Iraqi Kurds and Nation-Building [electronic resource] /
Ahmed, Mohammed M. A.author.
Shining a light on how Iraqi Kurds used the aftermath of the 1991 Kurdish uprising to hold elections and form a parliament, and on how Kurdish officials later consolidated their regional government following the 2003 Iraq War, this book considers the political and economic shortfalls of the government and the obstacles facing Iraqi Kurds.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; List of Abbreviations; Map; Introduction; 1 Emergence of Kurdistan Regional Government; 2 Kurdish Leadership Style and Internal Disputes; 3 Political and Diplomatic Evolution; 4 Regional Economic Development and its Negative Fallout; 5 Evolving Ties with the United States and Europe; 6 Democracy or Lack of It; 7 Peshmarga and Disputed Kurdish Territories; 8 Military Standoff in Disputed Areas; 9 Resistance to Ankara's Pressure to Fight the PKK; 10 Shift in Turkey's Narrative toward Iraqi Kurds
11 Future Prospects of the KRGNotes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Shining a light on how Iraqi Kurds used the aftermath of the 1991 Kurdish uprising to hold elections and form a parliament, and on how Kurdish officials later consolidated their regional government following the 2003 Iraq War, this book considers the political and economic shortfalls of the government and the obstacles facing Iraqi Kurds.
Middle East—Politics and government.
Political sociology.
Economic development.
Middle East—History.
Political science.
Democracy.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Political Sociology.
Development Studies.
History of the Middle East.
Political Science.
Democracy.