Abstract
The intent of this thesis is to explore why when compared to the former Soviet Republics of Ukraine and Georgia there is a measure of stability in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has made it a priority to slowly build a sense of its own nationalism after decades of Soviet control. In over 20 years of independence it has only known violence for an 18-month period. The Republic of Kazakhstan has gone from the leftovers from a dissolved empire to a stable regional power. Kazakhstan’s hegemony in Asia and peaceful ethnic-governmental relations has made it possible for Kazakhstan to have a multi-faceted foreign policy with Russia, China, and the United States and this paper will try to answer the question of how this has been possible.
Thesis Completion
2017
Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair/Advisor
Sadri, Houman A.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Political Science
Degree Program
Political Science
Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Release Date
5-1-2017
Recommended Citation
Davis, Taraleigh, "Leftovers of a Dissolved Empire: Assessing the Political Stability of the Former Soviet Republics of Kazakhstan, Georgia, and the Ukraine" (2017). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 272.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/honorstheses/272