International Scientific Workshop Community of Turkic-speaking Countries: Symbols, Values, Ideas was held in Astana (Kazakhstan) on September 20, 2024. Organizers: Turkic Academy (https://turkicacademy.org) and Public Opinion Research Institute (https://opinions.kz). Dr. Askhat Kesikbayev, Vice-President of the Turkic Academy, delivered welcoming remarks before the workshop. The moderator of the event was Dr. Botagoz Rakisheva, Director of the Public Opinion Research Institute.
Experts from five Turkic-speaking countries - Araz Gurbanov, Baku International Multiculturalism Centre (Azerbaijan), Prof. Hayati Tufekcioglu, AREL University (Turkey), Dr. Kairatbek Jamangulov, the Center for Social Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan), Dr. Shukhrat Isakulov, Tourism Committee under the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change (Uzbekistan), Dr. Azamat Seitov, Institute of Advanced International Studies, University of World Economy and Diplomacy (online) (Uzbekistan).
The workshop was attended by representatives of governmental and non-governmental analytical and research organizations - Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Kazakhstan, Institute of Applied Ethnopolitical Research, Institute of Eurasian Integration, Otandastar Qory NCJSC, Institute of State History, Institute of Public Policy of Amanat Party, universities - L.N.Gumilev ENU, Nazarbayev University, M.Narikbayev University, Astana IT University, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University (Turkey), public and international organizations – ALE Association of Kyrgyz people of Kazakhstan, Yunus Emre Institute, TURKSOY, etc.
In the second part of the scientific workshop the Deputy Director of the Public Opinion Research Institute, Master of Sociology Gulden Ashkenova, Chief Researcher of the Public Opinion Research Institute, Master of Anthropology Kalamkas Yessimova and Politologist, Master of Public Administration Nurgul Khaidarova held an interactive discussion in the World Café format.
On April 25, 2024, an international scientific and practical conference “International dialogue and culture of mutual understanding in the works of K. Khafizova”, dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the outstanding scientist, famous orientalist, doctor of historical sciences, professor, one of the founders of sinology in Kazakhstan, specialist in the ancient Chinese language was held in Almaty.
The event was organized by the International Center for the Rapprochement of Cultures under the auspices of UNESCO, led by the poet and public figure Olzhas Suleimenov, and the Central State Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Research staff of the Institute i.e. Botagoz Rakisheva and Kalamkas Yessimova took part in this conference.
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On April 19, 2024, Botagoz Rakisheva took part in the Strategic Session “Sustainable Development of Kazakhstan until 2030”. The results of the session will be used in the development of the Framework Program for Cooperation in the Field of Sustainable Development for 2025-2030 between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United Nations. Representatives of civil society organizations and the private sector took part in the session. Michaela Friberg-Storey, UN Resident Coordinator in Kazakhstan opened the event. The session was moderated by the Head of the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Kazakhstan, Kurtmolla Abdulganiyev.
April 16, 2024. Botagoz Rakisheva, Director of the Public Opinion Research Institute, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, gave a guest lecture for master’s students of the National School of Public Policy of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the topic “New stage of diaspora policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.”
April 9, 2024. Botagoz Rakisheva, Director of the Public Opinion Research Institute, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, took part in the First meeting of the updated Public Council at the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan. At the meeting, the Chairman of the Public Council was elected, its position and work plan for 2024 were approved, and the key areas of the Agency’s activities were presented.
Read more:
https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/aspr/press/news/details/745954?lang=ru
On March 16, 2024, Botagoz Rakisheva took part in the first meeting of the public platform for experts and analysts Taldau Talks, created to discuss current issues of the country’s development and the international agenda. The first meeting of the dialogue platform was held with the participation of the Speaker of the Senate, Maulen Ashimbayev. At the meeting, the prospects for the development of Central Asian countries and issues of strengthening cooperation in the region were discussed. The invited guest was a famous expert from the United States, founder of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University - Professor Frederick Starr. Members of the club of young experts, graduates, mentors of Taldau Mektebi-School of Analytics, representatives of analytical institutes and centers took part in the exchange of views.
