Essays about: "Kurdishness"

Found 2 essays containing the word Kurdishness.

  1. 1. Instrumentalism of values and beliefs for ethno-nationalist militant movements: the case of PKK

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Ömer Faruk Aydemir; [2018]
    Keywords : Kurds; religion; Turkey; myths; the ethno-nationalist movements; PKK; ethnic symbols; Zilan; Kurdish politics; Sheikh Said; Newroz; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Myths, religious beliefs, and symbols are crucial components of ethnicity. PKK as a nationalist separatist armed organization- intensively uses them to construct a Kurdish identity which is compatible with its ideology as well as its objectives to mobilize Kurds and to galvanize their support. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Kurdish-Speaking Community of Change : How Social and Political Organising takes Shape in the PYD-controlled Areas in Syria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Harriet Rump; [2014]
    Keywords : Top-down regulations; bottom-up organising; social movements theory; contentious politics; partial and situated knowledge; racialising; essentialisng discourses; PYD; Syrian Kurdish speaking community; Kurdishness; Syria; the Arab Spring; revolution; uprising.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores current trends in social and political organising in Northern Syria, in areas controlled by the PYD. The research is built on discussions between eight participants from the Syrian Kurdish-speaking community living in the areas. READ MORE