Date of Award
5-2017
Degree Type
Research Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in International Development and Social Change (IDSC)
Department
International Development, Community and Environment
Chief Instructor
Jude Fernando
Second Reader
David Bell
Keywords
Iraq, Middle East, Kurd, Kurdistan, Self-Determination, Conflict
Abstract
In this paper the author examines the struggle of the Kurdish people for self-determined social, political, and economic development in the whirlwind of conflict in the Middle East. It uses a case study of how a Kurdish minority in Iraq interact with multiple stakeholders in their struggle for nationhood, and implications of these interactions for overall Kurdish social and economic development. Studies on economic development while interested in social, economic and political aspect of development, are less concerned with the implications of right to self-determination on development; the unique case of the Kurdish struggle provides an opportunity to expand the development discourse surrounding self-determination for minority groups.
Recommended Citation
McAvene, Stephen E. III, "In Pawn: Kurdish Economic Development in the Context of Conflict" (2017). International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE). 131.
https://commons.clarku.edu/idce_masters_papers/131
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