Federalism, secession and international recognition regime : Iraqi Kurdistan / edited by Alex Danilovich.

The paradox of federalism and the Iraqi Federation / Hemin R.A. Akrayi -- Seeking sovereignty under modern conditions : the case of Iraqi Kurdistan / Anwar Anaid -- Together we stand, divided we fall : transcending the obstacles to internal sovereignty in Iraqi Kurdistan / Nigel Greaves -- From shotgun marriage to amicable divorce? : the Kurdistan region of Iraq : self-determination, secession and recognition in comparative perspective / Francis Owtram -- KRG survival in Iraq and in the Middle East : non-alignment and sectarian neutrality / Sara Salahaddin Mustafa -- Kurdistan : the strategy of secession and international recognition regime / Ryan D. Griffiths -- Iraqi Kurdistan independence aspirations and the neo-Ottomanist Turkey / Emel Tugdar and Serhun Al -- Iran's regional hegemony and Iraqi Kurdistan's independence / Sardar Aziz and Sherko Kirmanj -- Israel's periphery doctrine and the Kurds / David Romano and Shivan Rojhilat -- China's energy strategy in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan / Hugo Kholi and Sun Yat-sen -- Kurdish interests and US foreign policy in the Middle East / Alex Danilovich and Paula Pineda -- Russia's strategy towards Iraq and Kurdistan -- Alex Danilovich and Kirill Vertyaev.

Federalism is widely believed to be an efficient tool to quell ethnic conflict, yet recently there has been a pronounced global tendency among ethnic minorities to break away from larger nations. Iraqi Kurdistan, a region within the newly established Iraqi federation, also harbors plans to proclaim its own sovereign state. This volume analyses the factors that have caused the Kurds to change their minds about living in a federal Iraq, and the reaction of their neighbors and the international community at large. Using a broad theoretical framework of federal studies and secession theory, this book examines the causes for the breakup of ethnic federations fuelled by nationalism as well as the international regime of recognition of newly formed entities. It provides a first-hand account and theoretically informed interpretations of the Iraqi situation, showing that federalism is not always a universal remedy for ethnic and religious conflicts; it also emphasizes that the international recognition regime is a significant variable in peoples' actions and aspirations to sovereignty. Enriching the ongoing debate on federalism and self-determination, this volume will appeal to scholars and students of politics, international relations, and comparative politics, as well as those interested in federalism, the Middle East and Kurdistan.

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