- •5) Origin and evolution of political parties in Kazakhstan.
- •9) Pressure groups. Business groups in politics. Corporation.
- •10) Political participation in Kazakhstan.
- •12)Forms of participation in Kazakhstan.
- •Voting behavior types
- •17) Western Polyarchy as modern democracy.
- •18)Economic, social and political preconditions of democracy.
- •19) Stages of democratic transitions.
- •In the arena of social policy it may refer to a relaxation of laws restricting for example divorce, abortion, or drugs
- •In the arena of civil rights policy it may refer to the elimination of laws prohibiting same-sex sexual relations, same-sex marriage, interracial marriage, or interfaith marriage
- •21) Democratisation and globalisation.
- •30) Compare last elections into Majilis 2007 and 2012. What are the strengths and weaknesses?
- •107 Deputies of the Majilis will be elected in two stages:
- •In 2007, 337 members of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan participated in the elections of deputies from the Assembly.
- •31) Explain why the party “Nur Otan” is dominating in Kazakhstan party system? What is the role of other political parties in it?
- •32.Changes and reforms in the political system of independent states of Central Asia and Kazakhstan.
- •It can be summed up as “the state is a collection of human beings occupying a definite territory under an organised government d is subject to no outside control.”
- •(1) Population
- •(4) Sovereignty
- •35. Globalization, its perspectives and problems, positive and negative sides. Anti-globalist movements.
- •36. International relations: essence, main stages, conceptions and basic tendencies.
- •List of international organization leaders in 2013
- •International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General - Yukiya Amano, Japan (2009–present)
- •International Civil Aviation Organization President of the Council - Roberto Kobeh Gonzalez, Mexico (2006–present) Secretary-General - Raymond Benjamin, France (2009–present)
- •International Labour Organization Director-General - Guy Ryder, uk (2012–present)
- •38. Main global problems of the modernity.
- •[Edit]Subfields
- •International relations
- •41. Explane difference between ethnic identity and civic identity. How do you understand national identity?
- •42. What is the difference between self government and local government?
- •Local government
- •43. What is the diference between federation and confederation?
- •Comparison chart
- •44)Basic actors of political relations, their essence and classification.
- •45)Explane difference between ethnic identity and civic identity. How do you understand national identity?
- •46)What is the difference between self- government and local government?
- •47)What is the diference between federation and confederation?
30) Compare last elections into Majilis 2007 and 2012. What are the strengths and weaknesses?
Elections in Kazakhstan are held on a national level to elect a President and the Parliament, which is divided into two bodies, the Majilis (Lower House) and the Senate (Upper House). Local elections for maslikhats (local representative bodies) are held every five years.
On 16th November 2011, President Nazarbayev accepted a petition of 53 Majilis Deputies to dissolve parliament and set elections for January 15, 2012. The elections, for both the Majilis (lower house of parliament) and Maslikhats (local bodies), were last held in 2007. Majilis Elections
On 15th and 16th January 2012, the people of Kazakhstan will vote in the country’s elections for Majilis, the Lower House of the Parliament.
107 Deputies of the Majilis will be elected in two stages:
On 15th January, political parties will compete for the 98 seats decided by a general vote. At the time of the calling of elections, there were eight registered political parties eligible to participate.
On 16th January, 9 deputies will be elected by the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, a national body established to represent the diverse ethnic groups across the country.
In 2007, 337 members of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan participated in the elections of deputies from the Assembly.
The parliamentary elections are the first to be held since a 2009 amendment to the constitutional law on elections, which guarantees seats to the second placed party, even if they do not reach the 7 percent threshold set for entrance into the Majilis.
31) Explain why the party “Nur Otan” is dominating in Kazakhstan party system? What is the role of other political parties in it?
he main and leading political party of Kazakhstan is People’s Democratic Party Nur Otan. Therefore, in the performance of all the major and influential cases concerning the country dominates this party. Of course, the party carries out the affairs of the country, which permitted by the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, by the Law of Republic of Kazakhstan "On Political Parties", by the other normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Charter and program of the party.
Party Nur Otan was created on January 19, 1999, by transforming of the public association. According to the Charter of party, the main purpose of Nur Otan is to achieve the construction of an economically strong, democratic, secular, legal and social state with a development of civil society, the modern competitive political system by the methods of administrative and political work, and in accordance with the program of the Party, one of the objectives is to participate in social, economic and political reforms of country [1]. Of course, all of the reforms of public, economic and political system in Kazakhstan were started a bit earlier, almost immediately after gaining independence on the elaborated program of Head of State. This was not a spontaneous and easy decision, by this time was a little preparation, as there was a strong need for a large-scale change in the country. However, this period was characterized by a reduction process after the collapse of the USSR, and after this period was alternated the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998. Despite the fact that there were changes for the better than first time, but this time was not distinguished with particularly rise in the socio-economic sphere of Kazakhstan. It is only since the new millennium the Kazakhstan’s economy has begun to grow rapidly and expand. By that time, Kazakhstan is more or less recovered, identified themselves new horizons that helped guide confidently into the future.
In all, there are three fundamental documents of the party – the "Program", "People's Platform" and "Action Strategy of PDP Nur Otan", which play a significant role in the implementation of all the plans and objectives of the party. The key document of the "Nur Otan" party is the People's Platform "For the prosperity of Kazakhstan and well-being of Kazakhstan citizens: how can we improve the lives of every citizen of the country", which reflecting the prospective vision of the country. In the People's Platform clearly defined the tasks to those targeted efforts of the party in the coming years. This People's platform covered the spheres of social and economic development of the country, including education and science, culture, ethnic harmony, the democratization of society, youth policy, the environment, etc. It is constantly working on the implementation all of the clauses and paragraphs of the People's Platform. A key element in the implementation of this platform is the systematic monitoring of the implementation. The analysis is based on the monitoring of exact and numerical data, provided by the central and local authorities.