04165nam a22005295i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001600172072001500188072001600203072002300219072001900242100008800261245015000349250001800499264007900517300004500596336002600641337002600667338003600693347002400729490003400753505028700787520199801074650004903072650002603121650003003147650003203177650003603209650002603245650003103271650003203302710003403334773002603368776003603394776003603430776003603466830004103502856004603543912001403589912001503603999001703618978-3-031-66826-5DE-He21320251030114939.0cr nn 008mamaa250206s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316682659978-3-031-66826-57 a10.1007/978-3-031-66826-52doi 4aJQ1758-1852 7aJP2bicssc 7a1FB2bicssc 7aPOL0590002bisacsh 7aJPx1FB2thema1 aSalih, Rebwar Rawf.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut99068510aKurdish Politics in the Middle Easth[electronic resource] :bLessons from the Kurdistan Regional Government KRG in Iraq /cby Rebwar Rawf Salih.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXIV, 272 p. 168 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aMiddle East Today,x2945-70250 aChapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Historical Background of Kurdish Politics and the Political Party System in the KRI -- Chapter 3. Kurdish Politics in Post-2003 Iraq -- Chapter 4. The Independence Referendum -- Chapter 5. The Political System in Erbil -- Chapter 6. Conclusion.  aThis book, operating within the domain of political sociology, undertakes a comprehensive examination of the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) internal challenges. It centres on the erosion of trust within the KRG's governance structures and its diminishing influence vis-à-vis the central government in Baghdad. Pivoting on the contemporary era of the region, marked by the US invasion of Iraq, the chapters provide an empirically rigorous chronological account of Kurdish influence on the Iraqi political landscape up until the pivotal 2017 independence referendum. The book analyses the complex array of factors contributing to the KRG's perceived failures, offering valuable insights and lessons that may be gleaned from these developments, and meticulously dissects the intricate interplay of political, economic, and military dynamics that have shaped the KRG's trajectory. Salih unravels the paradox of Kurdish leaders and political parties, seemingly engaged in self-defeating actions, yet retaining their positions of power and influence. Drawing on established sociological methodologies, the book presents an in-depth exploration of the motivations and mechanisms underpinning these enigmatic behaviours. Providing readers with a comprehensive exploration of Kurdish politics within a broader regional context, the book invites readers to engage with its analytical rigour, offering a scholarly lens through which to assess the KRG's intricate challenges and opportunities for the future. Rebwar Rawf Salih is a lecturer at the University of Sulaimani and the University of Halabja, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He earned his Ph.D. from Darwin College, the University of Cambridge, and B.A. and M.Sc. from Birkbeck College, the University of London, UK. His research interests span the development and politics of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) as well as the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and their relations with Iraq, the Middle East, and international politics. 0aMiddle EastxPolitics and government.969672 0aPolitical leadership. 0aPolitical science.958714 0aPolitical sociology.95799914aMiddle Eastern Politics.96967324aPolitical Leadership.24aGovernance and Government.24aPolitical Sociology.9579992 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303166825808iPrinted edition:z978303166827208iPrinted edition:z9783031668289 0aMiddle East Today,x2945-702598077240uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66826-5  aZDB-2-POS  aZDB-2-SXPI  c66646d66646