Emergence within Emergency: Kazakhstan’s Higher Education System

Authors

  • Douglas L. Robertson Florida International University, US
  • Nazgul Bayetova Florida International University, United States

Keywords:

Kazakhstan, higher education, neoliberalism, globalization, 2022 Kazakh unrest, Russian invasion

Abstract

This article frames a description of Kazakhstan’s emerging higher education system in five paradoxes: nationalistic globalism; regulated nonregulation; “give to get”; communal individualism; and developmental demise. To enrich the analysis, we have made a rigorous qualitative study of major speeches and policy documents by Nursultan Nazarbayev (President, 1990–2019) and his government. The commentary occurs within the context of recent uprisings in Kazakhstan and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Author Biographies

Douglas L. Robertson, Florida International University, US

Douglas L. Robertson is professor of higher education, Florida International University, US. Email: drobert@fiu.edu.

Nazgul Bayetova, Florida International University, United States

Nazgul Bayetova is a distinguished postdoctoral scholar at Florida International University. Email: nbaye001@fiu.edu.

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Published

2022-07-11

How to Cite

Robertson, D. ., & Bayetova, N. . (2022). Emergence within Emergency: Kazakhstan’s Higher Education System. International Higher Education, (111), 35–36. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/15349

Issue

No. 111 (2022): Summer Issue

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Articles

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