Societal Shifts in Central Asia: Figures and Trends

Yerkin Tukumov; Aidar Kurmashev

doi:10.52536/3006-807X.2024-3.01

Authors

Yerkin Tukumov Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of RK, Kazakhstan Author https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4781-5669
Aidar Kurmashev Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of RK, Kazakhstan Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5953-6403

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52536/3006-807X.2024-3.01

Keywords:

Societal shifts in Central Asia, human capital, demographic changes, social development, population growth

Abstract

Central Asia has been undergoing considerable transformations by becoming mature independent states in international arena and experiencing socio-demographic shifts. It clearly resembles the dynamics described in Moises Naím’s “The End of power” where he argues that “the more, mobility, and mentality” revolutions challenge political leaders with fluid and unpredictable environment. This article aims to do an empirical analysis of the socio-demographic changes in Central Asia to test the assumption in the regional context.

Author Biographies

Yerkin Tukumov, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of RK, Kazakhstan

Director of Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Aidar Kurmashev, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of RK, Kazakhstan

Head of the Asian Studies Department

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