Conflict, Democratization, and the Kurds in the Middle East

Introduction - The Kurds as Barrier or Key to Democratization; David Romano and Mehmet Gurses PART I: AUTHORITARIANISM AND THE KURDS 1. Turkey, Kemalism and the 'Deep State'; Michael Gunter 2. Iraq, Arab Nationalism and Obstacles to Democratic Transition; Ozum Yesiltas, Florida International University 3. Kurds, Persian Nationalism, and Shi'i Rule: Surviving Dominant Nationhood in Iran; Gareth Stansfield 4. The Syrian-Kurdish Movements: Obstacles Rather than Driving Forces for Democratization; Eva Savelsberg PART II: DEMOCRACY IN DIVIDED SOCIETIES 5. Democracy, Civil War, and the Kurdish People Divided Between Them; David T. Mason 6. Communal Groups, Civil Conflicts, and Democratization in Latin America; John A. Booth, University of North Texas 7. Democracy and Self-Determination in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; Nicole F. Watts PART III: THE KURDS AND DEMOCRATIZATION 8. The Ebb and Flow of Armed Conflict in Turkey: An Elusive Peace; Gunes Tezcur 9. The Iraqi Kurdish View on Federalism - Not Just for the Kurds; David Romano 10. Between a Rock and Hard Place: The Kurdish Dilemma in Iran; Nader Entessar 11. The Emergence of Western Kurdistan and the Future of Syria; Robert Lowe PART IV: REGIONAL ISSUES 12. From War to Democracy: Transborder Kurdish Conflict and Democratization; Mehmet Gurses 13. Ankara, Erbil, Baghdad: Relations Fraught with Dilemmas; Ofra Bengio