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OverviewBased on unprecedented access to Kurdish-governed areas of Syria, including exclusive interviews with administration officials and civilian surveys, this book sheds light on the socio-political landscape of this minority group and the various political factions vying to speak for them. The first English-language book to capture the momentous transformations that have occurred since 2011, the authors move beyond idealized images of Rojava and the Kurdish PYD (Democratic Union Party) to provide a nuanced assessment of the Kurdish autonomous experience and the prospects for self-rule in Syria. The book draws on unparalleled field research, as well as analysis of the literature on the evolution of Kurdish politics and the Syrian war. You will understand why the PYD-led project in Syria split the Kurdish political movement and how other representative structures amongst Syria’s Kurds fared. Emerging clearly are the complex range of views about pre-existing, current and future governance structures. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Harriet Allsopp , Wladimir van WilgenburgPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9781788314831ISBN 10: 1788314832 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 11 July 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsMaps Note on Transliteration and Bibliographic Referencing List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction Scope of the study: Method and Fieldwork Clarifications and definitions: 1 Identity and Representation I: the foundations of identity formation and representation The demography of governance Key influences on Kurdish identity formation o State building and legitimacy: o Tribal and local sub-state identities and channels of representation: o Pan-state identity: § International class solidarity § Religion § Pan-state Kurdish identity Politics and political identity o The 1957 genealogy o The PKK and PYD The Effects of the Crisis on Identity 2 Kurdish Political Parties: A Comparison of Political Values Parties of 1957 and the KNC o The political spectrum and fragmentation o The dominant parties of the 1957 genealogy o The Kurdish National Council (KNC) o KNC policy and internal divisions o Military organisations o Party alliances and affiliations within the Syria The PYD Armed forces PYD alliances and affiliations within Syria Cooperation and disagreement between the PYD and KNC A Comparison of political values o Democracy o National and ethnic rights o Women’s rights o The Future of Syria 3 PYD-led Governance Structures: From the DAAs to Federalism The development of ‘Democratic Autonomy’: From the PYD to a federal region in under five years Power structures and constituent parts o Local DAA Governance o Councils and Communes o The economy o The Education system o Media The Security of the Administrations o The Asayish o The YPG o Self-Defence Forces (HXP) and Civil Defence Forces (HPC) o Other Military forces o Salaries The move towards federalism Local Obstacles to DAA control and to federalism · Ethnic and political diversity · KNC-PYD tensions and political opposition A new state structure? 4 Identity and Representation II: The Democratic Autonomy Project Direct democracy in practice Transformations in identity and understandings of representation 2011-2016 Women’s representation A revolution in representation? Opinions about the system 5 The Role of Regional and International Actors Intra-Kurdish power relations Regional Relations · Turkey · Iraq · The Syrian government · Iran International Relations · The USA · Russia 6 The Prospects of Kurdish Self-Representation and Self-Governance The State context: Representation and identity The northern Syria context Kurdish society Uncertainty BibliographyReviewsCo-authored by two proven experts on the subject and based on meticulously careful field research, this analysis presents valuable detailed and broadly-based insights into the Kurdish autonomous experience in northern Syria and its uncertain future. -- Michael M. Gunter, Professor, Tennessee Technological University, U.S.A A major contribution to the literature on the Kurdish struggle in Syria, based on extensive interviews with a wide range of actors. Balanced in its coverage of the various ethno-religious communities and political forces. The book will remain a valuable resource even when the facts on the ground have changed. -- Martin van Bruinessen, Professor, Utrecht University, Netherlands The most complete and objective book about the Syrian Kurds. Wladimir Van Wilgenburg conducted a very thorough field survey and took the necessary step back to analyze the Kurdish identity, its system of government and future in the last context of American troop withdrawal. An incredible adventure in a few years the weakest part of Kurdistan becomes its revolutionary vanguard , in a tremendous context of fierce war against the Islamic State. -- Fabrice Balanche, Associate Professor and Research Rirector, University of Lyon 2, France Author InformationHarriet Allsopp is a researcher and consultant. Her research has focused on Kurdish political organisation, nationalisms and channels of representation and dissent in Syria. She holds a PhD in Politics from Birkbeck College, University of London and is the author of The Kurds of Syria: Political Parties and Identity in the Middle East (I. B. Tauris, 2014). Wladimir van Wilgenburg is an analyst of Kurdish politics and a journalist living in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. Much of his work is based on first-hand research and interviews conducted on the ground in Iraqi Kurdistan and Northern Syria. In 2013, he received an MA from the University of Exeter’s Kurdish Studies program. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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