Parties of Republic of Kazakhstan in political spectrum

Abstract

This article defines the main ideological positions of Kazakhstani political parties,
expressed in the form of their display on the graphic political spectrum, developed by the
psychologist Hans Eysenck. The concept of the political spectrum is given, the main types of
political spectrum that exist and are used at present, as well as their authors, are determined.
The necessity of using Eysenck’s graphic political spectrum as the most rational way of placing
political ideologies in the form of geometric models is substantiated. The analysis of the program
documents of the political parties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, because of which information
was obtained about their ideological affiliation, for their further distribution on the spectrum. The
parties are distributed along the political spectrumin accordance with their ideological guidelines,
as indicated in the officially approved political programs. The distribution of parties was carried
out using two dichotomies: left-wing – right-wing and authoritarian-democracy.