Blogging Zhanaozen: hegemonic discourse and authoritarian resilience in Kazakhstan

Central Asian Survey

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 421-438

  Lewis, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; blogging; hegemonic discourse; Kazakhstan; Zhanaozen

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; HEGEMONY; INTERNET; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; SOCIAL MEDIA;

KAZAKHSTAN;

EID: 84962109399     PISSN: 02634937     EISSN: 14653354     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2016.1161902     Document Type: Article

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