How do foreign workers at NU learn about Kazakhstan’s law? Law, Politics & Society
Outline Sources of information about law Channels of communication about law Level of comfort with their knowledge Rules which didn’t make sense Things that surprised me Conclusion
Sources of information about law Internet Embassies Friends who have been in KZ before Most of the respondents did at least some research about formal/informal laws in KZ One of them did not search for any laws
Channels of communication Internet is the main channel of communication(e. g. blogs) TV, newspapers, foreign scholars’ works People: foreign and local Interaction with government ◦ related to work, salary, taxes
Level of comfort with their knowledge Generally respondents were comfortable with the level of knowledge they had According to some of them, it is fairly enough to act according to moral principles Only one among four feels uncomfortable People understand that they are foreigners Support from our university
Rules that didn’t make sense Driving behavior: people in Astana slow down when yellow light turns on – more because of the culture Obligatory vacation due do to giving birth to a child Concerns about the censorship issues: banning Internet sites does not make sense Rules about environmental standards
Some surprising observations… The existence of a person who did not search for any information about KZ’s official and unofficial rules None of the respondents opened the Constitution “Hierarchy” between local and foreign workers
Conclusion People have different attitude towards Kazakhstan’s laws, traditions and norms of behavior People from different fields of study differently assess the necessity to learn foreign culture: for example, SHSS respondents are more interested in foreign culture than SST and SEng s
