KIMEP University

About: KIMEP University is a education organization based out in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Corporate governance & Government. The organization has 185 authors who have published 426 publications receiving 5098 citations.

Implementing the Silk Road Economic Belt: from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to the Silk Road Union?

Abstract: The concept of the Silk Road Economic Belt put forward by the Chinese President Xi Jinping in September 2013 has two major dimensions: “the Road” and “the Belt”. This article examines the background, the legal status, values, institutional framework and major areas of cooperation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). In doing so, it argues that building “the Road” may lead to the following: (a) the transformation of the SCO from hitherto primarily security-oriented alliance into “the Belt”, i.e. an organisation pursuing also deep economic cooperation, and (b) the establishment of a Silk Road Union based on partnership between SCO and the Eurasian alliance, constituted by two most important regional integration groupings created in the post-Soviet area, the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union.

Refinement and Validation of a Multidimensional Destination Brand Equity Scale for Inbound and Outbound Chinese Travelers: A Cross-National Perspective:

Abstract: Destination brand equity (DBE) consists of five tourism dimensions and differs from generic customer-based brand equity, which theoretically comprises four dimensions. This study partially adopts Y...

Developing Sustainable NGOs in Kazakhstan

Abstract: In Kazakhstan the NGO sector has experienced significant changes since its early stages of development. The NGOs in the country function in different areas including education, human rights, health care, environment, assistance to the disabled, and many others. This article aims to explore and evaluate opportunities for sustainable development of NGOs in Kazakhstan. The paper gives an overview of the NGOs in Kazakhstan, concentrates on issues of sustainable development of NGOs. For promoting sustainable development NGOs need to develop funding opportunities, collaborate with states, business organizations, develop human resource management. Since there is relatively little information about NGOs’ activities in Kazakhstan, the paper helps to understand this area of scientific inquiry.

Remembering and forgetting: the state policy of memorializing Stalin's repression in post-Soviet Kazakhstan

Abstract: The general perception of Western analysts and observers is that the nation-states created as a result of the breakup of the Soviet Union all treat the memory of the dark, repressive aspects of the Stalinist regime in public spaces as a symbolic element in the creation of a new post-Soviet identity [Denison, Michael. 2009. “The Art of the Impossible: Political Symbolism, and the Creation of National Identity and Collective Memory in Post-Soviet Turkmenistan.” Europe-Asia Studies 61 (7): 1167–1187]. We argue that the government of Kazakhstan employs non-nationalistic discourse in its treatment of Stalinist victims’ commemoration in a variety of forms, through the creation of modern memorial complexes at the sites of horrific Soviet activity (mass burial places, labor camps, and detention centers), purpose-built museum exhibitions, and the commemorative speeches of its president and other officials. Kazakhstan's strategy in commemorating its Soviet past is designed to highlight the inclusiveness of repressi...

Sequencing in Customs Union Formation : Theory and Application to the Eurasian Economic Union

Abstract: In the model of optimal sequencing in economic integration, an agenda setter chooses between two bargaining protocols that correspond to two different integration paths. With multilateral negotiations, the union is formed immediately, whereas with sequential negotiations, a core union is formed before all other countries in the region integrate. The latter is preferred if formation of a core union has negative externalities on a candidate country. The agenda setter improves her bargaining position, but an efficiency loss from delayed integration is incurred. We demonstrate that the threat of delayed entry will not be carried out if an open-rule protocol is available, i.e., if the agenda setter can propose to form a core union and amend this proposal before it is adopted. Yet, if bargaining is time consuming, this result can be overturned and there may be a delay that incurs a temporary efficiency loss. Our model explains the sequential formation of the Eurasian Customs Union.