Comparative Kurdish Politics in the Middle East

Introduction
PART I: ACTORS
Chapter 1: Iraqi Kurdistan's Statehood Aspirations and Non-Kurdish Actors: The Case of TurkomansBy Emel Elif Tugdar
Chapter 2: Kurdish Political Parties In Syria: Past Struggles & Future ExpectationsBy Bekir Halhalli
PART II: IDEAS
Chapter 3: Human Security versus National Security and the Function of Nationalism as 'Security-Provider': An Analysis of the Kurds and the Turkish StateBy Serhun Al
Chapter 4: Ideological Distance, Nationalist Projects, and Kurdish Extra- and Cross-Communal RelationsBy Michael Wuthrich
Chapter 5: Statehood, autonomy or unitary coexistence? A comparative analysis of how Kurdish groups approach the idea of self-determinationBy Cenap Cakmak
Chapter 6: Islam and the Kurdish Peace Process in Turkey (2013-15)By Ina Merdjavona
Chapter 7: Ethnic Capital Across Borders and Regional Development: A Comparative Analysis of Kurds in the Middle EastBy Serhun Al & Emel Elif Tugdar
Chapter 8: In Search of Tomorrow: Speculation, Futures, and Capitalism in Iraqi KurdistanBy Umut Kuruuzum
Chapter 9: Explaining Variation in Political Gains: The Case of Iranian KurdistanBy Idris Ahmedi
Conclusion

Emel Elif Tugdar is Visiting Scholar of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University, USA. Her research agenda includes ethno-politics, human rights, politics of gender with a major focus on Middle East, specifically Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan.
Serhun Al is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Izmir University of Economics, Turkey. His research interests include politics of identity, ethnic conflict, security studies and social movements. His recent publications have appeared in journals such as Ethnopolitics, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Nationalities Papers, Globalizations, Journal of International Relations and Development, and Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies.