Causes of Violent Extremism in Central Asia: The Case of Kazakhstan

Dina Sharipova and Serik Beissembayev

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2023, vol. 46, issue 9, 1702-1724

Abstract: The article focuses on causes of violent extremism in Kazakhstan by looking at the violent attacks on law-enforcement bodies in 2011 and 2016 in Aqtobe, Almaty, and Atyrau. Drawing on interviews with the convicted extremists, we argue that criminal youth subculture, grievances, the Salafi-jihadist ideology, and propaganda in the Internet have promoted extremist violence in Kazakhstan. We also make a brief comparative analysis of European jihadists and violent extremists in Kazakhstan, highlighting some important similarities and differences across the regions.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2021.1872163

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