{"id":2716,"date":"2023-06-12T11:13:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T09:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nlka.net\/eng\/?p=2716"},"modified":"2024-06-01T18:18:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T16:18:00","slug":"looking-back-on-lses-2023-kurdish-studies-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nlka.net\/eng\/looking-back-on-lses-2023-kurdish-studies-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Back on LSE\u2019s 2023 Kurdish Studies Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back on April 24th<\/sup> and 25th <\/sup>of 2023, the London School of Economics and Political Science\u2019s Middle East Centre held what became the largest Kurdish studies conference<\/a><\/span> ever assembled. The inaugural event was held with the support of LSE\u2019s Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity<\/a><\/span> (AFSEE) program based at the International Inequalities Institute, the University of Sheffield, and the book publisher I.B Tauris\/Bloomsbury \u2013 who publishes a Kurdish Studies series<\/a><\/span> of edited volumes.<\/p>\n

In justifying the need for such a series, I.B Taurus outlined how: \u201cThe salience of Kurdish political, social, economic and cultural developments for the Middle East and for wider geopolitics is being increasingly reflected in the upsurge of research.\u201d As such, for the past five years, the Middle East Centre\u2019s Kurdish Studies Series has published eight monographs and held 18 public events. However, this latest conference was by far its largest yet.<\/p>\n

The aforementioned Kurdish Studies Series was originally launched by the LSE Middle East Centre, at the initiative of Dr. Zeynep Kaya<\/a><\/span>, lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sheffield, and Robert Lowe<\/a><\/span>, deputy director for the LSE Middle East Centre, both of whom helped organize the conference. Lowe spoke of the value of the latest Kurdish Studies Conference prior to its debut, stating<\/a><\/span>:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now delighted to be able to celebrate the huge expansion of scholarship in the field by holding a Kurdish Studies Conference\u2026 we\u2019ll have over a hundred speakers presenting fresh research on politics, society, and culture and also engaging with a large audience of academics, students, policymakers, activists, and the Kurdish community.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dr. Spyros A. Sofos<\/span><\/a>, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre, also addressed the importance of the conference, remarking<\/a><\/span>\u00a0how:<\/p>\n

\u201cKurdish Studies is a field that has been developing over quite a long period, but it has now come of age. It has become a very dynamic field, that has contributed on its own in debates on decolonizing knowledge. And at the same time, it has been combining emphases on the local, the national, and the transnational in ways that is extremely useful.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Since the discipline of Kurdish studies is so broad, the conference requested research related to: history, political movements, social dynamics, gender, political representation, displacement, governance, nationalism, political economy, international relations, security, religion, the diaspora, or literature.<\/p>\n

The results of that request showed in the conference\u2019s program. With 27 different thematic panels of 90 minutes each, offering 109 presentations by speakers in the area of Kurdish studies, the interdisciplinary event covered a wide array of topics. In fact, an examination of the 27 panels offered allows one to peer into the areas of research that are currently being investigated in Kurdish Studies.<\/p>\n

The titles of the panels were the following: (1) Affective Politics of Kurdish Everyday Life, Political Mobilization, and Conflict in the Middle East, (2) Gendered Migrations, Displacements and Masculinity in Kurdistan, (3) Social-psychological Approaches to Studying the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict: The Role of Multiple Identities in Conflict, Peace and Reconciliation, (4) Kurds in Iran: Protests, Islam and Intersectionality, (5) Kurdish Refugees in the Diaspora: Integration, Self-governance and Space, (6) Kurmanji and Zazaki Identity and Linguistics, (7) The KRI in Regional and Global Context, (8) Urban Development, Heritage and Politics in Turkey, (9) Democracy, Citizenship, Justice and Education in Rojava,<\/p>\n

(10) Kurdish Women and Politics of Gender in the Diaspora, (11) Activism and Identification through Art, Ethnography and Music, (12) Canon and Decolonial Critique in Kurdish Studies, (13) Kurds in-between Multiple Political Spaces and Discourses, (14) Ideology, Governance and Reconciliation in Conflict, (15) The Question of Kurdistan, Colonialism and Historiography, (16) Constructions of Kurdishness at the Global Level, (17) Judiciary and Governance in the KRI, (18) Kurdish Women at the Centre of Political Life,<\/p>\n

