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Conflict, Democratization, and the Kurds in the Middle East

Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria

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  1. David Romano
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  2. Mehmet Gurses
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: The Kurds as Barrier or Key to Democratization

    1. Introduction: The Kurds as Barrier or Key to Democratization

      • David Romano, Mehmet Gurses
      Pages 1-14

  4. Democracy in Divided Societies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Democracy, Civil War, and the Kurdish People Divided between Them

      • T. David Mason
      Pages 111-128

    3. Communal Groups, Civil Conflict, and Democratization in Latin America

      • John A. Booth
      Pages 129-140

    4. Democracy and Self-Determination in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

      • Nicole F. Watts
      Pages 141-168

  5. The Kurds and Democratization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
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    2. The Ebb and Flow of Armed Conflict in Turkey: An Elusive Peace

      • Güneş Murat Tezcür
      Pages 171-188

    3. The Iraqi Kurdish View on Federalism: Not Just for the Kurds

      • David Romano
      Pages 189-209

    4. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Kurdish Dilemma in Iran

      • Nader Entessar
      Pages 211-224

    5. The Emergence of Western Kurdistan and the Future of Syria

      • Robert Lowe
      Pages 225-246

  6. Regional Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
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    2. From War to Democracy: Transborder Kurdish Conflict and Democratization

      • Mehmet Gurses
      Pages 249-265

    3. Ankara, Erbil, Baghdad: Relations Fraught with Dilemmas

      • Ofra Bengio
      Pages 267-282

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 283-322
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In Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, central governments historically pursued mono-nationalist ideologies and repressed Kurdish identity. As evidenced by much unrest and a great many Kurdish revolts in all these states since the 1920s, however, the Kurds manifested strong resistance towards ethnic chauvinism. What sorts of authoritarian state policies have Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria relied on to contain the Kurds over the years? Can meaningful democratization and liberalization in any of these states occur without a fundamental change vis-à-vis their Kurdish minorities? To what extent does the Kurdish issue function as both a barrier and key to democratization in four of the most important states of the Middle East? While many commentators on the Middle East stress the importance of resolving the Arab-Israeli dispute for achieving 'peace in the Middle East,' this book asks whether or not the often overlooked Kurdish issue may constitute a more important fulcrum for change in the region, especially in light of the 'Arab Spring' and recent changes in Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.

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'Leading experts on contemporary Kurdish affairs bring us up to date on the prospects for democracy and peace for Kurds and the states in which they principally reside. With sensitivity to the cultures and histories of the Middle East, essays closely analyze developments inside each country and in transnational Kurdish interactions. Truly comparative and theoretically informed by the larger scholarly literature, this collection is a valuable resource for scholars interested in comparative ethnic politics, nationalism and self-determination, democratization, civil war, and civil peace.'

- Philip G. Roeder, University of California, USA

About the authors

David Romano, Missouri State University, USA Mehmet Gurses, Florida Atlantic University, USA Ofra Bengio, Tel Aviv University, Israel John A. Booth, University of North Texas, USA Nader Entessar, University of South Alabama, USA Michael M. Gunter. Tennessee Technological University, USA Robert Lowe, London School of Economics, UK David T. Mason, Castleberry Peace Institute, USA Eva Savelsberg, European Center for Kurdish Studies (ECKS), Germany Gareth Stansfield, University of Exeter, UK Güne? Murat Tezcür, Loyola University Chicago, USA Nicole F. Watts, San Francisco State Universitym, USA Ozum Yesiltas, Florida International University, USA

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