Serik Beissembayev

Serik Beissembayev is a sociologist of the Center of social and political studies “Strategy” (Almaty, Kazakhstan). He received his MA in sociology from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. He was a scholar of the Bolashak International Scholarship of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a research fellow at the Soros Foundation Kazakhstan Public Policy Initiative in 2014. He has a large experience in planning and concept development of sociological investigations. He is an author of several analytical publications on social and political issues of Kazakhstan. He is currently conducting research on Kazakh nationalism in the context of today’s policy.