Exploring the impact of online political activism on political processes in Kazakhstan : the Zhanaozen uprising
Journal: Unitec Research Bank (Unitec Institute of Technology)
Year: 2016

In recent years social media attracted a lot of scholarly attention but exploring social media in a particular geographical locations was rather slow. The impact of social media on political, social and economic processes in Kazakhstan has not been explored yet. This thesis presents empirical findings of a research examining the use of social networking sites amongst Kazakhstanis during the uprising in the rich-oil town of Zhanaozen on 16 December 2011. It is guided by the main research question