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Bulletin of Abai KazNPU. Series of Sociological and Political sciences

MULTIPLE IDENTITY AND POLITICAL PROCESSES IN THE KAZAKHSTAN CONTEXT: INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH AND INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSION

Published April 2026

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RGKF "Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religion Studies"

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Наталья Сейтахметова

Seitakhmetova Nataliya – Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher of the Institute for Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the Committee Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan;

Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies

e-mail: sholpan_zhandosova@mail.ru

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Sholpan Zhandossova

Zhandossova Sholpan  – PhD, Associate Professor, Chief Researcher of the Institute for Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies of the Committee Science of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan;

Abstract

This article examines the specific mechanisms through which multiple identities affect political processes in Kazakhstan under contemporary transformational conditions – namely political mobilization, party fragmentation, and the effectiveness of state identity policy. Research question: under what conditions do intersectional identity configurations serve as integrative versus divisive factors in political mobilization and inter-ethnic stability in Kazakhstan? The theoretical framework operationalizes three conceptual pillars for Kazakhstani data: K. Crenshaw's intersectional approach, H. Tajfel and J. Turner's Social Identity Theory, and Q. Hirst's civic nationalism concept. Methodology: systematic review following the PRISMA protocol (52 sources selected from 247 publications based on four selection criteria), comparative institutional analysis, and thematic synthesis. Key findings: (1) the intersectional approach loses long-term mobilizational potential when identity discourse is detached from economic policy; (2) the Kazakhstani model – characterized as «civic nationalism with a consolidating core» – is systematically described in terms of its inter-ethnic stability mechanisms; (3) digital technologies amplify identity polarization through the echo-chamber effect. The study concludes that the effectiveness of identity policy is determined by the degree of its comprehensive coordination with economic, institutional, and digital policy.

ВЕСТНИК (Қазақ)
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Қазақ

How to Cite

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Сейтахметова, Н. and Zhandossova, S. 2026. MULTIPLE IDENTITY AND POLITICAL PROCESSES IN THE KAZAKHSTAN CONTEXT: INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH AND INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSION. Bulletin of Abai KazNPU. Series of Sociological and Political sciences. 93, 1 (Apr. 2026), 149–161. DOI:https://doi.org/10.51889/2959-6270.2026.93.1.011.