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Understanding Turkey's Kurdish Question

By: Fevzi Bilgin,Ali Sarihan

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Understanding Turkey's Kurdish Question

By: Fevzi Bilgin,Ali Sarihan

This edited volume, comprising chapters by leading academics and experts, aims to clarify the complexity of Turkey’s Kurdish question. The Kurdish question is a long-standing, protracted issue, which gained regional and international significance largely in the last thirty years. The Kurdish people who represent the largest ethnic minority in the Middle East without a state have demanded autonomy and recognition since the post-World I wave of self-governance in the region, and their nationalist claims have further intensified since the end of the Cold War. The present volume first describes the evolution of Kurdish nationalism, its genesis during the late nineteenth century in the Ottoman Empire, and its legacy into the new Turkish republic. Second, the volume takes up the violent legacy of Kurdish nationalism and analyzes the conflict through the actions of the PKK, the militant pro-Kurdish organization which grew to be the most important actor in the process. Third, the volume deals with the international dimensions of the Kurdish question, as manifested in Turkey’s evolving relationships with Syria, Iraq, and Iran, the issue regarding the status of the Kurdish minorities in these countries, and the debate over the Kurdish problem in Western capitals.

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Lexington Books

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0739184032

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9780739184035

The Role of the Military in the Arab Uprisings

The Cases of Tunisia and Libya

By: Ali Sarihan

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The Role of the Military in the Arab Uprisings

The Cases of Tunisia and Libya

By: Ali Sarihan

Focused on the 2010-2011 Arab Uprisings, this book examines the role of the military in Tunisia and Libya, arguing that both armies contributed decisively to the outcome and form of the respective uprisings. The book begins by contextualizing the uprisings, with both countries plagued by anti-democratic politics and unequal social and economic structures in the 2000s. Alongside this, the book explores the key actors and factors leading up to, during, and after the uprisings. Employing a comparative case study methodology and drawing from approaches in rational choice theory and institutionalism, the author argues that the tripartite configuration of energy capacity, military structure, and strength of protest led to dichotomous outcomes in the countries. Tunisia, where the military defected, was marked by a lack of energy wealth, apolitical military structure, and high level of protest, enabling a nonviolent transfer of power. In contrast, in Libya, where parts of the military remained loyal to Gaddafi’s regime, protests evolved into violent civil conflict. Making use of expert and elite interviews obtained from fieldwork in Tunisia, as well as data from the research field, the book will appeal to specialists and students interested in international politics, military and security studies, and the MENA region.

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Taylor & Francis

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100086085X

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9781000860856

The Role of the Military in the Arab Uprisings

The Cases of Tunisia and Libya

By: Ali Sarihan

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The Cases of Tunisia and Libya

By: Ali Sarihan

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Understanding Turkey's Kurdish Question

Understanding Turkey's Kurdish Question

The Role of the Military in the Arab Uprisings

The Role of the Military in the Arab Uprisings

The Role of the Military in the Arab Uprisings

The Role of the Military in the Arab Uprisings

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