(19) Kurdish Socioeconomics and Marginalization in Iran, (20) Space and Institutions in Rojava, (21) Neoliberalism, Security and Social Movements in the KRI, (22) Transformations and Continuities in Kurdish Identity, (23) Ottoman Kurdistan, (24) Aspects of Yezidi and Soviet Kurdish Studies, (25) Trans Aesthetics and Activism, Marriage and Women’s Resistance, (26) Justice, Indigeneity and Displacement in Turkey, (27) Liberation, Activism, and Memorialisation.<\/p>\n

Martin van Bruinessen<\/strong><\/p>\n

The keynote speaker<\/a><\/span> of the conference was Dr. Martin van Bruinessen<\/a><\/span>, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Studies of Modern Muslim Societies at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. As an anthropologist he has spent decades conducting extensive fieldwork throughout Greater Kurdistan, which began during his first field research amongst the Kurds in the mid-1970s. His extensive and often-cited English works have been translated into Kurdish, Turkish, Persian, and Arabic and deal with many layers of Kurdish society: political, cultural, and historical.<\/p>\n

Prof. van Bruinessen began his speech entitled \u2018The History and Development of Kurdish Studies\u2019, by asking the audience, \u201cWho owns or defines what is Kurdish studies? Who is excluded or included from it?\u201d He then gave his definition of the discipline before reviewing the timeline and development of the research area, while considering the evolving political landscape. This began with an overview of how the first attempts at institutionalizing Kurdish Studies in European academia emerged as a result of the First World War and the British and French mandates in Iraq and Syria when there was a demand for hands-on knowledge of the Kurds.<\/p>\n

Prof. van Bruinessen then offered some of his own personal reflections of how he came to the area of Kurdish Studies, as a young man who was unsure of his future and travelling through Iraq. Additionally, he commented on how positive it was to see over 200 attendees at the Conference, stating that it was by far the largest ever Kurdish Studies conference held to date. He also expressed his delight at the number of Kurdish scholars in attendance and women, both welcome changes from past decades, when the field was heavily dominated by Western men.<\/p>\n

Recently, Prof. van Bruinessen was asked for his reflections and assessment of the conference, and had the following observations:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first thing that struck and surprised me was the huge number of participants and papers. The organizers told me they were themselves also surprised by the number of submissions they received, as well as the quality. Most of the presenters were scholars at the beginning of their careers, PhD students and postdocs; there were relatively few established scholars.<\/p>\n

It was exciting that the conference was so big, but also a bit disappointing: you could at best listen to 25 percent of the papers, because there were four parallel sessions. I missed several papers that I really wanted to hear because I wanted to be in another session at the same time. A smaller and more focused conference next time may be more rewarding.<\/p>\n

But I think that for junior scholars the experience of being part of such a large crowd who dedicate their lives to Kurdish Studies must have been stimulating and encouraging. A confirmation that Kurdish Studies is now a respectable and respected field of academic research.<\/p>\n

At the same time, it is probably true that most of these young people will not find a permanent job in academia, let alone in Kurdish studies. Being a young scholar is a precarious position, and many of them may end up in other lines of work. But those who are really committed will find ways to survive even without formal appointment to an academic position.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Keynote speaker Prof. Martin van Bruinessen (left) with Dr. Thoreau Redcrow (right), Co-Director of The Kurdish Center for Studies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Attendee Reflections <\/strong><\/p>\n

Participants of the two-day conference \u201chailed it as a resounding success<\/a><\/span>\u201d, calling it a valuable forum and an opportunity to learn from and engage with experts in the field of study.<\/p>\n

Dr. Thoreau Redcrow<\/a><\/span>, Co-Director of The Kurdish Center for Studies, spoke of what he gained from attending the conference, remarking:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conference was an incredible opportunity to get a glimpse of what trends are emerging within the field of Kurdish Studies. So much can be gained by seeing the different methodological approaches that researchers utilize in capturing their observed realities and the two days of speeches created an explosion of new creative possibilities.<\/p>\n

