Difference between revisions of "Rushyldyq (Kazakhstan)"

|style="font-size:1.1em;"| ''Rushyldyq'' (Cyrillic: ''рушылдық'') is a strong feeling of sub-ethnic identity with and loyalty to one's ''ru'' in Kazakhstan. The word ''rushyldyk'' is derived from the Kazakh term ''ru'', which denotes membership of a particular sub-ethnic group, or clan, united by actual or perceived kinship and descent and inhabiting a shared territory. Traditionally, the Kazakhs have been divided into three ''zhuz'' – Uly Zhuz (Great Zhuz), Orta Zhuz (Middle Zhuz) and Kishi Zhuz (Little Zhuz) – with each ''zhuz'' further subdivided into ''ru'', the number of which varies. Western political scientists refer to the concepts of ''ru'', ''zhuz'' and ''rushyldyq'' as ‘clan’, ‘umbrella clan’ and ‘clanism’ respectively (Schatz 2004<ref>Schatz, E. 2004. Modern clan politics: The power of “blood” in Kazakhstan and beyond. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press.</ref>; Collins 2006<ref>Collins, K. 2006. Clan politics and regime transition in Central Asia. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.</ref>). ''Rushyldyq'' can also be defined as the use of ''ru'' ties. When discussing ''rushyldyq'', the Russian-language press uses various terms such as tribalism (''traibalizm''), nepotism, patronage, or ‘economy of nephews and sons-in-law.’