Essays about: "Northeastern Syria"

Found 4 essays containing the words Northeastern Syria.

  1. 1. “Friends, Partners, Allies” at a Crossroad : A comparative analysis of Canada, the United States, and Islamic State-affiliated citizen repatriation from Northeast Syria

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Kaileigh Wenstrup; [2023]
    Keywords : foreign fighter repatriation; northeastern Syria; U.S.-Canada relations; Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis; sociological securitization;

    Abstract : Since the 2019 territorial defeat of the Islamic State (IS) in northeastern Syria, thousands of foreign nationals affiliated with the Islamic militant group have been detained in refugee camps and prisons in the region - the humanitarian conditions of which have come under increased scrutiny. As a result, the repatriation of these individuals has become a contentious migration-related policy issue and has led to diverse state responses. READ MORE

  3. 2. Westernization in Rojava; Infatuation with the West

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Chaton Smedra Chamoun; [2022-11-03]
    Keywords : Rojava; Northeastern Syria; Democratic Confederalism; West; Westernized; Westernness.;

    Abstract : The Kurdish-led Rojava Project in northeastern Syria has gained international attention for its pioneering work on equality, community coexistence, and direct democracy through the implementation of Democratic Confederalism, which is a non-state political system. Although Rojava has only existed for approximately ten years at the time of writing, there is already a body of research on the subject. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Humanitarian Crisis in Light of the Autonomy Conflict in Northeastern Syria/ Al-Hasakah Governorate 2011-2022 : The Role OF External Intervention

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Mirna Hanna; [2022]
    Keywords : The Humanitarian Crisis; Autonomy Conflict; violence; Al-Hasakah Governorate; External intervention.;

    Abstract : “That there are no humanitarian solutions to human problems” David Rieff (2002) states.  Proceeding from this argument, perhaps the solutions are compatible with the nature of the factors causing the problem. Thus, it is necessary to understand the dynamics of the factors that caused and exacerbated the crisis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Syrian Kurds amid Violence : Depictions of Mass Violence against Syrian Kurdistan in Kurdish Media, 2014–2019

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Abdulilah Ibrahim; [2021]
    Keywords : Ideology; Kurds; mass violence; Kurdistan Workers’ Party PKK ; Kurdistan Democratic Party KDP ; Rudaw; Firat News Agency.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates depictions in the Kurdish media (Rudaw and Firat News Agency (ANF)) of mass violence perpetrated against Kurdish civilians in northern and northeastern Syria – an area known to Kurds as Rojava – in recent years. Articles from two media organizations were subject to mixed-method text analysis (quantitative and qualitative) to uncover how mass violence was portrayed. READ MORE