Dana Burkhanova received her MA in Sociology from the Paris-Sorbonne University (Sorbonne Université) and her PhD in Sociology from the al-Farabi Kazakh National University in 2014.  Her dissertation is entitled “Values and economic strategies of middle class in Kazakhstan”. Her research interests include social inequality, values, youth and social policy. She has worked as a deputy Department of Sociology and Social Work at al-Farabi Kazakh National University, as well as was part of research, policy analysis and consulting projects with UNICEF, UNDP, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, and ministries of RK.

Journal Articles:

1. Abdiraiymova, Gulmira, Kenes Biekenov, Burkhanova, Dana, and Sabira Serikzhanova. 2019. “Young scholars: of Kazakhstan: experience of building of academic career.” Sotsiologicheskie issledovania, 2:119-129.
2. Abdiraiymova, Gulmira, Kenes Biekenov, Burkhanova, Dana, and Sabira Serikzhanova. 2019. “The Career Development Experience of Young Academics in Kazakhstan”. Russian Education & Society, 61(1):1-16
3. Abdiraiymova, Gulmira, Burkhanova, Dana. “Strengthening the potential of competitiveness: universities and cooperation”. Al-Farabi KazNU Bulletin. Series of psycholopgy and sociology. 2(61):30-41.

Books and Book Chapters:

1. Burkhanova, Dana, Yugai, Nelly. 2022. “Work-life balance: research practices”. Qazaq University Press.
2. Burkhanova, Dana. 2020. “Social stratification. Inequality. Middle class.” In Sociology edited by Gulmira Abdiraiymova. Qazaq University Press.
3. Abdiraiymova, Gulmira, Burkhanova, Dana, and Sabira Serikzhanova. “Young scholars: experience of building of academic career in universities of Kazakhstan”. Qazaq University Press.
4. Kaiser, Markus, Beimenbetov Serik, Abdiraymova, Gulmira, Dana Burkhanova, Serikzhanova, Sabira, Dina Sharipova, Kasymova, Diyar, and Yulia Shapoval. “Co-existence of ethnical groups in Kazakhstan”. Almaty, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
5. Abdiraiymova, Gulmira, Burkhanova, Dana, Alexei Verevkin, Kenzhakimova, Gulnar, Serikzhanova, Sabira and Meruert Shnarbekova. “Competitiveness in education.”. Qazaq University Press.
6. Abdiraiymova, Gulmira, Burkhanova, Dana, Alexei Verevkin, Kenzhakimova, Gulnar and Sabira Serikzhanova. 2017. “Education in sociological dimension.”. Qazaq University Press.
7. Burkhanova, Dana. 2017. “Academic mobility: experience and opportunities” in Discourse on education. Experience of sociological research, edited by Gulmira Abdiraiymova. Qazaq University Press.