Kurdish diaspora mobilisation in Denmark supporting the struggle in Syria
Anne Sofie Schøtt explores how the Kurdish diaspora in Denmark supported the Kurdish struggle in Syria from the battle of Kobane (2014) to the defeat in Afrin (2018). She examines the political lobbyism, the courtroom activism and the humanitarian action of the various Kurdish diaspora groups.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Edinburgh studies on diasporas and transnationalism
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| Online Access: | EBSCOhost Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- BRICOLAGE
- Part I Kurdish Diaspora Mobilisation and Identity Formation
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Conceptual and Theoretical Framework
- 3 Methodology and Fieldwork
- Part II The Emergence of Kurdish Activists in Syria and in Denmark
- 4 The Kurds of Syria: From the Forgotten People to World-stage Actors
- 5 Becoming a Diaspora: The Kurds and Kurdish Activists in Denmark
- Part III Ambiguous Interplays
- 6 The Castle and the Square: Political Lobbyism
- 7 The Courtroom: Legal Struggle for Military Support
- 8 The Suburb and the Field: Charity Work
- Part IV Findings and Conclusions
- 9 Ambiguous Interplays and Reformulations of Kurdish Identities
- Appendix
- References
- Index