There are a range of phrases that stuck with me from the conference, which I still recall: \u2018prison architecture\u2019 and \u2018alien space\u2019 with reference to Turkey\u2019s destruction and gentrification of Sur, \u2018arenas of Statelessness\u2019 in Rojava, the \u2018necropolitical violence\u2019 that the Kurdish resistance movement is fighting against, \u2018Dubaification\u2019 as a pejorative verb to refer to gratuitous economic development in Bashur, \u2018socio spatial artifacts\u2019 and their place on the \u2018horizons of history\u2019 as perceived by children living through Rojava\u2019s Revolution, and the \u2018hegemonic whisper\u2019 of those rebelling to fulfill their childhood dreams, etc.<\/p>\n

This conference also brought together people from all around the world. One minute, I could be listening to a Mexican academic speak about the parallels between Kurdish guerrillas and the Zapatistas, and the next I could hear Polish academics address Kurdistan\u2019s role on the frontline of addressing our approaching ecological catastrophe. The networking in-between panels and in the evenings was also instrumental. I think many seeds were planted in the soil of Kurdish Studies over those two days, which will bear fruit for the next decade to come.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dr. Shilan Fuad Hussain<\/a><\/span>, a UK-based Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, who presented on \u2018Kurdish Women in the KRI\u2019, saw parallels with the Kurdistan women\u2019s movement, stating:<\/p>\n

\u201cAs someone who has attended many such conferences in the past, it was inspiring to see so many Kurdish women scholars present at this one. A true reflection of the changing \u2018Jin, Jiyan, Azadi\u2019 dynamics within broader society and Kurdish studies at large. And not only presenters, but a great deal of the research presented also dealt with gender dynamics in Kurdistan, which was a positive development. Beyond that issue, I also enjoyed meeting many new faces as it is clear that a new generation of younger Kurdish Studies academics are emerging, ready to shake up the field with fresh ideas.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Katia Zagoritou<\/a><\/span>, a PhD candidate from Greece, who presented on the \u2018hybrid form\u2019 of Rojava\u2019s governing model, pointed out the value in post-presentation discussions, mentioning:<\/p>\n

\u201cParticipating at the inaugural Kurdish Studies Conference held at the London School of Economics this April was undoubtedly a unique opportunity to discover fresh research on a plethora of subjects related to the field of Kurdish Studies, as well as to connect with brilliant scholars in the field. Discussions following the presentations were fruitful and, in many cases, opened up new avenues of thought and understanding. The participation of a great number of Kurdish academics has been particularly auspicious for the future of the field.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pedro Campos, a PhD political science student from Brazil, who presented on \u2018political violence and decolonial construction\u2019 of Rojava\u2019s self-defense institutions, appreciated the international nature of the conference, recalling:<\/p>\n

\u201cI found the Kurdish conference organized by the LSE to be a great place to meet other researchers and their work. The organization is to be congratulated for being able to bring together so many works by both renowned researchers and those who are starting their contributions. Being from Latin America, it was very exciting to be able to exchange with researchers from different parts of the world, certainly an event that contributed to important works becoming better known, but which will also make future partnerships possible.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Full List of the Research Presented <\/strong><\/p>\n

Because a written public record is important for such a historic conference and each individual deserves to be mentioned, the following is the full list of the presentations given at the 2023 LSE Kurdish Studies Conference. Note: All names and the order are listed to match the program, without academic titles such as \u201cDr\u201d.<\/p>\n

Keynote Lecture: The History and Development of Kurdish Studies<\/em> \u2014 Martin van Bruinessen<\/p>\n

Kurdish revolutionary affect and politics of friendship in the 1990s<\/em> \u2014 Delal Aydin<\/p>\n

Feeling debt: Affect and intimacy in Kurdish queer\/trans worlds<\/em> \u2014 Emrah Karakus<\/p>\n

Deployment of the \u201cBerxwedan\u201d (resistance) narrative: Experiences of loss and recovery in Rojava<\/em> \u2014 Thomas McGee<\/p>\n

Gendered return mobilities to conflicted regions: The Kurdish case<\/em> \u2014 Janroj Yilmaz Keles & Muslih Irwani<\/p>\n

