Kurdish Conflict in Turkey: Obstacles and Chances for Peace and Democracy FROM THE PUBLISHER
"The kidnapping and condemnation of the PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan represent a turning point in the development of the Kurdish problem in the Middle East. Although the Turkish state achieved a strategic victory, the Kurdish conflict is yet to be politically solved. The question whether the Turkish state elite will be willing in this new context to change its repressive policy against the Kurds and assume a new political orientation remains open. In the current volume social scientists from different disciplines analyse the various dimensions and aspects of the Kurdish conflict. At the core of the interest are the controversy on the political implementation of violence, the relevance of the international law for the conflict, the regional and foreign relations of the PKK, and the chances and obstacles of a peaceful democratic conflict resolution."--BOOK JACKET.
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Nine social scientists analyze various dimensions and aspects of the Kurdish conflict in the context of the kidnapping and condemnation of the Kurdish Worker's Party leader Abdullah Ocalan. The topics include international law, peaceful settlement through autonomy, contemporary Arab academic and journalistic perceptions, the foreign policy of the Party, linguistic minority rights in Turkey, and Kurdish migrants in Istanbul in the 1990s. A chronology is included, but no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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