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Zusatztext The most complete and objective book about Syrian Kurds. [the authors] 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. Informationen zum Autor Harriet Allsopp is a freelance expert on the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on Syrian and Kurdish politics. Wladimir van Wilgenburg is an analyst of Kurdish politics and a journalist living in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. Klappentext Based 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. Vorwort First English-language book to capture the major transformations that have occurred for Syrian-Kurds since the outbreak of the Syrian War. Zusammenfassung Based 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Maps 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)
