Iraqi Federalism and the Kurds: Learning to Live Together

ISBN-13: 9780367605414 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 200 str.

Alex Danilovich

Opis

Iraqi Federalism and the Kurds: Learning to Live Together focuses on the role of federalism as a viable solution to Iraq's many problems and the efforts the Kurdish government has deployed to adjust to new federal relations that entail not only gains, but also concessions and compromises. The author's direct experience of living and working within

Recenzje

’As a consequence of the US intervention in Iraq, Kurdish autonomous provinces have contributed actively to a de facto ethno-federalism analyzed here for the first time in a remarkable scholarly study by Alex Danilovich.’ Gérard Chaliand, Nanyang University, Singapore ’Putting forward a bold and vigorous case for a federal solution to Iraq’s current social and political fragmentation Danilovich is under no illusions as to the problems and pitfalls to be encountered, and indeed transcended, if Iraq as a state is to survive. This book will raise a few heckles in some quarters perhaps, but it is nonetheless an honest attempt by a well-informed outsider to weigh the possibilities calmly and dispassionately. To those lay readers not directly involved in Iraq and its problems, it is certainly a refreshing antidote to the notion of Iraq’s future as an endless cortege of funerals and car bombs.’ Nigel M. Greaves, University of Kurdistan Hawler, Iraq ’This timely book provides a thorough, systematic and detailed appreciation of an ever-sensitive issue. Valuable on-the-spot insight is combined with sober and lucid academic analysis of a high order. Anyone seeking an accessible and penetrating understanding of the structures, the core issues, and the condition of contemporary Baghdad-Kurdish relations will be well-advised to consult this book.’ James H. Wyllie, University of Aberdeen, UK ’Whether federalism can successfully prevent deeply-divided countries from breaking apart is one of the central questions of the contemporary era. Through a thoroughly-researched in-depth analysis of the Kurdish case, this book makes a significant contribution to scholarship on the territorial-political impact of federalism and post-conflict reconstruction in Iraq.’ Lawrence M. Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, USA

Spis treści

Iraqi Federalism and the Kurds

O autorze

Alex Danilovich is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Kurdistan-Hawler, Iraq. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Southern Illinois University, USA.