The Riots of Kazakhstan in 2022 and its Implications

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10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_118How to use a DOI?

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Riots; Super-Presidency; Former Soviet Union; CSTO; Nazarbayev

Abstract

In January 2022, the riots in Kazakhstan became striking news. Many people are convinced that the riots were the continuation of the 2011 riots which asked for better working conditions. However, the themes of this unrest are far beyond that. Generally, two levels of reason can be concluded by analyzing the riots. The superficial reason for the unrest is public discontent with the unlimited price cap of liquefied petroleum gas and the totalitarian super-presidency. The deep roots of the riots are racial and regional tensions lurking in Kazakhstan and the ideological conflicts between the elders and the younger generation who are deeply influenced by western democratic thoughts. After the outbreak of the riots, the Kazakh government sent the military forces and police to suppress the riots and asked for CSTO’s intervention. Additionally, President Tokayev initialized an amendment to revise more than one-third of the content of the Kazakh Constitution. Despite the amended Constitution’s effect hasn’t apparently appeared now, it may successfully address the conflicts in Kazakhstan that cause the riots.

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AU  - Haoming Li
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TI  - The Riots of Kazakhstan in 2022 and its Implications
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 5th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2022)
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