Overview
Analyzes the concept of state-building has acquired political, economic, and social dimensions
Examines demographic and related political questions, religious, cultural and ethnic matters, the role of language and the vital connection of Kurdistan to Turkey
Introduces scholars of Comparative Politics and Middle East Studies
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Ideas
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Interests
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Back Matter
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About this book
This edited volume introduces the political, social and economic intra-Kurdish dynamics in the Middle East by comparatively analyzing the main actors, their ideas, and political interests. As an ethnic group and a nation in the making, Kurds are not homogeneous and united but rather the Kurdish Middle East is home to various competing political groups, leaderships, ideologies, and interests. Although many existing studies focus on the Kurds and their relations with the nation-states that they populate, few studies analyze the Kurdish Middle East within its own debates, conflicts and interests from a comparative perspective across Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria. This book analyzes the intra-Kurdish dynamics with historically-grounded, theoretically-informed, and conceptually-relevant scholarship that prioritizes comparative politics over international relations.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Serhun Al is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Izmir University of Economics, Turkey. His research interests include politics of identity, ethnic conflict, security studies and social movements. His recent publications have appeared in journals such as Ethnopolitics, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Nationalities Papers, Globalizations, Journal of International Relations and Development, and Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Comparative Kurdish Politics in the Middle East
Book Subtitle: Actors, Ideas, and Interests
Editors: Emel Elif Tugdar, Serhun Al
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53715-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53714-6Published: 22 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85225-6Published: 14 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53715-3Published: 12 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 235
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Middle Eastern Politics, History of the Middle East, Middle Eastern and North African Economics, Conflict Studies