Comparative Kurdish Politics in the Middle East

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