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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255300903321

Titolo

Between State and Non-State : Politics and Society in Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine / / edited by Gülistan Gürbey, Sabine Hofmann, Ferhad Ibrahim Seyder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

9781137601810

1137601817

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 278 p)

Classificazione

327

Disciplina

320.956

Soggetti

Middle East - Politics and government

Comparative government

Regionalism

Peace

Middle Eastern Politics

Comparative Politics

Peace and Conflict Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

GOBI

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Conceptualizing De Facto Statehood of Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine  -- The Iraqi Kurds: Historical backgrounds of a non-state nation  -- Historical Background of the State-Building Process in Palestine  -- The Evolution of the Political System of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq  -- The (Quasi) Political System of Palestine  -- The Economic System(s) of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq  -- What is the “Palestinian Economy”?  -- The Reality of Civil Society in Kurdistan Region  -- Civil Society in Palestine  -- The United States and the Kurds of Iraq: Strange Allies  -- Palestinian Diplomacy: Past and Present  -- Understanding Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine: Comparative Features, Similarities and Differences  -- Reflections of Statehood in the Middle East.

Sommario/riassunto

This edited volume compares the internal dimension, politics and



society in Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine. In particular, it focuses on internal processes in Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine (Palestinian Territory of the West Bank and Gaza Strip) in their specific shaping, development and transformation. The contributing authors analyze the transformation processes of the internal power structures, the economic basics, and the civil societies and provide an overview of the current political, economic and societal situation and challenges in both regions. The book presents the similarities and differences between both de facto states with regard to a set of guidelines: legitimacy, power relations, transformation of politics and society. It provides empirical explanations and contributes to a better understanding of both de facto states.