International Scientific-Practical Conference s1

Academy of Public The Assembly of Peoples of Administration under the Kazakhstan President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Call for papers: INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL CONFERENCE dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Assembly of Peoples of Kazakhstan

“Public administration and public policy in the sphere of interethnic relations of the Republic of Kazakhstan: development of technologies for management and citizen’s participation in strengthening the social harmony”

Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan 20 November 2015

The purpose of the conference is to develop practical and scientifically justified recommendations for policy implementation on maintaining social harmony and strengthening national unity.

We are inviting Kazakhstani and foreign scientists and experts, practitioners, Social Science and Humanities teachers, representatives of state agencies dealing with interethnic and inter-confessional relations and ethnic policy implementation, representatives of scientific and expert groups and committees of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstani and foreign research centers.

The focus of the conference: - the Assembly of Peoples of Kazakhstan: results and prospects (Plenary discussion) - the main directions and priorities of the state ethnic policy of Kazakhstan for implementation of the Plan of the nation - 100 concrete steps "Modern State for all" (Plenary discussion) - strengthening the Kazakhstani identity and characteristics of self-identity in contemporary society (state, ethnic, religious) (session discussions) - the role and activities of the mass media, political parties, ethnic and cultural and other associations in strengthening the Kazakhstani identity and national unity (session discussions) - socio-demographic composition of the Kazakhstani society, formation and development of ethno-social groups, their current and future states (session discussions) - training specialists in the field of interethnic and inter-confessional relations for public service and public sector (session discussions) Formats of the conference: plenary, sessions and round table discussions, exchange of experience, meetings with Kazakhstani and foreign scientists, experts and specialists in the sphere of interethnic relations and ethnic policy

The results of the conference will be published in conference proceedings in a book

Venue: Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Abay av., 33 A, 2nd floor, "Round Room"

Registration The registration is online by 30 October 2015. To register use the link http://pa-academy.kz/index.php/en/instituty-3/center-for-study-of-interethnic-and- interconsessional-relations/registration-form

Paper submission

Conference papers (not more than 8 pages (references excluded) are to be designed in accordance with the template: Title of the article (capital letters, bold, without hyphenation, center), full name of the author(s), position and organization, academic degree and academic title (in the center); Page format A4 – size, orientation — book; font — Times New Roman, size — 14; line spacing — 1 (single); alignment — width; indent — 1.25; all fields — 2; file’s format is in doc. or .rtf.; links - page-automatic. Only the papers presented at the conference and passed the scientific selection will be published in conference proceedings in a book with the assignment of numbers ISBN.

The organizing committee reserves the right to place conference proceedings in digital format on the website of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

There is no fee for the participation and paper publication!

Conference languages: Kazakh, Russian and English

Organizing committee

Address: 010000, Astana, Abay av., 33A Phone: +7 (7172) 753223, E-mail: [email protected] Internet portal of the conference: www.pa-academy.kz Dosmaganbetova Nazgul - deputy head of the Center for Interethnic and Inter-confessional Studies in Central Asia, master +7 (7172) 753223 Yeleussizova Bakhytgul - Senior Fellow at the Center for Interethnic and Inter-confessional Studies in Central Asia, candidate in Economic Sciences +7 (7172) 753141