Values and Norms of Political Culture in the Public Consciousness of Kazakhstan Society

The article discusses the basic values and norms of the political culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan population on the basis of a sociological survey in the summer, 2022. The purpose of our study is to determine the values and norms in the political culture of the republic population at the present stage of the country’s political modernization. The authors analyze the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the political consciousness of the citizens of the country. Based on the survey results, a conclusion is made about the predominance of parochial and subordinate types of political culture in the mentality of the population of Kazakhstan. The trend of development of participatory political culture elements, despite attempts to implement a program of modernization of public consciousness, is not visible. The main sources of the formation of values and norms of political culture are communicative practices in reference groups, as well as official media.

Consciousness · Epistemology · Modernization theory · Political consciousness · Political culture · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Social science · Sociology · The Republic · Global Political and Economic Relations · Law · Psychology · Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia

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