Comparative Kurdish Politics in the Middle East

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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.  

 
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.  

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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Emel Elif Tugdar

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“The authors in this edited volume carefully and clearly peel back the myth of a single, homogenous Kurdistan and Kurdish nation. For readers interested in understanding the complexity of the Kurds and the Middle East in general, such a focus on intra-Kurdish actors, identities and politics proves invaluable. Readers should very much appreciate not only the clear language and objective approach of this text, but also the high relevance of the subject matter (given current events in the Middle East) and the theoretically grounded analyses of each of the book’s contributors. Kurdish and Middle East studies are lucky to have collections like this one being published.” (David Romano, Thomas G. Strong Professor of Middle East Politics Missouri State University, Author, The Kurdish Nationalist Movement and co-editor, Conflict, Democratization and the Kurds in the Middle East)

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