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Autonomous region formation in the Middle East: cases in Kurdistan

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dc.contributor.authorWipperfurth, Pike James, author
dc.contributor.authorCavdar, Gamze, advisor
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Peter, committee member
dc.contributor.authorYarrington, Jonna, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T10:32:05Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T10:32:05Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractAutonomous Region Formation in the Middle East - Cases in Kurdistan, is a thesis paper that interacts with Yash Ghai's theory for the formation of autonomous regions (Ghai, 2003), and applies the analytical framework developed by Yash Ghai and Sophia Woodman (Ghai and Woodman, 2013) to a series of cases left out in the original study. The paper seeks to address the gaps and limitations of the original study by selecting cases from the Middle East geographic region, stemming from the shared experiences of the Kurdish people and their bids for autonomous region formation, and encompass both established and unestablished autonomous units. The cases of Iraqi Kurdistan (Iraq) and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) (Syria) serve as established autonomous units while the Kurdish majority regions of Bakur (Turkey) and Rojhelat (Iran) serve as unestablished cases for which a comparative analysis can be made. By utilizing Ghai's theory (Ghai, 2003) and the analytical framework of the original study (Ghai and Woodman, 2013), this paper tests the theory and framework against a new set of cases with characteristics different than those in the original study, effectively challenging, testing, and advancing the theory and framework. The paper highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the theory and analytical framework, as well as proposes potential factors and avenues of analysis that could be included in future studies.
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dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifierWipperfurth_colostate_0053N_18329.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/238433
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2020-
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dc.subjectautonomy
dc.subjectKurdistan
dc.subjectMiddle East politics
dc.subjectKurd
dc.subjectautonomous region
dc.subjectMiddle East and North Africa (MENA)
dc.titleAutonomous region formation in the Middle East: cases in Kurdistan
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thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)

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