Gendered labour migrations in KRI<\/em> \u2014 Eleonore Kofman, Muslih Irwani, & Jiyar Aghapouri<\/p>\n

Prolonged displacement and gender in Diyarbakir<\/em> \u2014 Necla Acik & Zeynep Ceren Eren<\/p>\n

Masculinity and violence<\/em> \u2014 Twana Hassan<\/p>\n

Backlash against the women\u2019s rights movement<\/em> \u2014 Choman Hardi<\/p>\n

The role of Turkish and Kurdish identities, allyship, and conflict narratives in supporting pro-Kurdish policies among Turks and Kurds<\/em> \u2014 \u00d6zden Melis Ulu\u011f<\/p>\n

Village guards as \u201cin between\u201d in the Turkish-Kurdish conflict: Re-examining identity and position in intergroup conflict<\/em> \u2014 Yasemin G\u00fcls\u00fcm Acar<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the role of Kurdish, Muslim, and Turkiyeli identities for reconciliation and peace<\/em> \u2014 G\u00fclseli Baysu<\/p>\n

Dangerous knowledge and proxy-reasons: therapeutic attempts of a former PKK fighter<\/em> \u2014 Nerina Weiss<\/p>\n

The hashtag Mahsa_Amin or Zhina_Amini: A social media ethnography on the ontological relationship between Kurdish identity and Iranian identity during the 2022 Iranian protests<\/em> \u2014 Jiyar Aghapouri<\/p>\n

The Muslim Peshmerga and the IRGC: How the Iranian Islamist regime won and lost its Kurdish allies<\/em> \u2014 Siarhei Bohdan<\/p>\n

Komala: a popular left-wing organization<\/em> \u2014 Marouf Cabi<\/p>\n

A comparative study of the response of the Islamic Republic of Iran to religious political groups in Iranian Kurdistan<\/em> \u2014 Mehdi Dehnavi & Zarifeh Ahmadi<\/p>\n

Intersectionality and multitasking: The struggle of Kurdish women in Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhelat)<\/em> \u2014 Rahim Hajiagha<\/p>\n

Toward a multi-scalar understanding of integration: Kurdish refugees between state, diaspora and geopolitics<\/em> \u2014 Fiona Adamson & Veysi Dag<\/p>\n

Self-governing from below: Kurdish refugees on the margins of European societies<\/em> \u2014 Veysi Dag<\/p>\n

Criminalisation, self-defence and special warfare<\/em> \u2014 Iida K\u00e4yhk\u00f6<\/p>\n

Inscriptions of Kurdish politics into spaces of exile and radical internationalist politics in Greece \u2014<\/em>\u00a0Beja Protner<\/p>\n

Speaking Kurdish: A space of one\u2019s own in language<\/em> \u2014 Alex Pillen<\/p>\n

Bi-\/multilingual identity and linguistic behaviour of Kurdish heritage speakers<\/em> \u2014 Alex Bellem & Mehmet Yonat<\/p>\n

Linguistic characteristics of the Zazaki Mutki dialect<\/em> \u2014 Pinar Yildiz<\/p>\n

The role of external actors in the making and breaking of states: Germany and the consolidation of statehood of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq between 1991 and 2020<\/em> \u2014 Silvia Nicola<\/p>\n

China\u2019s soft power in Iraqi Kurdistan<\/em> \u2014 Sardar Aziz<\/p>\n

\u201cSelling\u201d the Kurdish plight in Iraq to the U.S. of the 1980s and 90s: The messaging of the Kurdish National Congress of North America<\/em> \u2014 Lily Hindy<\/p>\n

Uproot, detach and pacify: On the Turkish state\u2019s infrastructural politics in northern Kurdistan<\/em> \u2014 Kamuran Akin<\/p>\n

Mastering the past, becoming a tourist: Heritage-making as a means of counterinsurgency in the post-conflict era<\/em> \u2014 Ronay Bakan<\/p>\n

Turkey\u2019s military urbanism and neo-colonial architecture in Kurdish Cities<\/em> \u2014 Diren Ta\u015f<\/p>\n

Resurrecting the ruins: A Kurdish haunting of Suri\u00e7i’s landscape<\/em> \u2014 Aalekh Dhaliwal<\/p>\n

(Re)thinking class conflict for Kurdish politics from \u2018Neoliberalizing Amed\u2019<\/em> \u2014 Esra Karadas Ekinci<\/p>\n

Is the future of democracy hybrid? Lessons from Mexico and Kurdistan about how to reconcile direct and representative democracy<\/em> \u2014 Hanifi Baris<\/p>\n

Reconfiguration of citizenship beyond state boundaries<\/em> \u2014 Atefeh Ramsari<\/p>\n

Rethinking justice in Rojava<\/em> \u2014 Hasret Cetinkaya<\/p>\n

Politics of education choice in North-East Syria<\/em> \u2014 Beno\u00eete Martin<\/p>\n

Formative experiences of Kurdish women activists setting up small-scale activist projects in Kurdistan and the Diaspora<\/em> \u2014 Wendelmoet Hamelink<\/p>\n

Transnational decolonial encounters: The Kurdish women\u2019s movement and western feminism in Europe<\/em> \u2014 Eleanora Gea Piccardi<\/p>\n

Negotiating alternative social spaces – Kurdish gender roles within families and activism in diaspora<\/em> \u2014 Hayal Hanoglu & Karol Kaczorowski<\/p>\n

Kurdish women\u2019s ordinary life and trajectories of subjectivity, a case study in the triangle of Istanbul, Berlin and Paris<\/em> \u2014 Dilan Salik<\/p>\n

Art as an ethnographic event: The art of Ismail Khayat<\/em> \u2014 Autumn Cockrell-Abdullah<\/p>\n

Walking, Kurdish movies and crisis in collective identification<\/em> \u2014 Hemen Heidari<\/p>\n

Documenting the lost practices of Kurdish felt and felt-making in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains<\/em> \u2014 Renas Babakir<\/p>\n

What is the role of Kurdish music in the transnational space and the post-national discourse?<\/em> \u2014 Mediha Inan<\/p>\n

Reporting on Kurdistan. A critical examination of Western post-2014 fieldwork in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria<\/em> \u2014 Dastan Jasim<\/p>\n

Ethnicization and sectarianization in the Kurdistan region of Iraq<\/em> \u2014 Michiel Leezenberg<\/p>\n

The intellectual and prophecy in the colony and diasporas<\/em> \u2014 Bilal Ata Aktas<\/p>\n

Imagined or imaginary Kurdistan: What do we know about the political stance of Kurdish youth living in Kurdistan?<\/em> \u2014 Baris Oktem<\/p>\n

Ethical and methodological challenges of an emergent scholarship in Kurdish Studies<\/em> \u2014 Mashuq Kurt<\/p>\n

Displaced bodies: Syrians in Kurdistan and Kurds in Syria<\/em> \u2014 Yunus Abakay<\/p>\n

Three new datasets on the transformation of the Turkey-PKK conflict since 1984<\/em> \u2014 Amy Austin Holmes & Diween Hawezy<\/p>\n

Sub-state diplomacy at work \u2013 The KRG and the Syrian conflict<\/em> \u2014 Tamas Dudlak<\/p>\n

The Democratic Union Party (PYD) and People\u2019s Protection Units (YPG) in Turkish official discourse<\/em> \u2014 Azad Deewanee<\/p>\n

Governance without territorial control: The experiences of the PKK in 1970s Turkey<\/em> \u2014 Francis O\u2019Connor & Joost Jongerden<\/p>\n

The discourse of death in PKK\u2019s ideology: A journey to fathom political violence and fascination for death<\/em> \u2014 Emdjed Kurdnidjad<\/p>\n

Deliberation in the contexts of ethnic conflict: Kurdish peace process example<\/em> \u2014 Musa Akg\u00fcl & \u00c7i\u011fdem G\u00f6rg\u00fcn Akg\u00fcl<\/p>\n

The perceived image of the other: British in Kurdish literary discourse in post-World War I and Post-2003<\/em> \u2014 Karzan Kareem Ameen<\/p>\n

Kurdish nationalist historiography: Narrative, identity and belonging<\/em> \u2014 Mohammed Kareem<\/p>\n

The question of Kurdistan: Integral colonisation after imperial domination<\/em> \u2014 Naif Bezwan<\/p>\n

