Palestinian and Kurdish nationalism: Understanding the ‘politics of the possible’
ABSTRACT This article compares the efforts of the Palestinians and the Kurds – the two largest stateless nations in the Middle East – to obtain recognition. While Kurdish movements are spread across four countries in the region – Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, with specificities dependent on the historical context and relations with the particular host
Jørgen Jensehaugen, Pinar Tank
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Women in Rojava: a project of gender equal society [PDF]
One of the main pillars of Democratic Confederalism and Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria is to create a gender-equal society. Hence, this paper will focus on women rights and women’s gaining during the administration of PYD in Rojava ...
Sait Guler, Mehmet
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Autonomy in agrarian studies, politics, and movements: An inter‐paradigm debate
Abstract Autonomy has been a term often used in agrarian studies to express the ability of individuals or collective subjects to escape the rule of capital or the control of the state. Academic interventions on autonomy in different fields and disciplines discuss how global capitalism operates and what kind of subjects, spaces, and practices can resist
Leandro Vergara‐Camus, Kees Jansen
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THE DEMOCRATIC UNION PARTY (PYD) AND PEOPLE'S PROTECTION UNITS (YPG) IN TURKISH OFFICIAL DISCOURSE
This article explores the construction of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the People's Protection Units (YPG) in Turkish official discourse. In the article, I employ critical discourse analysis (CDA) to analyze written texts produced during the years 2014–2019 that reflect the position of the Turkish authorities.
Azad Deewanee
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The ‘Rojava Revolution’ in Syrian Kurdistan: A Model of Development for the Middle East? [PDF]
As the civil war in Syria continues, in the territory of Rojava – in Kurdish, ‘the West’ – the northern Syrian Kurdish political movement is attempting to implement ‘libertarian municipalism’, based on the thoughts of ...
Hoffmann, C. +3 more
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The Kurdish Problem in the Modern Politics of Iraq, Syria and Turkey: a Comprehensive Analysis
Currently, the Middle East is undergoing significant changes, often due to a mixture of global and regional factors. The study is devoted to the current policies in the Middle East, in the ethnogeographic area of Kurdistan.
Ilia N. Vedeneev
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Libanonin kurdit ja Rojava : transnationaalinen näkökulma [PDF]
This thesis provides a transnational perspective to Lebanese Kurds, particularly regarding their activism and networks related to Rojava, the Kurdish areas in northern Syria. After Armenians, Kurds form the second-largest non-Arab ethnic group in Lebanon.
Huovila, Miriam
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Gender, nationalism and revolution: the case of Kurdish women in Rojava [PDF]
Esta tese explora o conflito de Rojava, conhecida como a revolução de Rojava. Esta descreve o contexto histórico e político desta batalha e enfoca o papel da mulher curda como tornaram, Rojava, um estado seguro com as suas próprias regras, éticas ...
Garas, Myriam
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O municipalismo libertário e a Revolução Rojava [PDF]
A pesquisa buscou apresentar a Revolução de Rojava, sua organização e sua estrutura ideológica-poltica, influenciada pela teoria do Municipalismo Libertário.
Isaías Albertin de Moraes (16383852)
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Öcalan und Rojava - Eine Renaissance des Rätekommunismus? : Zwei Theorien im Vergleich [PDF]
Seit 2012 gibt es im Nordosten Syriens (Rojava) Bestrebungen, eine Art demokratisches Rätesystem zu etablieren, welche auf den Ideen des PKK-Gründers Abdullah Öcalan fußen.
Bertram, Henning Richard
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