Kazakhstans changing geopolitics: The resource economy and popular attitudes about Chinas growing regional influence

Natalie Koch

doi:10.1080/15387216.2013.778542

Kazakhstans changing geopolitics: The resource economy and popular attitudes about Chinas growing regional influence

Natalie Koch

Department of Geography

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Abstract

A US geographer examines prevailing geopolitical discourses in Kazakhstan, through a case study of attitudes toward China and its influence in contemporary affairs. As part of a broader research project, the study draws on data from participant observation, textual analysis, interviews, focus groups, and a country-wide survey administered in Kazakhstan between June 2009 and July 2011. The author investigates the divergent findings across these methods, reflecting a profound ambivalence in popular attitudes about China, and explores their implications for the political geographic literature on state-making.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	110-133
Number of pages	24
Journal	Eurasian Geography and Economics
Volume	54
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15387216.2013.778542
State	Published - Feb 1 2013

Keywords

China
Kazakhstan
capital city
critical geopolitics
popular geopolitics
state-making

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development
Economics and Econometrics

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