Essays about: "YPG"

Found 5 essays containing the word YPG.

  1. 1. Forgotten Times and Forgotten Crimes: a qualitative cross-case comparison on why certain actors systematically target cultural heritage during conflict, while others do not.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Mathias Olsen Norgren; [2023]
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    Abstract : Why do certain actors systematically target cultural heritage during conflict, while others do not? This is the puzzle examined in this study. Previous research on the phenomenon is scarce and few if any cross-case comparisons have been made. READ MORE

  3. 2. Framing the YPG and YPJ : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Orientalist and Liberal Feminist Portrayals in United States’ Media and Politics

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Råvan Talani; [2022]
    Keywords : YPG; YPJ; Orientalism; Postcolonial Feminism; Jineology; Critical Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses media portrayal of the People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) in US media by making use of Fairclough’s three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis. The thesis investigates if these portrayals have been used as a justification by the United States White House to intervene militarily in the conflict in Rojava. READ MORE

  4. 3. Turkey's Security and the Syrian Civil War : A Case Study about how the Syrian Civil War has Impacted Turkey's State and Human Security from 2011 until 2019.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Frida Berg; [2020]
    Keywords : Turkey; Syria; civil war; human security; state security; international security.;

    Abstract : This essay addresses the issue of how the Syrian civil war has impacted Turkey’s state and human security. The study aimed to provide an enhanced understanding of how the Syrian war has impacted Turkey’s security, within the timeframe of 2011-2019. READ MORE

  5. 4. Why the U.S. chose YPG to fight ISIS: a crucial test for (neo)-realist notions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rewend Hajo; [2019]
    Keywords : YPG; security; national interest; alliance formation; crucial-case; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The U.S. decision to partner with the Kurdish militia YPG to combat ISIS in Syria has caused its longstanding ally Turkey to align with Russia and Iran, and risks doing permanent damage to the NATO-alliance, ostensibly to the detriment of U.S. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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 kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Bafrin Eskandari; [2018]
    Keywords : Kurdish female fighters; YPG; YPJ; PKK; Peshmerga; Media; Motivation; Framing; Orientalism; Women; Middle East; Political violence; Islamic State; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : 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