Beschreibung
This volume analyses the economic, political and social dynamic of modern Kazakhstan as seen by insiders and Western experts. Their opinions converge on the assumption that there are hard times ahead but that Kazakhstan has the potential to weather the storm.
Autorenportrait
Hans-Georg Heinrich is Professor emeritus at the Department of Political Science at the University of Vienna, and Vice-President of the International Center for Advanced and Comparative EU-Russia/NIS Research (ICEUR Vienna). He has authored and edited several books on Post-Soviet politics and served in field presences of international organizations in various transition countries.
Ludmilla Lobova is an ethnologist and political scientist with a focus on Post-Soviet research. She is Scientific Director of ICEUR Vienna.
Aydar Amrebaev and Valikhan Tuleshov are senior researchers in the Institute of World Economy and Politics in Almaty, Kazakhstan.