PhD in Political Science and International Relations, University of Tampere, Finland
Research interests:
Regional studies; oil and natural resource management; political economy of Kazakhstan; development studies
Selected publications:
1) Ibadildin, N. (2012). Role of institutions in Kazakhstan in combating the resource curse: Transition from the Soviet legacy to something else. London: Lambert Academic Publishing
2) Ibadildin, N. (2009). “Oil and Authoritarianism in Kazakhstan”, in Ostrov, B. (Ed.) From Silk Road to Oil Slick: Kazakhstan Reemergence to Modernity. Norwalk: EastBridge