The Kurds in post‐revolutionary Iran and Iraq

Entessar, Nader

doi:10.1080/01436598408419806

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“…In addition to his positive articulation of Ayatollah Khomeini, as a vanguard leader, Talebani in several attempts, through personal and open letters, offered his (party's) support and solidarity to the Revolution (van Bruinessen, 1992, pp. 37-39;Entessar, 1984).…”

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Non-Violent Resistance in Iranian Kurdistan After 1979

Hassaniyan

2019

J Ethn Cult Stud

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This paper sheds light on the significance of the 1979 Iranian Revolution for the Iranian Kurdish movement, arguing that the Revolution provided Iranian Kurds with multifaceted opportunities as well as challenges. In the ensuing years, the Kurdish movement entered into a new phase of its rise. With the emergence of numerous civil society organizations and political parties, the Kurdish movement experienced a hitherto unprecedented growth and diversification of actors and organisations. Kurdish civil society flourished drastically, and a significant part of the Kurdish movement’s challenge to the newly-established government in Tehran was channelled through collective non-violent resistance. The creation of city councils (şoray şar) across Kurdistan constituted the first important challenge to the authority of the Provisional Revolutionary Government, whilst the mobilisation of collective non-violent resistance introduced new forms of resistance to the post-Revolutionary authoritarian state’s policies in Kurdistan.

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Non-Violent Resistance in Iranian Kurdistan After 1979

Hassaniyan

2019

J Ethn Cult Stud

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“…In den 1960er und 1970er Jahren dominierte die von Barzani geführte KDP nicht nur die Politik in Südkurdistan (Nordirak), sondern war auch der wichtigste Akteur in der kurdischen Politik anderswo. Obwohl die Träume von der Unabhängigkeit aufrecht blieben, nahm die KDP im Irak Verhandlungen mit den nachfolgenden Regierungen über Autonomie auf, während sich die KDPI im Iran unter dem Slogan "Demokratie für den Iran, Autonomie für die Kurd:innen" organisierte (Entessar 1984). Schließlich führte dieser jahrzehntelange militärische und politische Kampf 1970 zur Anerkennung der kurdischen territorialen Autonomie im Irak.…”

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Die Entwicklung der kurdischen Freiheitsbewegung

Jongerden¹,

Akkaya²

2022

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adikale Demokratie Joost Jongerden und Ahmet Hamdi Akkaya werfen in diesem Sammelband einen gründlichen und keinesfalls unkritischen Blick auf das politische Projekt der Arbeiterpartei Kurdistans, der PKK. Ganz im Gegensatz zur Untersuchung der kurdischen Frage in der Türkei, die schon lange in großem Umfang stattfindet, sind Forschungen zu den kurdischen Organisationen rar. Insbesondere dem Politikverständnis der PKK wurde wenig Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet, sodass diese Sammlung eine Forschungslücke schließt. Die Texte führen vor Augen, dass die Idee der Neugestaltung der Gesellschaft Kurdistans als ein Projekt der radikalen Demokratie verstanden werden muss und nicht bloß eine lokal begrenzte Initiative, sondern vielmehr Teil einer größeren Idee ist.

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“…As Othman stated, the unilateral referendum was a mistake; cooperation with Baghdad, and the unification of the Kurds' ranks vis-à-vis Baghdad, are the only way to achieve the national rights of the Kurds (interview with author, 15 March 2019). After the collapse of the Kurdish revolution in 1975, Barzani and the KDP leadership, with the exception of Salah Yusufi who surrendered to Baghdad, took refuge in Iran, and the party was disbanded (Entessar, 1984). Barzani withdrew from politics, and the struggle for succession started.…”

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Political Parties and the Political System in Iraqi Kurdistan

Hama

Abdullah

2020

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has a multi-party system which has been held up as a model for democratic pluralism in the whole region. The nature of Kurdistan’s political parties is strongly related to the position of Kurds in Iraq. From the mid-twentieth century, the dominant Kurdish political party in Iraq was the Kurdistan Democratic Party; in a later partisan split the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was born. Moreover, in the last three decades other political parties have come into being, which have all influenced the characteristics of Iraqi Kurdistan’s political system. This paper’s main argument is that Iraqi Kurdistan shares many of the characteristics of its main political parties, including reliance on charismatic leadership, a focus on nationalism, and the lack of transparency. This paper analyzes the primary characteristics of the Kurdish political parties and their influence on the institutional functions of the political system in the Kurdistan Region.

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The Kurds in post‐revolutionary Iran and Iraq

Cited by 88 publications

References 3 publications

Non-Violent Resistance in Iranian Kurdistan After 1979

Non-Violent Resistance in Iranian Kurdistan After 1979

Die Entwicklung der kurdischen Freiheitsbewegung

Political Parties and the Political System in Iraqi Kurdistan

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