The Department has been regularly conducting its own sociological research since 2013. The results are published on the Institute’s website and official Telegram channel and are further disseminated across major national mass media outlets and messaging platforms.
The Department’s network of supervisors and interviewers consists of more than 1,000 individuals across 20 regions of the country. The data obtained from sociological research serves as the foundation for the Institute’s work.
The key functions of our Department include:
- Conducting comprehensive sociological research on the most relevant topics;
- Monitoring the socio-political situation based on social well-being indices;
- Carrying out a comprehensive sociological study titled “National Corruption Perception Index among the Population and Entrepreneurs”;
- Studying value-based orientations within society;
- Developing methodology and conducting a reputational audit of the Party and its regional branches;
- Conducting expert surveys on the most pressing issues of the country’s development.
Depending on the nature of the issue, both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methodologies are applied. These include mass surveys, expert surveys, telephone interviews, focus groups, and online research.
Data collection is carried out through the Institute’s dedicated mobile application.
Mussina Almagul
Head of DepartmentPhD in Sociology. Since 2015 member of the Regional Editorial Board of Global Dialogue, the International Sociology Association journal, and Vice President of the Kazakhstan Forum of Young Sociologists for the period 2014–2017.
Recipient of grants under international programs of the Atlas Foundation for Human Sciences (FMSH) and the French Institute for Central Asian Studies (IFEAC), the RESET Institute, the “Higher Education Support” program of the Open Society Foundation (HESP), and the Central Asian Research and Training Initiatives Program of the Soros Foundation (OSI). Completed internships at Goldsmiths, University of London, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and at the French Academy of Sciences’ Institute for Research on India and Iran.
Translator of the textbooks “The Essentials of Statistics” and “Ethnography” into the Kazakh language within the “New Humanitarian Knowledge” project. Author of the courses “100 New Textbooks in Kazakh Language”, “Academic Writing in Social Sciences”, “Critical Thinking: Academic Course in Sociology”, and “Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis in Sociology”.
Research interests include electoral sociology, urban sociology, and the interpretation and analysis of data in the social sciences.
Awarded the state medal “For Distinguished Labor”, as well as Letters of Gratitude from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Azamat Akatayev
Chief expertA sociologist and holder of a Master’s degree in Political Science. Proficient in data analysis tools using the SPSS statistical software. Completed professional development courses in data analytics on the Skillbox and Academica_Courses platforms.
Has experience working in electoral campaigns during the Presidential elections (2019, 2022) and Parliamentary elections (2021, 2023). Author of a number of articles in national media and academic publications.
Research interests include electoral sociology, data analysis, and big data.
Awarded Letters of Gratitude from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and the “For Active Service” badge of distinction (2022).
Akbota Mamazhanova
Chief expertA sociologist and a lawyer, holding a Master’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Social Sciences. Author of a number of articles in national media and academic publications.
She has experience in information and project management activities, as well as in public service. She has worked in various analytical centers in the country. She has experience participating in electoral campaigns during the Presidential elections (2019, 2022) and Parliamentary elections (2016, 2021, 2023).
Her research interests include electoral sociology and the effectiveness of interaction between stakeholders in the process, depending on their motivation.
She has been awarded Letters of Gratitude from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Gulnaz Mamezhan
Senior expertBachelor of Social Sciences. Master’s degree candidate in Sociology at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.
Participates in the implementation of sociological research projects. Possesses basic data analysis skills using the SPSS software.
Research interests include everyday sociology, the social aspects of family business, and consumer culture.