March 5, 2024. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and UN Women in Kazakhstan, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, presented an analytical report “Public perception of gender equality and women’s empowerment in Kazakhstan”. The report is based on data from a survey of 3,800 respondents in 17 regions of Kazakhstan and three cities of republican significance, conducted by the Public Opinion Research Institute commissioned by the United Nations Development Program in Kazakhstan in partnership with UN Women. The results of this research were presented by Botagoz Rakisheva.
A sociological research devoted to the issues of public perception of the ideas of gender equality and women's empowerment in the Republic of Kazakhstan. To complete the research, both qualitative and quantitative methods were used, including a mass survey, a series of expert interviews and focus group discussions.
A short and full version of the report can be downloaded here:
https://www.undp.org/ru/kazakhstan/publications/obschestvennoe-vospriyatie-gendernogo-ravenstva-i-rasshireniya-prav-i-vozmozhnostey-zhenschin-v-kazakhstane
On February 23, 2024, the Institute of Asian Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University held a round table on the topic “Ethnocultural enclaves as a factor in preserving collective identity”.
The event was opened by a special guest - Alexey Suslov (Volgograd State University, Russian Federation), who outlined the importance of studying the issue of enclaves on an ethno-cultural basis and the need to study this phenomenon in the context of modern globalization processes.
Within the framework of the round table, Yulia Kelman (Ministry of Aliyah and Integration of Israel) made a report “On the Typology of Ethnic Enclaves “From the Threshold to the Museum” (on the example of the USA cities)”, Yelena Nazemtseva (Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Department of China, Russian Federation) – “The Reasons for the Formation of Russian Enclaves in the Chinese Border and the Features of Their Preservation of Ethno-Cultural Identity (on the example of the russians of three rivers and xinjiang)”, Vadim Akulenko (Chung-Ang University, Korea) – “The Phenomenon of Ethno-Cultural Enclaves of Russian-Speaking Koreans “Koryoin village” in South Korea” and concluded the program of the round table German Kim (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan) with a speech on the topic “The phenomenon of koreatowns – areas of compact settlement and contact zones in the Russian Far East of the late 19th and early 20th centuries”.
Each report was commented on by Yerkin Baidarov (Suleimenov Institute of Oriental Studies), highlighting the essence of the report, as well as noting the relevance of the content and drawing parallels with the realities of Kazakhstan.
Among the guests of the event were M.B. Syzdykova (Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Kazakhstan), Maya Astvatsaturova (Pyatigorsk State University, Russian Federation), Marianna Smirnova-Seslavinskaya (Bulgaria), Leonid Petrov (University of Virginia, Australia), Botagoz Rakisheva (Public Opinion Research Institute, Astana, Kazakhstan), Irina Korneyeva (Moscow State University, Russian Federation) Kim En Un (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russian Federation), Nazira Abdinasir (University of Debrecen, Hungary), Miriam Lowensteinová (Charles University, Czech Republic) and others.
February 12, 2024. Botagoz Rakisheva, Director of the Public Opinion Research Institute, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, took part in the First meeting of the Consortium of research organizations in the field of family, gender and demographic policy in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The association operates under the auspices of the National Commission for Women's Affairs, Family and Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The consortium included 12 research organizations, including the Public Opinion Research Institute.
Read more: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/fam/press/news/details/704144?lang=ru
On January 24, 2024, an Expert meeting was held at the Institute’s office with Dr. Anar Somuncuoğlu, Associate Professor at Hacettepe University, PhD. The expert made a presentation on the topic “Turkish Foreign Policy in Eurasia”. The meeting was moderated by Kalamkas Yessimova, a scientific researcher of the Institute. The expert meeting was held in a hybrid format (offline/online).