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.
MULTIPLE IDENTITY AND POLITICAL PROCESSES IN THE KAZAKHSTAN CONTEXT: INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH AND INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSION
Published April 2026
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Abstract
Language
Қазақ
Keywords
multiple identity
political processes
identity politics
Kazakhstani identity
political mobilization
civic nationalism
Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan
multi-vector policy
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.

