Global Astana: Nation branding as a legitimization tool for authoritarian regimes

Central Asian Survey

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 110-124

  Fauve, Adrien ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Astana; Authoritarian Regime; Globalization; Nation Branding; Political Performance

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; ELITE POLITICS; GLOBALIZATION; NATIONALISM; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ASTANA; KAZAKHSTAN;

EID: 84954120247     PISSN: 02634937     EISSN: 14653354     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2015.1016799     Document Type: Article

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