The Kurdish National Liberation Movement since 1975 : success or failure
The Kurdish National Liberation Movement since 1975 : success or failure
This thesis is a study of the Kurdish National Liberation Movement (KNLM) between 1975 and 1995. Being the largest nation in the contemporary world still without their national state, the Kurds have been relentless in preserving their national identity through active and passive resistance. This study begins with an anthro-cultural analysis of the Kurds and Kurdistan. It then tries through historical and legal analysis to establish whether the Kurds constitute a nation which qualifies for the universal right of self-determination or not. The next task of the thesis is to provide a detailed theoretical and conceptual analysis of Kurdish nationalism.
The third task is to focus on the armed struggle since 1975 in Southern Kurdistan and also to cover the Northern armed uprising which has been raging since 1984. The investigation then moves on to measure the achievements of the KNLM. This is done by focusing on two of the three dimensions which are consisted influential and determinant on the course of the KNLM. Thus, both the domestic and regional dimensions are analysed and their impact discussed.
In order to understand the complex nature of the Kurdish society, politics, geopolitics, and the armed struggle, a multi-dimensional approach is used to highlight not only the domestic variations but also the regional interaction and its impact on Kurdish policy-making. The thesis surveys the literature on nationalism, ideology, leadership, and political parties in order to illuminate questions of concern. Hence, this analytical approach is both quantitative and qualitative. It attempts, on the one hand, to evaluate the course of the KNLM since 1975, and tries to highlight the factors influencing its conduct. It seeks to provide an answer to whether the KNLM has been a success or a failure.
University of Southampton
Besifki, Nawzat
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1996
Besifki, Nawzat
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Besifki, Nawzat
(1996)
The Kurdish National Liberation Movement since 1975 : success or failure.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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This thesis is a study of the Kurdish National Liberation Movement (KNLM) between 1975 and 1995. Being the largest nation in the contemporary world still without their national state, the Kurds have been relentless in preserving their national identity through active and passive resistance. This study begins with an anthro-cultural analysis of the Kurds and Kurdistan. It then tries through historical and legal analysis to establish whether the Kurds constitute a nation which qualifies for the universal right of self-determination or not. The next task of the thesis is to provide a detailed theoretical and conceptual analysis of Kurdish nationalism.
The third task is to focus on the armed struggle since 1975 in Southern Kurdistan and also to cover the Northern armed uprising which has been raging since 1984. The investigation then moves on to measure the achievements of the KNLM. This is done by focusing on two of the three dimensions which are consisted influential and determinant on the course of the KNLM. Thus, both the domestic and regional dimensions are analysed and their impact discussed.
In order to understand the complex nature of the Kurdish society, politics, geopolitics, and the armed struggle, a multi-dimensional approach is used to highlight not only the domestic variations but also the regional interaction and its impact on Kurdish policy-making. The thesis surveys the literature on nationalism, ideology, leadership, and political parties in order to illuminate questions of concern. Hence, this analytical approach is both quantitative and qualitative. It attempts, on the one hand, to evaluate the course of the KNLM since 1975, and tries to highlight the factors influencing its conduct. It seeks to provide an answer to whether the KNLM has been a success or a failure.
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