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Iraqi Kurdistan’s Statehood Aspirations

A Political Economy Approach

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Addresses the issues of Kurdistan’s political economy with historically grounded, theoretically informed, and conceptually relevant scholarship
  • Fills in a significant gap in the literature and needs further research on the relationship between statehood aspirations political economy
  • Analyzes how different sectors of economy i.e. oil, agriculture, water, tourism affect political aspirations

Part of the book series: Middle East Today (MIET)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    • Anwar Anaid, Emel Elif Tugdar
    Pages 1-5
  3. Theoretical Framework of Political Economy in Iraqi Kurdistan

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
  4. Sectorial and External Approaches to Political Economy in Kurdistan Region

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
    2. Perspectives of an Independent Energy Export Policy of Iraqi Kurdistan

      • Gülistan Gürbey, Caner Yildirim
      Pages 57-85
    3. Conclusion

      • Anwar Anaid, Emel Elif Tugdar
      Pages 155-159
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 161-162

About this book

This edited volume addresses the issues of Iraqi Kurdistan’s political economy with historically grounded, theoretically informed, and conceptually relevant scholarship that prioritizes comparative politics over international relations. The book seeks to explore the dynamics of Iraqi Kurdistan at the stage of referendum for independence from a political economy perspective within its own debates, conflicts, and interests. Overall, the authors contribute to these debates by exploring key questions in novel ways, focusing on comparative methodology that serve to expand the scope of scientific inquiry and place it into more solid understanding. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Erbil, Iraq

    Anwar Anaid

  • Department of Politics and International Relations Organisation, University of Kurdistan Hewler , Erbil , USA

    Emel Elif Tugdar

About the editors

Anwar Anaid is Associate Professor and Dean of the School of Social Science at University of Kurdistan, Hawler, Iraq.

Emel Elif Tugdar is Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at University of Kurdistan, Hawler, Iraq.


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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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Hardcover Book USD 79.99
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