Browsing by Subject "Kazakhstan"

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    Analysis and forecasting of sacral tourism potential of Kazakhstan with the time series analysis
    (2024-03-21) Amina, Uaisova
    The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of tourist resources, conditions and opportunities of sacral tourism in Kazakhstan using panel data (time series and cross-sectional) regression analysis for a sample of 14 regions of Kazakhstan observations over the period from 2004 to 2022. The main focus is on the method of estimating the size and effectiveness of the tourist potential, which reflects the realization and volume of tourist resources and its potential.  
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    Reconceptualizing Social Capital Theory: Life Stories of Kazakhstani Youth from Rural or Lower Socioeconomic Backgrounds
    (2023-06) Amankulova, Zhuldyz
    Social capital critically shapes the employment opportunities and social mobility of youth. Little is known, however, about how marginalized youth use social capital to pursue education and career aspirations, particularly in countries with developing higher education systems. Drawing on life history narratives of prestigious university graduates from rural or lower socioeconomic backgrounds in Kazakhstan, my research examines how the graduates use social capital in pursuing their education and career. Guided by Bourdieu’s critical framework, this dissertation advances four arguments. First, I argue that participants’ conceptualization and use of social capital is guided by their ethical stance that differentiated transactional use of social capital from those more focused on improving the quality of life. Second, I contend that the ethical stance of the young people in the study is formed through the process of tarbiyeh, defined as the process of forming and developing an individual’s positive mindset, spirit, character, worldview, and moral sense. Third, I demonstrate that participants’ tarbiyeh guided their ethical stance on how and when to leverage social capital. Finally, I illustrate that for young people in the study, people who were part of their tarbiyeh process had a significant value, which they argued was more important than the instrumental value of social capital. Ultimately, this dissertation invites scholars to re-envision social capital theory by considering how one’s moral values shape when and how they leverage social capital and how one’s social capital can impact morality by shaping their worldview and beliefs. By bringing the question of morality into the conceptualization of social capital, the study contributes to the sociological literature by extending and reframing Bourdieu’s framework.