Essays about: "Kurdistan Region of Iraq"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

  1. 1. ”CEDAW IS OUR HOLY TEXT, OUR HOLY BOOK” Combating gender-based violence in a de facto state: The case of Iraqi Kurdistan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Såma Salih; [2023-08-31]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Kurdistan region in Iraq, also known as KRI, has gained semi-independence over the decades and is today recognized in the Iraqi constitution as an autonomous part of the federal country. While still belonging to Iraq, it has been declared that the KRI performs better than its parent state in terms of security, stability and promoting international norms such as gender equality. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cross-border Unity or Fragmentation of the Kurds - A Qualitative Content Analysis on the KRG’s and the PYD’s Views on National Identity and Statehood

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Maral Afsharian; [2020]
    Keywords : Kurds; KRG; PYD; Statehood; Independence; National Identity; Kurdistan. Kurder; statsskap; självständighet; nationell identitet; Kurdistan.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Med en befolkning på cirka 30 miljoner människor är kurderna den fjärde största etniska gruppen i Mellanöstern. Trots detta har kurderna inte sin egen självständiga stat vilket gör dem till en minoritetsgrupp i Turkiet, Irak, Iran och Syrien. READ MORE

  4. 3. Future Sustainable Energy Solutions for Sulaymaniyah : Minor Field Study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Darin Baban; Pavell Askari; [2019]
    Keywords : Energy; energy system; diesel generators; CO2; NPV; Solar PV; sustainable; renewable energy; Kurdistan; Iraq; Middle East; Energi; energisystem; dieselgeneratorer; CO2; NPV; solpanel; hållbar; förnybar energi; Kurdistan; Irak; Mellanöstern;

    Abstract : The study aims to identify the reasons behind power shortages in the city Sulaymaniyah, located in northern Iraq or Iraqi Kurdistan, and to clarify how large the difference between power demand and supply is. Also, several interviews have been performed to give further insight to the issues and possibilities the region is facing. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Viable Kurdistan : A Study of the Media Debate of Kurdish Independence

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Lucas Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Kurdistan; Iraq; State-building; Middle East;

    Abstract : For very long time the Kurdish population have aspired to create their own independent, sovereign and viable state. In 2017, a referendum was held in the Kurdish regions of Iraq, voting for that the Kurdish Regional Government was to become an independent state. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Shiny Light in Smoky Sky: The experiment of Rojava with democracy

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ayyoub Jamali; [2018]
    Keywords : Rojava; PKK; Democratic confederalism; Gender equality; YPJ;

    Abstract : With a population of around 40 million people, Kurds are considered the largest nation without an independent state. Indeed, since the geographical division of Kurdistan in 1923, Kurds have been the victims of various forms of discrimination and oppression by the nation states of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria. READ MORE