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Denuclearisation practices of Kazakhstan: Performing sovereign identity, preserving national security

Abzhaparova, Aida

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Abstract

In this article, I investigate the processes of the discursive construction of the identity of Kazakhstan as a sovereign and non-nuclear state, and show how the construction and performance of these identities are both productive and the product of Nuclear Weapons Technology (NWT) as a threat to the national security of Kazakhstan. I argue that both practices - the production of the state identity and the abolition of the ex-Soviet nuclear arsenal from the territory of Kazakhstan - are instrumental ways to secure the values of Kazakhstan, in this case the existence of Kazakhstan as a sovereign state. © 2010 British International Studies Association.

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Abzhaparova, A. (2011). Denuclearisation practices of Kazakhstan: Performing sovereign identity, preserving national security. Review of International Studies, 37(04), 1537-1553. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0260210510001270

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Oct 1, 2011
Journal Review of International Studies
Print ISSN 0260-2105
Electronic ISSN 1469-9044
Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 37
Issue 04
Pages 1537-1553
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0260210510001270
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/973395
Publisher URL http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8384898