Between State and Non-State: Politics and Society in Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine

ISBN-13: 9781349950652 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 278 str.

Gulistan Gurbey; Sabine Hofmann; Ferhad Ibrahim Seyder

Opis

This edited volume compares the internal dimension, politics and society in Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine.

Spis treści

Introduction Conceptualizing De Facto Statehood of Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine 

Gülistan Gürbey/Sabine Hofmann/Ferhad Ibrahim Seyder 

Part I Historical Background and Turning Points

1. The Iraqi Kurds: Historical backgrounds of a non-state nation 

Ferhad Ibrahim Seyder

2. Historical Background of the State-Building Process in Palestine 

As’ad Ghanem 

Part II Political System and Internal Power Structure 

3. The Evolution of the Political System of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 

Gareth Stansfield 

4. The (Quasi) Political System of Palestine 

Ghada AlMadbouh 

Part III Economic Fundamentals and Challenges 

5. The Economic System(s) of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq 

Sardar Aziz

6. What is the “Palestinian Economy”? 

Raja Khalidi

Part IV Civil Society and “State” 

7. The Reality of Civil Society in Kurdistan Region 

Murad Hakeem 

8. Civil Society in Palestine 

Samir Awad 

Part V Foreign Relations: Examples 

9. The United States and the Kurds of Iraq: Strange Allies 

David Romano/Hussein Rikar Kh. Hussein/Stephen Rowe 

10. Palestinian Diplomacy: Past and Present 

Mkhaimar Abusada 

Conclusions  

Gülistan Gürbey/Sabine Hofmann/Ferhad Ibrahim Seyder

11. Understanding Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine: Comparative Features, Similarities and Differences 

12. Reflections of Statehood in the Middle East

 

Chronology 

Kurdistan-Iraq 

Müzehher Selcuk

Palestine 

Silvia Nicola

Fact Sheets

Kurdistan

Palestine 

List of Contributors

O autorze

Gülistan Gürbey is Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Sabine Hofmann is Researcher and Lecturer at the Center for North Africa and Middle Eastern Politics, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, and the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Marburg, Germany.

Ferhad Ibrahim Seyder is Professor of Political Science at the Center for Kurdish Studies, University of Erfurt, Germany.

Blurb

This edited volume compares the internal dimension, politics and society in Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine. In particular, it focuses on internal processes in Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine (Palestinian Territory of the West Bank and Gaza Strip) in their specific shaping, development and transformation. The contributing authors analyze the transformation processes of the internal power structures, the economic basics, and the civil societies and provide an overview of the current political, economic and societal situation and challenges in both regions.  The book presents the similarities and differences between both de facto states with regard to a set of guidelines: legitimacy, power relations, transformation of politics and society. It provides empirical explanations and contributes to a better understanding of both de facto states.