Journal articles, policy analysis, interviews and video. Full list of research and citations on Google Scholar.
Journal articles
- Abishev, G., Kurmanov, B., & Sabitov, Z. (2024). Authoritarian succession, rules, and conflicts: Tokayev’s gambit and Kazakhstan’s bloody January of 2022 (Qandy Qantar). Post-Soviet Affairs, 40(6), 429–451. DOI
- Abishev, G. (2023). Online petitions as a framework of deliberative democracy in contemporary Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan-Spectrum, 105(1). DOI
- Abishev, G., & Nechaeva, E. (2022). The National Council of Public Trust as a mechanism for implementing deliberative democracy. Kazakhstan-Spectrum, 102(2). DOI
Policy analysis
- Carnegie Politika, April 2023 — Has Kazakhstan become more democratic following recent elections?
Interviews and commentary
- Kursiv, May 2026 — On the new leadership of the Adilet party (in Russian)
- Qazinform — Qurultay became a platform for free exchange of opinions
- inbusiness.kz — Response to a Russian political analyst’s threats against Kazakhstan (in Russian)
Talks
- “National-patriotic ideology in contemporary Kazakhstan” — Wolfson College, University of Oxford, February 2026
- “Parliamentary reform in Kazakhstan: moving toward an ‘influential parliament’ through a unicameral system” — Wolfson College, University of Oxford, November 2025
Video
Broadcasts, interviews and talks are on my YouTube channel.
