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POLITICAL AND NATIONAL RESISTANCE IN THE KURDISH NOVELS WRITTEN IN THE MOUNTAINS (1976–1991)

گۆڤارا زانستێن مرۆڤایەتی یا زانكۆیا زاخۆ
Kurdish novels that written in the mountains, particularly those published during the period of the Gulan Revolution (1976–1991), constitutes a critical narrative space wherein the socio-political realities of Kurdish society are represented and ...
Amina Saeed, Fouad Rashid
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Language learning as psycho-social support: translanguaging space as safe space in superdiverse refugee settings [PDF]

, 2020
This paper explores language learning for displaced people in the countries bordering Syria and attempts to establish a link between the concept of translanguaging and the concept of safe spaces used by NGOs. The paper uses the term ‘displaced people’ as
Capstick, Tony
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National Colonialism: Nation‐State, Colonialism and Colonisation of Kurdistan

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of ‘national colonialism’ to capture colonial relations in the nation‐state form. It does so through a critical appraisal of the concept of ‘internal colonialism’, which largely fails to explain the links between nationalism and colonial relations.
Behnam Amini
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Defining the Nation: Kurdish Historiography in Turkey in the 1990s [PDF]

, 2001
This article examines Kurdish historiography in Turkey in the 1990s. It centres on the question how the national community is historicised via central myths, especially for the pre-Islamic periods.
Hirschler, Konrad
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A Forced Union: Exploring the Consequences of India's Removal of Jammu and Kashmir's Special Status

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article adds to academic literature interested in two core questions: What happens to residents as a result of an annexation? And how do aggressor states maintain control over an annexed territory where there is a history of insurgency and mobilization for independence?
Serena Hussain
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a Better Kurdish Language [PDF]

Journal of Garmian University, 2017
Language is the identity of the nations and one of the most significant elements in its continuityand survival. For this reason, it is taken for the greatest interest by every nation that wants to runthe risks of its dying out. This interest takes various ways and methods that are targeted atkeeping language alive and active. Among these is the process
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Beers, kaffi, and Schnaps : different grammatical options for 'restaurant talk' coercions in three Germanic languages [PDF]

, 2009
This paper discusses constructions like “We’ll have two beers and a coffee.” that are typically used for beverage orders in restaurant contexts. We compare the behaviour of nouns in these constructions in three Germanic languages, English, Icelandic, and
Maling, Joan, Wiese, Heike
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Explaining Variation in Support for Ethnic Group Rights: The Role of Forced Displacement and Conflict Proximity

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Why do some members of an ethnic group support ethnic group rights while others do not? Drawing on social psychology, I argue that exposure to political violence shapes individual attitudes by deepening in‐group and out‐group distinctions and fostering expressive solidarity towards group rights. To test this argument, the study uses nationally
Oner Yigit
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The Ethnic Groups Military Recruitment Data

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Military conscription affects how countries expand political rights and fight wars, as well as their citizens' view of the state and socioeconomic outcomes. Until recently, conscription was studied in a simplified fashion, missing cases where it only applies to specific societal groups. We introduce the Ethnic Military Recruitment (EGMR) data,
Markéta Odlová, Marius Mehrl
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Social movements and the synecdoche problem

Noûs, EarlyView.
Abstract Social movements are central to our contemporary understanding of social change. Accordingly, we should want to be able to say what it is that makes social movements special; that is, to say what it is that movements in their entirety have that random samples of people and organizations within the movement do not have.
Megan Hyska
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