Kurds Under Threat - The Role of Kurdish Transnational Networks During Peace and Conflict

The aim of this book is to identify the causal factors that influence the transnational networks between Kurdish organizations. Research findings reveal that political rationality and external threats seem to be stronger predictors of political behavior than ethnic ties in the Kurdish case.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Conceptual Framework
Chapter 2: History of Kurdish Nationalism and Kurdish Organizations
Chapter 3: The Turkish-PKK Civil War (2004-2017)
Chapter 4: The Iranian-Kurdish Civil War (2004-2017)
Chapter 5: The Peace-Talks Between Turkey and the PKK (2009-2015)
Chapter 6: The ISIS Threat and Collaboration between Kurdish Organizations
Chapter 7: Competition and Rivalry Between KRG and PKK (2015-2017)
Chapter 8: Conclusion

About the author

Dr. Deniz Gumustekin is a part-time faculty member in political science at Kennesaw State University.

Summary

The aim of this book is to identify the causal factors that influence the transnational networks between Kurdish organizations. Research findings reveal that political rationality and external threats seem to be stronger predictors of political behavior than ethnic ties in the Kurdish case.

Product details

• Authors: Deniz Gumustekin
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781793643339
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-333-9
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: Kurdish Societies, Politics, and International Relations; Kurdish Societies, Politics, a
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intergovernmental Organizations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Diplomacy, International institutions, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations