Kurdistan in Iraq

The Evolution of a Quasi-State
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-0-8153-9333-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 537 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government

The Kurdish-Iraqi conflict lies in the fact that Kurdistan is a nation-without-a-state and Iraq is a non-nation state, each possessing a nationhood project differing from and opposing the other. Iraqi-Kurdistan is an outward looking entity seeking external patronage. Though external patronage has played a pivotal role in the evolution of the Kurdish quasi-state, a lack of positive patronage has prevented it from achieving independence.

This book looks at how the Kurdish and Iraqi quests for nationhood have led to the transformation of Iraqi Kurdistan into an unrecognised quasi-state, and the devolution of the Iraqi state into a recognised quasi-state. This is done by examining the protracted Iraqi-Kurdish conflict and by analysing the contradictions and incompatibilities between the two different nationalisms: Iraqi and Kurdish. The author explains that Kurds as a nation without a state have their own nationhood project which is in opposition to the Iraqi nationhood project. Each has its own identity, loyalty and sovereignty. The book answers the question as to how the Kurdish quest for nationhood has been treated by successive Iraqi regimes. Furthermore, it fills in the literary gaps which exist in relation to the Iraqi-Kurdish conflict by specifying and categorising the cardinal conditions that drive ethnic and nationalist conflicts which lead to the creation of separatist entities.

Drawing upon a vast amount of untapped Kurdish and Arabic primary sources, the book draws on prominent theories on nation-states and quasi-states. It will particularly appeal to students and scholars of international relations, political theory and Middle Eastern Studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rafaat, Aram

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Recognised and Unrecognised Quasi-States 2. The Context of Two Quasi-States in Iraq 3. The Two Contradictory Nationhood Projects in Iraq 4. The Monarchy-Kurds Relations 5. The First Unrecognised Kurdish Quasi-State (1961-1975) 6. The Case of Negative Patronage 7. The Rise and Fall of Kurdish Insurgency (1976-1988) 8. Iraq’s Failure to Govern Kurdistan (1975-1991) 9. The Second Unrecognised Kurdish Quasi-state (1992-2003) 10. The Third Unrecognised Kurdish Quasi-State (Ukq-III) After the 2003 Invasion 11. Oil for External Patronage and Financial Independence 12. Independence Referendum and the Case of Negative Patronage

Über Autor(innen)

Aram Rafaat, PhD, is a freelance researcher and educator. He has published widely in English and Kurdish and is the author of two books, The Kurds in Post-Invasion Iraq and The Shiite’s Position on Kirkuk and Federalism and a number of journal articles.