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Kurdish policies in Syria under the Arab Uprisings: a revisiting of IR in the new Middle Eastern order

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  • Marianna Charountaki

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The effect of the Arab Uprisings on the interplay of state and non-state entities is revealed as influencing the emergence of multiple players of non-state status pursuing democratic rights, and as attempting to dismiss regional despotism as an intrinsic element of ongoing transition in the Middle East. This article focuses on the positive overall effect on the Kurdish movement of unity and cooperation between KRG and PKK-PYD actors to achieve Kurdish harmony, and as interconnected paradigms vis-à-vis their influence and interaction with regional players. Given the rise of the Kurds in Syria and the KRG’s regional importance as the first actual Kurdish de facto state entity, the PKK’s role appears key for unifying and institutionalising the relatedness of the Kurdish movements in Iraq and Syria. An empirical understanding of the Kurdish case, explained through a conceptual model of ‘multi-dimensional interrelations’, may further clarify how the theoretical framework can be applied to International Relations.

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  • Marianna Charountaki, 2015. "Kurdish policies in Syria under the Arab Uprisings: a revisiting of IR in the new Middle Eastern order," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(2), pages 337-356, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:36:y:2015:i:2:p:337-356
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2015.1015786
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    1. Hani Albasoos & Hamed Al-Maqbali, 2017. "An Overview of the Conflict in Syria," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 6(1), pages 47-54, January.

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