The Kurdish quest for independence since the First World War: The struggle for identity, autonomy, and a sovereign state<\/em> \u2014 Francis Owtram<\/p>\n

Reproduction strategies among stateless migrants: the Syrian Kurds in Sweden<\/em> \u2014 Nubin Ciziri<\/p>\n

International football through a Kurdish perspective: The local versus the global<\/em> \u2014 Tiago Duarte Dias<\/p>\n

Black skins white languages: Artmaking by Kurdish migrant women artists<\/em> \u2014 \u00d6zlem Bel\u00e7im Galip<\/p>\n

Social construction of homeland and diasporic national identity among the Kurdish diaspora in the West with a particular focus on the youth<\/em> \u2014 Soheila Shahriari<\/p>\n

The politics of judiciary in Iraq: An opportunity or a challenge for post-referendum Kurdistan<\/em> \u2014 Majida Ismael<\/p>\n

The impact of the judiciary on development and democratisation in the KRI<\/em> \u2014 Banaz Taha<\/p>\n

The interrelationship between state building and good governance: The case of KRI<\/em> \u2014 Dara Salam<\/p>\n

Management of religion and governance in Iraqi Kurdistan<\/em> \u2014 Kamaran Palani<\/p>\n

Transformation of gender regimes through entrepreneurship among Kurdish women in post-ISIS Kurdistan<\/em> \u2014 Kaziwa Salih<\/p>\n

Kurdish women in the KRI: Surveying gains and setbacks<\/em> \u2014 Shilan Fuad Hussain<\/p>\n

The Kurdish female fighter as an exoticized neo-Orientalist trope<\/em> \u2014 Nazy Raouf<\/p>\n

On the everyday life of women in illicit economies of Iranian Kurdistan<\/em> \u2014 Peyman Zinati<\/p>\n

An ethnography on Gazete Sujin: Women-centered journalism of Kurdish women<\/em> \u2014 Zubeyde Karagoz<\/p>\n

Landscapes of il\/legality: Contraband mobility in the Kurdish mountains of the Iran Iraq border<\/em> \u2014 Moslem Ghomashlouyan<\/p>\n

Have cross border activities been beneficial for Kurdish movements?<\/em> \u2014 Hemn Seyedi<\/p>\n

Kurds and their rights: A key to Iran\u2019s socioeconomic advancement<\/em> \u2014 Tahirih Danesh<\/p>\n

The marginalization process of the Kurmanji-speaking Kurds from the core of Kurdish politics in Iran<\/em> \u2014 Mostafa Khalili<\/p>\n

The Kurdish archives in Iran: Significance and challenges<\/em> \u2014 Rafiqfuad Yarahmadi<\/p>\n

Space, place, gender, struggle: Sociospatial pedagogy as data Collection in Collaboration with the University of Rojava<\/em> \u2014 Charlotte Grace<\/p>\n

Searching for theoretical-methodological approaches to the study of democratic confederalism in Rojava<\/em> \u2014 Erika Aguilar<\/p>\n

Autonomous administration of North and East Syria\/Rojava: State-like entity in the making or hybrid form of governance beyond the one-nation state?<\/em> \u2014 Katia Zagoritou<\/p>\n

Political violence and decolonial construction process: An analysis of the relationship between self-defense and the building of new institutions in Rojava<\/em> \u2014 Pedro Campos & Marcial Suarez<\/p>\n

Neoliberalism in Iraqi Kurdistan: Nationalism, dissent, and new forms of political engagement<\/em> \u2014 M\u00fcjge K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fckkele\u015f<\/p>\n

Path dependence from proxy agent to de facto state: A history of \u2018strategic exploitation\u2019 of the Kurds as a context of the Iraqi Kurdistan security policy<\/em> \u2014 Piotr Sosnowski<\/p>\n

Why do social movements not arise? Civic dis\/engagement and youth migration in Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI)<\/em> \u2014 Hewa Khedir<\/p>\n

What do the Kurds want now? Spotlighting the gap in public and private perceptions in the Southeast and Istanbul<\/em> \u2014 Aslam Kakar<\/p>\n

