqi, Dalian, Qingdao, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guilin, Xiamen, Zhengzhou, and Hangzhou) among Kazakhstani students from 49 universities, reveals various aspects of educational migration. On the basis of a multilateral study of this topic, the research showed the importance of a continuous monitoring of the intentions of students, as well as the need for timely measures that will significantly strengthen the intellectual potential of Kazakhstan.

The book was published in Chinese.

The book is intended for a wide audience.

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К76. Koshanova Saule, Rakisheva Botagoz. Educational migration from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the People’s Republic of China as one of the aspects of strategic cooperation between countries (Results of sociological research) / Public Opinion Research Institute, L.N. Gumilyov ENU, 2016. – 48 p.

The publication was prepared on the basis of the results of a comprehensive sociological research, consisting of quantitative (407 interviewed Kazakhstani students studying in the People’s Republic of China) and qualitative methods of information acquisition (survey, conducted among 60 experts, statistical data analysis, mass media content analysis). In the course of the research, interviews were conducted with teachers, employees of international departments of universities in Kazakhstan and China, diplomats supervising education and culture of bilateral relations, citizens of Kazakhstan graduated from universities in China and working both in their homeland and in other countries. The picture emerged from the interviews and surveys was completed by the analysis of the speeches of the officials from both countries, articles in the press, statistical data of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the People’s Republic of China and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. The research was carried out from June till December 2015.

The sociological research, conducted in 14 cities of China (Xian, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Urumqi, Dalian, Qingdao, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guilin, Xiamen, Zhengzhou, and Hangzhou) among Kazakhstani students from 49 universities, reveals various aspects of educational migration. On the basis of a multilateral study of this topic, the research showed the importance of a continuous monitoring of the intentions of students, as well as the need for timely measures that will significantly strengthen the intellectual potential of Kazakhstan.

The book was published in English.

The book is intended for a wide audience.

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T. Dronzina. Mediation (educational manual) / Republican State Institution “Kogamdyk kelisim”, Public Opinion Research Institute. - Astana, 2015. - 320 p.

The educational and methodological manual “Mediation” was prepared by the famous international mediator Tatyana Dronzina, professor at St. Kliment Ohridski, University of Sofia, an international expert of Scientific and Expert Council of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan with many years of experience in conflict resolution, mediation, extremism and terrorism studies. The training manual consists of three parts: “Conflict analysis”, “General issues of mediation” and “Specialized mediation”, examples are based on Kazakhstan and foreign cases. For a wide range of readers.

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The survey/translated from the Kazakh language. – Astana, Public Opinion Research Institute, 2015. – 98 p.

A book "The Truth of the Turkestan Legion – between swastika and the red star" is being released for the 70th anniversary of the second world war. The author of this book is a researcher, scientist who has made an invaluable contribution to the development of science and culture of Kazakhstan, whose name is known among the Kazakhs of the world, doctor of historical Sciences, Professor of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University – Abduakap Kara.

Turkish-speaking soldiers who took part in the Soviet army in World War II and were captured by the German fascists experienced one of the most horrific tragedies in the history of humankind. One of them is the Crimean writer Cengiz Dagci, whose literary works and life path have become the object of many studies. In this book Abduakap Kara, researcher of Mustafa Shokay's art, dwelt on the tragic fate of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the incredibly difficult circumstances of their stay in the Turkestan Legion, which took place during the war through which they had to go and which Cengiz Dagci described in detail in his voluminous works.

The book reveals many hitherto unknown facts.

The book is prepared for a wide range of readers.

The monograph was published with the financial support of the "Public Opinion Research Institute" in the book series of the journal "International studies. Society. Politics. Economics".

 

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Dronzina Tatiana. Basics of conflict analysis and mediation: (methodical recommendation). – Astana: The Friedrich-Ebert Foundation Public Opinion Research Institute. – 2013. – 130 p. – Kazakh, Russian.

The publication contains main guidelines for applying the basics of conflict analysis and mediation in daily practice.

The author of the book is a Professor at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", an international expert of the Scientific and Expert Council of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, who has many years of experience in the field of conflict resolution, mediation, research on extremism and terrorism.

These methods were applied during a number of events conducted by a team of experts in the field of conflicts and mediation: International Scientific Workshop "Mediation in a multi-ethnic society: theory, experience, practice" held under the auspices of the Scientific and Expert Council of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan (7-8 October 2011), Summer School "Methods of conflict research and management" (Aktau, June 18-23, 2012), International Summer School "Mediation in the field of inter-ethnic relations" (Bulgaria, Pomorye, July 15-26, 2012).

The book is prepared for a wide range of readers.

 

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FLAME BURNING ETERNALLY/edited by B.I. Rakisheva, А.А. Sarym/Public Opinion Research Institute, Scientific and Expert Council of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan. –Astana: — Baspa. – 2011 – 208 pages.

This publication contains materials of the international project "Modern interpretations of Alash Orda philosophy among the Kazakh Diaspora: status, assessment, lessons (socio-historical analysis)", commissioned by the Assembly of people of Kazakhstan and the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna.

The publication contains articles by scientists from Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, China, Germany, Austria, and France, the United States, Japan and interviews with experts.

In addition, interviews with descendants of ethnic Kazakhs who saw the famine in the 20-30s of the XX century are presented.

 

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