Essays about: "kurds"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 26 essays containing the word kurds.
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21. Political Values as Essential for Democratic Consolidation: The Democratic Failure of Contemporary Iraq
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis proves that the political culture of Iraq has possessed a major obstacle for the country to consolidate the new democratic regime, established after the overthrowing of the authoritarian Baath-regime in 2003. More specifically, it tries the theories of recognized scholar Larry Diamond, strengthening his interpretation that the presence of liberal norms and values among the people is central for a democratic regime to consolidate. READ MORE
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22. Iraq’s Complex Foreign Policy Conduct: Major Iraqi Communities, their divergent Interests and the Intervening Neighboring Countries (2004-2009)
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study is analyzing the foreign relations of three major Iraqi communities, namely the Shia Arabs, the Kurds and Sunni Arabs. In order to properly characterize these communities’ external relations with neighboring countries, some of their foreign policy choices are examined at national and regional contexts. READ MORE
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23. EU, Turkey and the Kurds : The Turkish Discussion on Minority Rights
University essay from Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This is a study of the Turkish discussion on minority rights. The minority issue in Turkey was placed on the Turkish agenda in connection with intensified negotiations with the European Union on Turkish membership. The unusual and complex circumstances regarding the minority issue in Turkey makes it interesting and relevant to study this topic. READ MORE
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24. Economic sanctions as warfare : A study about the economic sanctions on Iraq 1990-2003.
University essay from Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : I have conducted a survey of the economic sanctions on Iraq 1990-2003 and focused on how the sanctions were implemented and how economic sanctions work in practice. In particular, I have researched the objectives the United Nations had for implementing economic punishment on Iraq, how they came into use and the outcome of it in brief. READ MORE
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25. Iraq: A Case Study in Nation Building
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This essay examines Iraq as a case study in nation-building. The purpose is to give the reader a thorough understanding of what nation-building is, the situation in Iraq since the U.S. invasion, and how the two (nation-building and Iraq) go together. READ MORE