Prefiguring post national identities through learning and knowledge making process: Insights from the Peoples\u2019 Democratic Congress (HDK), Turkey<\/em> \u2014 Birgul Kutan<\/p>\n

Songs and the performance of Kurdish Identity<\/em> \u2014 Ana Cristina Henriquez Marques & Vienna Salam<\/p>\n

Kurds of Central Anatolia as an alternative Kurdishness<\/em> \u2014 Haci Cevik<\/p>\n

Glocal securitization of the Kurdish identity and desecuritization of the Kurdish question in Turkey<\/em> \u2014 Ibrahim Has<\/p>\n

Road to rebellion: A prehistory of Sheikh Ubeidullah rebellion<\/em> \u2014 Sabri Ates<\/p>\n

The Sheikh Ubeydullah debate and the origins of Kurdish nationalism<\/em> \u2014 Djene Rhys Bajalan<\/p>\n

Shaikh Mahmud and the Kurdish revolt<\/em> \u2014 Richard Wilding<\/p>\n

Four-legged capitalism: Kurdistan\u2019s economy in the nineteenth century<\/em> \u2014 Zozan Pehlivan<\/p>\n

Soviet Kurdish studies and policies towards the Kurds: The problem of agents and agency<\/em> \u2014 \u00a0Angelika Pobedonostseva-Kaya<\/p>\n

The new elite within Yezidi Siberian diaspora: Breaking of religious boundaries and new political consciousness<\/em> \u2014 Henriette Raddatz<\/p>\n

The next step on the way to orthodoxy: The International Yezidi Theological Academy in Georgia and its activities<\/em> \u2014 Artur Rodziewicz<\/p>\n

Towards Kurdish Trans aesthetics: Art, materiality, and Queer politics<\/em> \u2014 Heja Aks\u00fcnger<\/p>\n

Kurdish Queer\/Trans interventions: Rethinking Queer politics and activism in Turkey<\/em> \u2014 Rukan At\u00e7eken<\/p>\n

Marriages and the politicization of Kurdish culture in Turkey in the context of the civil war<\/em> \u2014 Derya Kili\u00e7<\/p>\n

Kurdish women\u2019s democratic experiment in Rojava<\/em> \u2014 Mustafa Kemal Topal<\/p>\n

Transitional justice trajectories in Turkey\u2019s Kurdish conflict<\/em> \u2014 Nisan Alici<\/p>\n

Tribal conflict resolution among Kurds of Turkey \u2013\u00a0The current state, the need, and the future<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Jan Byczkowski<\/p>\n

The radical democracy model of the Kurdish political movement in Turkey: Mesopotamian indigeneity with honeycomb analogy<\/em> \u2014 Aynur Unal<\/p>\n

Entangled atmospheres of affect: The ambivalence of displacement, resettlement and the Kurdish question in Hasankeyf, Turkey<\/em> \u2014 Cansu Sonmez<\/p>\n

The national liberation movement of the Kurds, the other of the international system<\/em> \u2014 Sahar Bagheri<\/p>\n

Imagining freedom beyond state-seeking: On Kurdish transformative mobilization<\/em> \u2014 Rosa Burc<\/p>\n

Multidirectional travel of the concept of \u201cGenocide\u201d in the Kurdish victimom\u00e9moriel grammar across time and space<\/em> \u2014 Adnan Celik<\/p>\n

The applicability of small state theories on Iraqi and Syrian Kurdistan<\/em> \u2014 M\u00e1t\u00e9 Szalai<\/p>\n

Unstable climate in unstable land: Kurdish activists facing ecological catastrophe<\/em> \u2014 Dobros\u0142awa Wiktor-Mach & Marcin Skupi\u0144ski<\/p>\n

Lastly, the following were panel chairs who did not present (so are not listed above), but deserve mention: Zeynep Kaya, Robert Lowe, Spyros Sofos, Veli Yadirgi, Isabel K\u00e4ser, Arda Bilgen, Matthew Whiting, Ahmed Tabaqchali, Polly Withers, and William Park.<\/p>\n

For those wishing to read more about any one of these presentations, see the full list of \u2192 abstracts<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For the University affiliation of each presenter and the composition of each panel, see the full conference \u2192 program<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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