Parliamentary Diplomacy in Kazakhstan: Evolution, Institutionalization and Implementation Mechanism

Aibolat  Abitbekov

doi:10.52536/KS/vol_82_issue_2_A4

Authors

Aibolat Abitbekov Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52536/KS/vol_82_issue_2_A4

Keywords:

Parliamentary Diplomacy, International Relations, Kazakhstan, Foreign Policy, New Actors, Members of the Parliament.

Abstract

Contemporary international relations are a complex multi-level system, where various governmental, non-governmental and other entities interact. parliaments have become new actors in modern global affairs. In most regions of the world, interparliamentary unions exist, where elected members of the Parliament advocate for the national interests of their countries. Interaction of members of the Parliament on the international arena caused a new type of diplomacy to occur: ‘parliamentary diplomacy’. However, this topic has not been extensively researched by scholars yet. The purpose of the present paper is to examine parliamentary diplomacy as an instrument in Kazakhstan`s foreign policy. The author reviews the evolution of parliamentary diplomacy in Kazakhstan since the foundation of the Kazakh Khanate in the XV-XVI centuries and its institutionalization stage after the country became independent. The parliamentary diplomacy's implementation mechanism by Kazakhstan's Parliament is described. Based on qualitative analysis, the author provides practical recommendations for further development of parliamentary diplomacy in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Author Biography

Aibolat Abitbekov, Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

Master of Public Administration, Master in International Relations, Chief Consultant, International Department, Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan)

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