Essays about: "Peshmerga"
Found 3 essays containing the word Peshmerga.
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1. Victims, Exotic Warriors or Heroines? Framing the motivations of Kurdish female fighters in the war against Islamic State
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : This thesis focuses on investigating how the three British newspapers, The Guardian, The Telegraph and the BBC News, frame the motivations of the Kurdish female fighters joining armed forces in the war against Islamic State. It also explores, what are the reasons behind these portrayals and in what ways Kurdish female fighters challenge the existing discourse of Middle Eastern women. READ MORE
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2. National Security Concerns And The Kurdistan Region In A New Middle East: From Rebellion To Statehood : The Influences Of Power, Threat Enviornment And Opportunity Structures On The Choice Of Becoming An Independent State
University essay from Försvarshögskolan/Institutionen för säkerhet, strategi och ledarskap (ISSL)Abstract : Under which conditions do some nations and de facto state actors with relative power assert their statehood and independence? What factors should we focus on when we assess such cases? How much can we relate a nation’s choice and path to statehood and independence to its national security concerns? The aim of this case study has been to answer the questions asked above and explain why nations during some periods do not choose to declare independence and form their own state and during other periods they aim to do so. The case of the Kurdistan region of Iraq has been selected and studied both due the drastic regional changes in the Middle East since Saddam Hussein’s fall and the rise Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. READ MORE
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3. Political Violence in Media: A case study of the media framing of the Kurdish female fighters in Northern Iraq and Syria
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : The aim and purpose of this study is to explore how the Western media, more precisely six British newspapers, portrays the Kurdish female fighters of the Women’s Protection Units and the Peshmerga, who today are fighting against Deash in Northern Iraq and Syria. There have been a growing media interest in the Kurdish female fighters since the rise of Daesh, and they were an often recurring subject in newspapers and other media platforms during 2014 and 2015. READ MORE
