Comparative Kurdish Politics in the Middle East: Actors, Ideas, and Interests

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