A dissertation defense for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) will be held at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University for Madi Omarov on the topic “Decentralization of Governance in Ukraine: a Political Analysis of Transformation Model”.
The dissertation was completed at the Department of Political Science and Political Technologies, Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Form of defense – dissertation work.
Language of defense – Russian.
Official Reviewers:
1. Nurtazina Roza Autalipovna — Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of International Relations, L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana, Kazakhstan).
2. Alibayeva Gulnar Aitchanovna — Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor of the Higher School of Law and Public Administration, NARXOZ University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
Scientific Supervisors:
1. Rakhimbekova Bakyt Kuanyshbekovna — Candidate of Historical Sciences, Assistant Professor of the Department of Political Science and Political Technologies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
2. Chochia Archil — PhD, Senior Researcher at the School of Law, Tallinn University of Technology (Tallinn, Estonia).
Temporary Members of the Dissertation Council:
1. Zhumashov Yerkebulan Alimkhanovich — PhD, Deputy Director of the Institute of State History, Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Astana, Kazakhstan);
2. Beimenbetov Serik Turuspekovich — PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of World Politics, Kazakh-German University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
3. Kruglashov Anatoliy Nikolaevich — Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor at Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Head of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Faculty of History, Political Science and International Relations (Chernivtsi, Ukraine); Professor at the Faculty of International Relations and Political Science, University of Lodz (Lodz, Poland).
The defense will be held in a hybrid format (offline/online) on March 4, 2026, at 11:00, in Conference Hall No. 123 of the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science building, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, at a meeting of the Dissertation Council established at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University for the following groups of specialties and educational programs: “6D050100, 8D03101 – Sociology”; “6D050200, 8D03104 – Political Science”; “6D090500, 8D11401 – Social Work”; “6D012300, 8D01801 – Social Pedagogy and Self-Knowledge”; “6D050300, 8D03107 – Psychology”; “6D010300, 8D01101 – Pedagogy and Psychology”; “8D03103 – Conflict Studies”.
Zoom Conference Access:
https://zoom.us/j/97516942651?pwd=UfPvnY5PRyE7Tt2zdBcMP4fGo8dgWD.1
Meeting ID: 975 1694 2651
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